The 2024 Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament was held from 14 to 28 January, 2024 at Melbourne Park, Victoria, Australia. The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The 2024 Australian Open was the 112th edition of the Australian Open. It was also the 56th in the Open Era, and the first […]
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The President of India has approved the conferment of 132 Padma Awards including 2 duo cases (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) for the year 2024. The list of Padma Awards 2024 comprises 5 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 110 Padma Shri Awards. 30 of the awardees are women and
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2nd edition of the Mega food event ‘World Food India 2023’ at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, in New Delhi on 03 November 2023. Shri Modi also took a walkthrough of the exhibition showcased on the occasion. The Prime Minister discussed India’s rich food diversity and cultural heritage,
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Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2023 (National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023) on 20 December 2023. National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023 include Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards-2023; Dronacharya Awards-2023; Arjuna Awards-2023; Dhyan Chand Awards-2023; Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards-2022; Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar-2023; and Maulana Abul Kalam
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19th Asian Games (of 2022, held in 2023) The 19th Asian Games (of 2022, held in 2023) were held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 08, 2023. Earlier, the Games were scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25, 2022, but were postponed due to the rising COVID-19 pandemic cases in China.
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Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya released the FSSAI’s 5th State Food Safety Index (SFSI) on World Food Safety Day i.e. on 07 June 2023. The 5th State Food Safety Index evaluates the performance of states and union territories across six different aspects of food safety. The World Food Safety Day
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Minister of State for Education and External Affairs, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh released the 8th India Rankings 2023 on 05 June 2023, which implements the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) drafted for this purpose by the Ministry of Education in 2015. This is the 8th consecutive edition of India Rankings of HEIs in India. A
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The Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar conferred the 4th National Water Awards 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 17 June 2023. The award distribution ceremony was organised by the Department of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD &GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti. Key Points: The 4th National Water
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The Durand Cup 2023, a football tournament, was played in Kolkata, Guwahati and Kokrajhar from 3 August to 3 September 2023. It was the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup. This was the second edition since it was supported by the Asian Football Confederation. Started in 1888, the Durand Cup is the oldest football competition
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Film Awards for the year 2021 under various categories at 69th edition of the ceremony in New Delhi on 17 October 2023. The Jury for the 69th National Film Awards announced the winners for the year 2021 on 24 August 2023. Key Points: Best feature
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