Chandipur:  29/2/24:DRDO conducted two successful flight tests of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile on 28th & 29th Feb 2024 from a ground based portable launcher off the coast of Odisha from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. These tests were carried out against high speed unmanned aerial targets under different interception scenarios. During all the test flights, the targets were intercepted and ...

New Delhi:29/2/24: One of the largest Direct Benefit Transfer programmes in the world, PM KISAN has crossed a new milestone.  With Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi releasing the 16th instalment from Yavatmal in Maharashtra the scheme   has benefitted more than 11 crore eligible farmer families with Rs 3 lakh crores disbursed till date.  Of this, Rs 1.75 lakh Crores was transferred ...

New Delhi :29/3/24: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav released the report on the Status of Leopards in India, on 29th February, 2024 in New Delhi. The fifth cycle leopard population estimation was carried out by the National Tiger Conservation Authority and Wildlife Institute of India, in collaboration with State Forest Departments, as part of ...

Bhubaneswar:28/2/24: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought clarification from the Odisha government for the alleged use of the ruling BJD symbol in its advertisements. According to sources, the Commission had received complaints that the ‘conch’ symbol of BJD was being displayed prominently in various advertisements of government schemes and plans in newspapers, TV channels, and huge hoardings. The ...

The General Council of Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, New Delhi, at its meeting held on 21 and 22 February 2024 at New Delhi unanimously elected six (6) eminent personalities in the field of performing arts as Akademi Fellows (Akademi Ratna).  The Fellowship of the Akademi is a most prestigious and rare honour, which ...

Newdelhi:27/2/24:Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur today addressed FICCI’s National Conclave. Speaking on the occasion on the theme Viksit Bharat@ 2047: Viksit Bharat & Industry, Shri Thakur first expressed his gratitude to taxpayers and said that it is because of the honest taxpayers that the Government has been able to direct every penny of the corpus thus ...

Thiruvananthapuram: 27/2/24:Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed preparations for the Gaganyaan Mission and revealed the names of 4 astronaut-designates selected for the Gaganyaan mission. They are Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla. The Prime Minister also bestowed astronaut wings’ to the astronaut-designates during his visit to Vikram Sarabhai Space ...

Kerala:27/2/24:  The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi visited Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and inaugurated three important space infrastructure projects worth around Rs 1800 crores. The projects include the SLV Integration Facility (PIF) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota; the new ‘Semi-cryogenics Integrated Engine and Stage Test facility’ at ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri; and ‘Trisonic ...

The President of India has been pleased to appoint the following as the Chairperson and Members of Lokpal: Chairperson 1.   Shri Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar Judicial Members 2.   Shri Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy 3.   Shri Justice Sanjay Yadav 4.   Shri Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi Members other than Judicial Members 5.   Shri Sushil Chandra 6.   Shri Pankaj Kumar 7.   Shri Ajay Tirkey The above appointments will take effect ...

Newdelhi:27/2/24:The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Jharkhand and Odisha from February 28 to March 2, 2024. On February 28, the President will grace the 3rd convocation of Central University of Jharkhand at Ranchi. On the same day, the President will lay the foundation stone for the Central Government Holiday Home at Rairangpur, Odisha.  On the occasion, she will ...