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Kerala is set to become India’s first smoke-free State

Kerala is now set to become the India’s first smoke-free State with public sector oil companies eyeing 100% LPG penetration here. It is estimated that one crore tonnes...

October 19, 2018

CSIR develops an affordable Water Disinfection System “OneerTM”

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR) , Lucknow has developed an innovative technology for “Drinking Water Disinfection System” with Trade name...

October 19, 2018

2018 World Students’ Day (WSD)

The World Students’ Day (WSD) is observed every year on 15th of October to mark the birth anniversary of former President of India and great scientist Dr. APJ...

October 18, 2018

India ranked as 58th most competitive economy on World Economic Forum

India has been ranked as the 58th most competitive economy on the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) for 2018. The WEF stated that India’s rank...

October 18, 2018

‘Swastha Bharat Yatra’ national campaign launched for Safe Food

The Government of India (GoI) has launched a nationwide campaign ‘Swasth Bharat Yatra’ from October 16 on the occasion of 2018 World Food Day (WFD to create consumer...

October 17, 2018

Allahabad renamed as Prayagraj

Recently, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has officially adopted a proposal to rename the historic city of Allahabad as Prayagraj. The city was known as Prayag before 16th-century Mughal...

October 17, 2018

RBI approves appointment of Sandeep Bakshi as Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank

The ICICI Bank was originally established by ICICI Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary in 1994. Though, Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) was formed in...

October 17, 2018

Olly official mascot of 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup

The 14th edition of the Men’s Hockey World Cup will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from 28 November to 16 December, 2018. Turtle Olly has...

October 16, 2018

Shekhar C Mande appointed as Director-General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Dr. Shekhar C Mande, a biologist, has been appointed Director-General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Research (DSIR)....

October 15, 2018

Teejan Bai wins 2018 Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize

Dr. Teejan Bai, the folk artist from Chhattisgarh, has won the 2018 Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize, one of the top honours of Japan. It was the first...

October 15, 2018

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