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The Manipur government has declared Dailong Village of Tamenglong district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site of the State. Dailong Village, covering an area of 11.35 sq km, has been declared as Biodiversity Heritage Site under Section 37 (1) of Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
BSF Officer Summit Mount Everest A Record 6th Time
May 29th, 2017
Uttarakhand Mountaineer, Border Security Force (BSF) Officer Loveraj Singh Dharmshaktu become the first Indian to summit Mount Everest a record six times. The mountaineer, a Padma Shri Awardee who Works as an assistant commandant with the BSF in Dehradun.
Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the Defence Research and Development organisation (DRDO)’s new Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Karnataka.
PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone For IARI At Gogamukh
May 28th, 2017
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the Foundation Stone of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute at Gogamukh in Assam’s Dhemaji district located on the Assam Arunachal border.
Researchers Discover Glass Frog In Ecuador
May 28th, 2017
The newly discovered glass frog was found in the Amazonian lowlands of Ecuador. It was so translucent you can see its heart. The remarkable frog, whose beating heart can be seen right through its chest.
Bhavani Devi Win Gold In International Fencing Tournament
May 28th, 2017
India’s Fencing Player Chadalavada Bhavani Devi has become first Indian to win a Gold Medal in an International fencing tournament. She has won the gold medal sabre event of the Tournoi Satellite Fencing Championship held at Reykjavik in Iceland.
Apple Opens First Official Store In South East Asia
May 28th, 2017
Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore on 27 May, 2017. It was drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two stores site in the city’s up market shopping district.
Kejriwal, Venkaiah Naidu Flag Off Delhi Metro Heritage Line
May 28th, 2017
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Urban Development Minister, M. Venkaiah Naidu on 28 May, 2017 flagged off Delhi Metro Heritage Line through video conferencing at Metro Bhavan in Delhi.
Haryana Announces Pension Scheme For Journalists
May 27th, 2017
On 27 May, 2017, Haryana Chief Minister Manoharlal Khattar announced following incentives following incentives for journalists at the “Swarna Jayanti Journalists Meet in Panchkula Rs.10,000 monthly pension scheme, for those who are above 60 years and have completed 20 years in the profession.
Mark Zuckerberg Gets Honorary Harvard Degree
May 27th, 2017
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg received an honorary doctorate degree from Harvard University. He dropped out of the lvy league school to focus on Facebook. He started Facebook in his Harvard dorm room in 2004.