Karan Johar to become first-ever Indian Filmmaker in Madame Tussauds Collection

Karan Johar has become the first-ever Bollywood filmmaker to get a place at the famous Madame Tussauds. The process has begun in London and it will take about six months for the wax figurine to be ready. Some of his ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

The Facebook page of Yogi Adityanath ranked as top ranked Facebook pages of Government bodies in India

The Facebook (FB) page of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been ranked as the top ranked Facebook pages of Government bodies, ministries and political parties in India. Facebook released the data regarding the popularity of Chief Minister’s Facebook ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Tamil Nadu hosts 10th edition of a biennial exhibition of weapons and military hardware “DefExpo India- 2018”

The 10th edition of a biennial exhibition of weapons and military hardware “DefExpo India- 2018” has started at Tiruvidanthal, Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu on April 11, 2018. The 4-day long defence expo was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

K Vijay Raghavan appointed as Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to Government of India (GoI)

Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan, one of the most distinguished biologists of the country, has been appointed as the new Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India (GoI). He will succeed 81-year-old nuclear physicist R Chidambaram, who has been in ..

Ek Bharat – Shreshtha Bharat

Ek Bharat – Shreshtha Bharat is not a scheme but a campaign launched by Prime Minister on 31st October 2015 on occasion of birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. The objective of this campaign was to strengthen cultural relations ..

Odihsa government launches ‘Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas’ programme

The Odisha government has launched a programme “Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas (Our Village, our development)” to reach out to the people in rural areas and involve themselves in the developmental activities. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has flagged off mobile video ..

Bengaluru hosts India’s biggest international conference on pharmaceutical industry “India Pharma & India Medical Device 2018”

The third-edition of international conference and exhibition on pharmaceuticals industry and medical devices- India Pharma 2018 and India Medical Device 2018 – has started in Bengaluru, Karnataka on February 15, 2018. It was inaugurated by Ananth Kumar, Union Minister of ..

Economic Survey of India predictes India’s growth to 7.5%

The Economic Survey 2017-18 has tabled by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament on January 29, 2018. The survey has predicted 7 to 7.5% of India’s GDP growth in FY 2018-19. It says that a series of major reforms ..

48th annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF-2018)

The 48th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF-2018) will be held in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, 2018. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the largest-ever Indian delegation. The delegation will comprise of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Commerce ..

PM Modi dedicates iCREATE facility to nation

Prime Minister Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu have dedicated the iCREATE facility to the nation, located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. iCreate is an independent Centre created with the objective of facilitating entrepreneurship through a blend of creativity, ..