BRICS Young Scientists Forum: Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary Department of Science and Technology highlighted the importance of cooperation, collaboration and connections for science to move forward, at the BRICS Young Scientists Forum. The BRICS-YSF summits were first hosted by India in 2016, followed by China in 2017, South Africa in 2018, Brazil in 2019, and […]
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Hindi Diwas 2021
Hindi Diwas: Hindi Diwas was celebrated across the country on September 14, 2021. It was on this day in 1949 that the constituent assembly adopted Hindi written in Devanagari as the official language of the country. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is celebrated across schools and […]
Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh
Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stone for Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh. It will provide affiliation to 395 colleges of the Aligarh division. Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh Born in a royal family on December 1, 1886 in Hathras, Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh was a freedom […]
Indian Railways Organization for Alternate Fuels
Hydrogen Fuel: Ministry of Railways has decided to close down the Indian Railways Organization for Alternate Fuels with effect from September 7, 2021. The closure comes nearly a month after the IROAF had floated a tender for “hydrogen fuel cell-based technology” for retrofitting the existing Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU). All work-related to hydrogen fuel […]
What Is Green Hydrogen?
What Is Green Hydrogen? Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh has urged US companies to participate in the bids for green hydrogen and electrolysers in the upcoming months. The path for green hydrogen in the country is not clear and at the moment, production of green hydrogen is slightly more expensive than […]
Digital Agriculture
Digital Agriculture: The Agriculture Ministry signed agreements with Reliance’s Jio Platforms, ITC, Cisco, NCDEX e-Markets and Ninjacart to develop agritech solutions using its National Farmers Database, which includes information of 5.5 crore farmers. This is part of an effort to modernise the agriculture sector by infusing new technologies so that farmers can increase their income, […]
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya: Engineer’s Day 2021
Engineer’s Day: Every year on 15th September, India along with Sri Lanka and Tanzania celebrate National Engineer’s day to recognise and honour the achievements of the great engineer Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. The day is observed to commemorate the great work of engineers and to encourage them for improvement and innovation. It is different from the World […]
Connect Karo 2021
Connect Karo 2021: The Union Home Minister addressed the ‘Connect Karo 2021’ – Towards Equitable, Sustainable Indian Cities’ Event. It is part of a global series of events that World Resources Institute (WRI) India organizes and hosts, to bring together Indian and global leaders, and other stakeholders committed towards designing inclusive, sustainable and climate forward […]
Index Of Industrial Production: July 2021
Index Of Industrial Production: India’s industrial output grew by 11.5% in July compared to a 10.5% contraction a year ago, as per quick estimates from the National Statistical Office (NSO). Mining, manufacturing and electricity recorded growth of 19.5%, 10.5% and 11.1%, respectively, albeit driven by favourable base effect. The country’s output of the eight core […]
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve: Uttar Pradesh
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve: Uttar Pradesh: A herd of Elephants from Shuklaphanta National Park reached the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (Uttar Pradesh) and damaged crops of farmers. The Shuklaphanta National Park is a protected area in the Terai of the Far-Western Region, Nepal. It is located in Pilibhit district, Lakhimpur Kheri District and Bahraich District of […]
