Tech firm ABB on Friday announced partnership with Nobel Media, bringing together two organisations committed to the development of innovation, education and scientific research.


ABB, Nobel Media announce global partnership


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Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov on Friday reviewed bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, science and technology, culture and other issues of mutual interest.


India, Russia review bilateral cooperation


The creative industry is seeing an unprecedented growth worldwide, Sanjoy K. Roy, producer of the popular Jaipur Literature Festival, highlighted at a lecture here, but lamented that its potential is still untapped in India.


JLF producer bats for creative industry, calls for infrastructure


Twenty-four-year-old Abhishek Mukherjee was offered a job by a reputed private firm during a campus recruitment drive. The young professional was eager to join his new workplace and showcase some of the skills that he mastered in college and put them to good use.


How on-the-job training and development programmes give companies a competitive edge (Business Tips)


The Himachal government will showcase the history of Shimla over the years as the once tiny village metamorphosed to become the summer capital of the British Raj in India, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur told the Assembly on Wednesday.


Shimla's history to be showcased for tourists: CM


A new book, "The Billionaire Raj", paints a revealing portrait of the rise of India's new billionaire class and places it against the backdrop of the "radically unequal society" that is found in the country. It's author, James Crabtree, who spent five years in Mumbai as bureau chief for the Financial Times, says that this uneven growth will have "damaging implications" for the country's development.


India's unequal society will have damaging implications for its development: Author


The "6th International Buddhist Conclave 2018" will be held here on Friday with the participation of over 200 delegates, Buddhist monks, diplomats, researchers and scholars from around 15 nations, an official said here on Thursday.


6th global Buddhist meet in Maharashtra


A book spelling out strategies to grow new businesses, "Master Growth Hacking", was launched at the India Habitat Centre (IHC) here on Wednesday.


Book on business growth hacks launched, targets startups


National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vrindaban Gurukul Trust of flute maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia for the promotion of art and culture.


Nalco signs MoU with Hariprasad Chaurasia's trust for industry-culture interface


In a bid to make people aware of the rich heritage of Indian Railways, the Railway Ministry has decided to launch "digital museums" at 22 big stations on Independence Day, officials said on Saturday.


Digital museums to showcase railways heritage at 22 stations


US-based home rental website Airbnb has called off a contest offering its users a chance to spend a night on the iconic Great Wall of China, official Chinese media reported on Wednesday.


Airbnb cancels Great Wall sleepover competition


An amount of Rs 41,127.86 lakh (Rs 411.27 crore) was allocated for conservation of 3,687 protected monuments during 2018-19 under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), parliament was told on Monday.


Rs 411 cr allocated for protected monuments in 2018-19


A study table used by one of Britains most famous novelists, Charles Dickens, is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match the asking price of 67,600 pounds.


Britain bans export of Dickens' study table


An antique violin worth $250,000 million was pawned for $50 in the US state of Massachusetts, the authorities said.


Antique violin worth $250,000 pawned for $50


The Uttar Pradesh government, in its first draft report of its 'Vision Document' on protection and preservation of the Taj Mahal submitted on Tuesday before the Supreme Court, suggested that the entire Taj Mahal precinct should be declared a no-plastic zone and all polluting industries in the region closed.


Taj Mahal area should be no-plastic zone, polluting industries shut: UP to SC


The Uttar Pradesh government will be presenting a 'vision document' on the Taj Mahal in Agra before the Supreme Court on Thursday, an official said on Monday.


UP to present 'vision document' on Taj Mahal before SC on Thursday


The Union Culture Ministry is carrying out large scale restoration work of heritage buildings and places of art in Kolkata using organic and natural conservation processes, with the project likely to be completed by October, a top official said here on Friday.


Culture Ministry restoring Bengal heritage sites, work likely to end by October


Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Thursday said a strong regulatory system is needed to check widespread corruption in the Indian healthcare sector where 25 per cent of the money spent on health is lost due to fraud.


Regulation of healthcare needed to check corruption: Khurshid


India and South Korea signed 11 agreements, including in the areas of trade, cultural and scientific and technological cooperation, during the visit of South Korean President Moon Jae-in to India.


India, South Korea sign 11 agreements


Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia met a team of 20 individuals who travelled to seven UNESCO sites within 12 hours by using public transport and praised their efforts to showcase that the mode of travel is safe and accessible.


Sisodia lauds team visiting UNESCO sites on public transport


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the British Council and the state government will sign an MoU to promote cultural, educational and skill development exchanges between Britain and Bengal.

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