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Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda informed the Members of Consultative Committee of his ministry that Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology CIPET has made an ambitious plan of skilling of five lakh persons as well as five Lakh Technology Support Service to the

Government has issued orders to cap the retail prices of hand sanitizers at Rs. 100 per bottle of 200 ml. Retail prices of surgical mask (3 ply) shall not be more than Rs. 10 and that of mask (2 ply) shall not be more than Rs. 8 per piece. Melt Blown non-Woven Fabric used in manufacturing face masks

In order to further facilitate rail passengers in availing facility of refund of tickets along with ensuring avoidance of crowded places and practice social distancing, Indian Railways has relaxed Refund Rules for PRS counter generated tickets as a special case. All rules for e-ticket remain same as

Bengaluru Airport (BLR) is the world’s only airport to bag ACI – ASQ awards 2019 for both arrivals and departures! The Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru has received as many as five ACI-ASQ Awards 2019 for Departures and Arrivals for the second consecutive year. The awards have been

Several aerospace, defence, automobile, space devices need to reduce friction, wear, and tear to enhance the life of components. The usual route taken is to lubricate these dynamic systems, which add to the cost, complexity, and weight of these systems. A group of scientists at the International

The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Hyderabad has reported that Oceansat Satellite data from Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) are used to prepare the Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) advisories on the potential rich fishing

Under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), all villages were mapped by banks into 1.59 lakh Sub-Service Areas (SSAs) with one SSA catering to 1,000 to 1,500 households. This was stated by Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Anurag Singh Thakur, in a written reply to a question in

In order to facilitate investments in Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the following incentives are offered to attract entrepreneurs by the UT: Allotment of land at subsidized rate. Cheaper Power Tariffs. Subsidy on purchase & installation of DG set. Subsidy on installation of

Minister of State (I/C) for Power and New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship R K Singh launched the new website of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Minister directed that sectoral updation of the site should

हिन्दी में यह समाचार आगे पढ़े... The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Modi, has given its approval for Rehabilitation and Upgradation of 2-Lane/2-Lane with paved shoulders/4-Lane configuration (2-lane/single/Intermediate lane) and strengthening of stretches of various

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that over 4 lakh 75 thousand vacancies will be filled soon. This information was given in a written reply to a

MORE THAN eight years after it became the first town in Sikkim, and arguably India, to completely ban packaged drinking water bottles, Lachen is set to introduce bamboo bottles as an alternative. Located 129 km from Gangtok, at a height of 2,750 metres, the Himalayan town’s snow-capped hills