National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology has joined World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Green as a partner in its green technology database globally.
NRDC, headed by Chairman and Managing Director Commodore Amit Rastogi (retd).
India has ranked at 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity -- an improvement of eight places from last year -- according to the World Economic Forum's annual Gender Gap Report, 2023. The World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked India at 135 out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index in the report's 2022 edition.
WEF Managing Director Saadia Zahidi.
The report found that the overall gender gap has closed by 0.3 % point from last year.
Olympic Day is celebrated on 23 June every year and this day commemorates the founding of the International Olympic Committee in the year 1894 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
In the 1978 edition of the Olympic Charter, the IOC recommended for the first time that all NOCs organize an Olympic Day to promote the Olympic Movement.
Sigfrid Edström, IOC President.
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihood Mission (TNSRLM), on Tuesday, to foster the growth of Self Help Groups (SHGs) in the State and provide them with vital financial support.
Under the terms of the MoU, TNSRLM will facilitate eligible SHGs for credit linkage with IOB.
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and DRDO have signed a contract for realisation of two Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System Modules for Kalvari Class of Submarines of the Indian Navy.
These modules constitute the core of the fuel cell-based AIP System, indigenously developed by NMRL of DRDO with L&T as prime industry partner, an association spanning more than a decade.
GE Aerospace said that it has inked a pact with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to jointly produce fighter jet engines for Indian Air Force's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Mk-II Tejas.
The announcement came during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first state visit to the US at the invitation of President Joe Biden.
Leading fertiliser cooperative Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) said that it has signed an agreement with California-based Kapoor Enterprises Inc for the export of nano liquid urea to the US.
The opening match of the Global Chess League took place at Dubai, showcasing a clash between the Triveni Continental Kings and the upGrad Mumbai Masters.
The upGrad Mumbai Masters emerged victorious with a narrow 8-7 win over the Triveni Continental Kings.
Hon’ble Union Minister for Steel and Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia,virtually inaugurated from New Delhi, the Silica Reduction Plant at Steel Authority of India Limited's (SAIL) Bhilai Steel Plant's Dalli Mines.
The PM-Kisan Mobile App with Face Authentication Feature was launched by Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar under the central government's ambitious and popular scheme for income support to farmers "Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi"
President Droupadi conferred the National Florence Nightingale Award on Major General Smita Devrani and Brigadier Amita Devrani of the Military Nursing Service for 2022 and 2023 respectively.
The former Urdu newsreader of Akashvani, Kausar Rizvi passed away in Dubai today. He was 79.
Kausar Rizvi was associated with the Urdu unit of the News Services Division of Akashvani in New Delhi for about 30 years from 1975 to 2004.
India has decided to join the Artemis Accords, which brings like-minded countries together on civil space exploration, and NASA and ISRO have agreed to a joint mission to the International Space Station in 2024.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Integrated Simulator Complex (ISC) ‘Dhruv’ at Southern Naval Command.
The ISC ‘Dhruv’ hosts modern state-of-the-art indigenously-built simulators which will significantly enhance practical training in the Indian Navy.
Twenty years have passed since Cristiano Ronaldo, the 38-year-old five-time Ballon d’Or recipient, made his national team debut against Kazakhstan in a warm-weather match.
Now he is making his 200th appearance for Portugal.
Since then, he has established milestones for both the greatest number of goals scored and the most matches in men’s international football.
A skin bank — a first for North India was inaugurated in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital.
The country has 16 skin banks — a facility where the skin of deceased persons can be donated — with seven in Maharashtra, four in Chennai, three in Karnataka, and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.