World Biofuel Day is commemorated on 10 August every year to raise awareness about the use of non-fossil fuel as an alternative to conventional fossil fuel. Any fuel that is…
Read MoreThe National Handloom Day was celebrated all over the country, on August 7. 7th August was notified by the Government of India as National Handloom Day 2015 with the objective…
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the repo rate – at which it lends money to commercial banks – by 50 basis points to 5.40 %. The current repo…
Read MoreThe central government on Tuesday informed Rajya Sabha that no state in the country is absolutely free from the Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) problem. Daman and Diu and Dadra and…
Read MoreThe Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the National Anti-Doping Bill. The bill aims to put a halt to doping in sports. The bill aims to grant greater powers to the…
Read MoreRead: Explained | The need for a distinction between blasphemy and hate speech – The Hindu In India, recent events, have triggered debate about the Anti-blasphemy law and the dichotomy…
Read MoreOne of the stalwarts of India’s freedom movement, Bal Gangadhar Tilak also reverently addressed as Lokmanya (or “Beloved of the people”) was born in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra on July 23, 1856….
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