National: National Metrology Conclave 2021: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered inaugural address at the National Metrology Conclave 2021 on 04 January 2021. The Conclave was organised by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi, on its 75th year of inception. The theme of the conclave is ‘Metrology for the […]

National: India’s 67th chess Grandmaster: Leon Mendonca has become India’s 67th chess Grandmaster by winning the third and final norm at a tournament in Italy. 14-year-old Leon Mendonca is from Goa. Mendonca, who achieved the feat at 14 years, 9 months and 17 days, is the second GM from the coastal state. Mendonca achieved his

National: Missed Call Facility for LPG consumers: Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, in an event in Bhubaneswar on January 1, 2021, launched Missed Call Facility for LPG consumers. Indian Oil LPG customers can use single missed call number 8454955555 for refill booking for all India. This is a major step

National: Light House Projects: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Light House projects (LHPs) under Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC)- at six sites across six States on January 1, 2021. These six sites across six States are: Indore, Madhya Pradesh; Rajkot, Gujarat; Chennai, Tamil Nadu; Ranchi, Jharkhand; Agartala, Tripura; and Lucknow,

National: Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2020: Shri V. K. Yadav, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board, Ministry of Railways has been conferred with the prestigious “Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2020” by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Delhi. The award has been conferred for his outstanding contribution towards modernization and reforms

National: India’s biggest hockey stadium: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on December 24, 2020 announced that India’s biggest hockey stadium with 20,000-capacity facility will come up at Rourkela. India will be the host country for FIH men’s World Cup in 2023. The matches of FIH (International Federation of Hockey) men’s World Cup in 2023 will

National: TiHAN- IIT Hyderabad: Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, virtually laid foundation stone of ‘TiHAN- IIT Hyderabad’- India’s first Test bed for Autonomous Navigation Systems (Terrestrial and Aerial), on December 29, 2020. The Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation Systems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Remotely Operated Vehicles at IIT Hyderabad, known

National: Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched ‘Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT‘ to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir on December 26, 2020 via video conference. The Prime Minister said getting free treatment up to 5 lakh rupees under this scheme would improve the ease of living. Eastern