State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a loan agreement with KfW, the German development bank, for $277 million dollars (about Rs 1,958 crore) for establishing an energy-efficient housing programme in India. The facility has been signed after an agreement on financial cooperation between the two ...

The Association of Test Publishers (ATP), an international, non-profit organization has hosted the fifth annual India-ATP conference in Delhi. The ATP is an association of test publishers representing providers of tests, assessment tools and related services. I-ATP is the biggest and the only one ...

NASA has finally selected a sample collection site on asteroid Bennu after the arrival of OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in December 2018. The OSIRIS-Rex mission team has selected the site designated Nightingale, which is located in a crater high in Bennu's northern hemisphere. The team has also selected ...

The Coal Ministry is considering allotment of six coal mines that have been marked for end-uses like power, iron and steel and sale of coal. The ministry had started allotment process for 15 coal mines for various specified end-use such as in power and iron & steel sectors. In the allotment ...

National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is envisaged as a pan-India electronic trading platform launched by Government of India on 14th April, 2016 with the objective of creating online transparent competitive price discovery system to facilitate farmers with remunerative prices for their ...

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to introduce the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2019 for carrying out the amendments to the Aircraft Act, 1934 (XXII of 1934).  The Bill will now be introduced in the Parliament. The Bill enhances the ...

Dell has signed an agreement with UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace (MGIEP) to enable school teachers to adopt technology in classrooms by using Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools. Dell Aarambh aims to provide a springboard for teachers in information and ...

The Centre has decided to deploy drones to destroy marijuana plantations before the crop is harvested and finds its way into the hands of the drug cartels. A decision has been taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs with states and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on board to investigate illegal ...

Haryana Police has adopted a unique barcoding software named Trakea to ensure that thousands of forensic reports that form the backbone of the criminal investigation system and subsequent trials in the courts of law, are not tampered with. Trakea ensures foolproof security of the samples collected ...

Indian auto industry is set to see the adoption of new technology, FASTag that is scheduled to become mandatory from December 15, 2019. The FASTag is like a sticker with a magnetic strip that will be at the top left corner of the vehicle's windscreen that uses Radio Frequency Identification ...

The Odisha State Government included the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment under the state's Mo Sarkar programme. It was announced by the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Under this, the Chief Minister would personally call up the farmers and take their feedback on the services ...

The Karnataka State government has made an agreement with the SUEZ Projects Private Limited, a French Company in November 2019. The total cost of the project is Rs.792.42 crore. The state aims to give pure drinking water to the citizens of Mangaluru in all the wards of the city corporation. The ...