PRELIMINARY WORLD BANK TO SUPPORT GANGA REJUVENATION World Bank will provide 400 million dollars to enhance support for rejuvenating the Ganga. The World Bank and the Government signed a loan agreement in this regard.  The Second National Ganga River Basin Project will help stem...

PRELIMINARY   ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT APP INNOVATION CHALLENGE   Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has urged the tech community to participate in the Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge. Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation challenge which will run in two tracks: promotion of existing apps and development of new...

PRELIMINARY   ACCELERATE VIGYAN   To provide a single platform for research internships, capacity building programs, and workshops across the country, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has launched a new scheme called ‘Accelerate Vigyan’ (AV).  AV has already called for applications under...

PRELIMINARY PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the nation and announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till the end of November. Prime Minister observed that the enormity of the decision to provide free...

PRELIMINARY MOBILE SOIL TESTING LAB   To give further boost to the Soil Testing facility in the country for promoting appropriate use of fertilizers, NFL has launched five Mobile Soil Testing Labs for testing the soil samples at the doorstep of farmers free of...

PRELIMINARY MAAREECH Anti – Submarine Warfare capability of the Indian Navy has received a major boost with the conclusion of a contract for Advanced Torpedo Decoy System Maareech capable of being fired from all frontline warships.  Design & Development of this anti-torpedo decoy system has...