Odisha tops in food security, PDS; UP, AP follow
Piyush Goyal, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Textiles and Commerce and Industry, released the results of first...
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Start-up ecosystem ranking 2021 – Gujarat, Karnataka at top; Kerala, Odisha surprise
Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles, declared the results of the...
Indian scientists discover new material that converts infrared light to renewable energy
Scientists at Bengaluru’s Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and...
COVID-19 raises its ugly head again
After a few months of low incidents, COVID-19 cases are rising menacingly again, with 16,135 cases identified in the last...
Primary Agriculture Credit Societies to be computerised
The government said 63,000 functional Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) will be computerized over five years, which will improve efficiency,...
No imposition, no opposition – VP Naidu amid language row, in Tamil Nadu
With around a month left in office (10 Aug), Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu today said that while mother tongue is...
See massive growth in EV two-wheelers in India: NITI Aayog
India’s two-wheeler EV sales are likely to surpass 220 lakh units by 2028-29, resulting in 100% penetration if all goes...
Muslim friends, speak up, now
Interacting and discussing, local, national and international affairs with Muslim friends (yes, most Indians still have Muslim friends and acquaintances)...
India bans single-use plastic from 1 July 2022
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has said India will ban manufacturing, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use...
India’s Media and Entertainment industry to generate $100 billion by 2030: Anurag Thakur
The Information and Broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur has said that India’s media and entertainment industry is on track to become...
