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The RBD Ab and IgG secondary Ab were coated on the nitrocellulose membrane as test and control, respectively to test the presence of antigen (Ag) in the sample. Further, the...

  In its 153 years history, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMP Kolkata) including Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock Complex, for the first time, handled 65.66 million tones of...

Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has achieved a major milestone by recording the highest-ever crude throughput of 3.093 million metric tonnes (MMT) against its nameplate capacity of 3.0 MMT in the...

MOIL Limited has recorded its second highest production since inception, registering 6% growth over the previous year record with the production of 13.02 lakh tonnes of Manganese (Mn) Ore in...

During FY 22-23, record electrification of 6542 RKMs, record new lines 5243 Kms, highest ever scrap sale was achieved   During the Financial Year 2022-23, Indian Railways (IR) achieved milestones...

Ministry of Defence, on March 31, 2023, signed a contract with Ultra Dimensions Pvt. Ltd. (UDPL), Vishakhapatnam for modernisation of Naval Aircraft Yards (NAYs) at Goa & Kochi, at a...

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), in collaboration with Airtel, announced the launch of WhatsApp Banking Services for IPPB customers in New Delhi today, enabling them to access banking services on...

This new route will enhance connectivity with the Middle East and promote trade, commerce and tourism in Madhya Pradesh. It will operate three days a week commencing from 31st March...

Indian Railways has achieved a significant milestone, by completing 100% electrification of Railway network in Haryana State. The existing Broad Gauge network of Haryana is 1,701 Route kilometre, which is...

NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Limited, has signed Term Sheet with Greenko ZeroC Pvt Ltd (A Greenko Group Company)  to Supply 1300 MW...

In yet another boost to ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence, Ministry of Defence, on March 29, 2023, signed three contracts – two with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Ghaziabad and one with NewSpace...

Air India on Monday launched a direct flight from Amritsar to Gatwick in the UK, with Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia saying the new international connectivity will work as a...

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday inaugurated a direct flight between Amritsar and UK's Gatwick. The non-stop flight between Amritsar and Gatwick will be operated by Air...

In a big boost to rural employment, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) is signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 19 Captive Employers and provide them the target to...

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated development projects worth more than Rs. 1780 crores in Varanasi, today. The projects include laying the foundation stone...

In his address, Shri Amit Shah said that Sahakar Samridhi Soudha, a 67-acre market yard for agriculture marketing, a market for flower growers at a cost of Rs.11 crore in...

The Union Minister of State for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ms. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today informed that as on...

Ministry of Defence, on March 24, 2023, signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Hyderabad for procurement of two Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems ‘Project Himshakti’ at an overall cost...

Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced in Bengaluru today the approval for setting of the Rs 180 crore worth...

In the world of technological advancements, high-performing and multifunctional structures and components are in great demand. To cater to this demand, the development of bimetallic structures has gained significant attention....

On the lines of setting the target of achieving Net Zero Carbon Emitter by 2030, the Indian Railways has 100% electrified existing Broad Gauge network of Odisha. The existing Broad...

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah inaugurated Maa Sharda Devi Temple at Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmirthrough video conferencing today. Several dignitaries including Lieutenant Governor of Jammu...

An Investiture Ceremony was held with grandeur today (March 22, 2023) in Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan and the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu presented three Padma...

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area office & Innovation Centre in India at a programme in Vigyan Bhawan today. The Prime Minister...

‘Androth’, the second of 08 x ASW Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project, being built by M/s GRSE for Indian Navy was launched on 21 Mar 23 at M/s GRSE, Kolkata....

NTPC REL has signed an MoU with INDIAN ARMY for setting up Green Hydrogen Projects in its establishments on Build, Own and Operate (BOO) model. The intent is to reduce...

Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi, Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, Government of India, flagged off Bharat Gaurav Train “North East Discovery: Beyond Guwahati”, specially designed tour to cover the...

Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, visited the stretch of Barapullah drain near Bhogal Market in South Delhi on March 20, 2023, to...

Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, visited the stretch of Barapullah drain near Bhogal Market in South Delhi on March 20, 2023, to...

Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) has launched an ambitious project to digitize the research material in its possession. Under this project, the goal is to ensure the conversion of...

Keel laying ceremony of the two ships of Multi Purpose Vessel (MPV) Project  (Yard18001 – Samarthak & Yard 18002 – Utkarsh) was held at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, on 20 Mar...

NGEL, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with IOCL for setting up of renewable energy projects to meet Round the Clock power requirement...

An enzyme called laccase generated by a group of fungi has been found capable of degrading a variety of hazardous organic dye molecules that are regularly drained into waterbodies after...

