The three-day long 2nd World Internet Conference was concluded on 18 December 2015 at Wuzen, located in Zhejiang Province in eastern China. The conference was…
Sahitya Academy Awards for 2015 announced
Sahitya Academy has announced the names of 23 poets and authors who will be honored with 2015 Sahitya Akademi Award. This award has recognised premier…
Delhi became first state to implement Radhakrishnan panel recommendations on Road Safety
To deal with traffic violations in the city, the Delhi Traffic Police decided to start implementing recommendations of the Supreme Court appointed committee chaired by…
Varanasi and Jaipur became the members of ‘UNESCO Creative Cities Network’
For the first time ever, two Indian cities, Varanasi and Jaipur, were added to the Creative City Network of UNESCO. Varanasi was added under the…
Legendary Indian actor Dilip Kumar conferred with Padma Vibhushan
Indian cinema’s one of the greatest actors – Dilip Kumar was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour, on 13 December 2015. The…
Sharad Joshi, a pioneer of the organised farmers’ movement in Maharashtra, passed away
Sharad Joshi, a pioneer of the organised farmers’ movement in Maharashtra who formed the Swatantra Bharat Paksh and Shetkari Sanghatana and contributed to the paradigm…
44% of Mohali residents are graduates, the highest among Indian cities – Says Census 2011
The data on ‘educational levels of cities in India’ which was collected during ‘Census 2011’ was released recently. The details drawn from the data show…
Pune and Rajkot will be new teams in IPL 2016
Pune and Rajkot became the meantime franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) till 2017. These teams will take place of the suspended teams of…
World’s richest 10% release 50% of its CO2 : Says a report
A new study by Oxfam shows that the richest 10% people of the world are responsible for almost half of all global carbon emissions while…
Hidden portrait found underneath Mona Lisa
A French scientist claimed to have discovered a different portrait hidden behind that of the Mona Lisa following 10 years of analysis using reflective light…