India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up at Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. Every day this plant will produce one tonne of hydrogen, from 30 tonnes of biomass feedstock. The plant is being put up by a joint Read more
The total corpus under the PM CARES Funds in 2020-21 was Rs 10,990.17 crore. While Rs 3,976.17 crore was spent from the fund in 2020-21, according to the latest audited statement of PM CARES Funds. As on March 31, 2021, Read more
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have announced a new partnership under the Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH) initiative. Purpose: It aims to improve access Read more
Jammu & Kashmir has become the first Union Territory to be integrated with the National Single Window System (NSWS). National Single Window System (NSWS) was launched in September 2021 by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. It is a digital Read more
West Bengal Government launches Open-air Classroom ‘Paray Shikshalaya’ The West Bengal government has started an open-air classroom program, called Paray Shikshalaya (Neighborhood School), for students studying in primary and pre-primary classes. Under this program, the students would be studying in Read more
India has become the first country in the world to administer a DNA vaccine against COVID-19. The ZyCoV-D which is the World’s first plasmid DNA vaccine has been produced by Ahmedabad-based vaccine manufacturer Zydus Cadila and it was administered for Read more
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launches Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0 Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0 on February 07, 2022, virtually. The IMI 4.0 will be conducted in 416 Read more
Foundation Stone of World’s Third Largest Cricket Stadium laid in Jaipur The Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly laid the foundation stone of world’s third-largest cricket stadium in Jaipur on February 05, 2022. The International Cricket Read more
PM Modi inaugurates 50th Anniversary Celebrations of Hyderabad-based ICRISAT and inaugurates two research facilities Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) on February 05, 2022 in Patancheru, Read more
Centre extends Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme for five years from 2021-2026; Total Outlay: Rs. 1700 crore The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme (IFLDP) for five years from 2021-22 to Read more