Hurun India and EdelGive have jointly released the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021. In this list, Wipro founder-chairman Azim Premji donated Rs 9,713 crore during the financial year 2020-21, which is about Rs 27 crore in a day.

The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has launched the 'Ayushmaan CAPF' Scheme health cards at the national level in New Delhi.

A study led by IIT Kharagpur researchers have found the presence of mineral bridgmanite, which is the most abundant mineral in the interior of the Earth, within the Katol L6 Chondrite meteorite.

The UK will provide an India Green Guarantee to the World Bank, to unlock an additional 750 million pounds for green projects across India.

Indian-American banker C.S. Venkatakrishnan has been chosen as the group chief executive (CEO) of the British multinational bank Barclays.

The Writer from South Africa Damon Galgut has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for his novel 'The Promise'.

Britain unveiled a new commemorative coin to mark Diwali, celebrating the life and legacy of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.

Mandakini River emerges from Chorabari Glacier near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, India. This river is a tributary of Alaknanda River and is fed by Vasukiganga River at Sonprayag. The river merges with Kaliganga near Kalimath temple and with Madhyamaheshwar Ganga near Ukhimath.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a month-long "Har Ghar Dastak" campaign for special house-to-house Covid-19 vaccination focussed on those whose second dose is overdue to accelerate the inoculation drive.

The International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is observed on November 6.