Himachal Assembly passes Bill to make Sanskrit the 2nd official language Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed Official Language (Amendment) Bill 2019 to make Sanskrit as the second official language of the state. – The first official language of Himachal is Hindi. …
Indian Air Force gets its first woman flight engineer Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal has created history by becoming the first Indian Woman Flight Engineer. – She achieved the feat after completing the prestigious Flight Engineers’ course 112 Helicopter Unit, Air …
AILET 2019: NLU Delhi Admission, Notification, Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Seats, Pattern, Syllabus, Previous Papers All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) is conducted every year on the first Sunday of May by National Law University (NLU), New Delhi. The notification for AILET …
Gujarat emerges as best performing state in start-up ranking 2018 Gujarat has emerged as the best performing state in the Startup Ranking 2018. The National Report on States’ Startup Ranking was unveiled by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry …
Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with this year’s Jnanpith Award, which is in its 54th edition . The decision was taken in a meeting of Jnanpith Selection Board chaired by eminent novelist, scholar and Jnanpith laureate Pratibha Ray. …
Jamal Khashoggi, other journalists named Time Person of the Year A group of journalists whose work has landed them in jail – or cost them their lives – four journalists and one news organization has been named TIME’s Person of …
India’s heaviest satellite GSAT-11 successfully launched by Ariane-5 rocket to provide better broadband services The ISRO launched GSAT-11 satellite and put it successfully in earth orbit from Kourou Launch Zone, French Guiana in South America. ISRO used the Ariane-5 VA246 …
Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric bags 2018 Ballon d’Or Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric has bagged the 2018 Ballon d’Or. The 33-year old has become the first player other than former team-mate and now Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo …
NITI Aayog Constitutes Himalayan State Regional Council NITI Aayog has constituted the ‘Himalayan State Regional Council’ to ensure sustainable development of the Indian Himalayan region. The Council has been constituted to review and implement identified action points based on the …
Asian Games gold medalist Hima Das appointed as UNICEF India’s Youth Ambassador The United Nations Children’s Fund — India (Unicef—India) has appointed Asian Games gold-medalist sprinter Hima Das as the country’s first ever youth ambassador. Hima, who won a silver …