New Delhi, January 30, 2022: New and emerging technologies are powering national initiatives in key areas with the help of solutions for people-centric problems being developed at the 25 innovation hubs across the country through the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS). Several technologies and technology platforms established under the mission have helped push impact […]
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Foreign Minister of Eritrea Osman Saleh Mohammed on a visit to India
New Delhi, April 9, 2021: Foreign Minister of Eritrea Osman Saleh Mohammed, along with Presidential Adviser Yemane Gebreab, is visiting India from April 7-12, 2021 at the invitation of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar. Both the dignitaries have visited India several times in the past, the last one being on the occasion of the […]
Cabinet condoles demise of Manohar Parrikar, lists his achievements, announces one day of mourning
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has condoled the sad demise of Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister on 17th March, 2019 at Panaji, Goa. The Cabinet observed silence for two minutes in the memory of Late Manohar Parrikar. The Cabinet has also approved observing one day of mourning by the Government of […]
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to leave for Paraguay and Costa Rica
Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu will be paying a visit to Paraguay from 5-7 March 2019 and to the Republic of Costa Rica from 7-9 March 2019. This is the first high-level visit from India to both countries. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including Minister of State […]
Algeria urged to invest in India
Abdelkader Messahel, Foreign Minister of People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria undertook a bilateral visit to India from 30th January to 01 February, 2019. During his visit, he held bilateral discussions with Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister on a wide range of issues on how to further deepen relations between India and Algeria that include defence […]
Economically Weaker Section of the Upper Castes will get reservation in colleges and universities in 2019-20 itself
Union HRD Minister, Prakash Javadekar while addressing a press conference in New Delhi today, informed that in a landmark decision, the Government has decided that from the academic year 2019-20 itself, 10 percent Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservation quota will be implemented across 40, 000 colleges and 900 Universities in the country. This 10 percent […]
Muslim cleric: Okay to breastfeed husband during foreplay
Comments made by a Muslim cleric from Egypt have become a talking point as he raked up a taboo topic ‘sex’ in the conservative Muslim country. The Egyptian Muslim cleric Muhammad Al-Zoghbi made some comments on a show on Egyptian TV Al-Rahma on December 24th and he ridiculed the Muslims whom he termed as ‘fossilized fanatics’ […]
5000 more seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today announced the approval an increase of 5000 seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas for the Academic Year 2019-20. At present the number of seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, residential schools for talented rural children, are 46600. The addition of 5000 seats will mean availability of 51000 seats from […]
Fake Universities are on the target of UGC, know their names!
Fake Universities play with the lives and future of the students. Taking this into account the University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the list of 24 Fake Universities, which are available on its website www.ugc.ac.in. In addition, UGC has issued public notice against the unrecognized status of Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), New […]
ISRO chairman questioned by children, read his inspiring replies!
As part of the enhanced outreach programme of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), a new platform named “Samwad with Students” (SwS) was launched in Bengaluru yesterday. Through the SwS initiative, ISRO aims to ‘constantly engage youngsters across India to capture their scientific temperament. The new conversation mission will inspire students cutting across schools and colleges.’ […]