First President: The first President of the Sahitya Akademi was Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.Headquarters: It is located in Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi. This building also houses the Sangeet Natak Akademi and Lalit Kala Akademi.Current President (2023–2027): The current President is Madhav …
Tribal Multipurpose Marketing-Centers (TMMCs) has been envisaged to act as a facility centre for aggregation, value addition and marketing of tribal produce/products for overall socioeconomic development of tribal communities and enhancing their income in following ways: (i) Minimize post-harvest and …
Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is a non-destructive geophysical method that uses radio waves to create a subsurface image. An antenna transmits electromagnetic pulses into a surface, and a receiver records the reflected signals to detect objects and changes in material properties …
He was the King of the Tripura State from 1923 to 1947.He ascended to the throne at the age of 15 after the death of his father.Because he was a minor, the state was first governed by a Council of …
Pingali Venkayya was a polyglot, agriculturist, geologist, and writer.His expertise in cotton research earned him the nickname “Patti Venkayya” (Cotton Venkayya).His fluency in Japanese also led to him being called “Japan Venkayya”. At age 19, he enlisted in the British …
Born in Amritsar, he was the youngest son of Guru Hargobind(the sixth Sikh Guru).He earned the name Tyag Mal (“the one who makes a great sacrifice”) and after his prowess in the Battle of Kartarpur at age 13 earned the …
Patel was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly in 1924 and became its first Indian President (Speaker) in 1925. After Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922, Patel co-founded the Swaraj Party along with Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das. …
Established in 1999, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is an autonomous body under India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences.Its activities include: Multi-hazard warnings INCOIS operates a 24/7 centre that issues tsunami warnings for India and other countries …
Registration of births &deaths Registrar General of India (RGI) asked States to take steps towards achieving universal registration of births and deaths. Hospitals have to report the event within 21 days(under Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969) The Act, …
Registration of births &deaths Registrar General of India (RGI) asked States to take steps towards achieving universal registration of births and deaths. Hospitals have to report the event within 21 days(under Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969) The Act, …