Science and Technology
Higgs Boson
Scientists at the CERN research centre near Geneva, Switzerland, unveiled their latest findings in their search for the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle key to […]
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Defence
RIMPAC 2012
The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to […]
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra opens mega food park
The 147-acre food park will provide food processing infrastructure to food processors, farmers, retailers and exporters Andhra Pradesh has opened the country’s first mega food […]
Health and Family Welfare
National Urban Health Mission (NUHM)
The NUHM will meet health needs of the urban poor, particularly the slum dwellers by making available to them essential primary health care services. This […]
Agriculture
Scientists sequence banana genome for 1st time
Scientists have for the first time sequenced the banana genome, which may help save the humble yellow fruit from imminent collapse. Bananas are a staple […]
Economics
General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR )
GAAR Abbreviation GAAR abbreviation stands for general-anti-avoidance rules and it has been introduced in India due to VODAFONE case ruling in favour of this company […]
Kerala
Kerala tourism goes hi-tech, launches e-Guide
A set of mobile-based services, including a mobile website, WAP guide, applications and Bluetooth kiosks will now serve as an e-Guide for tourists Kerala Tourism […]
Bihar
$100mn World Bank loan for Bihar livelihood scheme
The Jeevika scheme is aimed at enhancing the social and economic empowerment of the rural poor in the state The World Bank has offered a […]
Tamilnadu
TN to digitise all police stations’ records
Upon completion, police officers across the state will be able to access information related to criminals through a new network Tamil Nadu’s Police Department is […]
Punjab
Punjab villages to be digitally mapped
Over 12,000 villages in the state would be covered under the project, aimed at effective governance in rural areas.The Punjab government has cleared the project […]
Commerce
Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS)
The modified special incentive package scheme (M-Sips) to promote large-scale manufacturing in electronics systems design and manufacturing (ESDM) sector. M-Sips includes a slew of incentives […]
Governance
Institutional Mechanism for Monitoring of PPP Projects
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) approved a proposal from the Planning Commission to set up an Institutional Mechanism for monitoring and enforcement of […]
Punjab
Mohali to get lab to test uranium content in water
A specialised laboratory equipped to check contamination of groundwater by uranium and other heavy metals will be set up and run in conjunction with the […]
Defence
Governance
Aadhaar to launch pilots on pensions, wages
The Aadhaar based applications will be executed in those districts of the country where 70 % residents enrolled their names in the scheme Aadhaar numbers—the […]
Programmes and Policies
Revised Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
Backgrounder With a view to provide gainful employment to the urban unemployed and underemployed through encouraging the setting up of self-employment ventures or […]
Education
Welfare Schemes For Indian Diaspora Youth
Know India Programmes (KIP):- Know India Programmes (KIP) is a three week orientation programme for diaspora youth between the age of 18-26 years and the […]
Science and Technology
Higgs Boson Basics
Which other major discoveries we can compare this one to? This discovery can be compared to ground breaking earlier discoveries such as the discovery of […]
Health and Family Welfare
India pledges free generic drugs for citizens
India has put in place a $US5 billion policy to provide free medicine to its people. From city hospitals to tiny rural clinics, India’s public […]
Health and Family Welfare
Getting fetus’ genetic makeup from a blood test
Scientists have announced that a simple blood test, rather than more invasive tests such as amniocentesis, can determine a fetus’s genetic make-up, identifying mutations causing […]