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SheSTEM 2024

SheSTEM 2024 recently concluded, promoting women’s contributions in STEM, organized by the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) alongside the Swedish Embassy and Nordic partners, which aimed to inspire students...

December 5, 2024

India International Science Festival (IISF) 2024

The India International Science Festival (IISF) 2024 will take place from November 30 to December 3, 2024, at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. This year, the Council...

December 2, 2024

Amazon Launches Future Engineer Makerspace in Bengaluru

Amazon has recently opened its first Amazon Future Engineer Makerspace in Bengaluru. This initiative targets over 4,000 students by 2025. It focuses on underserved students from classes 5...

November 14, 2024

Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST) Initiative

Recently, the central government launched a new i-STEM (Indian Science Technology and Engineering Facilities) initiative named “Women in Engineering, Science and Technology (WEST)”. Key Points The WEST program...

September 9, 2022

AzaadiSAT: ISRO’s Smallest Rocket in Space

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its smallest commercial rocket ‘Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)’ carrying ‘AzaadiSAT’, on August 7, 2022. It will be launched ...

August 5, 2022

NariShakti Varta on STEM and Financial Literacy for young women

UNICEF YuWaah facilitated the NaariShakti conversation, on ‘STEM and Financial Literacy for Young Women’. STEM refers to “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics”. About YuWaah YuWaah is a UNICEF-initiated...

March 4, 2022

America Competes Act of 2022

The recently legislated America Competes Act of 2022 to open new doors for the talented experts from all over the world. COMPETES means Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre...

January 28, 2022

Vigyan Jyoti Programme

The second phase of Vigyan Jyoti programme was started on February 11, 221. It was started on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science....

February 13, 2021

TIFAC under Ministry of Science and Technology launches Vigyan Jyoti

On March 8, 2020, TIFAC operating under Ministry of Science and Technology launched Vigyan Jyoti. The scheme was announced to celebrate International Women’s Day. Highlights The Technology Information...

March 9, 2020

Department of Biotechnology held International Summit on Women in STEM

On January 25, 2020, the Department of Biotechnology held an International Summit on Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) on the following theme Theme: Visualizing the...

January 26, 2020

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