Devdas Chhotray Ravenshaw has been my unrequited love of life. Whether loitering in its corridors as an undergraduate student or about four decades after, at the helm of its administration, I could never have had enough of it. I am beholden to Ravenshaw in my ever-blind adolescent love. The magic of Ravenshaw lies as much in the splendor of its ...
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World Sustainable Transport Day: Odisha Transforming Rural Transport with LAccMI scheme
– Under the LAccMI scheme, the state government will operate 1623 buses in rural areas with an allocated budget of Rs 3,178 crore Odisha – The Indian government’s sustainable transport drive is more than just policies and initiatives; it’s a forward-looking journey towards a greener, more accessible future. With the launch of key initiatives like the National Electric Mobility Mission 2022 ...
Read More »Fairs and Festivals of Odisha: Kumar Purnima
Adyasha Das The culture of a region is best reflected in the celebration of fairs and festivals. From special food items to unique customs, traditional dance /music and propitiating the deities, the cultural legacy is reinforced each year during the time of these celebrations. Kumar Purnami or Kumarotsav as it is otherwise known is one such popular occasion which is ...
Read More »Jon Fosse winner of Nobel prize 2023 for Literature
Jon Fosse was born 1959 in Haugesund on the Norwegian west coast. His immense œuvre written in Nynorsk and spanning a variety of genres consists of a wealth of plays, novels, poetry collections, essays, children’s books and translations. While he is today one of the most widely performed playwrights in the world, he has also become increasingly recognized for his prose. ...
Read More »The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023was awarded jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19”
Newdelhi:2/10/23:The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 was awarded jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19” They received the honor “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against Covid-19”, said the Nobel Assembly at ...
Read More »India and the G20 Presidency: Its Priorities and Challenges
Bhaswati Mukherjee Background Created in the aftermath of the devastating World War II, it is important to underline that the United Nations and its Security Council as well as the Breton Woods institutions and the G7 reflect the world order that prevailed immediately after World War II as well as the new power balance created by its victors. The G ...
Read More »SAIL supplies steel for the seventh frigate under the P17 A Project
Newdelhi:31/8/23:Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), one of India’s largest steel producers, has once again demonstrated its strong focus on enhancing India’s defense capabilities by supplying the entire quantity of special steel plates required for the construction of the seventh frigate ship under the indigenous P17 A Project for the Indian Navy. A step towards Aatmanirbharta in Defence SAIL has emerged as a crucial partner ...
Read More »India’s Market Capitalisation at Rs. 300 lakh crore today: Union Finance Minister
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Corporate Debt Market Development Fund (CDMDF) and initiated the muhurat trading on Limited Purpose Clearing Corporation mechanism called AMC Repo Clearing Limited (ARCL), in Mumbai today. The Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Shri Ajay Seth; Chairperson, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Smt. Madhabi Puri Buch; ...
Read More »Jammu to pioneer India’s first Cannabis Medicine Project
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said, Jammu is going to pioneer India’s first Cannabis Medicine Project. ‘Cannabis Research Project’ of CSIR-IIIM Jammu is a first of its kind in India initiated under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Private Public ...
Read More »Dharavi – A Human-Centric Transformation
By Gautam Adani On his bucket list, former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson listed two places in India that he wished to visit: one was the Taj Mahal and the other was Dharavi. My first tryst with Dharavi was in the late 1970s. New to Mumbai, I was just another anonymous youngster lured to the big city by opportunity ...
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