ACC appoints Vinay Kumar Tripathi as new Chairman & CEO of Railway Board The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Vinay Kumar Tripathi as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Railway Board, Ministry of Railways. Read more
Sushmita Dev lone Woman in 31-member Panel to examine bill on raising legal age of marriage The parliamentary standing committee constituted to examine “The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021” comprise of total 31 members, including only one women representative. Read more
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez announces retirement from international cricket Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced his retirement from international cricket on January 03, 2022, to end his career spanning more than 18 years. He is nicknamed “The Professor”. The 41-year-old Read more
NTPC plans to buy 5% equity in Power Exchange of India Ltd (PXIL) State-owned power generation company NTPC Ltd. is set to acquire 5 percent equity stake in Power Exchange of India Ltd (PXIL). It must be noted that government Read more
PM Modi lays foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in UP’s Meerut district Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh on January 02, 2022. Read more
France takes over EU Presidency for six months from January 2022 France has assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union with effect from January 01, 2022. The country will continue to hold the EU presidency for Read more
IIT Madras Tops Atal Rankings (ARIIA) 2021 for third straight year The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has retained the top position in the ‘Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements,’ (ARIIA) 2021 for being the best centrally funded Read more
India chairs UNSCs Counter-Terrorism Committee for one year from January 2022 India has assumed the chairmanship of the United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee for one year, beginning from January 01, 2022. India is chairing this committee after a gap Read more
Sale of 19th tranche of electoral bonds opens on January 01, 2022 Government of India has approved the issuance of the 19th tranche of electoral bonds for sale from January 1 to 10, 2022 in view of upcoming assembly elections for 5 Read more