New Delhi, May 25, 2023: The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of February, 2023 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 129.0, is 4.6% higher as compared to the level of February, 2022. As per the provisional figures of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the cumulative growth for the period April- February, […]
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G20: 2nd Trade and Investment Working Group Meeting in Bengaluru
New Delhi, May 23, 2023: The 2nd TIWG meeting, under India’s G20 Presidency, is being organized in Bengaluru from May 23rd – 25th, 2023. The meeting will be inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Anupriya Patel on May 24th, 2023. During this three-day meeting, over 100 delegates from G20 member countries, […]
Smart gel-based sheet can form 3D Printed Conduit helping non-invasive nerve repair
New Delhi, May 22, 2023: A new smart gel-based sheet using three-dimensional (3D) printing technology that can self-roll into a tube during surgery to form a nerve conduit could help reduce the complexity of surgeries and aid rapid healing of nerve injuries. The gold standard for the treatment of peripheral nerve injuries is still autografts. […]
Geomagnetic pearl oscillations increase in the recovery phase of geomagnetic storms
New Delhi, May 20, 2023: Researchers have traced a very significant increase in special continuous oscillations with pearl-type structures called Geomagnetic Pc1 pearl oscillations on the surface of the Earth in the recovery phase of geomagnetic storms. This study is significant for investigating of precipitation particles during geomagnetic storms and can help us understand the […]
Pension Adalat to be organised in Delhi on 17 May
New Delhi, May 17, 2023: Nation-wide Pension Adalat will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 by all Ministries/ Departments. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs will also be holding Pension Adalat for the Pensioners / Family Pensioners of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, only in the Office of Deputy Secretary (A&P), Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, 92, […]
Metavalent chemical bond holds key to enhance the thermoelectric performance in quantum materials
New Delhi, May 15, 2023: Metavalent bonding—a new type of chemical bonding in solids, can be used to tailor the thermoelectric performance in quantum materials and efficiently convert waste heat to electricity, which could show a new direction for the country’s newly launched Quantum Mission. Generating electricity from waste heat holds an exciting prospect for […]
Coal Production Touches 73.02 Million Tonne in April 2023
New Delhi, May 14, 2023: India’s coal production has made new record of highest production during the month of April 2023 achieving 73.02 Million Tonne (MT) of coal with a growth of 8.67% as compared to 67.20 MT during Apr’22. Coal India Ltd (CIL) reported production of 57.57 MT in Apr’23 as compared to 53.47 […]
New way to track particles in soft colloids using optical tweezers can be applied in targeted drug delivery
New Delhi, May 13, 2023: Scientists have found a way to track minute clay particle movements within soft clay colloids using optical tweezers — the application of which in biological systems brought the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018. This new way to track particles and manipulate them as desired can be applied in areas […]
MOIL registers spectacular performance in April, 2023
New Delhi, May 12, 2023: With a production of 1.31 lakh tonnes of Manganese Ore in April, 2023, MOIL has registered Best April production performance since inception, with a significant growth of 26% over April, 2022. Breaking a multi-year record, sales at 97,838 tonnes for the month has also been best for any April month […]
Domestic Coal Production Goes up by almost 23 % during Last Five Years
New Delhi, May 10, 2023: India’s overall coal production has seen a quantum jump to 893.08 MT in FY 2022-23 as compared to 728.72 MT in FY 2018-2019 with a growth of about 22.6%. Ministry says that its priority is to enhance the domestic production to reduce the dependence on substitutable coal imports. In the […]