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Raksha Rajya Mantri Ajay Bhatt in his written reply informed the Loksabha that the Ministry of Defence has approved Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) with a budget of Rs 498.78 crore for the next five years. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to around 300 innovators, startups, MSMEs and about 20 incubators through Defence […]
Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates India International Science Festival (IISF)at Panaji, Goa,where he spoke about the importance of sustainable startups. Context- Many startups as part of their core are now including sustainability both socioeconomically and environmentally. One reason for that is to show the customers that they are on a right track promoting environment friendly products. […]
As soon as the news of a new heavily mutated variant of novel coronavirus infecting a large number of people in South Africa surfaced, the world sprung into action by imposing travel bans, mandated testing of international arrivals and upping the ante on genome sequencing. Until yesterday, three countries — South Africa, Botswana and Hong […]
The ongoing India Ideas Summit 2021 focusing on the theme “Recovery to Resurgence” has brought high-profile leaders from both the US and India together to develop greater bonds between the countries to help each other in this post-pandemic phase where the economies have taken a hit. Special US Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, India’s […]
As the lockdown norms relax in the country, the used-car market has revived in tier 1 and tier 2 cities. Spinny, a used-car platform has recorded a 236% increase in sales across India from January to June 2021. Ahmedabad buyers are no different but it is recorded the city’s buyers stick to reliable and proven […]
The small town of Sanand in Gujarat turned into a major automotive hub with the entry of Tata, Suzuki, Ford, Honda and Hero MotoCorp, who operated their plants from in and around Sanand. But Sanand perhaps is losing its sheen as major companies make an exit. The announcement on Thursday was made by US auto […]
Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama decided to revert the working hours for primary schools teachers of government schools. The government, in a circular issued 24 hours ago, had instructed teachers to work an eight-hour shift. But on Wednesday, they revoked the circular and teachers can now go back to their six-hour shift. Earlier, the teachers opposed […]
The state government decided to lift the night curfew and Sunday lockdown enforced in Kerala. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed this in a press conference after the Covid review meeting on Tuesday. Earlier, restrictions were intensified in view of a surge in the daily cases of Covid-19, especially after Onam. But with no rise in the […]
It’s the largest protest in Indian history and is showing no signs of losing steam. For over nine months now, farmers across India have been protesting the ruling BJP government’s farm laws, which they say will crush the widely scattered farm sector and corporatise it. On September 5, farmers from 15 states across India gathered […]
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) organised a farmers’ mahapanchayat in Muzzafarnagar on Sunday, September 5, in protest against the farm laws passed by the Union Government in a previous parliamentary session. Thousands of farmers from Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states attended the event organised by SKM at the Government Inter College ground in Muzaffarnagar. The […]
“I am urging all the villagers of India to not let the Brahmins enter your villages. I will talk to every other community so that we can boycott them. They need to send back to the bank of the Volga River,” said Nand Kumar Baghel, recently in Lucknow. The video immediately went viral on social […]
As India celebrated its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted in his eighth I-Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort the importance of Aatma Nirbhar and ‘Sab Vikas’ for building a new India. He also announced that the Centre will soon launch the Rs 100 lac-crore Gati […]
The Government of India, the Central Water Commission, government representatives from 10 participating states and the World Bank have signed a $250 million project, to support the Government of India’s long-term dam safety program and improve the safety and performance of existing dams across various states of India. The Second Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP-2) will strengthen dam […]
By Siddharth Varadarajan The registry of any court is where a citizen’s quest for justice begins and the Supreme Court of India is no exception. As of August 2, 2021, the total number of pending matters is 69,476, and every month that figure rises by around 600. The court’s 26 judges deal with the law but it […]
National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd (RCF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) for the transfer of technology of a revolutionary and game-changer fertiliser Nano Urea Liquid on July 27. MoUs and other related agreements were signed in the presence of Minister of Chemicals […]
