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August 21, 2023 2:22 PM

Saudi Arabia launches AI-Powered program to combat desertification

The Saudi Environment Ministry has launched a program to combat desertification using artificial intelligence (AI). The program, which is a collaboration between the ministry, the National Center for Vegetation Development and Combating Desertificati...

August 21, 2023 12:57 PM

Know, how NCAP improves road safety by raising standards of motor vehicles

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari will launch the much-awaited Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) on 22nd August 2023. This launch will mark a step forward in the government’s commitment to improve road saf...

August 21, 2023 12:48 PM

To give relief to consumers Centre starts selling onions also at subsidised rates, buffer enhanced

Already selling tomatoes on behalf of the central government at a subsidised rate, the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) is now going to sell onion from the government buffer stock at a subsidized rate of Rs. 25 per kg in the...

August 18, 2023 2:35 PM

Time for India to take lead in medical devices sector: Union Health Minister

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated India’s first medical technology expo, ‘India MedTech Expo 2023’, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on August 17. The inaugural event was organised on the sidelines of the G20 Health Ministers’ Mee...

August 17, 2023 5:22 PM

India, Trinidad and Tobago sign MoU for India Stack collaboration

With an agreement to collaborate in the area of digital transformation and share India Stack, India and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed in the presence of officials from the Ministry of Electron...

August 17, 2023 11:26 AM

MoUs on medical products regulation between India & Suriname approved

Union Cabinet has given its approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Republic of Suriname on Cooperation in the field of health and medicine. It will strengthen bilateral ties between India and Suriname. This was signed during t...

August 16, 2023 1:05 PM

India’s race to become frontrunner of Electric Vehicles in the world

Transportation has always been a fundamental requirement for human beings, but for how long can we put our environment at stake, when we have started facing a myriad of problems because of unrestrained emission of greenhouse gases across the globe? ...

August 16, 2023 12:19 PM

Russia’s central bank raises interest rates to counter plummeting rouble

In a bid to counteract the recent decline of the rouble and tackle mounting inflationary pressures, Russia's central bank has made an unprecedented move by raising its key interest rate by a substantial 350 basis points to reach 12%. This decision ca...

August 16, 2023 12:19 PM

India emerging as favourite healthcare destination across the world

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said that India is fast emerging as the world's favourite and cost-effective healthcare destination. Inaugurating the Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Otorh...

August 16, 2023 12:16 PM

Know how International Year of Millets has shed light on goodness of Shree Anna

India is embracing a remarkable agricultural milestone by celebrating the International Year of Millets, bringing attention to the nutritional and environmental benefits of these ancient grains. As part of the global initiative, the country is active...