The global theme of World Cities Day 2021 is “Adapting cities for climate resilience”, acknowledging that integrated climate resilience policies and action plans will greatly reduce climate-related risks for urban populations.
At the time, internet penetration rates in India were quite low. In other words, not many Indians used devices connected to the Internet.
The phenomenon begins when the atmosphere reacts to a cooler patch of water over the Pacific Ocean. Signs have been emerging for months that the pattern was likely forming, marking the world’s second La Nina in a row.
In the original form of the game, betting would take place on the opening and closing rates of cotton as transmitted to the Bombay Cotton Exchange from the New York Cotton Exchange, via teleprinters.
Picasso’s stature as an artist elevated to the highest ranks, with some of his works going for more than $100 million in public auctions and reportedly at even higher sums in private deals.
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) independent trust, which manages the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh, has said it will begin selling tickets for special darshan from today, October 22.
WhatsApp status has become one of the most common ways to share thoughts, photos, and videos that all your contacts can easily watch. People share their daily lifestyles and stories on their Whatsapp statuses.
The prices of petrol and diesel are already burning the pocket of people and also have become a topic of major concern and now, watching TV is going to be an expensive affair and now the prices of TV channels are going to increase from December 1.
Chandrayaan-1 made more than 3,400 orbits around the Moon during its operational life of 312 days till August 29, 2009.
On October 22, 2013, the government of India approved the release of a stamp to mark the 50th anniversary of the dam as it was the only dam that could produce 1500 MW power during that time.
Born in 1830 in Milam, a village nestled in the valleys of the Kumaon Hills, the man’s ‘spy’ expedition proved to be a game changer in a time when the exploration game was a clear monopoly of the Europeans.
Here are some restrictions, guidelines or protocols you must follow for the Durga Puja, Navaratri and Dussehra if you’re living in Delhi, Maharashtra and other major states.
Ram Manohar Lohia raised voice against social injustice, class and caste discrimination, and gender bias. Lohia played a significant role in indulging the youth of the nation in the freedom movement. Not only this, he guided them on literature, poetry, art, and aesthetics to give a better understanding of the country.
Fazli was passing by a Hindu temple where a bhajan singer was singing a composition of Surdas about Radha sharing her sorrow with her maids at being separated from her beloved Krishna. The poetic beauty of the Pad, relating to the close rapport and bonding between human beings, inspired Nida to begin writing poems.
In an effort to promote tourism, Varanasi has started a 5-star luxury tourist cruise at Khidkiya Ghat, on September 2. The vessel named Alaknanda, is the first ever luxury cruise that will ferry passengers around all the 84 ghats.
The legend referenced the event in his song ‘Nobody Told Me’ with the lyrics “There’s a UFO over New York and I ain’t too surprised.”
This blue – coloured Aadhaar card was introduced by UIDAI in the year 2018 for the children of below 5 years of age.
Here is the step-by-step guide to e-verify your income tax returns.
WikiLeaks is a whistleblowing platform founded by Julian Assange. It was established to obtain and disseminate classified documents and data sets from anonymous sources and leakers.
World Animal Day is a social movement charged with the Mission of raising the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe.
Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer also served as the Advocate General of Madras State from 1929 to 1944. Noted neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran is his grandson. Alladi Ramakrishnan, an Indian physicist and the founder of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (Matscience) was his son.
Kadambini was admitted to the Banga Mahila Vidyalaya in Calcutta later merged with the Bethune School. And from there she passed the entrance exam for the University of Calcutta and created history becoming the first woman to pass the test as early as 1878.
Important Days in October 2021:This year, the month of October has been selected as ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month’, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer.
The first Wildlife Week was observed in 1957. The Wildlife Week 2021 is celebrated from 2nd October to 8th October 2021. Wildlife Week 2021 marks the 67th Wildlife Week which is celebrated under the theme Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet
On the International Day of Non-Violence, created by the United Nations in 2007, we look back on the influence of an Indian activist born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi but known the world over as Mahatma Gandhi.