On the lines of setting the target of achieving Net Zero Carbon Emitter by 2030, the Indian Railways has 100% electrified existing Broad Gauge network of Chhattisgarh. The 1,170 Route...

  India Post, the largest delivery network of the world, has signed an MoU with Shiprocket to boost  last-mile  Ecommerce delivery services across the country. India Post, India’s leading postal...

  During the second round of the Foot and Mouth Disease vaccination drive, around 24 crore cattle and buffaloes in the country have now been covered out of a targeted...

A critical drug developed on a DRDO technology for radiological and nuclear emergencies has received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), the defence ministry said on Tuesday....

The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has been entrusted with the task of promoting Indian millets in the international market, the Minister of State in the...

The PTO shaft, which is a critical component in the aircraft, will support the requirements of future fighter aircraft & their variants and offers competitive cost & reduced time of...

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday conducted two consecutive successful flight tests of Very Short Range Air Defence System missile. The test flight was conducted at the Integrated...

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated  and laid foundation stone of 18 National Highway projects with an investment of more than 10,000 crore in...

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 9 National Highway projects in Mahoba ,Uttar Pradesh with an investment of more than...

Indian Railway is working in a mission mode to become the largest Green Railway in the world and is moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” before 2030. After...

Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that the Forest Survey of...

In another boost to achieve ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, Ministry of Defence, on March 13, 2023, signed a contract for Normal Refit of Sindhukirti Submarine at Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam at...

Port healthcare is a niche in medical practice. The proximity of a port, ships and those on board leads to specific demands on health care. Considering this, Ministry of Ports,...

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the seed processing and storage facility at Indian Grassland and Grassland Research Institute, Jhansi, an institution under the Indian...

  To combat the effects of climate change and improve water security, SEEDS has been working to restore 18 acres of a lake in Wazirabad, Gurugram Climate change impacts are...

Ministry of Defence, on March 10, 2023, signed a contract for procurement of six Dornier-228 aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at a cost...

 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on establishing semiconductor supply chain and innovation partnership under the framework of India – US Commercial Dialogue was signed between the two countries following the...

Indian Navy’s major Operational level exercise TROPEX for the year 2023, conducted across the expanse of IOR over a duration of four months from Nov 22 - Mar 23, culminated...

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship Arush rescued six fishermen from a flooding fishing boat in Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast on March 07, 2023. In the wee hours, the...

Ministry of Defence, on March 07, 2023, signed contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft & three...

Change in debris cover plays a critical role in the glacier surface lowering, shrinkage, retreat, and mass balance, according to a recent study. Therefore, these factors need to be accounted...

After the Nano Urea, the Government of India has now approved the Nano DAP as well. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that this decision is an important...

The first 'SCO B2B Conference and Expo on Traditional Medicine' came to a successful end as it created a platform for buyers and sellers from different countries to explore trade...

In order to provide major boost to AatmaNirbharta in Armament and Ammunition, Indian Navy received for the first time a fully indigenised fuze YDB-60 for underwater Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW)...

Keel for third 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, Yard 337 (Ashva) was laid by Capt VS Bawa, WPS (Kol) on 03 Mar 23 at M/s Titagarh Wagons Pvt Ltd, Kolkata....

Indigenously developed IoT sensor solutions will help to position India as a global hub for sensors and devices - Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma   The Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and...

Floating jetties are a game changer for the tourism sector. It is one of the key initiatives of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) under the Sagarmala program,...

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman virtually inaugurated Indian Customs EDI – Electronic Data Interchange - System (ICES) in recently operationalised two Land Customs Stations, Nagarakata...

NMDC’s iron ore mines - Kirandul Deposit - 14 MZ, Kirandul Deposit – 14 NMZ and Bacheli Deposit - 5, have been awarded 5 ratings by the Indian Bureau of...

India's largest integrated energy utility, NTPC, has launched the first air-cooled condenser installed supercritical power plant in the country. The first unit of the 660 MW capacity of the power...

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated 7 National Highway projects with an investment of 6500 crores in Chitbada village, Ballia , Uttar Pradesh. Speaking...

The special exhibition titled ‘Silver treasures from India and Denmark’ was inaugurated today i.e. on 27th February 2023, at the National Museum, New Delhi celebrating the rich silver legacy from...

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple development projects worth more than Rs 3,600 crore at Shivamogga, Karnataka on Monday. He also inaugurated the...

In Maharashtra, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari  inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 5 National Highway projects of 212 km length at Nanded worth Rs....

A Letter of Intent (LoI) was signed between the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) for a long-term collaboration focusing on...

