Sports Minister Sarbanand Sonowal formally declared the sanction of central assistance of Rs. 200 crore to J & K to boost sporting activities in state. The Minister of State (Independent Charge)Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal has said that sports play a crucial role in the physical fitness and well ...

In a major boost to renewable energy sector, the Andhra Pradesh Government has inked memorandums with several companies with a total investment outlay potential of Rs. 19,000 crore. SBJ Cleantech, a joint venture of SoftBank Corporation of Japan, Foxconn Technology Group of Taiwan and Bharti Enterprises; Gamesa, the Spanish wind ...

The new Andhra Pradesh will create the right eco system for the IT companies and they should invest in the State to create a win-win situation for both, according to the Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu. He inaugurated e-pragati, an e-governance initiative of the State Government in Vishakapatnam. CM said ...

In Andhra Pradesh, self help movement through savings has been taken up as a mass movement by women. Self Help Groups The members of SHGs are poor with low or nil saving capacity, and who depend on moneylenders or private sources to meet their expenditure and other obligations. Self Help ...

Another proposal by IIT Joint Admission Board (JAB) to increase the quota of students appearing for JEE (Advanced) from 1.5 lakh to 2 lakh has been approved. The minister insisted that the interests of socially and economically weaker sections should be protected at all costs. The council has also approved ...

India hopes to sign three large agreements on water, energy and education, during Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s state visit to Israel. Ever since India established diplomatic relations with Jewish State in January 1992, bilateral cooperation between the two countries has increased. Indian multinationals have made long-term investments to the tune ...

A unique eco-friendly last mile connectivity transport service with integrated security features and women drivers was launched. The service known as Smart-E will provide a safe, sustainable and professionally managed last mile connectivity service, especially to and from metro stations and other high-footfall areas. The first batch of 30 all-women-piloted ...

INS Astradharini will be used to carry out technical trials of underwater weapons and systems developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), a Naval Systems laboratory of DRDO. Astradharini is a replacement vessel of the erstwhile Astravahini. Source: DefenceNews

India is the first country in the world to ever possess a super-sonic missile system. Super-sonic missile travels about three times faster than the speed of sound and flies on low altitude trajectories, making it a formidable asset to the nation’s defence tech and it eliminates the enemy assets effectively. ...

The focal point of negotiations between Japan and India was how to prevent the spread of nuclear technologies and expected to agree on tight management of nuclear technologies on a par with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to visit India around the end of ...