Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: The President of India virtually launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan. The Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has been envisioned to bring together all community stakeholders to support those on TB treatment and accelerate the country’s progress towards TB elimination. According to the United Nations Sustainable […]
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Kartavya Path
Kartavya Path: The Prime Minister inaugurated the ‘Kartavya Path’ and unveiled the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate. Kartavya Path symbolizes a shift from erstwhile Rajpath being an icon of power to Kartavya Path being an example of public ownership and empowerment. The statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose made of granite, […]
Centre- State Science Conclave
Centre- State Science Conclave: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Centre- State Science Conclave on the 10th September via video conferencing. The first of its kind Conclave will strengthen Centre-State coordination and collaboration mechanisms – in the spirit of cooperative federalism – to build a robust science, technology & innovation (STI) ecosystem across the […]
Diamond League Trophy
Diamond League Trophy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Neeraj Chopra for scripting history yet again by becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious Diamond League Trophy. Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win the Dimond Trophy, the prestigious title in the finale of the Diamond League series in men’s javelin. The 24-year-old, […]
Production-Linked Incentive Scheme For Large-Scale Electronics Manufacturing
Production-Linked Incentive Scheme For Large-Scale Electronics Manufacturing: The Empowered Committee headed by CEO, NITI Aayog Parameswaran Iyer approved first ever disbursement of incentive for mobile manufacturing under the large-scale electronics manufacturing’ sector. The Production-Linked Incentive scheme for Large-Scale Electronics Manufacturing is expected to make India a competitive destination for electronics manufacturing. It will also give […]
India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-Up Challenge
India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-Up Challenge: Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced the results of India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale start-up challenge launched under Amrut 2.0 in March this year. A total of 76 startup have been selected out of 222 entries, which through their innovative ideas will help local civic bodies and water supply […]
World Dairy Summit
World Dairy Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the World Dairy Summit on 12th September in Noida. India is organising the summit after almost a 48-year gap bringing together approximately 1500 participants from all over the world including CEOs and employees of dairy processing companies, dairy farmers, and other stakeholders. Remembering the “Father of […]
Cyborg Cockroaches
Cyborg Cockroaches: An international team of researchers led by Japan’s scientific institution, RIKEN’s Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), have devised a system that can create cyborg cockroaches, that are part insect and part machine. They claim that these insects, whose movements are controlled by tiny integrated circuits, will be able to conduct surveillance in procedures […]
National Centre For Disease Control
National Centre For Disease Control: The Union Health Minister virtually laid the foundation stone for National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) branches in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tripura, and Uttar Pradesh. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), formerly National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), had its origin as the Central Malaria Bureau, […]
3rd International Day Of Clean Air For Blue Skies
3rd International Day Of Clean Air For Blue Skies: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&C) organized 3rd International Day of Clean Air for blue skies as ‘Swachh Vayu Diwas (“Swachh Vayu Neel Gagan”) ’today to raise awareness and facilitate actions to improve air quality under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). 20 cities […]