Published on: September 25, 2023

Snippets : 23 SEPTEMBER 2023

Snippets : 23 SEPTEMBER 2023

  • The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-Bangalore) has been awarded the ‘Green University Award 2023’ during the seventh NYC Green School Conference held in New York.
  • Indian Council for Agricultural Research-National Research Centre on Yak has established a first-of-its-kind parlour for Yak milk in Nyukmadung village, Arunachal Pradesh.
  • The International Day of Sign Languages will be celebrated globally on September 23. Theme for 2023 is “A World Where Deaf People Everywhere Can Sign Anywhere!”
  • The 108-foot-tall statue of Shankaracharya was unveiled on the Mandhata mountain in Omkareshwar at Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The statue is called as  ‘Ekatmata Ki Pratima’ or the ‘Statue of Oneness’.
  • The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently recognised mithun, a semi-domesticated bovine animal, as a food animal
  • India showcased Konark Wheel of Odisha at welcome handshake for world leaders at G-20 Summit
  • The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India is organizing the India Smart Cities Conclave 2023 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh
  • India’s first lighthouse festival commenced in Goa
  • National Symposium on Facets of Biochemistry organized at M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat
  • PM to inaugurate ‘International Lawyers’ Conference 2023’ in New Delhi. Conference is being organised for the first time in the country. Theme of the conference: ‘Emerging Challenges in Justice Delivery System’