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Image courtesy: Mihir Dhamecha Four more Indian sites – two each from Gujarat and Haryana – were added to the Ramsar Convention list on August 14. Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and Wadhwana Wetland from Gujarat and Sultanpur National Park in Gurgaon and Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary in Jhajjar are wetlands from Haryana, that were added to […]
It’s Independence Day and we are all buying Indian flags. You might have also seen the one selling them; little children, clad — if at all — in torn bits of clothing, bones sticking out, standing outside your car window, waving those Tricolours at you. It’s an Independence Day ritual, almost. However, will those bits […]
Addressing at an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Thursday, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal criticised Tata and in wider perspective said that the local businesses should not just focus on profits or think of bypassing local laws. Following which, he faced the criticism on social media today for his remarks. […]
PM Modi on Saturday said that August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in memory of the struggles and sacrifices of our people for independence. The partition era in 1947 is known as one of the darkest periods in the history of India as the division had displaced hundreds of thousands of […]
TMC MLA Madan Mitra said that ‘Khela Hobe’ to be reverberate across India on Saturday. “Khela Hobe to be celebrated in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Tripura, Haryana, Bihar and many other states. Some will celebrate it under the flag of Trinamool Congress while others may not use any party symbol. But the slogan will reach across […]
CBI’s Joint Director Shri Manoj Sashidhar is a Gujarat cadre officer who was awarded President’s Police Medal for distinguished services. He has served as Commissioner Surat, Head of Ahmedabad Crime Branch Service, Head of Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad, IG Rajkot, etc. As JD, CBI he is in charge of Anti Corruption Headquarters-II, SIT, and System […]
Krishna Kant Sharma “Awarded for most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea, or in the air.” These innocuous sounding lines describe the criteria for being awarded the Param Vir Chakra; India’s highest military decoration. Instituted on 26th January […]
The Taliban militant group, talking about humanitarian initiatives and developmental efforts by India in Afghanistan, said, “We appreciate everything that has been done for the people of Afghanistan like dams, national projects and infrastructure.” Qatar based Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen also assured that Afghan soil will not be used against any foreign country including India. […]
After the approval of the proposal for a study on the mixing of two COVID-19 vaccines – Covishield and Covaxin by Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI), the Chairman of Serum Institute of India, Cyrus Poonawalla indicated the mixing of the vaccines to be risky on Friday. He said, “I am against the mixing of […]
The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has had one unlikely side effect: some enterprising young people have taken advantage of this unique situation to turn themselves into successful entrepreneurs. Take 22-year-old Nidhi Arora, a student of Fashion Design, who started her own jewellery business. Her handmade, one-of-a-kind designs are sold via her social media page, @berserkbiwi.shop. Arora […]
Jayesh Brahmbhatt Bhulka Vihar and Bhulka Bhavan School of Surat, in the year 2016 took a giant leap of faith by initiating dual language as a medium of instruction for subjects like Maths and Science right from the third grade for students studying in Gujarati medium. Taking this experiment stepwise to the next level, as […]
Netflix and UNESCO have come together to celebrate India’s rich cultural heritage through the popular animated series “Mighty Little Bheem” which encompasses the adventures of Bheem. The animated series premiered on the streaming platform in 2019. A series of short videos, ‘One Country, Incredible Diversity’ featuring Bheem will focus on India’s cultural journey, including monuments, […]
The new facility will be compliant with the latest scrappage policy of the MoRTH, and vehicle dismantling guidelines of ARAI and Central Pollution Control Board The facility will be deployed for both passenger and commercial vehicles Scrappage centre will have the capacity of recycling up to 36,000 vehicles a year Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial […]
Prejudice, discrimination and disrespect, left-handed individuals have to face all of it right from their childhood. On International Left-Handers’ Day on August 13, Vibes of India breaks the myths and reveals the facts of what it takes to be left-handed. The International Left-Handers Day was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, the founder […]
The Supreme Court Thursday stayed a Gujarat High Court order granting two-week furlough to rape convict Narayan Sai, son of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu who is also undergoing life term for another rape case in Rajasthan. The apex court said however that it needs to examine whether the rules allow the annual furlough as per […]
The Kerela High Court rejected the petitions by the head of the Kerela-based Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and ordered that he should face trial in all the cases linked to the 2018 Church land scam on Thursday. Justice P Somarajan rejected seven petitions against a lower court order which had ordered that Varghese and Alencherry should […]
Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Wockhardt has entered into an agreement with Dubai-based Enso Healthcare DMCC and Human Vaccine (HV) LLC, for the manufacture and supply of the Sputnik V and Sputnik Light vaccine against Covid-19, as per a statement issued by the pharmaceutical company on Friday. It further said that with subject to required approvals and […]
China’s imports have dropped following its move to control steel production to meet carbon emission norms due to which Iron prices have dropped to a near three-month low. However, this global drop in iron prices has benefited Indian steel firms, with the National Mineral Development Corporation, the country’s largest iron ore producer, reducing lump ore […]
The Gandhi Memorial Museum at the Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram doesn’t stun one into art-struck awe as most museums usually do to seasoned art and culture connoisseurs. The structure is, by no means, grandiose or out-of-the-box. In fact, what one feels while roaming the dimly lit corridors is a sense of uncompounded belonging. For the layman, […]
The fourth pillar of democracy is in danger. In yet another incident a female journalist was misbehaved by guards while she was on duty, doing her job–showing the plea of helpless patients at Civil Hospital, Asarwa in Gujarat. Mansi Patel, a young journalist of Mantavya News was denied permission to enter the Civil Hospital on […]
