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NEW DELHI, Apr 8 : Under the National Quantum Mission, a 1,000-km quantum communication network-one of the longest in the world-has been successfully demonstrated within less than three years of its launch by PM Narendra Modi, marking rapid progress against the mission's target of achieving 2,000 km over an eight-year period, Union Minister for Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh was informed during a review of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) here today. The milestone, achiev ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) As part of the National Quantum Mission, a 1,000-km quantum communication network has been successfully demonstrated within less than two years of its launch, said Department of Science and Technology (DST) officials on Wednesday. The network enables the transmission of information using quantum principles instead of classical binary signals in the form of 0s and 1s. The development marks a rapid progress against the mission's target of achieving a 2,000-km quantum commu ...Read More >
Dhanbad, Apr 7 (PTI) TEXMiN IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has announced a series of strategic industry collaborations and startup incubation funding during the two-day R&D fair 'IInvenTiv 2026', an official said on Tuesday. Technology Innovation in Exploration & Mining Foundation (TEXMiN) is a Technology Translation Research Park (TTRP) set up by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. IIT (ISM) director and chairman of TEXMiN's governing board, Prof Sukumar Mi ...Read More >
Dhanbad - TEXMiN IIT (ISM)Dhanbad, the Technology Translation Research Park ( TTRP), DST, GoI, announces a series of strategic industry collaborations and startup incubation funding during IInvenTiv 2026, reinforcing its role in advancing innovation, entrepreneurship, and industry-academia collaboration in the mining and deep-tech sectors. IInvenTiv 2026, the Ministry of Education's flagship R&D fair being hosted at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, brings together leading academic institutions, startups, inve ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (UNI) In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists have unlocked the mystery behind India's agricultural beginnings in the Central Ganga Plain, India's food basket, using grass pollens and distinguishing between pollen from cultivated crops and wild grass. 'The study provides a window into how human societies shaped the landscape over millennia. It also provides India with its first clear, region-specific scientific tool to trace the origins of agriculture and human settlement with ...Read More >
PNN New Delhi [India], April 1: Ratnaveer Precision Engineering Limited has informed the stock exchanges that the company has received approval under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) for its Copper Clad Laminates (CCL) project. The approval letter was formally received by Managing Director Vijay Sanghvi from Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Electronics & Information Technology and Information & Broadcasting, on March 30, 2026, in New Delhi. According to the company ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, December 15: Krushna Chandra Patra, Minister, Food Suppliers and Consumer Welfare and Science and Technology, Government of Odisha, felicitated top 30 winners of 19 edition of the Tata Steel Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) 2025 at the Grand Finale on Saturday. Organised by Tata Steel in collaboration with the Pathani Samanta Planetarium, Bhubaneswar, under Department of Science and Technology, this flagship initiative celebrates the legacy of Odisha's legendary astronomer Path ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Mines has recognised two more institutes, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Hyderabad, besides seven institutes recognised earlier, as Centres of Excellence (CoE) under the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM), as per a statement Saturday. This follows the approval granted by the Project Approval and Advisory Committee (PAAC) in its meeting held on October 24 ...Read More >
The 2025 edition will focus on "Artificial Intelligence for Social Impact", reflecting India's determination to harness AI for inclusive growth and digital empowerment. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) hosted a Curtain Raiser event on October 23, 2025, to kick off preparations for the upcoming Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025. The event sought to build momentum around India's growing leadership in artificial intelligence (AI), digi ...Read More >
ESTIC-2025 is designed as a translation platform. It brings together government ministries and departments, laboratories and universities, industry and investors, start-ups and young researchers on a single stage to take stock of progress, identify gaps and agree on clear next steps. India's science, technology and innovation (STI) ecosystem has built impressive capability over the past decade -- through mission-mode programmes, a maturing start-up landscape and strong research output. The nati ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers from Bengaluru have developed a new siphon-based thermal desalination system that can convert salty seawater into clean drinking water. This system is said to perform the desalination process faster and more cost-effectively than existing methods. According to the Department of Science and Technology, the traditional solar still mimics nature's water cycle of evaporation and condensation to desalinate water, and has been used and recomme ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh, on Wednesday, inaugurated the Dental Technology Innovation Hub at the Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS), New Delhi, a release from the Ministry of Science & Technology said. The Hub has been supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Addressing the gathering, Jitendra Singh said that th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ministry of Earth Sciences on Wednesday announced the successful 5,000-metre deep dive of Indian aquanauts aboard the French submersible Nautile in the Atlantic Ocean. The achievement marks a major step towards India's ambitious MATSYA 6000 project -- the nation's first indigenously developed deep-sea human submersible under the Samudrayan Project, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh. The 'MATSYA 6000' i ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has decided to set up a single-window system at the district level to handle all permissions and no-objection certificates required for holding Ramlila performances across the city. It has also decided to constitute a special committee to resolve any issue regarding the organisation of the events and ensure that the committees do not face any problem in seeking approvals.The decisions were made at a special meeting held at Raj Niwas under the chairmanship of lieutenant gove ...Read More >
Tirunelveli: A woman PhD scholar of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) caused a stir at its 32nd convocation in Tirunelveli on Wednesday when she refused to receive her doctorate from governor R N Ravi saying he is 'someone who is against the welfare of Tamil Nadu'.The scholar, Jean Joseph, wife of a DMK functionary in Nagercoil, completed her research in microfinance. At the convocation, graduating students came to the stage with their certificates and posed with the governor. However, Jea ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Aug 1: Reaffirming the Government's unwavering commitment to achieving self-reliance in emerging technologies, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, reiterated that the Rs 1 lakh crore fund will be dedicated to boost the private sector to drive India's sovereign technology ambitions. Dr. Jitendra Singh made these remarks while addressing the A ...Read More >
