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World observes Zero Discrimination Day on 1st March

Zero Discrimination Day

Zero Discrimination Day is celebrated each year on 1 March. Zero Discrimination Day noticed how people can become informed about and promote inclusion, compassion, peace and, above all, a movement for change.

Indian Railways to turn old coaches to restaurant on wheels

Indian Railways to turn old coaches to restaurant on wheels

Indian Railways started its first ‘Restaurant on Wheels’ at the circulating area of Asansol railway station for the use of passengers as well as the general public of Asansol. The Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Babul Supriyo launched this first of its kind restaurant at a program.

India becomes partner with Japan in Mission Purvodaya

Mission Purvodaya

Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, met the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, along with the Ambassador of Japan to India, Satoshi Suzuki. With the abundance of raw materials, strategic geographical location and strong and developing connectivity, Odisha is well composed to be the heart of this eastern steel hub.

MoU Between Indian Air Force and Savitribai Phule Pune University

MoU Between Indian Air Force and Savitribai Phule Pune University

As a different initiative of Indian Air Force, the IAF and Savitribai Phule Pune University came into an academic collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a ‘Chair of Excellence’ at Department of Defence & Strategic Studies on 29 Feb 20.

Muhyiddin Yassin took oath of Malaysia’s new Prime Minister

Muhyiddin Yassin

In Malaysia, newly appointed Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yasin took the oath of office. The swearing-in ceremony was organized at the national palace in Kuala LumpurMuhyiddin Yasin was head of a coalition dominated by the country’s ethnic Malay Muslim majority.

Nokia selects Pekka Lundmark as CEO from September 1

Pekka Lundmark

The Fortum CEO will replace Rajeev Suri. Nokia Chief Executive Rajeev Suri will resign in September and is to be taken over by Pekka Lundmark, until now the CEO of energy group Fortum . Suri resigned after more than a decade in charge of Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks, the company stated.

‘Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award’ gave out to Jadav Payeng

Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award

Padma Shri Jadav Payeng, the Forest Man of India will be honored with the prestigious Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award in New Delhi. The award is instituted by My Home India for his consistent toil in creating a real man-made forest through massive reforestation.

19th World Productivity Congress to be organized in Bangalore

World Productivity Congress

The 19th edition of World Productivity Congress (WPC) will be organized on May 6 to May 8, 2020 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bangalore. World Productivity Congress, the world’s largest convention for productivity development, is back in India after a gap of 45 years.

Shri Amit Shah launches the campus of NSG Regional Hub at Kolkata

NSG Regional Hub

Presiding over the launching of the National Security Guard (NSG) Regional Hub campus at Kolkata Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah termed this as an important step in the direction of giving adequate facilities to the brave NSG jawans.

ICAR signs pact with Patanjali for farm research, training

ICAR

The country’s premier agri-research body Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) inked an agreement with Hardiwar-based Patanjali Bio Research Institute (PBRI) to undertake research work as well as training and education.

Captain Amarinder Singh awarded with ‘ideal’ CM award

'ideal’ CM award

The Bhartiya Chhatra Sansad (BCS) gave out to ‘Adarsh Mukhya Mantri Puraskar’ (Ideal Chief Minister Award) upon Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for his “path breaking initiatives to ensure good governance and holistic improvement in the state”.

New explosive detection device “RaIDer-X” released at NWED-2020

RaIDer-X

The National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED-2020) was organized at Pune, Maharashtra. The workshop was organised by High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune. During the workshop, a new explosive detection device known as “RaIDer-X” was also released.

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