Case Studies
Concurrent hot and dry summers will be more common in future
Summary:In the past, climate scientists have tended to underestimate the risk of a co-occurrence of heatwave and drought. This is the conclusion of one … [ Read more ]
Month: June 2017
Central
R K Pachnanda takes charge as ITBP DG
Shri R K Pachnanda IPS (West Bengal 1983) presently DG of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has taken charge as the chief of … [ Read more ]
Central
Modi presented certificate of Guiness World Records
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi being presented the certificate of Guiness World Records for largest Envelop Mosaic, at Modasa, in Gujarat on June … [ Read more ]
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Modi inaugurating the Textiles India 2017 Exhibition
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurating the Textiles India 2017 Exhibition, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on June 30, 2017. The Union Minister for Textiles, … [ Read more ]
Central
Impact Assessment of DAY-NRLM by IRMA
The Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana –National Rural Livelihood Mission(DAY-NRLM) was launched in June, 2011 with the objective to organize all rural poor households in … [ Read more ]
Central
Bureaucrats shall think fresh taking a cue from PM
Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu urged the bureaucracy to think fresh and … [ Read more ]
Central
Wage payment 86% timely under MGNREGS in 2017-18
Under MGNREGS, April to June, 2017 has seen a significant demand for wage labour specially for water conservation works. Nearly 75 Crore person days … [ Read more ]
Central
B P Sharma dedicates compost bins in DoPT premises
Secretary (Personnel) Shri B P Sharma dedicated compost bins in the premises of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) here today, on the … [ Read more ]
Central
Government asks 3,768 NGOs to validate bank accounts
As many as 3,768 NGOs across the country have been directed by the Home Ministry to validate their foreign contribution designated accounts with banks, … [ Read more ]
Case Studies
Robotic gripper for cleaning up space debris
Summary:Researchers combined gecko-inspired adhesives and a custom robotic gripper to create a device for grabbing space debris. They tested their gripper in multiple zero … [ Read more ]
Central
IndiGo eyes Air India for a new take-off
With a market share of over 40 per cent — and counting — the country’s largest airline IndiGo is charting an ambitious trajectory where … [ Read more ]