International IP Index

The International IP Index is an annual report from the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center or GIPC. It evaluates intellectual property rights situation in 53 countries based on 50 IP related indicators. The 9th report ‘Recovery Through ..

Marine Mega Fauna Stranding Management Guidelines

The Marine Mega Fauna Stranding Management Guidelines is a set of guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for conservation of marine mega fauna and their habitats. It addresses the issues of stranding of marine animals ..

Pranit portal

Pranit portal is a certified e-tendering portal that was recently launched by the POWERGRID (Power Grid Corporation of India Limited)- a public sector unit under the Ministry of Power. It will help reduce paperwork while increasing operational ease and transparency ..

National Mission on Libraries

National Mission on Libraries is an initiative launched in 2012 by the Ministry of Culture. It seeks to modernize some 9,000 libraries across India and interconnect them to improve the readers’ access to books. The state and the UT administrations have ..

Project Mausam

Project Mausam is an initiative of the Ministry of Culture to explore archaeologically and historically important sites in the Indian Ocean region. The nodal agency for the project’s implementation is Archaeological Survey of India. Research support is provided by the ..

World Tuberculosis Day

World Tuberculosis Day is an international day observed on March 24th every year by all UN member states. The day marks the announcement by Robert Koch of the discovery of the bacteria that causes TB in 1882. It seeks to ..

Holla Mohalla

Holla Mohalla of Hola is a Sikh festival celebrated in March. A 3-day long fair and celebrations at Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district of Punjab is the highlight of this festival. During this festival, the Langars or community kitchen serves ..

Permanent Indus Commission

Permanent Indus Commission is the bilateral commission, which implements the provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960. It has officials from India and Pakistan who meet at least once a year to resolve water sharing disputes. The last such ..

Lower Kalnai project

Lower Kalnai project is a hydroelectric power project in the Doda and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a 48 MW project that is being developed on the Chenab River. Pakistan objected to the design of the project ..

Pakal Dul Project

Pakal Dul project is a hydroelectric power project being built on the Marusudar River which is a tributary of the Chenab River. This 1,000 MW project is located in Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan had expressed objections to ..