Category: Govt

Researchers have developed an innovative road safety sensor prototype that utilizes a novel polymer nanocomposite designed for high-risk turning points where accidents frequently occur. This sensor integrates pressure sensing and...

The Union Cabinet of India has authorized the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds) initiative aimed at boosting the domestic production of oilseeds and reducing dependency on imports....

As of September 30, 2024, a total of 13,822 Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been established throughout India under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). This initiative is designed to...

The Ministry of Coal reported that Coal production and dispatch from India’s captive and commercial coal mines experienced substantial growth in the first half of fiscal year 2024-25 (H1 FY...

On October 2, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated various development projects in Hazaribag, Jharkhand, with a remarkable total investment surpassing ₹80,000 crore. This initiative...

On October 2, 2024, the Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini embarked on the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition, a significant and historic voyage aimed at circumnavigating the globe. This...

In a span of nearly a decade, India has made tremendous strides in the GII rankings, rising from the 81st position in 2015 to 39th in 2024. This steady climb...

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has initiated a significant transformation of its supply chain management system through a digital project named ANNA DARPAN. This initiative aims to modernize and...

On September 30, 2024, over 11,000 Saksham Anganwadi Centres were virtually inaugurated across 20 states during the closing ceremony of the 7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah, held in Ranchi, Jharkhand. This...

On September 30, 2024, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh officially took over as the Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF), succeeding Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, who retired...

The BharatGen initiative, launched on September 30, 2024, marks a significant milestone as the first government-funded multimodal large language model (LLM) initiative aimed at developing generative AI technologies tailored for...

NLC India Limited, a premier Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Coal, proudly commemorates its 10th anniversary in renewable energy generation on September 28, 2024. This milestone dates back...

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has officially inaugurated the PARAM Rudra Supercomputers on September 26, 2024, at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS). This landmark event highlights...

A new breakthrough in understanding the process of controlling the assembly of tiny molecular units into complex structures holds promise for creating new materials that could revolutionize industries like electronics,...

The delivery of the LSAM 13 (Yard 81), the fifth Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) barge for the Indian Navy’s INS Tunir, was successfully undertaken on September 25, 2024. This barge...

On September 26, 2024, the Ministry of Labour and Employment of India forged a significant partnership with Amazon by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing job opportunities...

The effective management of snakebites, particularly from species like the monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia), is critical due to the severe medical implications associated with their venom. Recent studies highlight the...

The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change has achieved an important target under tree plantation campaign ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ Campaign.  The target was plantation of 80 crore...

Recent research conducted by astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) has led to significant advancements in understanding the Sun’s rotation, particularly its differential rotation patterns in the chromosphere....

A Women in Space Leadership Programme (WiSLP) was launched by Department of Science and Technology (DST) in collaboration with the British Council as part of the UK-India Education and Research...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has developed a groundbreaking lightweight bulletproof jacket known as ABHED (Advanced Ballistics for...

Sanju Devi’s journey to advancing sanitation in Patna serves as a powerful narrative of empowerment and change in the community she belongs to. As a member of the Musahar community,...

India is on the verge of establishing itself as a global locomotive manufacturing hub with the commencement of exports from the Marhowra Plant in Bihar, operated by Wabtec Locomotive Private...

Experimentalists have obtained a suitable optical response in an atomic medium that can be used to store light for a significant amount of time, facilitating designing applications for several quantum...

Researchers have developed catalytic droplets that can lead to a 10-fold increase in speed and efficient catalytic reactions and that this is valid below a critical substrate concentration. Such efficient...

The Ministry of Ayush showcased the significant role of Ayurveda and different traditional medicine systems of India in modern nutrition and wellness through the Ayush Pavilion at World Food India...

Developed in alignment with the vision of the National Education Policy 2020 and National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023, a poem titled ‘National War Memorial’ and chapter titled ‘Veer...

Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in its meeting on 18th September, 2024 has approved Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan with a total outlay of...

In a recent collaborative research project, scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research JNCASR, Bengaluru (an autonomous institution under the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India) and  ICAR–National Bureau...

Scientists have developed a novel and cost-effective technique for fabricating paper-based devices using an Advanced PAP (A-PAP) pen, which offers a practical alternative to conventional sensing methods that necessitate specialized...

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the development of Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV), that will be a significant step towards the Government’s...

The Indian men’s hockey team successfully defended its Asian Champions Trophy title, clinching a hard-fought 1-0 victory over host China in the final at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in...

The Indian men’s hockey team successfully defended its Asian Champions Trophy title, clinching a hard-fought 1-0 victory over host China in the final at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in...

