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Secretary Department of Science and Technology (DST) Professor Abhay Karandikar highlighted the far-reaching societal, national, and global impact of nurturing curiosity and passion in young minds while speaking at the 11th National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC) of INSPIRE– MANAK winners felicitation ceremony in New Delhi. He said that …

A three-day National Conference on ‘Emerging Trends in Psychological and Educational Interventions for Diverse Learners: Future Prospects and Challenges’, is being jointly organized by the Indian Academy of Health Psychology; the B.Ed. and M.Ed. Special Education Department, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar; and, the Composite Regional Skill Development, Rehabilitation, and …

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has set up ‘APEDA Pavilion’ at World Food India 2024 organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The Pavilion was inaugurated by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri Rajesh …

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah interacted with victims of Naxalite violence from Chhattisgarh at his residence in New Delhi. These included 55 people affected by Naxalite violence from LWE-affected areas of Chhattisgarh under the aegis of Bastar Peace Committee. The Bastar Peace Committee also screened …

 In continuation of the stakeholder consultation initiative held during the early week of this month, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW) under the Chairmanship of Advisor (AS & DA) Smt. Ruchika Gupta conducted second round of stakeholders consultation yesterday at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. The focus of discussion …

The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) (Base: 1986-87=100) registered an increase of 7 points each in August 2024, reaching levels of 1297 and 1309, respectively. The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI – RL for this month were recorded at 5.96% …

The Ministry of Steel, Government of India confers National Metallurgist Awards to recognize outstanding contributions in the metallurgical field, covering Operations, Research & Development, Waste Management and Energy Conservation.  Applications for National Metallurgist Awards (NMA)-2024 are invited from Individuals from Industry, Research & Academia. The Awards will be given in the …

The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu graced the centenary celebration of the ICAR-National Institute of Secondary Agriculture (NISA) in Ranchi, Jharkhand today (September 20, 2024).  Speaking on the occasion, the President said that besides making farming a profitable venture, there are three other major challenges before agriculture in the …

The IndiaAI Independent Business Division (IBD) has announced the IndiaAI Innovation Challenge. This challenge is part of the Applications Development Initiative within the IndiaAI Mission, which seeks to advance the development, deployment, and adoption of AI applications in critical sectors. It is aimed at promoting the scaling and adoption of impactful AI solutions …

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has released the Third Advance Estimates of 2023-24 of Area and Production of various Horticultural Crops compiled on the basis of information received from States/ UTs and other Governmental source agencies. Total Horticulture 2022-23 2023-24 (2nd Adv. Est.) 2023-24 (3rd Adv. Est.) Area (in …