UNESCO has declared the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene is located north-east of Venice in Italy. It is …
Read MoreFrance has decided to impose a tax of up to €18 on plane tickets for all flights from airports in France. The move will take effect from 2020. The new …
Read MoreInvest India’ is India’s official agency dedicated to investment promotion and facilitation. It is under Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It was formed in 2009 under Section 25 of the …
Read MoreThe Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park authorities have rejected the National Centre for Coastal Research’s (NCCR) proposal of using the Gulf of Mannar region for field tests. NCCR had …
Read MoreAccording to a report by UNESCO and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), only 61% children with disabilities between ages 5 and 19 attend any educational institution. The report …
Read MoreNASA has successfully demonstrated the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system. The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle is a US-European spacecraft intended to carry a crew of four astronauts to space. The …
Read MoreThe Union Cabinet has approved the introduction of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019. The Bill had been passed by the last Lok Sabha but lapsed after dissolution of the House. …
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has decided to make its judgments available in regional languages on its official website. Under the existing practice, judgements are written in English and subsequently uploaded on …
Read MoreFirst ever International Cloud computing challenge called the “World Skills India”-International Cloud Computing Challenge, 2019 is being held in India. Ten countries- India along with New Zealand, Belgium, Japan, China, …
Read MoreMinister of State of Culture and Tourism has said that granting of classical language status to Marathi is under “active consideration” of the Ministry of Culture. The criteria evolved by …
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