With increasing demand for face masks to contain transmission of deadly COVID-19 virus, an IIT-Delhi startup has launched an antimicrobial and washable face mask that can be reused upto 50 launderings. NSafe mask is a three-layered product. It consists of an inner hydrophilic layer for comfort, ...

State Bank of India (SBI) has cut its Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR) by 15 basis points (bps) across all tenors. It also reduced interest rates on retail term deposits (below ₹2 crore) by 20 bps for a tenor of up to three years. As a measure to safeguard the interests of ...

Recently, the Prime Minister and Vice President of India paid tributes to Maharana Pratap I on his 480th birth anniversary. Pratap Singh I was popularly known as Maharana Pratap. He was the eldest son of Udai Singh II, who is the founder of the city of Udaipur. Pratap Singh was born on 9 May ...

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) designed and produced by Indian Navy has been tested by INMAS (Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences) Delhi, a DRDO organization tasked with the testing and certification of PPE and is certified to be mass produced and used in clinical COVID ...

Union Health & Family Welfare Minister has launched the ‘AYUSH Sanjivani’ App  and two AYUSH-based studies related to COVID-19 situation, in New Delhi. The AYUSH Sanjivani mobile app will help to generate data on acceptance and usage of AYUSH advocacies and measures among the ...

Uttar Pradesh has suspended labour laws for the next 3 years, in a move that the state government says is aimed at boosting industrial investment as well employing the large number of migrant workers that have come back to their native villages in the state. The purpose of the ordinance aims to ...

World Red Cross day is observed on 8 May to celebrate the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The day pays tribute to the Red Cross volunteers for their contribution to helping those in need. The day creates awareness about the need for life protection in some ...

World Thalassaemia Day is observed on 8 May globally to create awareness about thalassemia, its prevention, and measures to avoid its transmission among people throughout the world. The day is observed to honor all patients suffering and fighting from thalassemia. It also appreciates scientists ...

The Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Coir Board and IIT Madras for setting up a Centre of Excellence to boost the use of coir “exclusively or in combination with other natural fibres.” Under the ...

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari has firmed up plans to execute Rs 15 trillion worth of national highway projects within the next two years. It will focus on enhancing liquidity in the business. The industry also focuses more on innovation, technology, and research ...

Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have fabricated an economical and energy-efficient wafer-scale photodetector (thin slice-based) using gold – silicon interface, for security applications. It could help detect weak scattered light as an indication ...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has extended environmentalist and actor-producer Dia Mirza's term as its National Goodwill Ambassador for another two years till the end of 2022. Dia Mirza has contributed and taken an active part in the campaign "Beat the Pollution". She has made ...