New Delhi:1/4/25: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday extended heartfelt greetings to the people of Odisha on the occasion of Odisha Day, also known as Utkal Dibasa, praying for the state’s peace and prosperity. Taking to X, the President wrote, “Warm greetings to the people on Odisha Day! It is an occasion to celebrate Odisha’s rich cultural heritage and its people’s ...

Newdelhi:31/3/25; The Sangeet Natak Akademi, India’s premier cultural body under the Ministry of Culture, has added two iconic festivals of Odisha—Ratha Jatra and Bali Jatra—to the “National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.”This recognition highlights Odisha’s rich cultural tapestry and celebrates the significance of these age-old traditions. Ratha Jatra, the renowned chariot festival of Lord Jagannath, attracts devotees from across the ...

Newdelhi:31/3/25:Maha Kumbh Mela, a sacred confluence of faith and tradition, stands as the largest peaceful gathering in the world, deeply rooted in India’s spiritual and cultural heritage. This significant event transpired from 13th January to 26th February 2025, representing the perpetual human quest for spiritual enlightenment. The festival, known for its deep philosophical significance and vibrant cultural expressions, brings together ...

New Delhi :30/3/25:  The Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, chaired the valedictory session of the National Green Tribunal’s two-day conference on Environment 2025 today at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The session was graced by distinguished dignitaries, including Hon’ble Justice P. S. Narsimha, Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Hon’ble Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chairperson of NGT, Shri ...

Newdelhi:30/3/25 In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand on 28 Mar 25, the Government of India has launched Operation Brahma for rendering assistance to Myanmar. Under MEA’s direction, the HADR efforts are being progressed in conjunction with Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, Indian Army, Indian Air Force and NDRF. Indian Navy ships Satpura and Savitri, from the Eastern Naval Command, ...

Kanpur:30/3/25: NFRA and IIT Kanpur jointly organized a Hackathon to encourage students to build cutting-edge solutions using large language models (LLM) and Generative AI. The objective was to demonstrate democratizing complex financial statements so that financial information is more readable and understandable. The challenge was to transform financial data into clear, engaging stories to enable well-informed decisions. The hackathon tried ...

Newdelhi:29/3/25:Based on the result of the Combined Geo‐Scientist (Preliminary) Examination, 2025 held by the Union Public Service Commission (U.P.S.C.) on 09th February 2025, the candidates with the aforementioned Roll Numbers have qualified for the Combined Geo‐Scientist (Main) Examination, 2025. The result is also available on the U.P.S.C.’s website https://www.upsc.gov.in 2. The candidature of these candidates is purely provisional at all ...

New Delhi:29/3/25:The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated a two-day National Conference on ‘Environment – 2025’ in New Delhi today (March 29, 2025). Speaking on the occasion, the President said that all days related to the environment give the message that we should keep their objectives and programs in mind every day and make them a part of our ...

Newdelhi:26/3/25:CEC Shri Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated the first-ever training of BLOs along with EC Dr. Vivek Joshi at India International Institute of Democracy & Election Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi today. Over 1 lakh BLOs with an average of one BLO per 10 polling stations will be trained in such training programmes over the next few years. These well-trained BLOs will form ...

Newdelhi:25/3/25: Dr. Kamala Kant Tripathy, a 1999-batch Indian Economic Service (IES) officer from Odisha, has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) at NITI Aayog. The appointment order was issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday. A Versatile Bureaucrat with Diverse Expertise Before this role, Dr. Tripathy served as ...