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WHO introduces the Health Technology Access Pool
The World Health Organization (WHO) announces the Health Technology Access Pool (HTAP) as the successor to the COVID-19 Technology Access…
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PM pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his Punya Tithi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, paid homage to the Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary…
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Alva Myrdal: Swedish Diplomat, Sociologist, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Alva Myrdal (31 January 1902 โ 1 February 1986) was a Swedish sociologist, diplomat, and politician. She received the Nobel…
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Max Theiler: Conquering Yellow Fever through Scientific Breakthroughs
Max Theiler (30 January 1899 โ 11 August 1972) was a South African American virologist and physician. He won the…
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Amrita Sher-Gil: Indian-Hungarian Painter and Pioneer of Modern Art in India
Amrita Sher-Gil (30 January 1913 โ 5 December 1941) a Hungarian-Indian painter. She has been called "one of the greatest…
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Robert William Holley: Nobel Prize-Winning Biochemist and Pioneer in RNA Research
Robert William Holley (28 January 1922 โ 11 February 1993) was an American biochemist. He received the 1968 Nobel Prize…
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Hidetsugu Yagi: Innovator in Antenna Design and Pioneer of the Yagi-Uda Array
Hidetsugu Yagi (28 January 1886 โ 19 January 1976) was a Japanese electrical engineer from Osaka, Japan. When working at…
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Celebrating Largest Snowflake
Image Courtesy: Google Doodle The largest snowflake ever recorded was reported to have fallen in Fort Keogh, Montana, on 28…
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Adelaide Cabete: Championing Equality in Medicine and Society
Adelaide Cabete was a Portuguese feminist, humanitarian, physician, and activist who tirelessly fought for womenโs rights and equality in the…
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Beatrice Tinsley: Trailblazing Astrophysicist and Pioneer in Cosmology
Beatrice Tinsley ย (27 January 1941 โ 23 March 1981) was a British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist and professor of…
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Tom Jobim: The Maestro of Bossa Nova
Tom Jobim (25 January 1927 โ 8 December 1994) was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered…
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Giorgio Gaber: The Voice of Italian Social Commentary
Giorgio Gaber (25 January 1939 โ 1 January 2003 was an Italian singer, composer, actor, and playwright. He was also…
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Day of first demonstration of Television: History and Significance
The first demonstration of television was given by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird on 26 January 1926.
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Juraj Jรกnoลกรญk: Slovakian Folk Hero and Symbol of Resistance Against Oppression
Juraj Jรกnoลกรญk (25 January 1688 -- 17 March 1713) was aย Slovakย highwayman. Jรกnoลกรญk has been the mainย characterย of manyย Slovakย novels, poems, and films.…
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