Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for contribution in foundational AI
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 was awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks. The announcement which was made on October 8 by the
BY NTN / Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
India eliminates Trachoma as a public health problem: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the Government of India has eliminated Trachoma as a public health problem becoming the third country in the South-East Asia Region to achieve this milestone. An official Certification was handed over
BY NTN / Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
Ministry of Textiles celebrates ‘World Cotton Day’ 2024
The World Cotton was celebrated on 7th October, whereby the Union Minister of Textiles, Giriraj Singh was part of the celebration. The Ministry of Textiles jointly hosted the conference with Confederation of Indian Textile Industries (CITI) and Cotton Corporation
BY NTN / Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
India and Maldives: A Vision for Comprehensive Economic and Maritime Security Partnership
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of Maldives H. E. Dr. Mohamed Muizzu met on 7 October 2024, informed the Prime Minister’s Office. The meeting comprehensively reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral ties while noting the progress
BY NTN / Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
237 Naxalites neutralized, 812 arrested, and 723 surrendered in Chhattisgarh since January 2024 : Amit Shah
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah chaired a review meeting on Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in New Delhi on October 7, informed the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha
BY NTN / Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
India to host ITU-WTSA24 during October 14th- 24th in New Delhi, the first ever in Asia Pacific region
Delhi: “The solutions you create here have the potential to shape the future of global telecommunications,” says Madhu Arora
BY NTN / Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
Nobel Prize in Medicine 2024: Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA
The Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute today announced that the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
BY NTN / Monday, 7 October, 2024
Health Minister JP Nadda addresses 77th Session of Regional Committee of WHO Southeast Asia Region
“India’s health system embraces a “whole of government” and “whole of society” approach to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), with emphasis on strengthening primary healthcare and essential services.” This was stated by Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda during
BY NTN / Monday, 7 October, 2024
Rs 1,000 cr earmarked for venture fund to Space StartUps: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Rs 1,000 crore has been earmarked for Venture Fund to Space StartUps, stated Dr Jitendra Singh the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Department of
BY NTN / Monday, 7 October, 2024
World Cerebral Palsy Day
World Cerebral Palsy Day is celebrated annually on 6th October, 2024 to bring together people living with cerebral palsy, their families, supporters and organisations from over 100 countries. This year the movement is celebrated under the theme, #UniquelyCP. Cerebral
BY NTN / Sunday, 6 October, 2024
Home Minister Amit Shah to chair review meeting with Chief Ministers of Left-Wing Extremism affected States on Monday
The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will chair a review meeting with Chief Ministers of Left-Wing Extremism affected States on Monday, October 7 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh,
BY NTN / Sunday, 6 October, 2024
Haryana votes for a new Assembly in a single phase, records 61.19% turnout as of 7 PM
The single phase polling for 90 Assembly Constituencies in Haryana concluded largely peacefully on October 5 in more than 20,000 polling stations set up in the state, except for stray incidents of minor scuffles, informed the Election Commission. Voting
BY NTN / Sunday, 6 October, 2024
