Month: December 2018

Implementation of Modern Techniques in Agriculture

open view web desk As per the results of ‘Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households’ conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in 2013, about 63.5 percent of the agricultural households in the rural areas of the country reported cultivation as their principal source of income. Details of the number […]

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has approved registration of record 15 new breeds of livestock and poultry this year

open view web desk ICAR has approved registration of record 15 new breeds of livestock and poultry this year alone taking the total to 40 during 2014-18, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh  at a ceremony for awarding breed registration certificates to the […]

Launch of Satellites

open view web desk ISRO is planning to launch more state-of-the-art satellites in the near future encompassing, optical remote sensing, microwave remote sensing, Infra Red remote sensing (IR). Also making scientific missions to moon and the communication satellites to provide high throughput communication links as well as Direct […]

Manned Mission to Space

open view web desk It is proposed to undertake manned mission to space before 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence. The manned mission will be accomplished using ISRO’s launch vehicle GSLV MkIII. The manned mission will launch Indian astronauts from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota into an approximately 400 […]

Space Activities Bill

open view web desk The Government has invited suggestions from the public or stakeholders regarding the draft Space Activities Bill, 2017. The objective of the Space Bill is to facilitate the overall growth of the space activities in India with higher order of participation of public/ non-governmental/ private sector […]

Agreement with ROSCOSMOS

open view web desk ISRO and ROSCOSMOS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 5th October 2018 on ‘Joint Activities in the field of Human Spaceflight Programme’.  Specific missions to International Space Station on Soyuz have not been included in the MoU. This information was provided by the […]

Two day Conference ‘AYUSHCHARYA’ on Dinacharya and Ritucharya for public health promotion organised at New Delhi

open view web desk All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi organized a National conference ‘AYUSHCHARYA’ on Dinacharya (Daily Regimen) and Ritucharya (Seasonal Regimen) for public health promotion” on 10th and 11th of December, 2018. About 200 academicians, physicians, scientists and researchers from all over country attended the […]

Text of Prime Minister’s Keynote Address at the PMNCH Partners’ Forum in New Delhi

open view web desk Distinguished dignitaries on the dais, Delegates from India and abroad, Ladies and Gentlemen, Namaste, A very warm welcome to all the delegates from across the world to the Partners’ Forum, 2018. It is only partnerships that will get us to our goals. Partnerships between […]

PM hands over tricolour to Arunima Sinha on her expedition to Mount Vinson, Antarctica

open view web desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today, handed over the tricolour flag to Arunima Sinha, marking the beginning of her expedition to Mount Vinson, Antarctica. Ms. Arunima Sinha, the first female Divyang to climb Mount Everest, called on the Prime Minister at New Delhi, and apprised […]

102-year-old great-granny becomes ‘oldest’ skydiver

A 102-year-old great-grandmother is believed to have become the world’s oldest skydiver after plunging 14,000 feet (4,300 metres) through the South Australian sky. Centenarian adrenaline junkie Irene O’Shea said she “felt normal” after a 220 kilometre per hour (140 mph) dive that sent her cheeks flapping wildly. She […]

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