Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Appointed India’s Sherpa for G-20 2023 Summit
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for the G20, a grouping that brings together the world’s major economies. Announcing this on 07 September 2021, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India will chair the G20 grouping from December 1, 2022 and will host its summit for the […]
Noida DM Suhas LY becomes first IAS officer to win Paralympic Medal
Noida District Magistrate Suhas LY has become the first IAS officer to win a badminton medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. 38-year-old Suhas LY has created history by winning a silver medal for India in the men’s singles SL4 category on September 05, 2021. Yathiraj finished second behind top seed and world champion Lucas […]
Tokyo Paralympics 2020 : India Finishes at 24th Position With Record 19 Medals
China topped the medal tally with a total of 207 medals, including 96 gold.
PM Modi Forms High Level Group Amidst Taliban Crisis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval have set up a high-level group. This high level group has been meeting regularly for the past few days to discuss issues related to the safe return of stranded Indians as well as travel of Afghans […]
Know Everything About Bharat Series (BH-Series)
Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways, in a notification dated August 26, 2021, has introduced a new registration mark for new vehicles under ‘Bharat Series (BH-Series)’ to facilitate seamless transfer of vehicles. Keeping in view the cumbersome process of re-registration of vehicles when they are transferred to or from any other state in India, the […]
Covid-19 Third Wave Likely To Peak In Oct-Nov
Covid-19 Third Wave : A scientist involved in mathematical modeling of the COVID-19 pandemic has said on August 30, 2021 that the third wave of the pandemic may reach its peak in India between October and November. If more virulent mutants emerge than existing ones by September 2021, there will be an increase in COVID-19 […]
Tokyo Paralympics : Avani Lekhara Wins First Gold Medal In Shooting
Indian shooter Avani Lekhara has won India’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. On 30 August 2021, Avani has won the gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle class SH1 in the shooting competition. Avani Lekhara has given India its first gold medal by performing brilliantly. She set a Paralympic record with a […]
India Govt’s Afghanistan Evacuation Mission Named “Operation Devi Shakti”
“Operation Devi Shakti : After the Taliban occupation of Afghanistan, India’s complex mission to rescue Indian citizens and Afghan allies from Kabul has been named ‘Operation Devi Shakti’. Since the Taliban occupation of Afghanistan, the Indian government has been working to bring out the Indians trapped in Afghanistan. The government has so far evacuated 800 […]
Former UP CM Kalyan Singh passes away
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and veteran BJP leader Kalyan Singh passed away on 21 August 2021. He was 89 years old. He was ill for a long time and was admitted to a hospital in Lucknow. Many leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and other parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh […]
Ismail Sabri Yaakoob Becomes Malaysia PM
Former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yakoob has been appointed as the new Prime Minister by Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah on August 21, 2021. Ismail was sworn in as the third Prime Minister of Malaysia in three years on August 21, 2021. The Palace said it had the support of 114 of the 222 members […]