Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga claims India’s first Youth Olympics gold
Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga notched up India’s maiden gold medal at the Youth Olympics, claiming the top honours in the men’s 62 kg category here. Earlier […]
Gita Gopinath appointed IMF Chief Economist
Indian-origin economist Gita Gopinath was appointed the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday, becoming only the second Indian after Raghuram Rajan […]
Village Rockstars is India’s official entry for Oscars 2019
Rima Das’s Assamese film ‘Village Rockstars’ has been selected as India’s official entry in the Foreign Language Film category for Oscars 2019. ‘Village Rockstars’ had […]
Kochi-based company develops India’s first underwater robotic drone
India’s first underwater robotic drone developed at Maker Village here, which can send real-time video of ships and other underwater structures to help with their […]
G. Satheesh Reddy appointed as new DRDO chairman
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri to the post of Secretary, […]
Indian men’s hockey team defeats Hong Kong 26-0, breaks 86-year old record
Indian men hockey team broke their 86-year old record as they defeated Hong Kong China 26-0 in a one-sided Pool B match of the Asian […]
Ballistic Missile Interceptor AAD Successfully Flight Tested
DRDO conducted the successful test of the Ballistic Missile Interceptor Advanced Area Defence (AAD) from Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. The endo-atmospheric missile, capable of intercepting […]
Technology for detecting contamination in water
National Centre for Compositional Characterisation of Materials (NCCCM), has developed visual detection kits for detection of Fluoride, Chromium (VI) and Iron. The detection can be […]
Netherlands win eighth Women’s Hockey World Cup title
Netherlands retained the Hockey World Cup title with an emphatic 6-0 victory over Ireland. Ireland, the second-lowest ranked country in the tournament, was unable to […]
Virat Kohli becomes no. 1 Test batsman
India skipper Virat Kohli, jumped up one place and surpassed Australia’s Steve Smith to become the No.1 batsman in ICC Test Rankings. He has become […]