Ministry of Human Resource Development has developed an e-Governance platform, SAMARTH Enterprises Resource Planning (ERP), under the National Mission of Education in Information and Communication Technology Scheme (NMEICT). The aim of the e-Governance platform, SAMARTH, is to provide quality ...

Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare visited the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and dedicated the COBAS 6800 testing machine to the nation. This is the first such testing machine that has been procured by the Government for testing of COVID-19 cases and is installed at the ...

International Day of Families is celebrated on 15 May every year to raise awareness towards the significance of families and to overcome the aspects that might be negatively affecting these efforts. The day highlights the various issues that plague the families around the world and suggests the ...

Gujarat is all set to implement sensor-based service delivery monitoring system in rural drinking water sector under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The pilot is already underway in two districts of the state so as to monitor the functionality of water supply i.e. potable water in adequate quantity ...

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister has participated in the second G-20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting which focused on immediate and concrete actions that can ease the distress being faced by people all over the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second G20 ...

Health and Family Welfare Ministry has issued a guideline for Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) based pooled sampling for migrants, returnees from abroad, and green zones. The guidelines are for the surveillance purposes of migrant labourers and international passengers ...

Tribal Affairs Ministry launched the "Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) programme" in partnership with Facebook at a Webinar in New Delhi on 15 May. The programme is in line with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The GOAL programme has been designed to provide mentorship to tribal youth ...

Scientists at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have recently developed an injectable Silk fibroin-based hydrogel for sustained insulin delivery in diabetic patients. A patent application has also been filed for this invention. The injectable Silk fibroin-based ...

CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal an recipient of the INSPIRE Faculty award instituted by the Department of Science &Technology, Govt. of India is developing porous carbon materials which have the potential to replace lead grid in lead-acid batteries. The ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet and two interceptor boats (IBs) C-450 and C-451 in Goa via video conference. Commissioning of these ships is an important milestone in India's coastal capability building process. The move is in line with Prime ...

India’s foodgrains production is estimated to touch a record 295.67 million tonne in 2019-20 crop year the fourth consecutive year that the country has witnessed record production buoyed by good rains. As per the data provided by the Agriculture Ministry, it is the fourth consecutive year that ...

Jharkhand’s Sohrai Khovar painting and Telangana’s Telia Rumal were given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry headquartered in Chennai. Jharkhand's Sohrai Khovar painting is a traditional and ritualistic mural art. It is practised by local tribal women ...