The India Energy Congress is the flagship event of World Energy Council India (WEC India) and joint event of ministries of power, coal, new & renewable energy, petroleum & natural gas, external affairs and Department of Atomic Energy.

The theme of the 7th edition of India Energy Congress is ‘Energy 4.0: Energy Transition Towards 2030’. 

On 1st February 2018, the Indian Coast Guard celebrated it’s 41st anniversary of dedicated and distinguished service to the Nation. This day is an opportune moment to reaffirm their resolute commitment and selfless service for safeguarding maritime interests of our Nation. 

Senior bureaucrat Neelam Kapoor was today appointed director general of the Sports Authority of India (SAI).

Kapoor, a 1982 batch officer of the Indian Information Service (IIS), is at present the Principal Director General of the Directorate of Field Publicity. 

Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have signed a Reciprocal Transport Agreement. The agreement was signed during the inauguration ceremony of the 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Faridabad, adjoining Delhi. 

Rwanda has become the first low-income country to provide universal eye care for its 12 million population.

The government has partnered with the organisation Vision for a Nation (VFAN) to train more than 3,000 eye care nurses based in 502 local health centres, prescribing glasses and referring those with serious eye problems to national clinics. Nurses have visited each of Rwanda’s 15,000 villages. 

Kerala will soon launch an e-network of ambulances on the lines of app-based global taxi operator Uber.

An app-based facility would be launched for people to seek the service of the nearest ambulance from the accident spot and rush the victim to appropriate hospitals. A state-wide e-network of ambulance services on the lines of uber taxi will be formulated. 

Indo-UK Institute of Health will pump in Rs 1,600 crore to set up a medicity with a 1,000-bedded hospital in Assam, taking the total investment in India to Rs 19,200 crore.

The Indo-UK Institute of Health (IUIH) shall be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Assam government during the two day-long ‘Advantage Assam – Global Investors Summit 2018 beginning on 03 February 2018.  

The state archaeology department has planned a major revamp of Mehrauli Archaeological Park (MAP) to put it on the tourist map. The task to prepare a detailed concept was assigned to Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). 

Telangana will soon set up a body to address issues of environment and it would function on the lines of a similar agency in Tokyo. Clean Authority of Telangana’, to be set up on the lines of one existing in Tokyo, will address issues of environment. 

Infosys co-founder SD Shibulal has launched a startup incubator EduMentum. The incubator will work for early-stage startups in offline education transformation space. The platform has been launched in partnership with Shibulal’s Advaith Foundation and Mantra4Change. 

SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with a geocommunications satellite commissioned by the Government of Luxembourg. The satellite, created by Orbital STK and to be operated by SES, will support humanitarian and military operations for Luxembourg, among other communications functions. 

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has laid the foundation for “Universal Peace Retreat Center” of ‘Prajapita Brahmakumari Eswariya University’.

The Andhra Pradesh government has allotted 10 acres of land for this center at Nekkollu village within the Amaravati capital region. 

Punjab and Haryana overpowered their respective rivals to chalk out their second successive victories in the girl’s hockey competition of the Khelo India School Games at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. 

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. The Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands approved “Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future” as the theme for World Wetlands Day in 2018. 

Australia’s Brisbane Airport has announced that that it will soon allow travelers to pay with crypto co. ins at its terminal shopping areas.

To a deal struck with cryptocurrency travel firm TravelbyBit, which will equip the airport’s retail stores with technology to accept the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash and Steem. 

India’s leading squash player, Saurav Ghosal jumped five places to No 14 to become the highest ranked Indian in the latest Professional Squash Association (PSA) rankings released. 

Not just Mary Kom, six other Indian boxers’ cliched gold medals in the India Open International Boxing Tournament.

 Apart from the inimitable Mary Kom, Sanjeet, Manish Kaushik, Pwilao Basumatar, Lovlina Borgohain and Pinki Rani and Manisha emerged victorious at the Thyagaraj Stadium.