National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has disbursed Rs 20,500 crore to cooperative banks and regional rural banks (RRBs) for on-lending to farmers. Of the total, Rs.15,200 crore has been released to cooperative banks and Rs.5,300 crore to RRBs as special liquidity ...

Home Affairs Ministry has issued the guidelines to the National Directives for COVID-19 management to public places and workplaces. The guidelines should be followed by all persons in public places and in transport. Under the guidelines issued by MHA, all the people should wear face covers is ...

India's space agency will tap startups to develop food and medicines for astronauts, better tools to access machines in a spacecraft and green engines for its maiden humanspace flight Gaganyaan-1. Amid lockdown, ISRO has identified a set of 17 technologies that to develop locally at lower costs ...

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day was observed on 17 May every year to celebrate the power of telecommunication and its importance in building relationships across cultures around the world. The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day aims to raise awareness of the ...

The government of India has announced several initiatives to boost the education sector. The move comes as the present pandemic situation has presented new challenges and several opportunities for the education system in the country. The immediate set of initiatives includes: 1) A ...

Delhi Police has launched ‘Thermal Corona Combat Headgear’ through which police personnel will be able to detect temperature of a large number of people from a distance of 10-15 metres. The initiative has been launched by the Delhi police in collaboration with Indian Robotics Solution (IRS), to ...

The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is observed every year on 17 May since 1969, to commemorate the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The theme of 2020 is “Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” The ITU was ...

The World Hypertension Day (WHD) is celebrated on 17 May to promote public awareness of increasing high blood pressure (BP) and to encourage citizens of all countries to prevent and control this silent killer. The day was held for the first time in May 2005. World Hypertension Day (WHD) is ...

The Government of India and West Bengal signed a loan agreement with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for a US$145 million project to improve irrigation services and flood management in the Damodar Valley Command Area (DVCA) in West Bengal. The loan sanctioned under West Bengal Major ...

Finance Minister has announced the fourth tranche of economic support the Indian Economy’s fight against COVID-19. The announcement focusses on reforming 8 sectors which are (1) coal, (2) minerals, (3) defence production, (4) airports and airspace management, (5) MRO, (6) power distribution of ...

To help in the fight against the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Guwahati has developed two products, 3D-printed hands-free object & 3D-printed antimicrobial face-shield. The devices are expected to play a key role in containing ...

Ministry of Defence has approved the launch of the Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) with an outlay of Rs.400 crore. The aim is to create a state of the art testing infrastructure for the defence sector and to boost domestic defence and aerospace manufacturing. DTID Scheme will run ...