In order to raise awareness about the importance of safe food practices and to highlight the global need for safe food, June 7 is observed as World Food Safety Day. As...
Read moreLast year, on August 14, Shallabugh and Haigam wetlands were added to the list of Ramsar sites by the government of India. According to the Lieutenant Governor, Jammu and Kashmir...
Read moreJammu and Kashmir is blessed with nature's rich resources. At the same time, it is confronted with multiple challenges of a fragile ecosystem which requires collective action to create a...
Read moreLed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Environment Day is observed every year on June 5. This year, it marks the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day...
Read moreWhile dairy makes an important contribution to the prosperity of the society and to the well-being and economic activity of the farming families, the Lieutenant governor has said that the...
Read moreJammu and Kashmir is vulnerable to a number of natural or other disasters. Earthquakes are one of them. Powerful earthquakes are in a class of their own, able to strike...
Read moreEvery year, May 1 is celebrated as International Workers Day to honour the achievements of labourers and workers and to encourage them to be aware of their rights. Popularly known...
Read moreAs many as 933 candidates have qualified the civil service examination 2022, results of which were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) last week. Of the total recommended...
Read moreMay 31st is observed as Anti-Tobacco Day or World No Tobacco Day globally. The World Health Organization created World No-Tobacco Day in 1987 to raise awareness about the ill-effects of...
Read moreThousands of fish floating dead in Dal Lake was a scary sight for every conscious person. It rightly caused panic among people and there have been calls for finding reasons...
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