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National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP)

The Union home ministry recently sanctioned the launch of the National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) from a campus of Gujarat’s Fisheries Research Centre located in coastal Okha in the...

April 24, 2018

Dr. Lalji Singh

Widely regarded as the “Father of DNA fingerprinting in India”, Dr. Lalji Singh passed away in December, 2017. He died of a massive heart attack at the BHU...

April 24, 2018

National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre

National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) is an organisation of the Government of India created under Sec 70A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (amended 2008), Based...

April 24, 2018

Ashgabat Agreement

Ashgabat Agreement aims at establishment of International Transport and Transit Corridor between the Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It was signed in April 2011 and is named after ...

April 24, 2018

AWSAR- Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research

It is a scheme to encourage science writing seeks to tap the potential of over 20,000 PhD scholars in science to popularise and communicate their research outcome. AWSAR...

April 24, 2018

TARE Sheme – Teacher Associateship for Research Excellence

This scheme aims to facilitate mobility of faculty members working in a regular capacity in State Universities / Colleges and in private Academic Institutions to carryout research work...

April 24, 2018

Integrated Tribal Development Project

The Programme on Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDP) under Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) is being implemtnted since the Fifth Five Year Plan with specific objectives of reducing poverty, improving...

April 24, 2018

Mahila E-haat

In a path-breaking initiative, the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launched “Mahila e-Haat”, an online marketing platform for women. Mahila e-Haat is a...

April 24, 2018

Marginal Cost of funds Based Lending Rate (MCLR)

The marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) refers to the minimum interest rate of a bank below which it cannot lend, except in some cases allowed...

April 24, 2018

Jatan and Darshak

Centre for Development for Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, has developed a software named “Jatan” that is set to revolutionise museum experience. The objective was to make a digital...

April 24, 2018

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