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Trade Connect ePlatform

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced the upcoming Trade Connect ePlatform to boost MSME and startup participation in exports. It was announced at the second meeting of the...

January 19, 2024

The Punganur Cow – India’s Shortest Humped Cattle Breed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently fed Punganur cows from Andhra Pradesh at his Delhi residence on the Pongal/Makar Sankranti festival. These indigenous cattle have unique characteristics. Origins and...

January 18, 2024

Global Hydrogen Price Index

The International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City in Gandhinagar announced a new collaboration with the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) and Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC). The...

January 17, 2024

Supreme Court Questions Govt on GM Crops

On January 11, the Supreme Court asked why the government’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) did not consider expert reports on genetically modified (GM) crops. The GEAC approves...

January 15, 2024

Microsoft Launches AI Odyssey Program to Upskill 100,000 Indian Developers

Microsoft has unveiled an ambitious new initiative called AI Odyssey that aims to provide advanced skills training in artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies to 100,000 software developers...

January 9, 2024

First Advance Estimates of India’s GDP for 2023-24

The Indian government’s First Advance Estimates (FAE) for 2023-24 released on January 6th project the economy will expand 7.3% – faster than the 7.2% growth achieved in 2022-23...

January 8, 2024

CSIR-CRRI’s REJUPAVE Technology Deployed in Arunachal Pradesh

India’s premier road construction agency, Border Roads Organization (BRO) has utilized an indigenous road construction technology called “REJUPAVE” developed by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), part of the...

January 5, 2024

Government Regulation of Short Selling

The Supreme Court has recorded the central government and market regulator SEBI promising appropriate oversight on short selling of securities following controversial allegations against Indian conglomerate Adani Group....

January 4, 2024

Field Studies Find Nano Urea Failing to Match Conventional Fertilizers in Crop Yields

A two-year Punjab Agricultural University trial discovered paddy and wheat harvests declined substantially from nano urea usage versus normal nitrogen fertilizers, contradicting tall corporate claims. Understanding Nano Urea...

January 4, 2024

Tur Dal Procurement Portal

Furthering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled a multilingual portal enabling direct procurement of tur dal from registered farmers...

January 4, 2024

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