Hyderabad : Hyderabad City Gangaputra Sangham, Nagara Yuvajana Gangaputra Sangham jointly organized Bheeshma Ekadashi celebrations in City Gangaputra Sangham community hall, Afzalgunj today to mark the occasion to recall the greatness of Bheeshma in Mahabhartha. Bhishma has a large significance in the Hindu culture. Each year his death anniversary is celebrated as Bhishma Ashtami, which falls on […]
Dehradun: Every year, third Saturday of February is observed as World Pangolin Day to raise awareness about the world’s most trafficked mammal Pangolin. This year, Maaty Organization, Dehradun along with Uttarakhand Forest Department and Dehradun Zoo celebrated 10th World Pangolin Day and organized a mass awareness program campaign at Dehradun Zoo. This programmed aimed […]
Ms. Oyndrila Sanyal & Dr. Ankita Rajpoot Every year, one million waterbirds migrate from the breeding grounds in the Arctic to the wintering grounds in the southern hemisphere. Our Indian Subcontinent is one of such wintering grounds for migratory birds. Nearly all of these species rely on the freshwater, saltwater and human-made wetlands to […]
Dhauli: The 17th Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav witnessed an evening showcasing a beautiful blend of classical and martial dances which regaled a large audience gathered at the foothill of Dhauli on the 2nd day of the festival. The programme started with a presentation of Buddha Samman to Guru Pandit Gopal Chandra Panda eminent Odissi and Hindustani […]
Bhubaneswar: Mimansha Priyadarshini Rath, a girl from Odisha’s Sambalpur district has brought laurels for the State by winning the Opera Miss India 1st runners up title which was held virtually on 7th February. She is daughter of RK Rath, retired reader in history of Govt.women’s college, Sambalpur and Mrs. Kamini Rath. More than 200 […]
Dehradun: Every year, on February 2, the planet comes together to honour one of its most vital ecosystems: the wetlands. World Wetlands Day marks the anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention), which was signed in Ramsar, Iran on February 2, 1971, to promote conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. This year, the […]
Hyderabad: Mumbai Headquartered Garware Polyester Ltd. (GPL), India’s largest manufacturer of Sun Control films and the only company to make Paint Protection Films (PPF) for vehicles, has become a carbon negative company in its high-tech integrated polyester film plants at Waluj and Chikalthana in Aurangabad. Fully aligned to UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030 of Climate […]
Dehradun: Republic Day is an auspicious occasion of honour and pride for every Indian. It’s a day to honour the constitution of India. As the constitution itself lay down the fundamental duty of every citizen to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife, and to have compassion for living […]
Kolkata: Kailash Vijayvargiya, the general secretary and in-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party, made a big announcement amidst the political turmoil in West Bengal that the party will not declare its chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming assembly elections. He said that after securing the majority, the party leadership and MLAs will decide who will […]
Hyderabad: Committed to breaking over 100 records in his lifetime, Ramkumar Sarangapani, becomes the highest Guinness World Records holder as the Indian citizen, holding 17 records currently, ahead of even the master cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar at the moment. Living in Dubai, UAE for past several years, all the records were attempted and broken in […]