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Shri Mandaviya stressed that the NIPERs can be self-sustainable by generating their own resources through research and testing activities. […]

Unleashing Coal: New Hopes for Atmanirbhar Bharat

The Government of India will launch auction of coal mines for commercial mining with the theme “UNLEASHING COAL: NEW HOPES FOR ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT” on June 18, 2020. […]

IIT Madras tops India Rankings 2020, IISC falls to second

Union HRD Minister virtually releases “India Rankings 2020” for Higher Educational Institutions in New Delhi today

IIT Madras retains 1stPosition in Overall Ranking as well as in Engineering,

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru tops the University list

IIM Ahmedabad tops in Management Category and AIIMS occupies the top slot in Medical category for third consecutive year.

Miranda College retains 1st position amongst colleges for third consecutive year

Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi secures 1st position in “Dental” category, dental institutions included for first time in India Rankings 2020

Rankings help universities to improve their performance on various ranking parameters and identify gaps in research and areas of improvement- Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal […]

Ownership of exotic live species to be streamlined

Exotic live species are animal or plant species moved from their original range (location) to a new one. These species are introduced to a new location most often by people. […]

Maha gets 1829Cr for implementing Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission, a flagship program launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi last year, aims to provide all rural households with tap water supply in adequate quantity and of prescribed quality on a regular and long-term basis. […]

Knowledge generation and knowledge consumption systems should be Integrated

Professor Ashutosh Sharma says Several existing knowledge pools like TIFAC, policy research centers, industry bodies like CII, FICCI have already studied and thought about many of the issues related to science policy, and we can invite well-considered recommendations from them. […]

Town hall Meeting for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

STIP 2020 Town Hall Meet, the Track-I public & expert consultation process for the formulation of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020 will be launched by the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Professor K VijayRaghavan and Secretary, DST Professor Ashutosh Sharma on June 12, 2020. […]

Anti-microbial multilayer face mask to annihilate pathogenic microorganisms

As of now there is no vaccine or drug available to combat novel coronavirus. Mask, physical distancing and frequent handwashing are the only ways that can save lives. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also given recommendations on the kind of mask that is most suitable for protection against coronavirus. […]

MP gets 1280Cr for Jal Jeevan Mission

Madhya Pradesh State presented the Annual Action Plan for 2020-21 for consideration and approval of National Committee chaired by Secretary, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti. […]

Pedestrianisation in Market Places to be a reality

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has recommended holistic planning for pedestrian friendly market spaces in various cities and municipal areas in the country in consultation with stake holders. […]

PM Modi reviews bilateral agenda with Israeli PM Netanyahu

June 11, 2020 News Desk 0

Telephone conversation between Prime Minister and His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel on bilateral agenda and mutually beneficial partnerships in many areas […]

World Accreditation Day 2020 celebrated Virtually

The World Accreditation Day (WAD) is celebrated on 9th June every year to highlight as well as promote the role of accreditation in trade & economy. […]

NFL has started tying up with ITI to train youth

To give thrust to the “Skill India” initiative of the Government of India, National Fertilizers Limited -NFL a CPSE Under the Union Department Of Fertilizers has started tying up with Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) located near to its plants to train youth in various trades so as to enhance the chances of their employbility in heavy and process industry. […]

Rs. 4000 crore allotted to states for Per Drop More Crop program

Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare is implementing ‘Per Drop More Crop’ component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY- PDMC). […]

Common Yoga Protocol to be telecasted by DD as part of IDY2020

This telecast is being organized with an objective to familiarize the masses with the Common Yoga Protocol by providing them an audio-visual demonstration of the same through the distance mode. […]

PM Modi discusses Mekong-Ganga Cooperation framework with Cambodia Premier

PM Narendra Modi had a phone call today with H.E. Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia. The two leaders discussed the Covid-19 pandemic. They agreed to continue the ongoing cooperation for helping each other’s expatriates and facilitating their evacuation. […]

Shambhu S. Kumaran appointed as next Ambassador to the Philippines

June 10, 2020 News Desk 0

HE Shambhu S. Kumaran, current Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Morocco has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Philippines […]

Vladimir Putin signs off the state policy on Nuclear Deterrence

June 10, 2020 News Desk 0

Recently Vladimir Putin, President of Russia approved and signed off the executive order on the Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence which contains the principal conditions in which Russia would resort to the use of Nuclear Weapons […]

New study may help develop therapeutics for tongue cancer

A team of researchers from IIT Madras, Cancer Institute, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru has identified a specific microRNA (miRNAs) called ‘miR-155’ that is over-expressed in tongue cancer. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small Ribo Nucleic Acid. […]

Efforts to increase Saffron and Asafoetida production in India

June 9, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 1

Saffron and Heeng (asafoetida) are the most valuable spices of the world and widely used in Indian cuisine since time immemorial. In India, the annual demand for Saffron spice is 100 tons per year but its average production is about 6-7 tons per year. […]

Private sector will be allowed to use ISRO facilities: Jitendra Singh

June 9, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 1

Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that private sector will be allowed to use Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facilities and other relevant assets to improve their capacities. […]

Intense collaboration required to protect ourselves and the planet: S. Ramadorai

Need to embrace interdisciplinary culture, power of technology and intense collaboration to protect ourselves and the planet: S. Ramadorai

Padma Bhushan S. Ramadorai delivers Lockdown Lecture on Disaster, Disruption, Digitisation, Demand and Diversity […]

Shekhawat concerned over the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Meghalaya

Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in his letter to Chief Minister of Meghalaya has expressed his concerns over the slow progress of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the State. […]

