PM E-DRIVE Excludes Electric Cars: The PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme excludes electric cars from any direct subsidies. The government believes other measures, such as lower GST for electric cars are adequate to support the sector. PM E-DRIVE Scheme is aimed at promoting electric mobility in India having a […]
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India’s First Comprehensive Cancer Multi-Omics Data Portal
India’s First Comprehensive Cancer Multi-Omics Data Portal: The Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) recently announced that it has launched India’s first comprehensive cancer multi-omics data portal. ICGA cancer multi-omics data portal is India’s first comprehensive cancer multi-omics data portal launched by the India Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA) foundation. It is India’s first platform providing open […]
Food Import Rejection Alert Portal
Food Import Rejection Alert Portal: The Food Import Rejection Alerts (FIRA)- portal was launched during the second edition of the Global Food Regulators Summit 2024 hosted by FSSAI at Bharat Mandapam. Food Import Rejection Alert Portal is an online portal for notification of food import rejections at Indian borders. It has been developed by the […]
First Country to Eliminate Leprosy
First Country to Eliminate Leprosy: The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized Jordan as the first country in the world to eliminate leprosy. This recognition was praised by WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who highlighted the collective effort by Jordan to stop the spread of the disease and tackle the stigma associated with […]
New COVID Variant XEC
New COVID Variant XEC: A new COVID-19 variant, called XEC, has recently been discovered . It was first found in Germany in August 2024, and scientists believe it may soon become the dominant variant worldwide. XEC is a recombinant variant, which means it was created from two different strains of the virus. Recombinant variants form […]
White Revolution 2.0
White Revolution 2.0: Union Minister Amit Shah introduced “White Revolution 2.0” to further strengthen India’s dairy sector. This initiative builds upon the success of Operation Flood, which started in 1970 and transformed the dairy industry through cooperative societies. Operation Flood made India one of the largest milk producers in the world. The primary goal of […]
ISRO, IN-SPACe, and NSIL Achieve Milestone
ISRO, IN-SPACe, and NSIL Achieve Milestone: ISRO, IN-SPACe, and NSIL have reached a significant milestone by signing 75 Technology Transfer Agreements (TTAs) with non-governmental entities (NGEs). On September 20, 2024, five TTAs were signed at IN-SPACe, Bengaluru, with Anabond Ltd., Salvo Industries Pvt. Ltd., Micropack Pvt. Ltd., and Astra Microwave Products Ltd.
Global Cybersecurity Index
Global Cybersecurity Index: India has marked a significant milestone in its cybersecurity efforts by achieving top Tier i.e. Tier 1 status in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2024. Global Cybersecurity Index is a trusted reference that measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level. It is to raise awareness of the importance […]
Blast Furnace
Blast Furnace: Tata Steel Ltd. recently said it had commissioned ‘India’s largest blast furnace’ at Kalinganagar, Odisha, as part of the Phase II expansion of its plant. Blast Furnace is a vertical shaft furnacethat produces liquid metals by the reaction of a flow of air introduced under pressure into the bottom of the furnace with […]
Europa Clipper Mission
Europa Clipper Mission: NASA is set to launch the Europa Clipper mission, aiming to explore Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa. Europa Clipper Mission is a NASA mission to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. The mission will place a spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter in order to perform a detailed investigation of Europa. The first NASA spacecraft […]
