Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday declared August 14 will be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ to acknowledge the pain undergone by Indians due to the partition of India in 1947. In a notification, the Home Ministry said the people of India, while celebrating “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”, will salute those sons and daughters […]
Neeraj Chopra put in a stunning performance to win India’s first Olympic gold medal in athletics. The 23-year-old registered a best attempt of 87.58m to finish ahead of Czech Republic duo of Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezslav Vesely. Also, grappler Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 65kg category in the Tokyo Olympics […]
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour of India, has been renamed Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday. The renaming recognises the ultimate hockey hero and legend of the sport, Dhyan Chand. The Prime Minister said the move was based on the numerous requests he […]
In a thrilling affair, India men’s hockey team defeated Germany to win the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. This is India’s first Olympic medal in hockey since they won the gold medal in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. India saw Germany take an early lead with Timur Oruz scoring within two minutes […]
Indian women’s hockey team made history on Monday as they defeated Australia 1-0 to book their place in the semi-final for the first time in the Olympics. Gurjit Kaur’s goal from a penalty corner in the second quarter was enough for India to win the quarter-final against Australia. The drag-flicker converted India’s lone penalty corner […]
A newfound chunk of ancient supercontinent concealed beneath New Zealand’s eastern shores could help decipher eighth continent– Zealandia’s complex past. The discovery of a new continent in the South Pacific was announced in 2017. Zealandia is half the size of Europe and mostly underwater. Only 6% is above the waves, which is why no-one found […]
The German women’s Olympic gymnastic team’s decision to wear full-length bodysuits, instead of traditional leotards, on Thursday during a Tokyo training session is raising questions about the sexism long associated with women’s sports and what they wear. According to the BBC, the German Gymnastics Federation said in April, when the team debuted full-length bodysuits, that […]
Between April 2020 and March this year, India witnessed 18.5 million lightning strikes, marking a significant 34% increase in 13.8 million bolts from the blue in a similar period the previous year, a study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down to Earth found. Some of the states that have been at the […]
The Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it is able to absorb, scientists have confirmed for the first time. The rainforest was once a carbon sink — meaning it absorbed more carbon than it released — but it now accounts for more than 1 billion metric tons of emissions every year, mainly […]
The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) chief scientist advised against people mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a “dangerous trend” since there was little data available about the health impact. “It’s a little bit of a dangerous trend here. We are in a data-free, evidence-free zone as far as mix and match. […]