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Amendments to Prime Minister Research Fellowship Scheme (PMRF)
The Union Ministry of Human Resource and Development recently announced various amendments to Prime Minister Research Fellowship Scheme. Highlights Under the scheme, a dedicated division called “Research and Innovation Division” was created to boost research. The division is to be ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Project Prana: Indigenous ventilators developed by IISc Bengaluru scientists and students
The students and scientists of IISc Bengaluru have developed indigenous ventilators under “Project Prana”. Highlights The ventilator was made using pressure sensor that widely finds its application in automobile industry. Apart from the sensor, the scientists also used Reverse Osmosis ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Scientists develop indigenous ventilator under Project Praana
Scientists and students at IISc Bengaluru have developed a prototype for indigenous ventilator in light of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in India. Ventilator Ventilator is a medical equipment that provides mechanical ventilation support to patients who is either ..
GoI clears Genome India Project
The Department of Biotechnology operating under Ministry of Science and Technology has cleared Genome India Project. More than 20 leading institutions including IISc Bengaluru are to participate in the project. Highlights The project will at its first phase take samples ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) tops in Nature Ranking Index-2020
The CSIR of Delhi topped the National Ranking Index 2020 that ranks the scientific research institutes. CSIR was followed by IISc Bangalore. Highlights The Rankings were provided based on the numbers of research output. It is indicated by total citations ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
IIT-Bombay best-ranked Indian institute in QS World Rankings
The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay), has emerged as best-ranked Indian institute globally at 152nd position in QS World University Rankings’ 2020. IIT-Bombay has been securing top position among all Indian institutes for past three years and in 2020 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
QS World University Rankings 2020
The annual QS World University Rankings ranks the Indian institutions for the year 2020 as listed below: IIT Bombay emerged as India s best university. It increased its ranking by ten places as the 152nd best global institute. IIT Delhi ..
National Institutional Ranking Framework 2019
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings have been released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The rankings list the best institutions and universities of India. The NIRF ranking framework instituted in 2016 evaluates institutions on five broad generic groups ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
PM confers Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in New Delhi. Addressing the gathering the Prime Minister asked the scientific community to take advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and develop technologies ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
THE World Rankings 2018: More Indian Universities in Asia's Top 200
Only two Indian institutes have featured in the top 50 Asian institutes in recently released TIMES Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for educational institutes in Asia. The two institutes that have made their way to top 50 are Indian ..