Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 90 infrastructure projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in several states. Projects worth Rs 2,941 were launched. Of the 89 projects inaugurated virtually, 36 are in Arunachal Pradesh, 25 in Ladakh, 11 are in Jammu and Kashm ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi. The Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) is an India-led initiative to develop an alliance of Governments, International organizations and Industry to facilitate adoption of biofuel ...
The Union Cabinet has approved the Scheme for Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). VGF for development of BESS Scheme has an initial outlay of Rs.9,400 crore, including a budgetary support of Rs.3,760 crore. The Rs.3,760 crore viability gap funding ...
With a view to accelerating the growth of renewable energy in India, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Union Bank of India (UBI) and Bank of Baroda (BoB). Under the agreements, IREDA will collaborate with UBI and BoB, ...
Underscoring NVIDIA’s growing relationship with the global technology superpower, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang. The meeting in New Delhi comes as Indian Prime Minister prepares to host a gathering of leaders from the G20 group of the world ...
INS Delhi has departed Colombo in Sri Lanka on 03 September 2023 after a two-day visit to the port city. During the ship’s stay in harbour, several interactions including cross training of personnel in various topics of mutual interest were held between the ship’s crew and personnel f ...
NTPC Limited and Oil India Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration in the areas of renewable energy, green hydrogen and its derivatives, and decarbonization initiatives including through use of geothermal energy. The MoU shall also facilitate sharing of kn ...
Sri Narayan Guru was a great socio – religious reformer, saint, seer, poet and philosopher of Kerala. He was born in 1856 to Madan Asan and his wife Kuttiyamma in Chempazhanthy, a village near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Belonging to a lower Ezhava caste, Narayan Guru’s fight a ...
NEET SS 2023 postponed due to G20 Summit. The new dates will be released soon at natboard.edu.in. National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi has postponed NEET SS 2023 exam. The new dates will be announced by the Board shortly and will be available on the official site of NBE a ...
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has completed nine years of successful implementation. PMJDY is the National Mission for Financial Inclusion. The PMJDY was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address on 15th August 2014. ...
REC Limited has entered into a pact with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), to provide a loan of Rs 4,527.68 crore for setting up a 1,320 MW thermal power project (2x660 MW) at Raghunathpur in in Purulia of West Bengal. About REC Limited REC Limited is a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise ...
The Fourth G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting has concluded in Varanasi It lasted from 23rd to 26th August Ministry of Culture had organised the First G20 Culture Group (CWG) meet in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh from 22nd to 25th February 2023. The 2nd G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meet ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour by Greek President Katerina N. Sakellaropoulou in Athens on Friday. . The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour is conferred by the president of Greece to prime ministers and "eminent personalities who by rea ...
As part of series of roadshows under the guidance and direction of Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways for inviting and attracting clients and various stakeholders to participate actively in forthcoming Global Maritime India Summit scheduled to be held in October in New Delhi, Indian Port Ra ...
The 27th edition of Exercise MALABAR concluded on the East Coast of Australia off Sydney on 21 Aug 23. The exercise saw participation of Ships, Submarines and aircraft from the Indian Navy (IN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) and the US Navy (USN). Exe ...
The 20th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’ meeting was held on 21st August 2023 in Semarang, Indonesia. The Economic Ministers or their representatives from all the 10 ASEAN countries viz. Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam parti ...
India’s first 3D-printed post office inaugurated in Bengaluru Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India's first 3D-printed post office building in Bengaluru. The 3D-printed post office building at Cambridge Layout in the city with a built-up area of 1,021 square feet will be fun ...
The Union Cabinet has approved the expansion of the Digital India programme. The total outlay is Rs 14,903 crores. The outlay will boost the digital economy of India, drive digital access to services and support the country’s IT and electronics ecosystem This would enable the following: ...
3rd ?Global Maritime India Summit 2023 is scheduled to be held in October, 2023 in New Delhi About Global Maritime India Summit (GMIS), 2023: GMIS 2023 is a premier maritime sector focussed event to bring together pivotal figures from the industry to explore opportunities, understand challe ...
A first-of-its-kind global summit on Traditional Medicine is set to take place on August 17-18, 2023, at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The summit will be organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and co-hosted by the Ministry of Ayush, The summit will take into account the vast experience and expe ...
Digi Yatra facility will be launched at 6 more airports namely Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Lucknow, Jaipur, and Guwahati airports in the month of August 2023. The implementation and installation of Digi Yatra infrastructure at these airports will take place in a phased manner. The Digi Yatra policy ...
Direct-to-home (DTH) service provider Tata Play (earlier knows as TataSky) has started beaming of television channels from its dedicated GSAT-24 satellite which it has leased from Indian space agency ISRO. The inauguration ceremony was held at Tata Play’s Broadcast Centre in New Delhi ...
The Government has constituted the 22nd Law Commission of India for a period of three year with effect from 21st February, 2020. The term of 22nd Law Commission has since been extended upto 31st August, 2024. Its members are primarily legal experts. The composition of 22ndLaw Commission of India ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the length and breadth of the country on 6th August at 11 AM via video conferencing. Prime Minister has often laid stress on provision of state-of-the-art public transport. Noting that rail ...
Presently, 86 airports across the country are using green energy out of which share of green energy in airport's total energy consumption is 100% for 55 airports. Use of conventional sources of energy is the prime source of carbon emission at airports and thus replacing non-renewable energy w ...
With a view to promoting India as a destination for traditional medical treatments, Ministry of Home Affairs has notified the creation of a new category of Ayush (AY) visa for foreign nationals for treatment under Ayush systems/Indian systems of medicine. The visa is aimed at facilitating t ...
Under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authority Act 1987, applicants who are marginalized or disadvantaged including ST, SC, victims of trafficking or begging, women or children, PWDs, and other eligible categories, are entitled to get free legal aid & advice through Department of Justice&rsquo ...
To encourage entrepreneurship among women, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) implements various schemes. The Ministry implements Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) is a major credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at generating self- ...
India has witnessed the highest ever coal production in the Year 2022-23. The all India coal production in the year 2022-23 was 893.19 Million Tonne (MT) (Provisional) in comparison to 778.21 MT in the year 2021-22 with a growth of about 14.77%. Rise in the production of coal has been re ...
US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has announced its plan to invest approximately $400 million in Indian over the next five years. The semiconductor giant AMD plans to build new campus in Bangalore with largest R&D facility in the world. Mark Papermaster, Executive Vice ...