Missile Cum Ammunition (MCA) Barge, Yard 75 (LSAM 7) was launched by RAdm Sandeep Mehta, ACWP&A on 24 Feb 23 at Guttenedevi, launch site of M/s SECON, Visakhapatnam. With all...

India’s domestic coal production has shown impressive growth during the past few years.  Coal production has increased from 730.87 MT (Million Ton) in 2019-20 to 778.19 MT in 2021-22, achieving...

Expands Green Cover To 1610 Hectares   Coal India Limited (CIL) is in the process of converting its abandoned mines into eco-parks which have become popular as eco-tourism destinations. These...

Keel laying of Second ship (BY 524, Malwan) and third ship (BY 525, Mangrol) of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) (CSL) project was presided by R Adm Sandeep...

With an ambition to give a major boost to the road infra in Punjab, NHAI has developed a 4-Lane wide section from Phagwara to Rupnagar on NH-344A.   In series...

Union Minister for Labour & Employment and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav chaired the 190th Meeting of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) today at Chandigarh. Minister of...

The longest continuous observations of the Sun taken from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KoSO)--one of the oldest astronomical observatories have been digitised and made available for community use. The digitised record...

World’s longest river cruise ‘Ganga Vilas’ ship reached Guwahati at 03:30 PM today, on 42nd day of the voyage. All the 28 tourists travelling on board were given a rousing...

India saw over 5,000 producers, importers and brand owners (PIBOs) registering for extended producer responsibility (EPR) in the last one year, the Union Environment Ministry said on Friday. Extended producer responsibility is...

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the 24-hour telecast service of Doordarshan Kendra, Shimla yesterday. With that the Himachal Doordarshan Kendra Shimla will now provide services to...

85 electric locomotives produced in this FY 2022-23 up to 31st January 4,175 LHB coaches produced in this FY 2022-23 up to 31st January Indian Railways’ Production Units are on...

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Race Walkers, Akshdeep Singh and Priyanka Goswami on winning National Race Walking Championships. Shri Modi also extended best wishes to them for...

Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants at Aonla and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh. Addressing the event, they stated that today...

In his address, the Union Minister of Cooperation said that recently the Union Cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took a decision that the Government of...

To empower youth by providing them entry level skill training in Railway Training Institutes, “Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana” (RKVY) has been notified on Indian Railways. Banaras Loco Works, Varanasi has...

Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme - UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik) on 21.10.2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses. UDAN is a...

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 14th edition of Asia’s biggest aero show - Aero India 2023 – at Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru on February 13, 2023....

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during his speech, on 76th Independence Day, from Red Fort emphasised that contribution of Nari Shakti would be crucial for achieving the vision of ‘Amrit...

With an effort to further strengthen the sports infrastructure available at Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence in Lucknow, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri...

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation, the 246 km Delhi – Dausa – Lalsot section of the Delhi Mumbai Expressway today. He also laid the foundation...

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off two Vande Bharat trains at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai . The two trains are Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat and Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi...

Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) successfully launched three satellites into their intended orbits. In its second developmental flight, the SSLV-D2 vehicle placed EOS-07, Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2 satellites into their intended...

Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile (ACTCM) Barge, Yard 125 (LSAM 15) was launched by Capt Prashant Saxena, AWPS (Mbi) on 10 Feb 23 at M/s Suryadipta Projects Pvt Ltd, Thane....

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the people of Dungti village near Demjok in eastern Ladakh on getting tap water even at -30° C.   Responding to a...

The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur declared the Khelo India Winter Games 3rd edition open in Gulmarg on Friday. The Union Minister was joined by...

51 Mineral Blocks including Lithium and Gold were handed over to State Governments   Geological Survey of India has for the first time established Lithium inferred resources (G3) of 5.9...

Keeping in mind the contribution of Khadi cotton-weavers, during its  694th meeting of KVIC held at Kutch, Gujarat on January 30, 2023 Khadi and Village Industries Commission under the Chairmanship...

    Pawan Hans Ltd. commenced its helicopter services on six routes in the state of Assam on 8th February, 2023. These new helicopter services launched under the RCS UDAN...

  In a major boost to indigenisation of defence equipment under Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, Ministry of Defence has approved the proposal for indigenous manufacture...

During this drive, RPF detected 88 cases and recovered NDPS valued at Rs. 4.7 crore and  arrested 83 peddlers/traffickers of NDPS   RPF succeeded in rescuing 35 boys & 27...

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi flagged off Oil India Limited’s (OIL) indigenously developed hydrogen fuel cell based e-bus at the India Energy Week (IEW) in Bengaluru on 6th February 2023....