Ten women researchers from India and Two from Germany were awarded under ‘Women Involvement in Science and Engineering Research’ (WISER) programme to promote women researchers in India/Germany to participate and collaborate in ongoing R&D and innovation projects on the occasion of 13 Foundation day of IGSTC (Indo-German Science and Technology Centre). They will receive financial […]

NTPC Limited, India’s largest power generation company, has climbed 52 positions to secure the 433rd rank in Forbes’ “The Global 2000” List for 2023. Rising from 485th rank in the list in the year 2022, the climb of 52 positions in just one year demonstrates NTPC’s emergence as a strong force in the global market. […]

This decline in the rate of inflation in May, 2023 is primarily due to a fall in prices of mineral oils, basic metals, food products, textiles, non-food articles, crude petroleum & natural gas. After retail inflation easing to a 25-month low of 4.25 percent in the month of May, 2023, the annual rate of inflation […]

Sectors for which PLI schemes exist and have seen an increase in FDI inflows from FY 2021-22 to FY 2022-23 are drugs and pharmaceuticals (+46%), food processing industries (+26%) and medical appliances (+91%). The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes have led to a significant increase in production, employment generation, economic growth and exports in the […]

This move is aimed at moderating the price of wheat and ensure easy availability in the market. The measures are also aimed at preventing hoarding and speculation. In view of rising wheat prices, Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sanjeev Chopra held a meeting with the food secretaries of the states through video conferencing. During the […]