The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal dedicated the Tuticorin International Container Terminal (TICT) to the nation at the VO Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOCPA) here today....

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation various Railway Projects worth more than Rs 660 crore in Tatanagar, Jharkhand yesterday  through video...

The Union Cabinet approved Mission Mausam on September 11, 2024, with a budget outlay of 2,000 crores over two years, is an ambitious initiative of the Government of India. It...

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), on September 13, 2024, successfully conducted the preliminary automotive trials of the Indian light Tank, Zorawar, a highly versatile platform capable of deployment in...

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy have conducted back-to-back successful flight tests of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VLSRSAM). The second consecutive...

Scientists have found a low-cost solution called nanosecond laser surface texturing to increase lubrication of the moving parts within the engine can enhance engine performance. Internal combustion (IC) engines represent...

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully conducted the flight test of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR)...

In a magnetic material, a paramagnetic phase, in which the material shows weaker temporary attraction when exposed to a magnetic field, is attained at a temperature higher than the ferromagnetic...

A new method of introducing controlled defects in MOF-Based super capacitors through laser irradiation, can help enhance performance of existing energy storage technologies. In recent years, several methods have been...

The central government has made a big announcement for senior citizens on Wednesday. The government said that now senior citizens above 70 years of age will be given insurance cover...

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved ‘Mission Mausam’ today with an outlay of Rs.2,000 crore over two years.Mission Mausam, to be chiefly implemented...

India’s coal production and supply trends for the period from April to August 2024 show a positive trajectory, despite some short-term variations in the Month of August 24, due to...

Malpe and Mulki, fourth and fifth ships of the Eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft project, being built by M/s Cochin Shipyard Ltd, for the Indian Navy, were launched on...

In a landmark event for India’s Defence forces, the Vice Chiefs of Indian Army, Navy and Air Force made history today by flying in the indigenously manufactured Light Combat Aircraft...

A successful launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, was carried out from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha on September 06, 2024. The launch successfully validated all...

Swachh Bharat Mission successfully Transforms India’s Sanitation LandscapeSource

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the first consignment of Indian pomegranates from Mumbai to Melbourne, Australia on August 31, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce...

Taking a significant step to strengthen India's position in the global fashion industry, the Union Textiles Minister unveiled the 'Visionext Fashion Forecasting Initiative' developed by the National Institute of Fashion...

The Commission for Pharmacopoeia of Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) under the aegis of Ministry of AYUSH has received Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Integrated Management System (IMS) certification. This...

The researchers, through their calculations, found the uncertainty relation induced by the noise of gravitons – hypothetical quantities of gravity and elementary particles that mediate the force of gravitational interaction...

Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have shown that combining heat-based treatment with ultra-small magnetic...

Based on requests received from local administration due to flood like situation following heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh, Indian Naval aircraft, Flood Relief Teams (FRTs) and Diving Teams from Eastern...

A new nanostructure developed by Indian scientists can detect nitrogen oxides at very low concentrations at room temperature, which could meet the urgent need for accurate air quality monitoring systems...

INST researchers have developed a low-cost method for removal of toxic chromium from wastewater from industries such as leather tanning and electroplating by using “sunlight” as a catalyst in combination...

Ministry of Coal has recorded a significant increase in overall coal production, reaching 384.08 million tonnes (provisional) up to August 2024 in FY 2024-25 as against 360.71 million tonnes during...

A unique transistor developed using single molecules controlled by mechanical forces could pave the way for advances in areas such as quantum information processing, ultra-compact electronics and sensing applications.In a...

An antidepressant drug could be repurposed to provide a cheaper solution for treating breast cancer. Creating new and effective anti-cancer drugs has been a complex process, given the high cost,...

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 06 December 1986. The Air Force officer is an experimental test pilot and a...

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS) of the Indian Air Force at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) today. After assuming charge of his...

Union Minister for Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar yesterday congratulated the Chairman & Managing Directors of NHPC and SJVN on the prestigious achievement of being...

Shri Satish Kumar took over as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) yesterday. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet recently approved the appointment of...

Researchers have discovered a rare electron localization phenomenon that could expand material selection options and could be used to improve existing performance of semiconductors or expand their applications in areas...

The production of key minerals such as iron ore and limestone within the country has continued on the growth trajectory after registering growth in the first quarter of FY 2024-25....

Dr. T.V. Somanathan today took over as the new Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India following the retirement of Shri Rajiv Gauba. Dr. Somanathan is an IAS officer of...

Novel electrochemical and optical sensors developed with the help of a new family of nanopolymer materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and two-dimensional (2D) materials can be used for rapid and...

