Addressing the world conference organised by BRICS Network University (NU), the Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that efforts are underway to establish the country as the world’s largest automobile manufacturing hub and that the government is supporting E-mobility through several incentives, FAME-2 scheme as well as GST exemption. He added that the…
The world’s leading banana producer with a share of 25 per cent in total output, India has exported 1.91 lakh tonnes of bananas worth Rs 619 crore. Recently, the country has exported a consignment of 22 metric tonne of Geographical Indications (GI) Jalgaon banana to Dubai. These fibre and mineral rich Jalgaon bananas were sourced…
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) held a webinar on various queries related to COVID-19. These included the post-COVID symptoms; how to tackle them; what food items should be taken and many more. Pulmonologist Dr Nikhil Narayan Bante and Nutrionist Ishi Khosla answered various such questions during the virtual meet. Dr. Nikhil Narayan who is lungs…
A Jadavpur University, Kolkata Chemical Engineering Professor Dr Chiranjib Bhattacharjee has come up with a combination of Electrocoagulation and Electroflotation Enhanced Membrane Module (ECEFMM) technique for the treatment of waste water. This new water treatment technology is highly beneficial for low and medium scale enterprises as it can reduce costs. Consequently, the food industry, automobile…
Achieving a commendable feat three universities of India has accomplished top-200 position in QS World University Rankings 2022. In these rankings, IISc Bengaluru secured 186th position in universities rankings and it ranked 1st in the world for research. IIT Bombay secured 177th position in these rankings and IIT Delhi secured 185th rank in it. The…
Despite pandemic, India’s Agriculture and Allied products exports have jumped to USD 41.25 billion during 2020-21 registering an increase of 17.34%. According to Dr Anup Wadhawan, Secretary, Department of Commerce, the balance of Agriculture trade has improved by 42.16% to USD 20.58 billion from USD 14.51 billion. The country has taken advantage of the increased…
IREDA (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd) a PSU under Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), has once again extended bid submission date for setting up of 12000 MW grid-connected solar projects under Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) scheme phase-II. Earlier the bids was scheduled to be submitted on 30th May but cancelled. Under…
Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture Minister, launched Seed Minikit Programme and distributed higher yielding varieties of seeds, “Seed Minikits” to farmers. Addressing the farmers, he mentioned that the Central government together with states has been implementing various initiatives to enhance the productivity of pulses and oilseed under the National Food Security Mission. He said the…
Boosting the sentiment towards entrepreneurship, Startup India, a flagship initiative of the Government of India, has successfully been able to spread recognized startups across 623 districts. Currently, at least one startup is present in each state and UT. While specific startup policies have been announced by 30 states and UTs to support startups, Delhi, UP,…
To alleviate Covid-19 pains, public sector banks have announced a series of support measures besides various loan products. Among the measures also include unsecured loans of upto five lakh rupees to the individuals to meet their as well as their family member’s cost of COVID-19 treatment. The State Bank of India jointly with the Indian…
