Page-2 of Archives: August, 2017
IIT Researchers develops bioartificial implantable pancreas
Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have successfully created an implantable bioartificial pancreas model grown within 3D silk scaffold. The bioartificial pancreas encapsulates insulin-producing beta cells,...
Cabinet approves MoU between India-Brazil for cooperation in Zebu Cattle Genomics and ARTs
The Union Cabinet has apprised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Brazil in October 2016 for cooperation in fields of Zebu Cattle Genomics and Assisted Reproductive...
Cabinet approves promulgation of GST (Compensation to States) Ordinance, 2017
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the proposal of Union Finance Ministry to promulgate an ordinance to suitably amend the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to...
Sumiteru Taniguchi
Sumiteru Taniguchi (26 January 1929 – 30 August 2017) was a Japanese postman, atomic bomb survivor, and prominent anti-nuclear weapons activist. His life story, marked by immense physical...The Gobindobhog rice gets Geographical Indication (GI) status
Gobindobhog rice from Burdwan district of West Bengal has recently got the Geographical Indication (GI) status. As a result of getting the GI tag, rice from other regions...Delhi police launches a skill development programme “YUVA”
Rajnath Singh, the Union Home Minister, has inaugurated the YUVA – a skill development programme and an initiative by Delhi Police under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)...Uttar Pradesh government launches Startup Yatra programme from Lucknow
Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh chief Minister, has launched the Startup Yatra programme in Lucknow on August 30, 2017. Beside this, the government has also launch a mobile...India and Canadawill jointly issue postage stamps with Diwali as theme
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently informed that India and Canada have mutually agreed to jointly issue a set of two Commemorative Postage...
H Purushotham
Dr. H. Purushotham is an Indian scientist, technologist, and innovation leader renowned for his contributions to technology transfer, intellectual property rights (IPR), and research commercialisation. Over a career...The world’s first IAEA Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank opened in Kazakhstan
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched the world’s first IAEA Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) bank at the Ulba Metallurgical Plant (UMP) in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. The $150...
