October 2021

Ahmedabad and Lucknow are the two new teams of the Indian Premier League (IPL)

Ahmedabad and Lucknow are the two new teams of the Indian Premier League (IPL)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) unveiled Ahmedabad and Lucknow as the two new teams for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after CVC Capitals Partners and Sanjiv Goenka’s RPSG Group successfully bid for the franchises in Dubai’s Taj Hotel. Hence taking the total number of teams in the competition to 10. RP-Sanjiv

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Former NIO Scientist Dr. Rajiv Nigam Selected for 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award

Former NIO Scientist Dr. Rajiv Nigam Selected for 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award

Dr. Rajiv Nigam, the former Chief Scientist at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa, has been selected for the 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award for Excellence in Foraminiferal Research. This award, the highest honor of the Cushman Foundation, recognizes Dr. Nigam’s outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of foraminifera research. The award will be presented at the

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India, UK, and Australia to jointly launch IRIS initiative at COP26

India, UK, and Australia to jointly launch IRIS initiative at COP26

India, Australia, the UK and small island developing states (SIDS) will be launching a new initiative for Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) on the sidelines of the upcoming Conference of Parties (COP26). At COP 26, India along with the UK, Australia, and SIDS (small island developing states) are launching IRIS (Infrastructure for resilient island states).

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NITI Aayog launches “Innovations for You” Digi-Book

NITI Aayog launches “Innovations for You” Digi-Book

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has launched a Digi-book named “Innovations for You”. The sector in focus in this Digi-book is Healthcare. The book is a compilation of 45health tech startups, incubated at Atal Incubation Centres spread across the country. These startups are leveraging frontier technologies such as AI, IoT, ICT, and others to provide socially relevant

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India's first ‘test tube’ Banni buffalo calf born in Gujarat

India’s first ‘test tube’ Banni buffalo calf born in Gujarat

The first IVF calf of the ‘Banni’ breed of buffaloes, found primarily in Gujarat’s Kutch region, was born in the Gir Somnath district. “This first IVF ‘Banni’ calf is born out of six ‘Banni’ IVF pregnancies established at the doorsteps of a farmer, Vinay L Wala of Sushila Agro farms, located at Dhanej in Somnath district of Gujarat,” said animal husbandry

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Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2021: 24-31st October

Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2021: 24-31st October

Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week 2021 is being celebrated between 24th to 31st October 2021. The theme of the 2020 Annual Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week is “Resisting Disinfodemic: Media and Information Literacy for everyone and, by everyone“. It is a major occasion to review and celebrate the progress achieved towards “MIL for All”. This year

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