Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai declared as a World Heritage Property by UNESCO on June 30, 2018 as per decision taken at 42nd session of World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO at Manama in Bahrain from 24 June to 4 July 2018. India’s 37th World UNESCO Heritage Site, include the Victorian buildings, which are amongst the finest and ...
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India-U.S. ‘2+2’ Ministerial Dialogue for Signing of COMCASA
Inaugural India-U.S. ‘2+2’ Ministerial Dialogue, the new dialogue format that was decided by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U. S. President Donald Trump in their first meeting in Washington DC in June 2017, has paved the way for signing of COMCASA, Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement, meant to provide a legal framework for the transfer o...
MOVE: Global Mobility Summit 2018
India is on the move, in terms of its economy, reforms, cities and towns, infrastructure, goods, youth and so are our lives on the move, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating - MOVE: India’s 1st Global Mobility Summit on September 7, 2018 in New Delhi and added that mobility is a key driver of the economy; it can boost economic growth and create employm...
President Emphasises Defence &Tech Relations in Czech Republic
Special carve-out for Indian skilled workers and business executives to work and live in the Czech Republic on a long-term basis that will come into effect in October 2018 and will initially be limited to 500 visas a year, was welcomed by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind during his state visit to the Czech Republic from September 6 to 9, 2018 and he thanked President Miloš Zeman and Government o...
Economic Diplomacy is a Priority for Indian Foreign Service
Indian Foreign Service - 2017 batch held its valedictory function on Thursday May 31, 2018, where External Affairs Minister of India Smt Sushma Swaraj was the Chief Guest. President Shri Ram Nath Kovind addressing the officer-trainees, when they called on him on Wednesday June 6, 2018 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, said that they are joining the Indian Foreign Service at an exciting tim...
U.S. Open between Serena Williams & Naomi Osaka turned into
Naomi Osaka won her first Grand Slam title derailing Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam champion, in a dramatic Women's Singles 2018 US Open final 6-2, 6-4, on Saturday September 8, 2018 - an extraordinary achievement for a 20-year-old playing in her first Grand Slam final in what felt like a road game from the start, which turned out to be one of the
Rotary Actuated Dodecahedron for study of Delicate Sea Creatures
Delicate Sea Creatures can now be safely trapped inside a folding polyhedral enclosure without causing them any harm by using an Origami-inspired sampler developed by researchers from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study according to a research published on July 18, 2018 in Science Robot...
India’s First Bio Jet Fuel Powered Test Flight by SpiceJet
India saw its first ever Biofuel-Powered Bombardier Q-400, the turboprop aircraft named Haldi take off, when SpiceJet flight, with 20 officials from several regulatory agencies, including DGCA, and five crew members on-board, took 43 minute from Dehradun to Delhi on Monday August 27, 2018, using this sustainable alternative. The flight was powered by a blend of 75% air turbine fuel and 25% bioj...
Gopalkrishna Gandhi to get 24th Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award, instituted to commemorate the lasting contribution made by late Rajiv Gandhi former Indian Prime Minister to promote peace, communal harmony and fight against violence and carries a citation and cash award of ₹10 lakh, will be awarded in its 24th edition this year in 2018 to Gopalkrishna Gandhi, for his outstanding contribution ...
Hydropower Generation in India: Effects of Climate Change
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar research team, led by Vimal Mishra, which included Syed Azhar Ali, Saran Aadhar and Harsh Shah from Department of Civil Engineering, has thrown important insights on the impacts of observed Climate Variability and Projected Future Climate Change on Stream-flow and Hydropower Production in India. As per their obse...