CO2 reduction to useful chemicals and fuels to start on a large scale

The research was carried out by Prof. Sebastian C Peter and his group from the New Chemistry Unit at JNCASR. The startup company Breathe was started from the generous funding from DST Nano Mission Project and will focus on scaling up the technology to the pilot level and then commercialization. […]

PM Modi talks to Philippines President Duterte

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on telephone today with President of Philippines, His Excellency Rodrigo Duterte, and discussed the steps being taken by the two Governments to address the challenges arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

ARCI & Mekins develop UVC-based multipurpose disinfection cabinet

June 8, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 1

India was successful in controlling the spread of COVID 19 caused by the SARS COV2 virus during the first few phases of lockdown due to the strict implementation of COVID 19 guidelines. […]

Paswan directs officials to clear outstanding payments of sugarcane farmers

June 8, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 1

The Union Minister for Food & Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan held a review meeting with Secretary, Shri Sudhanshu Pandey and other senior officials of the Department of Food & Public Distribution here today. […]

MGNREG Scheme gets whooping 1,01,500Cr allotment

June 8, 2020 IndiaTies News Desk 1

Highest ever allocation of Rs. 1,01,500 crore made under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial year 2020-2021; a sum of Rs. 31,493 crore has already been released

Work has been offered to 6.69 crore persons so far in this financial year; Average number of persons to whom work offered in May 2020 is 2.51 crore per day, which is 73% higher than the work offered in May last year

Total 10 lakh works have been completed so far during 2020-2021; Focus is on works related to water conservation and irrigation, plantation, horticulture and Individual Beneficiary works for livelihood promotion […]

Nagaland gets 114Crore to implement Jal Jeevan Mission

The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has written a letter to Chief Minister of Nagaland expressing his concerns over the tardy progress of Jal Jeevan Mission in the State. […]

Central Government approves 1189 Cr for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Karnataka

Karnataka State has 2 aspirational districts, so the State has been advised to give priority to these areas while planning. Similarly focus should be on universal coverage of quality-affected habitations, water scarce areas, SC/ ST dominated villages and villages under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. […]

India signs MOU with Denmark sign for cooperation in Power Sector

The MoU was signed by Mr. Sanjiv Nandan Sahai, Secretary (Power) from the Indian side and Mr. Freddy Svane, Ambassador of Denmark to India from the Danish side. […]

BS-VI vehicles will have Green Colour strip identification

The BS-VI emission standards, which have been mandated w.e.f. 1st April, 2020, provide for stricter and cleaner emission norms and are at par with the emission standards being followed across the world. […]

Government rolls out facility of filing of NIL GST Return through SMS

In a significant move towards taxpayer facilitation, the Government has today onwards allowed filing of NIL GST monthly return in FORM GSTR-3B through SMS. […]

COVID Emergency Credit Facility covers all companies and not just MSMEs

The Finance minister suggested the industry to submit their recommendations related to the ministry of corporate affairs or SEBI deadlines so that necessary steps could be taken related to COVID Emergency Credit Facility […]

Evacuation of Indians from Iran Begins

Indian Naval Ship Shardul will evacuate Indian citizens on 08 June 2020 from the port of Bandar Abbas, Islamic Republic of Iran, to Porbandar, Gujarat. […]

Indian Air Force Inducts Indigenous Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation

The Indian Air Force has designed, developed, and inducted an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT). This pod will be utilized for evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including COVID-19 from high altitude areas, isolated and remote places. […]

NIPER and HAL sign to manufacture Industrial Grade Faceshields

NIPER-Guwahati signed MoU with the HAL Pimpri, Pune for large scale industrial-grade manufacturing and commercialization of their 3D printed antimicrobial face-shields […]

India to re-build 56 Higher Secondary Schools in Nepal

June 8, 2020 News Desk 0

India to re-build 56 Higher Secondary Schools in Nepal with the help of the Central Building Research Institute […]

ICCR’s International Art Competition receives 8000 submissions

June 8, 2020 News Desk 0

The International Painting Competition launched by ICCR during the tough times of the COVID-19 pandemic has elicited an overwhelming response. 8000 submissions and 210 selected. […]

Ms. Monika Kapil Mohta appointed as next Ambassador to Switzerland

June 8, 2020 News Desk 0

HE Monika Kapil Mohta has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Switzerland, The Holy See & Liechtenstein […]

Commanders of India-China meet to resolve differences

June 7, 2020 News Desk 0

In recent weeks, India and China have maintained communications through established diplomatic and military channels to address the situation in areas along the India-China border […]

New Process found to synthesize crystalline rubrene used in E-Skin

Scientists at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, have found a new process for synthesizing crystalline rubrene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-based thin film which can be useful for the development of optoelectronic devices and also for preparation of Electronic Skin (E-Skin). […]

New Technology for Transparent Screens by CeNS

In recent years, the demand of transparent conducting glasses (TCG) with high light transparency has tremendously increased due to its wide range of applications in optoelectronic devices such as smart windows, solar cells, touch screen/ touch sensors, and so on. […]

With 1610 Cr allotment for Jal Jeevan Mission, West Bengal has a total of 2757 Crores

The Annual Action Plan (AAP) is very important for timely implementation to achieve the goals of the mission, for which very intensive exercise was carried out in the Ministry in last couple of months and all the States have presented their annual action plan for JJM. West Bengal is yet to present its AAP before the National Committee of the Ministry of Jal Shakti. […]

Punjab has the availability of Rs. 619 Crore Central fund for Jal Jeevan Mission

Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has complimented the Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh for taking steps to provide tap connections to all rural households by March, 2020. […]

Coal India opens 3 new coal mines

Coal India Subsidiary Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) opened 3 new coal mines in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh today having a combined annual production capacity of 2.9 million tonnes (MT). […]

RCF does 100cr Sales in just 2 months