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New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Union Miniter of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday called for a paradigm hift in the agriculture ector by embracing cutting-edge technology and fotering greater ynergy among takeholder. He aid thi while addreing the 96th Annual General Meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Reearch (ICAR) Society at the NASC Complex in the national capital. Speaking at the high-profile event chaired by Union Agriculture Min ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Adani Group has emerged as the only bidder without conditions in the race to acquire Jaiprakash Associates, submitting a ₹12,600 crore offer under the ongoing insolvency process. The other bidders - Dalmia Bharat, Vedanta, Jindal Power and PNC Infratech-have tied their bids to the resolution of a critical land dispute involving the Gautam Buddh Nagar Sports City project, currently pending before the Supreme Court. Jaiprakash Associates has attracted five bids, with Dalmia Bharat lea ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 7: Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh today called for a wider public understanding and inclusive participation in India's biotechnology mission, stating that every Indian is a stakeholder in the country's bioeconomy. Speaking here during the nationwide celebration of World Bioproduct Day - The BioE3 Way, the Minister reiterated the Government's commitment to realising a $300 billion bioeconomy by 2030. The event, organised by the Department of Biotechnol ...Read More >
Minister Jitendra Singh emphasized the importance of public understanding and participation in India's biotechnology mission, highlighting the goal of achieving a $300 billion bioeconomy by 2030. He noted the significant growth of India's biotechnology ecosystem, driven by supportive policies and partnerships.Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh Monday called for a wider public understanding and inclusive participation in India's biotechnology mission, stating that every Indian is a st ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 7 (UNI) Stating that every Indian is a stakeholder in the country's bio-economy, Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh today called for a wider public understanding and inclusive participation in India's biotechnology mission. Speaking here during the nationwide celebration of World Bio-product Day - The BioE3 Way, the Minister reiterated the government's commitment to realising a USD 300 billion bioeconomy by 2030. The Minister highlighted that India's bio ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 7 (PTI) The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), with support from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, has launched the One Health AMR Challenge 2025 to identify, support, and scale breakthrough technologies that can help tackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in humans, animals, and the environment. According to a press release, Prof Ajay Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, launched the challenge at the India AMR Innov ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to enhance scientific learning and innovation in eastern India, Odisha's Minister for Science & Technology Krushna Chandra Patra met Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh in New Delhi on Thursday. The Odisha government is seeking central assistance for setting up a state-of-the-art Science City in Bhubaneswar. The state has offered 100 acres of land for the proposed facility, which aims to foster scientific curiosity, innovation, ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 4 (UNI) The Odisha Government has sought central assistance for setting up a state-of-the-art Science City here. Odisha Science and Technology Minister Krushna Chandra Patra, during a meeting with Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh in New Delhi today, offered 100 acres of land for the proposed Science City. The project is aimed at fostering scientific curiosity, innovation, and education -- particularly among the youth. In addition to the ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 2 Jul: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday claimed that the frontier state holds the distinction of being India's largest carbon sink, an ecological powerhouse playing a pivotal role in combating climate change and aiding the country's march toward net-zero emissions. In a social media post as part of his administration's 'Pema 3.0 - Year of Ref-orms and Growth' campaign, Khandu highlighted that Arunachal Pradesh contributes a remarkable 14.38 percent to India's total carbon seque ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 02: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister NarendraModi, has approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to promote job creation, enhance employability, and extend social security across all sectors, with a special focus on manufacturing. The scheme, with an outlay of nearly ₹1 lakh crore, aims to generate more than 3.5 crore jobs over the next two years, including 1.92 crore opportunities for first-time job seekers. Under the scheme, first-time employees registe ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing sector. Under the Scheme, while the first-time employees will get one month's wage (up to Rs 15,000), the employers will be given incentives for a period to two years for generating additional employment, with extended benefits for ano ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved an employment-linked incentive (ELI) scheme with an outlay of nearly ₹1 lakh crore to generate over 3.5 crore jobs in the next two years. "You saw in the last Budget that the Finance Minister announced a clear package for an employment-linked scheme. Since then, a lot of good work has been done, and we came up with a comprehensive plan. This is an Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme, with a focus on the manufacturing sector," Union Minister A ...Read More >
Patna: The state cabinet on Tuesday cleared the 'CM Pratigya Yojana' to provide financial support to youths for carrying out internship programmes after clearing their class 12 board examination. Under the scheme, youths between 18 and 28 years, having either trained under skill development programme or those who have passed class 12, industrial training institutes (ITI) diploma, graduate and post-graduate will get financial support for availing of internship training. The assistance would in th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a new scheme called the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to promote job creation and improve social security on Tuesday. According to the cabinet briefing, the scheme is designed to help both first-time workers and employers, with a special focus on the manufacturing sector. The ELI Scheme aims to create over 3.5 crore jobs in two years, with a total budget of Rs 1 lakh crore. Out of t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pitched the Digital India campaign as a "trusted innovation partner to the world", and said the programme - which now completes a decade - has been transformative for those on the margins by democratising access, and building digital opportunities for all."From how we govern, to how we learn, transact, and build, Digital India is everywhere," PM Modi said in a special message on 'A Decade of Digital India'.He said that while many initially feare ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others are set to embark on the Axiom Space's fourth human spaceflight from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 10 and are likely to dock at the International Space Station on June 11 at about 10 PM IST, after a nearly 28-hour journey. Shukla, the mission pilot of the Axiom-4 (Ax4) commercial mission to the ISS, will be accompanied by mission commander Peggy Whitson and specialists Tibor Kapu from Hungary and Slawosz ...Read More >
Mumbai, Feb 4 (PTI) Activist Anjali Damania on Tuesday alleged that there was a Rs 88 crore scam in the agriculture department when NCP leader Dhananjay Munde held the portfolio in the previous Mahayuti coalition government in Maharashtra. Munde, currently a minister for Food and Civil Supplies, termed her allegations as "baseless" and politically motivated. Despite the Union government's 2016 directive to transfer money directly to farmers' bank accounts under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), t ...Read More >
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh has launched Kisan Kavach, the first-of-its-kind anti-pesticide... Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh has launched Kisan Kavach, the first-of-its-kind anti-pesticide bodysuit, to protect farmers from the harmful effects of pesticide exposure. The indigenous innovation marks a transformative step in ensuring farmer safety. The bodysuit developed by BRIC-inStem, Ben ...Read More >
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) via its circular asked the employees to activate their Universal Account Number (UAN) and Aadhaar seeding of the bank account. The activation and linking was to be done by November 30, 2024, so employees could get the direct benefit transfer (DBT)of the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme directly into their bank account. However, some employees would have missed the deadline to activate and link their UAN by November 30, 2024. ET Wealth spo ...Read More >
IISF is the biggest science festival which brings together and connects all the segments of society. This has been organized since 2015. The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoS&T), through their departments viz. Department of Science & Technology (DST), Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) is responsible for conducting this mega annual event. Along with government organizations, Vijnana Bharati has been a c ...Read More >
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