Researchers exploring the surface magnetic field of Mars found that crustal field effects are very strong during the daytime but are almost negligible during the nighttime, with daytime crustal field...

Yesterday, Wednesday, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the green signal to the development of 12 industrial smart cities in six...

The project, being executed at TIFR Mumbai's Colaba campus, is a tripartite collaboration between DYSL-QT, TIFR and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). DYSL-QT scientists put together the control and measurement equipment...

Vice Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar NM took over as Director General, Project Seabird from Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti on 28 August 2024. He has been mandated to oversee the largest defence...

Mohali, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, synthesized a highly water-stable ultrathin Ni-BTC nanosheet with a thickness of about 4.15 nm. The 2D oxide sacrifice approach...

Researchers at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, in collaboration with scientists from the National Chemical Laboratory...

Ministry of Coal has achieved growth in overall coal production till 25th August, 2024. Cumulative coal production upto 25.08.24 for FY 2024-25 has increased significantly to 370.67 million tonnes as...

Scientists have developed an affordable, user-friendly, portable smartphone-based fluorescence turn-on sensor system that can help in the prevention of Parkinson's disease. This sensor will help in accurately detecting the concentration...

Machine learning techniques used by scientists for modelling crustal deformations on the Tibetan Plateau have helped predict the velocity vectors of such movements and enhance characterisation of plate movements. Typically,...

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) policy aimed at promoting high-performance biomanufacturing in India. The policy aims...

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 11 crew members of the distressed MV ITT Puma during a challenging night time search and rescue operation on August 26, 2024. The Mumbai-registered...

Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Jayant Chaudhary inaugurated the renovated National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) at Sion, Mumbai yesterday. The Minister for Skill, Entrepreneurship, Employment...

The study of magnetic fields in different layers of the solar system using data from the Kodaikanal Tower Tunnel Telescope has revealed a new way to probe deeper into the...

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has signed an agreement with Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) to promote...

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal today unveiled key sustainable projects after inaugurating three freshwater lakes at Jawaharlal Nehru Port. All these lakes have been rejuvenated...

“Chandrayaan 3 was a milestone, Chandrayaan 4 and 5 will follow,” Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced in a curtain raiser media interaction on the eve of the first National...

Shri Amardeep Singh Bhatia of the Indian Administrative Service has taken over as Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry in place of...

Director General, National Cadet Corps flagged off NCC Girls and Boys Mountaineering Expedition to Mount Abi Gamin (Uttarakhand) from New Delhi on August 21, 2024. A team comprising 34 cadets,...

NMDC Steel Limited (NSL) has achieved a major production milestone at its advanced facility. On August 20, the plant successfully produced 1 million tonne (MNT) of hot rolled coil (HRC),...

South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a leading subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), has made significant progress in environmental sustainability through successful implementation of Authorized Compensatory Afforestation (ACA) guidelines issued...

A novel method of drug delivery developed may prove beneficial for patients suffering from asthma, cystic fibrosis, or chronic lung disease, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), cancer, or those using corticosteroid...

Scientists have shown through experiments that there is no universal standard possible for measuring and quantifying nonlocal quantum correlations. Quantum nonlocality describes the unique relationship between distant physical objects that...

The Ministry of Coal, under the dynamic leadership of Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Shri G. Kishan Reddy, has been promoting social responsibility through its public sector enterprises and...

Shri Ashok Kumar Singh, an Indian Administrative Service officer, took over as Director General, Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Ministry of Labour & Employment at its headquarters in New Delhi...

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the export of India’s first ready-to-drink fig juice made from GI-tagged Purandar figs to Poland. The consignment of fig juice...

The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army have jointly carried out a first-of-its-kind precision para-drop operation of Arogya Maitri Health Cube at an altitude of close to 15,000...

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Friday launched the third developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at...

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the Authority to Keep Sealed Specifications (AHSP) of 'Nipun' Munition to Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) at Armament Research and Development...

Cost-effective biological surface activators Synthetic surface activators useful for the food industry can be produced as a healthy alternative by using green substrates from agro-industrial wastes.Surfactants are molecules that glide...

Researchers have discovered the potential of zinc oxide nanoparticles to improve kidney function and combat diabetic nephropathy, paving the way for new therapeutic approaches in managing diabetes-associated kidney problems. Diabetic...

An old Indian national flag, which was hoisted at Fort St George on August 15, 1947, is on display at the Fort Museum in Chennai. It is one of the...

Researchers have created an innovative transparent layer that sits between two insulating materials. This material allows electrons to move around in a two-dimensional plane at room temperature, with their spins...