Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have announced that they are stepping down from the leadership role of the parent company Alphabet. Google CEO Indian-American Sundar Pichai will be assuming the role of Alphabet CEO, making him one of …
Parliament passes the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to amend the Special Protections Group Act, 1988. Special Protections Group Act, 1988: Salient Features – Based on the recommendations of the Birbal Nath committee report, SPG came into existence in 1985. …
Veteran tennis star Roger Federer is all set to become the first living person in Switzerland to have a coin minted in his honour. The Federal Mint, Swissmint recently announced that they would be honouring the veteran. It will release …
Sub Lieutenant Shivangi has created history to become the first woman pilot of the Navy. A native of Muzaffarpur, Bihar, Shivangi was inducted into the Indian Navy under the Short Service Commission Pilot entry scheme. She was commissioned into the …
Eminent Malayalam poet Akkitham has been chosen for the 55th Jnanpith Award. “The Jnanpith Selection Board has announced the recipient of the 55th Jnanpith Award for the year 2019in a meeting. It went to Shri Akkitham, eminent Indian poet writing …
– ISRO launched CARTOSAT-3 satellite from Sriharikota – The PSLV-C47 carried the CARTOSAT-3 satellite along with the other commercial nano-satellites for US – CARTOSAT-3 is a third-generation agile satellite with high-resolution imaging capabilities PSLV-C47 lifted-off at 0928Hrs (IST) on …
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) – 2020 will be held on May 10, 2020 (Sunday). The exam will remain off line and the duration will be two hours. The notification for CLAT – 2020 will be released in the …
The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2019 will be conferred on renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. His name was selected for the prize by an international jury chaired by former president Pranab Mukherjee, the …
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque. In one of …
Justice Bobde will be the 47th Chief Justice of India. His term will run until April 23, 2021. – Born on 24 April 1956 at Nagpur, Maharashtra, Justice Bobde studied in the Nagpur University. He joined the Bombay High Court …