Tuesday, 28 January 2025

Constitutional/legal upheaval 2025

Constitutional/legal upheaval 2025 

=>Mizoran passes 'no beggary' bill: The Mizoram Assembly on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) passed a Bill to prohibit beggary in the state.

Sunday, 19 January 2025

India Defence Sector 2025

 Indian Defence 2025

=>Agnishodh: Indian Army has joined hands with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras to establish "Agnishodh" , the Indian Army Research Cell (IARC) on the IIT Madras campus.

Day, Festival, Exhibition, conferences & meets 2025

 Exhibitions, Days, celebrations, conferences, summits & meets  2025

=>SEMICON India 2025: The 'SEMICON India 2025' organised by India Semiconductor Mission in partnership with SEMI and industry associations under the visionary leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with the aim to position India as a trusted partner in the global Semiconductor Supply Chain to drive forward the vision of the India Semiconductor Mission.



=>International Day of Cooperatives: is celebrated on the 1st Saturday of July, this year it was on 5th of July. 2025.

Sunday, 12 January 2025

Obituaries 2025

 Obituaries 2025

=>Pandit Chhanilal Mishra: Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, acclaimed Hindustani classical singer, died early Thursday in Mirzapur. He was 89 years old. 

Organizations 2025

 Organizations 2025 

=>India is elected to UN ECOSOC for 2 years:

Friday, 10 January 2025

Persons in the news 2025

 Persons in the news 2025

=>Jwala Gutta donated breast Milk: Badminton star Jwala Gutta supports milk bank drive by donating litres of breast milk, urges people to ' support milk banks'.

Celebrations 2025

 Celebrations 2025

=>18th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated once in every two years to strengthen the engagement of the overseas Indian community with the Government of India and reconnect them with their cultural roots. The 18th PBD Convention was held from

 8th-10th January, 2025 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Thursday, 9 January 2025

Space & Technology 2025

Space & Technology 2025 

=>India's new hypersonic missile ET-LDHCM with a speed of 8 Mach: India has a new hypersonic missile called the ET-LDHCM, developed by the DRDO under the classified Project Vishnu. This missile can reach Mach 8 speeds, has a range of 1,500 km, and can carry nuclear or conventional warheads. Key features include a scramjet engine, low-altitude flight capability for stealth, and mid-flight path changes for maneuverability. The ET-LDHCM's development makes India one of a few countries with advanced hypersonic technology.

Appointments 2025

 Appointments 2025

=>New Vice-President of India: India elects new vice-president in midterm vote. India has elected CP Radhakrishnan, a nominee of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance, as the country's next vice-president, weeks after the previous person to hold the post resigned abruptly.

Radhakrishnan won 452 valid votes in the 781-member electoral college - made up of members of the upper and lower houses of parliament - to defeat opposition-backed Sudershan Reddy, a former Supreme Court judge.



Tuesday, 7 January 2025

Games 2025

Games 2025

=>ICC's Asia Cup: Team India won the title by defeating Pakistan in Dubai. This is the 9th time India has won the title.

Thursday, 2 January 2025

Awards 2025

Awards 2025 

=>Dadasahrb Phalke Award 2025:  Malayalam star Mohanlal received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in the field of Indian cinema, bestowed by the Government of India and presented annually at the National Film Awards.

Wednesday, 1 January 2025

Infrastructrure boost 2025

Infrastructrure boost 2025

=>J & K get 2 Marvel bridges: as Chenab bridge & Anji bridge,

CHENAB BRIDGE The 272 km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway link (USBRL) Project is designed to provide all-weather connectivity by eventually linking the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country.


ANJI BRIDGE The Anji Khad bridge is an important part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla-Rail-Link, a major infrastructure project in the Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Once completed, it will strengthen regional connectivity and foster stronger ties between the mountainous region and the rest of the country

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Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Nobel prizes 2024

Nobel prizes 2024 

1)=>Medicine: the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun

for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation

This year’s Nobel Prize honors two scientists for their discovery of a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.

 


Moments of honor 2025

Moments of Honor 2025  => 7 new Indian sites included in the tentative list of UNESCO:   The newly added sites include Deccan Traps at Pa...