The five-day Bugun Liocichla Utsav was held at Eaglenest wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh from 10-15 October 2021. The Bugun Liocichla festival was held to commemorate 15 years of the Bugun Liocichla bird species discovery. The Bugun Liocichla bird was Read More …
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6th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) via video conference from New Delhi on October 26, 2021. Every year at Read More …
Ministry of MSME launches SAMBHAV
Union Minister of MSME Shri Narayan Rane on October 27, 2021 launched “SAMBHAV”, a National Level Awareness Programme-2021 being organised by Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises in New Delhi. The mass outreach program will be a one-month long Read More …
Centre plans two mobile hospitals in Chennai and Delhi
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that two mobile hospitals will be established under the recently launched PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission. He said that for the first time in Asia, two container-based hospitals, equipped with comprehensive medical facilities, Read More …
What is Payroll Reporting in India?
The National Statistical Office(NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on October 25, 2021 released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country (Payroll Reporting) covering the period September, 2017 to August, 2021 based on the administrative records available Read More …
IIT Delhi to launch M.Tech in ‘MINDS’
India Science Wire The School of Artificial Intelligence (ScAI) at IIT Delhi will start a new post-graduate programme focused on artificial intelligence. IIT Delhi’s Senate, the faculty body responsible for taking all major educational decisions, has approved the proposed programme Read More …
Dr. Rajiv Nigam Selected for J.A. Cushman Award
Dr. Rajiv Nigam (Former Chief Scientist, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India), has been selected as 2022 recipient of J.A. Cushman Award for Excellence in Foraminiferal Research. This award, the highest honor the Cushman Foundation, recognizes Dr. Nigam’s outstanding lifetime Read More …
India’s 1st state-owned Wildlife DNA lab to opened in Nagpur
Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated India’s 1st State government-owned Wildlife DNA testing analysis laboratory at Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) in Nagpur. With the inauguration of Nagpur Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), DNA samples of the animals can Read More …
What is Zero Waste Cities Challenge?
WasteAid, a UK based international NGO, has launched the Zero Waste Cities Challenge to find entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas that help reduce or recycle waste and create green employment opportunities . The competition is part of WasteAid’s Circular Economy Network Read More …
‘Blue Langurs’ spotted in Ankleshewar
A troop of langurs with their pelage coloured blue due to exposure to chemical-based dyes was seen in an industrial neighbourhood of Ankleshewar in Gujarat. The industrial activity in and around Ankleshwar has led to much of its environment, including Read More …
A case of Zika Virus Disease reported from Kanpur
Union Health Ministry has rushed a high level multi-disciplinary team to Uttar Pradesh where a case of Zika Virus Disease case has been reported. A 57-year-old male from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh has tested positive for Zika virus disease on 22nd Read More …
Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM)
Union Minister of Power & New and Renewable Energy Shri R K Singh on October 25, 2021 launched the new market segment, Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM). Under GDAM, any interested party can setup renewable energy capacity and sell it Read More …
Nitin Gadkari launches CUNSULT App
Union minister for Road transport and highways Shri Nitin Gadkari on October 25, 2021 launched knowledge App and platform CUNSULT. CUNSULT app is a global facility by which people who need information, advice, counsel, guidance can contact and call up Read More …
Phase-II of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship
Union Minister for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan on October 25, 2021 launched the phase-II of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship, a two-year long fellowship conceived to create opportunity for young, dynamic individuals to contribute to enhancing skill development at Read More …
Applications of geo-textiles
The Pilot Project on skilling of Design/ Commissioning technical personnel associated with application of geo-textiles in infrastructure projects (roads. highways, railways, water resources) has been approved by the Ministry of Textiles. It will be conducted concurrently by (i) Indian Institute Read More …