The monk who became a nuclear physicist: This Swami spent a decade in the Himalayas, then went to Europe and the US to study physicsAndhra University celebrates its centenary. The life of Swami Jnanananda is being remembered. He renounced ordinary life for spiritual purs...
28 Apr, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
From UPI to innovation: How digital public infrastructure can transform India’s research ecosystemA decade ago, government subsidies and services in India were slow, cumbersome, and prone to leakages. Today, digital public infrastructure...
02 Oct, 2025, 11.16 PM IST
Amid GST recast, fresh push to cut tax slab for India's R&D institutesLeading scientific institutions in India face challenges due to increased GST rates. Niti Aayog advocates for relief to ease the purchase o...
04 Sep, 2025, 11.49 PM IST
India witnessed startup boom in last 10 years; students must focus on entrepreneurship: Jitendra SinghHe said the creation of the Rs 1 lakh crore National Research Foundation (NRF-Anusandhan) marks a significant push to encourage private sec...
14 Jul, 2025, 09.58 PM IST
Centre eases rules for buying scientific equipment, consumables by R&D institutesThe government has eased financial regulations for scientific institutions, including those in defense, allowing greater autonomy in procur...
15 Jun, 2025, 11.10 PM IST
Egypt shows keen interest in procuring Tejas jets, other platforms from IndiaThe Egyptian side conveyed its keenness on acquiring the Indian platforms during delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Mod...
25 Jan, 2023, 08.42 PM IST
Government may revisit GST hike on scientific equipmentFollowing the July hike, the Department of Science & Technology and the Council for Scientific & Industrial Research have taken up the matt...
12 Dec, 2022, 12.29 AM IST
'Project O2 for India' initiated to meet rising oxygen demand amid pandemic"Under Project O2 for India, a National Consortium of Oxygen is enabling the national level supply of critical raw materials such as zeolit...
13 Jun, 2021, 09.10 PM IST
As coronavirus cases surge, India looks at resources from S Korea, China, GermanyIndian missions in these three countries have been tasked to immediately identifying possible areas of cooperation and engage with relevant...
01 Apr, 2020, 06.58 PM IST
Union health minister reviews COVID-19 sampling, testing strategyThere should be no comprise in the quality of testing kits procured by the government or private labs, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan direct...
31 Mar, 2020, 03.12 PM IST
Modernising RPF: Security paraphernalia to include spy cameras, firing simulators, body camerasThe Railway Protection Force is a security force of India entrusted with protecting railway passengers, passenger area and railway property...
27 Dec, 2018, 01.09 PM IST
Geological Survey of India plans to procure geo-tech vessel with drilling facilityMulti channel seismic survey capability of the vessel enabled the establishment of gas hydrate in sub-surface layers of Mannar basin.
19 Jul, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
TAS ties with NGRI scientists to locate ground water resources in stateNGRI scientists will start the process to identify the places with more ground-water resources and help farmers to take up digging of borew...
22 Jun, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
- J&K tourism department 'goof up': Tender directs supply of items to Pakistan university
The terms and conditions of the tender notice seem to have been copied from a similar tender from the Pakistan University without editing a...
13 Dec, 2015, 03.25 PM IST
West Bengal carries scientific mapping of health infrastructureDe said the mapping would be done internally. In this process, need-based realignment for 1000 doctors and nurses had already been done and...
12 Jul, 2015, 12.49 PM IST
- Rs 1.7k-cr national dairy plan gets CCEA approval
International Development Association will provide Rs 1,584 crore towards the project and the rest Rs 176 crore will come from the Union go...
20 Feb, 2012, 05.28 AM IST
- Delhi govt to gauge impact of radiation from mobile towers
Health department officials said the issue was discussed at a meeting presided over by Health Minister A K Walia.
01 Feb, 2012, 09.49 PM IST