Bengaluru : The inaugural edition of Quantum India Bengaluru (QIB) 2025, held at Hilton Bengaluru Embassy, Manyata Tech Park, concluded today with resounding success, spotlighting Karnataka's growing leadership in quantum science and technology. Themed "Building a Quantum Ecosystem: Qubits to Society," the two-day summit brought together Nobel Laureates, policy leaders, scientists, startup founders, technologists, and students, reflecting the diversity and depth of India's quantum vision. Organ ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 11 (ANI): Japan's Ambassador to India, Ono Keiichi, visited the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) and Tata Electronics facility with more than 60 Japanese business representatives and said Tokyo is fully committed to India's journey to manufacture semiconductors. 'I visited Dholera SIR(@DholeraOfficial) and @TataElectronics with more than 60 Japanese business representatives. Japan is fully committed to India's journey to manufacture semiconductor in Indi ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 11 (ANI): Japan's Ambassador to India, Ono Keiichi, visited the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) and Tata Electronics facility with more than 60 Japanese business representatives and said Tokyo is fully committed to India's journey to manufacture semiconductors. 'I visited Dholera SIR(@DholeraOfficial) and @TataElectronics with more than 60 Japanese business representatives. Japan is fully committed to India's journey to manufacture semiconductor in Indi ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 11 (ANI): Japan's Ambassador to India, Ono Keiichi, visited the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) and Tata Electronics facility with more than 60 Japanese business representatives and said Tokyo is fully committed to India's journey to manufacture semiconductors. "I visited Dholera SIR(@DholeraOfficial) and @TataElectronics with more than 60 Japanese business representatives. Japan is fully committed to India's journey to manufacture semiconductor in Indi ...Read More >
Dholera (Gujarat) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Ambassador of Japan to India, Keiichi Ono, led a high-level delegation of leading Japanese companies on an official visit to Dholera Special Investment Region (Dholera SIR), India's greenfield smart industrial city under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), an official statement from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry noted. Notably, the visit marked a significant milestone in advancing industrial cooperation between India and Japan, built ...Read More >
Nagpur: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has cleared the decks for large-scale recruitment in higher education institutions across Maharashtra. He has also approved 100% hiring in government-aided engineering colleges and the urgent filling of vacant posts in public universities and unaided colleges.The move is expected to significantly boost the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) and enhance the overall quality of higher education in the state.Chairing a high-level review mee ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The state government made significant transfers of IAS officers on Sunday. Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Rajesh Rajora has been transferred from the Chief Minister's Secretariat. In his place, Neeraj Mandloi has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary in the CM Secretariat. Mandloi will also continue to hold charge of the Energy Department and Public Service Management Department. Rajora will retain his position as ACS in the Narmada Valley Development and Water ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The new Research Development and Innovation (RDI) scheme with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore will help the industry and startups access funds to undertake research in key technology sectors, such as quantum computing, robotics, and artificial intelligence, a government official said. The scheme, approved by the Union Cabinet on July 1, will help boost domestic manufacturing of high-end goods and services and create jobs in the country. It will also support the acquisition of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The new Research Development and Innovation (RDI) scheme with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore will help the industry and startups access funds to undertake research in key technology sectors, such as quantum computing, robotics, and artificial intelligence, a government official said. The scheme, approved by the Union Cabinet on July 1, will help boost domestic manufacturing of high-end goods and services and create jobs in the country. It will also support the acquisition of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the "Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme" with a corpus of ₹1 lakh crore, a move that is expected to boost private sector investments in research and development (R&D) in sunrise sectors, such as deep tech and electronics. 'Recognizing the critical role that the private sector plays in driving innovation and commercialising research, the RDI Scheme aims to provide long-term financing or refinancing wit ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): In a significant step to bolster India's research and innovation ecosystem, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved research development and innovation (RDI) scheme with a corpus of Rs one lakh crore to scale up research, development and innovation in strategic and sunrise domains. Briefing reporters on the cabinet decisions, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw said Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme recognises the critical role th ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Cabinet Tuesday approved the Research Development and Innovation Scheme with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore to spur private sector investment in research. The scheme, approved by the Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to encourage the private sector to scale up research, development and innovation in sunrise domains and in other sectors relevant for economic security, strategic purpose and self-reliance. The scheme aims to provide long-term financi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Research Development and Innovation Scheme with a corpus of Rs one lakh crore to spur private sector investment in research. The scheme, approved by the Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to encourage the private sector to scale up research, development and innovation in sunrise domains and in other sectors relevant for economic security, strategic purpose, and self-reliance. The scheme aims to pro ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday unveiled his ambitious vision to transform Amaravati into a global capital for quantum technologies. Addressing the Amaravati Quantum Valley Workshop here, Naidu said: "Quantum computing is the need of the hour. By January 1, 2026, the quantum computing centre will be operational in Amaravati. This marks the beginning of the Quantum Valley." The workshop, jointly organised by the AP government, the Department of Science and Technology (G ...Read More >
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