New Delhi, August 15, 2022: Indian Railways (IR) has recorded best ever July Monthly freight loading of 122.14 MT in July’22. The incremental loading in the month of July has been 9.3 MT i.e. a growth of 8.25 % over the previous best July figures achieved in 2021. With this, Indian Railways has had 23 […]
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Biodegradable biopolymer nanocomposite that detects relative humidity can monitor packed food freshness
New Delhi, August 12, 2022: A newly developed biodegradable, biopolymer nanocomposite which can detect relative humidity can find application as smart packaging materials, especially for the food industry. The food industry has an increasing need for non-toxic, biodegradable, low-cost, and environmentally friendly material for use as packaging material to replace petroleum-based material like plastics. Besides, it […]
GST Revenue collection for July second highest ever
New Delhi, August 10, 2022: The gross GST revenue collected in the month of July 2022 is Rs.1,48,995 crore of which CGST is Rs. 25,751 crore, SGST is Rs. 32,807 crore, IGST is Rs. 79,518 crore (including Rs. 41,420 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs. 10,920 crore (including Rs. 995 crore collected […]
Study unveiling the secret of distant dwarf galaxy formation
New Delhi, August 07, 2022: Signals from the outskirts of a galaxy that is not more than 150 million years indicate formation of newer stars by the galaxies beyond their visible boundaries, according to a recent study. The research traces how these young stars, that are found in the form of star-forming complexes or clumps, […]
India rapidly emerging as a preferred country for foreign investments in the manufacturing sector
New Delhi, August 06, 20222: Singapore (27.01%) and USA (17.94%) have emerged as top 2 sourcing nations in FDI equity flows into India in FY2021-22 followed by Mauritius (15.98%), Netherland (7.86%) and Switzerland (7.31%). It may be noted that as per the UNCTAD World Investment Report (WIR) 2022, in its analysis of the global trends […]
Sale of Rakhi Envelopes through Post Offices
New Delhi, August 05, 2022: On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Department of Posts has come out with exclusive Rakhi Envelopes. Delhi Postal Circle has made an exclusive arrangement for sale of high-quality Rakhi Envelope with Excellent Strength, Tear Resistant, Water Proof, Light Weight and Elegant Printability through Post Offices in Delhi City. The envelopes […]
CO2 emissions declined in the year 2020 in Indian Aviation Sector
New Delhi, August 04, 2022: DGCA compiles CO2 emissions data based on the information received from the Indian scheduled carriers. Details of CO2 emissions from 2016 to 2020 may be seen in Annexure. The CO2 emissions increased till 2019 and declined in the year 2020. Steps to address the issue of CO2 emission include the […]
Hydrophobic ingredients, in combination with obsolete antibiotics, can counter multidrug-resistant bacteria
New Delhi, August 03, 2022: A new ingredient that can weakly perturb bacterial membrane, thus countering bacterial resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics, can help revive the efficacy of obsolete antibiotics. This strategy can combat the most critical group of bacteria enabling the existing antibiotic arsenal to be used again for complicated infections. It can […]
Covaxin can help in controlling the virus load of SARS-CoV-2 & its variants, reducing disease severity
New Delhi, July 28, 2022: Scientists have found that Covaxin, which is an inactivated whole-virion vaccine, induces robust immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern that persist for at least 6 months after vaccination and induces memory T cells that can respond robustly against the variants. Covaxin may help in controlling the virus load […]
New memory device with excellent switching characteristics and low-power requirements developed
New Delhi, July 27, 2022: Scientists have developed a memory device with excellent switching characteristics and low-power requirements for data storage applications. Resistive memory devices with insulating film sandwiched between electrodes can address the needs of high-performance, and high-density memories with low power requirements for data storage. They are devices with resistive switching characteristics which […]