May 2020 | Page 19 of 78

Sensor-based service delivery monitoring system under Jal Jeevan Mission

Gujarat is all set to implement sensor-based service delivery monitoring system in rural drinking water sector under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The pilot is already underway in two districts of the state so as to monitor the functionality of water supply i.e. potable water in adequate quantity and of prescribed quality being provided to […]

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2nd G-20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister has participated in the second G-20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting which focused on immediate and concrete actions that can ease the distress being faced by people all over the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second G20 Ministers Virtual Meeting was held under the Saudi

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Guidelines for RT-PCR pool sampling for migrants

Health and Family Welfare Ministry has issued a guideline for Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) based pooled sampling for migrants, returnees from abroad, and green zones. The guidelines are for the surveillance purposes of migrant labourers and international passengers who are in institutional quarantine facilities. Pooled sampling will be conducted for surveillance purposes in green

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GOAL programme for Digital Skilling of Tribal Youth across India

Tribal Affairs Ministry launched the “Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) programme” in partnership with Facebook at a Webinar in New Delhi on 15 May. The programme is in line with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The GOAL programme has been designed to provide mentorship to tribal youth through digital mode. The digitally-enabled program

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JNCASR develop injectable Silk Fibroin-based hydrogel

JNCASR developed injectable Silk Fibroin-based hydrogel

Scientists at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have recently developed an injectable Silk fibroin-based hydrogel for sustained insulin delivery in diabetic patients. A patent application has also been filed for this invention. The injectable Silk fibroin-based hydrogel is developed using the biocompatible additives, The injectable SF hydrogel (iSFH) can ease insulin delivery

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Lightweight carbon foam that can replace lead batteries

CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal an recipient of the INSPIRE Faculty award instituted by the Department of Science &Technology, Govt. of India is developing porous carbon materials which have the potential to replace lead grid in lead-acid batteries. The carbon foams are non-toxic, easy to fabricate, affordable, and insoluble in water. It is

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Rajnath Singh commissioned Indian Coast Guard ships

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet and two interceptor boats (IBs) C-450 and C-451 in Goa via video conference. Commissioning of these ships is an important milestone in India’s coastal capability building process. The move is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision ‘Security and Growth for All in

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India touched record in Foodgrains production in 2019-20 crop year

India’s foodgrains production is estimated to touch a record 295.67 million tonne in 2019-20 crop year the fourth consecutive year that the country has witnessed record production buoyed by good rains. As per the data provided by the Agriculture Ministry, it is the fourth consecutive year that the country has witnessed record production buoyed by

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Sohrai Khovar painting, Telia Rumal gets GI Tag

Jharkhand’s Sohrai Khovar painting and Telangana’s Telia Rumal were given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry headquartered in Chennai. Jharkhand’s Sohrai Khovar painting is a traditional and ritualistic mural art. It is practised by local tribal women during local harvest and marriage seasons. The art is drawn using the local, naturally

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Third Tranche of ₹20 lakh Economic Package

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled the third tranche of government’s Rs 20 lakh crore economic package in a bid to revive the Indian economy that has taken a slump due to ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. GoI is to create a facilitative legal framework to enable farmers to

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