Bengaluru has become the first Indian city to get into the global network of silk cities, celebrated French textile artist Isabelle Moulin said in Kolkata. What is Silk City network ? The Silk City network, where the French artist has Read More …
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Bengaluru has become the first Indian city to get into the global network of silk cities, celebrated French textile artist Isabelle Moulin said in Kolkata. What is Silk City network ? The Silk City network, where the French artist has Read More …
The scientists in Cambridge have rejuvenated a 53-year-old woman’s skin cells so they are the equivalent of a 23-year-old’s. They believe that they can do the same thing with other tissues in the body. Researchers used the IPS (Induced Pluripotent Read More …
Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) is the first all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Axiom Space astronauts lifted off on April 8, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Their capsule, known as Endeavour, Read More …
Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated the renovated Shivrinarayan temple in Janjgir Champa district on April 10 as part of the state government’s ambitious ‘Ram Van Gaman tourism circuit’ project. The 8th Century old Shivrinarayan temple in Shivrinarayan town is Read More …
A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar on April 8 upheld the amendments introducing restrictions in the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010. The bench said that no one has a fundamental or absolute right Read More …
The Income Tax department has amended rules to enable infrastructure debt fund and NBFCs to issue zero coupon bonds. A new notification has added the word ‘infrastructure debt fund’ along with infrastructure company and public sector company. Accordingly, the infrastructure Read More …
To encourage the talent of women, artisans and craftsmen and provide them with the right opportunities, Airport Authority of India (AAI) has taken an initiative to allocate space to Self Help Groups (SHGs) at its airports for selling/showcasing the self-made Read More …
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the ambitious ‘Mukhyamantri Udyam Kranti Yojana’ on April 5 to make the youth employed as per his vision. The scheme has been made self-employment friendly, in which loans ranging from one lakh Read More …
The China Aerospace Science Corporation (CASC) successfully launched an Earth observation satellite on their Long March 4C rocket. The Gaofen-3-03 mission launched from the Jiuquan Satellite launch center, in China, to a Sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit. This launch marked the 45th Read More …
Amber Bracken’s picture, entitled Kamloops Residential School, has been named World Press Photo of the Year 2022. The picture was taken for The New York Times. It shows red dresses hung on crosses along a roadside to commemorate children who Read More …
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on April 08, 2022. The SFDR-based propulsion enables the missile to intercept aerial Read More …
In pursuance of the announcement made in the Union Budget 2022-23, an Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Promotion Task Force has been constituted to promote the AVGC sector in the country under the aegis of Ministry of Information Read More …
The premium Pashmina products prepared by the highly skilled Khadi weavers of Varanasi was launched by Chairman KVIC, Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena in Varanasi. This is for the first time that Pashmina products are being produced outside the region of Read More …
The Union Cabinet has approved continuation of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), till March 2023. The AIM shall work on its intended target of creating an innovation culture and entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country. This will be done by AIM via Read More …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, on April 8 approved a scheme to distribute fortified rice under government programmes. The government approved the supply of fortified rice throughout the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) under the National Food Security Act Read More …