Tamilnadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit inaugurated the morning breakfast scheme of Greater Chennai Corporation on 25 February at the Tiruvanmiyur government school.
Chennai Corporation has teamed up with NGO Akshaya Patra to provide the breakfast in government schools around the city.
ICAR-Central Institute of Brackish water Aquaculture (CIBA) inaugurated a “Fish Waste Processing Unit” at Nambikkai Nagar, Pattinapakkam at Chennai.
This unit will be operated by a Self-Help Group (SHG) of Nambikkai Nagar
40th edition of International Annual Desert Festival 2019 has concluded in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan on February 17.
The 3-day festival exhibits rich cultural heritage of the desert state, commenced with a colourful procession from Gadsisar lake fort.
Meghalaya state animal ‘Clouded Leopard’ was chosen as the mascot for the upcoming National Games to be hosted by the state in 2022.
Elise Mertens from Belgium defeated Simona Halep of Italy in the Qatar Open Tennis final and won the biggest title of her career.
Abdul Aziz Muhamat, a Sudanese refugee activist who spent four years in an Australian detention centre has won an international human rights prize Martin Ennals award 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland for exposing “the very cruel asylum seeker policy of the Australian government”.
Myanmar clinched the Hero Gold Cup women's international football tournament title in style, beating Nepal 3-1 in the final at the Kalinga Stadium,
Ranji champions Vidarbha beat Rest of India in Nagpur to retain the Irani Cup in cricket match. Vidarbha has now become the 3rd team after Mumbai and Karnataka to clinch two Irani Cup titles in a row.
Saina Nehwal beat P V Sindhu to retain her women’s singles crown at the 83rd Yonex Sunrise Senior Badminton Nationals in Guwahati at Assam.