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North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFi), has introduced Atmanirbhar Hastshilpkar Scheme to the grass root Artisans of the north-eastern region. Under the scheme, artisans have been provided with credit assistance of Rs.1 lakh per artisan. The credit facility is collateral free Read More …
Professor Neena Gupta, a mathematician at the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, has been awarded the 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from developing countries for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. Professor Gupta is the third woman Read More …
NITI Aayog in partnership with Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, launched Convoke 2021-22 on December 10, 2021. Convoke is a National research Symposium which aims at addressing challenges in imparting education and strengthening its quality with special focus Read More …
The UN General Assembly has conferred Observer Status on the International Solar Alliance (ISA)- an initiative that was launched by the Prime Minister of India and the President of France on 30 November 2015 at Paris, France on the side-lines of Read More …
Two species of plants first collected by botanists more than 125 years ago from Meghalaya and the Andaman Islands are now extinct in the wild. Classified under the genus Boesenbergia, the species belongs to the family Zingiberaceae, the ginger family Read More …
In order to give impetus to the digital onboarding and training of PM SVANidhi beneficiaries, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) jointly launched ‘Main Bhi Digital 3.0’ from September 9 to Read More …
In order to promote local manufacturing of solar panels, the Government has taken a number of steps, including: Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) Scheme of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology: The scheme mainly provides subsidy for capital expenditure – Read More …
Paytm Payments Bank on December 9, 2021 said it has been given the scheduled bank status by the Reserve Bank of India. The bank has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and the approval Read More …
India Science Wire Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the allocation of funds for research Read More …
NASA on December 9, 2021 launched a new mission named Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) onboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. IXPE observatory is a joint effort of NASA and the Italian Space Agency. The IXPE Read More …
The Union Cabinet on December 8, 2021 has approved the funding and implementation of Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project. The total cost of Ken-Betwa link project has been assessed at Rs.44,605 crore at 2020-21 price levels. The project will pave Read More …
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi had, on 3rd December 2021, inaugurated the “InFinity Forum 2021”, the IFSCA’s maiden flagship financial technology and global thought leadership event. The event was hosted by International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) under Read More …
Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr won the 56th Jnanpith Award and Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo won the 57th Jnanpith Award. Mauzo, 77, is based out of Majorda, Goa, and has previously won the Sahitya Akademi Award. He is known for Read More …
The Tamil Nadu government has notified the Kazhuveli swamp/wetland in Vanur and Marakkanam taluks of Villupuram district as Kazhuveli Wetland Birds Sanctuary – 16th bird sanctuary in the State. The Kazhuveli lake is said to be the second largest brackish Read More …
The Crime Branch of the Pimpri Chinchwad police in Pune has arrested two persons in Pune and seized 550 grams of ambergris. What is Ambergris? Ambergris, also known as ‘floating gold’, is a waxy substance that originates from the digestive system Read More …