Xu Feihong, the newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to India, arrived in New Delhi on Friday to assume office, according to the Chinese embassy in India. He is the 17th Chinese envoy to India, replacing Sun Weidong, who left in October 2022 after serving three years in Delhi and later became China’s Deputy Foreign Minister. China’s … Read more
Defense chiefs from the US, Australia, Japan and the Philippines gathered in Hawaii for their second joint meeting, lining up yet another regional group dubbed the “Squad” by Pentagon officials, while vowing a strengthened alliance among the four countries. An emerging regional bloc linking Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States is expected to … Read more
A study by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has revealed that the population share of the majority religion in India (Hindus) declined sharply by 7.8% between 1950 and 2015, while a number of neighbouring countries saw a jump in the population of their majority community. Hindus’ Share In India’s Population Shrunk … Read more
Denmark’s diplomat to India, Freddy Svane shared a video on X, showing garbage dump outside the embassy building. “I hope somebody will listen to this and take action,” Svane said. Hours after the Denmark diplomat raised the issue, the city’s civic body cleaned up the area. The video shows the Danish diplomat standing on a … Read more
India has become the first country to receive over $100 billion in remittances in 2022, according to the United Nations migration agency. International Organisation for Migration (IOM) revealed in its World Migration Report 2024 that India’s remittances surged to $111 billion last year, surpassing all other nations. India 1st Country To Surpass $100 Billion In … Read more
MAHARASHTRA forest department is gearing up for translocation of a few tigers from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Chandrapur to Sahyadri, the lone tiger reserve in the state’s western region. Sahyadri Tiger Reserve is one of only five tiger reserves in country — Kaval in Telangana, Kamlang in Arunachal Pradesh,Dampa in Mizoram and Satkosia … Read more
Kerala Health Department has sounded an alert in the districts of Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode following the detection of the vector-borne West Nile fever. The disease claimed a life in Thrissur and six other confirmed cases were reported in Kozhikode and Malappuram in the last two days. Samples of people, who showed symptoms of the … Read more
The long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing’s new Starliner space capsule was called off on Tuesday over a technical issue. The postponement, attributed to an issue with a valve in the rocket’s second stage, was announced during a live NASA webcast. Sunita Williams’ 3rd Space Flight Aborted Why In News Sunita Williams What Is … Read more
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is delving into innovative technology that could transform road maintenance nationwide. The focus is on self-healing roads, a groundbreaking solution to combat potholes, a leading cause of road accidents and fatalities in India. Here’s how it will work. This technology will enable a road to ‘repair’ itself using a … Read more
Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board and an astro-tourism company, Starscapes collaboratively launched Nakshatra Sabha, India’s first Astro tourism campaign. The major aim of this campaign is to provide an all-inclusive Astro Tourism experience to people of India and abroad. This initiative includes various calming activities which one cannot experience in highly populated cities including observing the … Read more
