Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that Kerala Fibre Optic Network Project (K-FON) project that will provide free internet access to the poor will roll out by December 2020. The estimated cost of the K-FON Project is Rs.1,500 crore Kerala is the first state to declare the ...

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has given out information on the various measures taken to streamline the biosafety regulation and to facilitate researchers and industries which are undertaking research and development in recombinant DNA technology and hazardous microorganisms. DBT has ...

World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed on 31 May across the world by the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners every year. The day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure. It encourages a 24-hour ...

Bihar State presented their Jal Jeevan Mission Annual Action Plan before Ministry of Jal Shakti for consideration and approval, wherein in it is planned to have 100% coverage of all households with functional tap water connections by 2020-21. Bihar State is planning to provide tap connections ...

Centre has been renamed the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) has been renamed as Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET). The announcement was made by the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda. The name ...

Finance Minister has officially launched the facility of instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC on 28 May. The facility is in line with the announcement made in the Union Budget. The new facility is now available for those PAN applicants who possess a valid Aadhaar number and have a mobile ...

Government of India has signed a $177 million loan with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to upgrade 450 kilometers of state highways and major district roads in Maharashtra. The project aims to improve connectivity between rural areas and urban centers in Maharashtra. It will enable rural ...

Union Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Minister has held a high-level meeting with Ministers of State for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Parshottam Rupala, and Shri Kailash Choudhary and Secretary (DAC&FW) and Sanjay Agarwal to review the Locust Control Operations. The government is ...

Government of India has stated that in order to succeed against the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of parallel efforts are being taken. The move is being done globally and nationally. Indian start-ups are working on COVID-19 vaccine candidates in the very strong Indian vaccine industry. The ...

Indian Army officer and woman peacekeeper Major Suman Gawani, who has served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has been selected for the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019). She is the first Indian peacekeeper to be given the UN ...

Power Finance Corporation has entered into an agreement with Narmada Basin Projects Company Ltd (NBPCL), a wholly-owned company of government of Madhya Pradesh, to fund projects worth Rs 22,000 crore. The funds will be used for setting up hydroelectric projects of 225 MW and power components of ...

Facebook's New Product Experimentation (NPE) team has launched a new app called CatchUp. The app makes it easier for friends and family in the US to coordinate or join a group call with up to eight participants. This audio-only unique app has been developed to coordinate call timings with ...