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Delhi govt approves draft Solar Policy
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Delhi govt approves draft Solar Policy

Science & Tech 30/12/22 07:45 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Delhi government recently approved the draft of its ambitious Solar Policy 2022 which revises the installed capacity to 6,000 MW from 2,000 MW by 2025, a three-fold jump in as many years.' Del Read More...

State of Hunger in India
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State of Hunger in India

Science & Tech 29/12/22 08:21 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Hunger has taken a grisly shape in several corners of the world this year, so much so that the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) called 2022 ‘the year of unprecedented hunger’.' Read More...

National Mobile Monitoring System
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National Mobile Monitoring System

Science & Tech 29/12/22 08:12 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Digitally capturing the attendance of workers employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGREGS) through NMMS has been made universal by the Centre from January 1, Read More...

India has officially recognised Esports as a part of 'multisport event
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India has officially recognised Esports as a part of 'multisport event

Science & Tech 29/12/22 07:57 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Indian government has officially recognized esports in the country.' This is a prominent step towards regularizing an industry that brings in millions if not billions of dollars every year in Read More...

Dhanu Yatra
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Dhanu Yatra

Science & Tech 29/12/22 07:50 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The 'Dhanu Yatra' festival, considered to be the world’s largest open-air theatre, began recently in the Western Odisha town of Bargarh.' President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narend Read More...

CAG Report on Assam's NRC
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CAG Report on Assam's NRC

Science & Tech 29/12/22 07:39 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, the Comptroller Auditor General of India reported that discrepancies were detected in the National Register for Citizens (NRC) process for Assam.' The report mentioned improper selection Read More...

GNB1 Encephalopathy
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GNB1 Encephalopathy

Science & Tech 29/12/22 06:53 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Tel Aviv University and Columbia University are studying a rare genetic brain disease called “GNB1 Encephalopathy” and try Read More...

National Archives head says no record of 1962, 1971 wars
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National Archives head says no record of 1962, 1971 wars

Science & Tech 29/12/22 06:29 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Director-General of National Archives of India (NAI) recently said that it does not have records of the 1962, 1965, and 1971 wars as well as those related to the Green Revolution.' The National Read More...

DPIIT seeks views of different ministries on draft national retail trade policy
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DPIIT seeks views of different ministries on draft national retail trade policy

Science & Tech 28/12/22 09:16 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has sought the views of 16 departments and ministries on its draft national retail trade policy.' India is the world's fifth-lar Read More...

Expedite classification of nomadic tribes in quota lists, panel tells Centre
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Expedite classification of nomadic tribes in quota lists, panel tells Centre

Science & Tech 28/12/22 08:59 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Parliamentary panel on Social Justice and Empowerment has asked the centre to speed up the process to categorize 260 denotified, nomadic, and semi-nomadic tribes under either the SC/ST/OBC lists. Read More...