April 2019

INTERNATIONAL   Saudi Arabia to host G20 Summit in 2020, first in Arab world   Saudi Arabiawill host the annual G20 leaders’ summit on November 21-22, 2020, in its capital Riyadh. This will be the first G20 Summit to be hosted in the Arab  Japan will host this year’s G20 summit in Osaka, which will be held June 28-29, as well as ministerial … Read more

TAMILNADU Chennai Central has been renamed as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr M G Ramachandran Chennai Central after Dr. MG Ramachandran   Chennai Central railway stationrenamed by the Tamil Nadu State Government as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MG Ramachandran Central Railway Station after late Chief Minister Dr. MG Ramachandran. Neeraj Sharma, Railway Executive Board Director notified that the … Read more

INTERNATIONAL Singapore Changi airport got world’s tallest 131-ft indoor waterfall   The world’s tallest indoor waterfall, 131-foot-tall, opened for the general public at Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport. The waterfall is housed inside a dome-shaped complex which has gardens growing over four storeys, more than 280 retail and food outlets, a hotel and a movie theatre. The structure … Read more

RAJASTHAN Dudhsagar Dairy to get registered as multi-state co-op society   The Mehsana District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Limited popularly known as Dudhsagar Dairy on Sunday resolved that it will register itself as a multi-state cooperative society.   The dairy’s management is arguing that it is procuring around 10 lakh litres milk per day from milk producers of Rajasthan. But since … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Architecture: Taragarh Fort   Taragarh Fortor ‘Star Fort’ is the most impressive of structures of city of Ajmer in Indian state of Rajasthan. A rather ramshackle fort, with its overgrown vegetation, It was constructed in 1354 upon a steep hillside. There are three gateways to the fort, well known as Lakshmi Pol, Phuta Darwaza … Read more

INTERNATIONAL World Hemophilia Day: 17 April   Every year April 17 is celebrated as World Hemophilia Day to increase awareness about haemophilia and other bleeding disorders.   This year, the theme of World Hemophilia Day is ‘outreach and identification’.   Haemophilia is an inherited genetic disorder that weakens the ability of the body to clot … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Costumes : Tunic (Angrakhi)   Tunic: It was called an Angrakshi till the Guptas period.   The Apbransha form of Angrakshak is called Angrakhi.   The rural people wear white tunics, it is also called bugtari in the rural language.   The tunic with Enamel creeper was very popular in Rajasthan.   There … Read more

  TAMILNADU Environment ministry team checks Sterlite expansion site   A team of officials from the ministry of environment, forests and climate change regional office (South Eastern Zone), Chennai, on Wednesday inspected the site where Sterlite had started expansion work before it was stopped due to protests by the villagers and activists last February.   Before obtaining clearance from … Read more

TAMILNADU Rajagopuram miniature to be installed at airport   A scaled-miniature model of the Rajagopuram of Srirangam Renganathar Temple will be installed at the Trichy international airport. The model, with a height of nine feet and costing of Rs 4 lakh, was made by Poompuhar, the Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited.   The main gopuram of the temple, … Read more

INTERNATIONAL International Dance Day: 29 April 2019   International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO.   The event takes place every year on 29th April, the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre … Read more