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Special Protein: A group of scientists, at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, has come up with a solution where healthy skin cells from an adult can be converted into heart cells using special proteins. According to scientists, converting cells from one form to another – a.k.a. cellular reprogramming – involves specific proteins, called transcriptionRead more

ASEAN-India Business summit:It is being held as part of the ASEAN-India Year of Friendship to commemorate the more than three-decade-long engagement between India and the 10-member bloc in Kuala Lumpur. It is a group of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which was established in 1967 with the signing of the Bangkok declaration.Founding members: Indonesia, Malaysia,Read more

Exercise FRINJEX-23: The maiden Joint Military Exercise FRINJEX-23 between Indian Army and French Army will be conducted at Pangode Military Station, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It is for the first time armies of both the nations are engaging in this format with each contingent comprising of a Company Group each from the Thiruvananthapuram based Indian Army troopsRead more

SWAMIH Fund:The Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) Investment Fund I is India’s largest social impact fund specifically formed for completing stressed and stalled residential projects.The Fund is sponsored by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and is managed by SBICAP Ventures Ltd., a State Bank Group company.The Fund has no precedentRead more

Nano Urea:It is a nanotechnology-based revolutionary Agri-input that provides nitrogen to plants.It is developed and patented by the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO).IFFCO Nano Urea is the only nano fertilizer approved by the GoI and included in the Fertilizer Control Order (FCO). Features: Compared to conventional urea prill, Nano Urea has a desirable particle size ofRead more

Performance,Acheive and Trade Scheme: Under PAT Scheme, the Energy Savings Certificates (ESCerts) were introduced in India in 2012 by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).It is a regulatory instrument to reduce specific energy consumption in energy-intensive industries, with an associated market-based mechanism to enhance the cost-effectiveness through certification of excess energy saving which can beRead more

14th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav:President of India addressed the 14th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav at Bikaner, Rajasthan. It is an annual flagship festival of the Ministry of Culture.Organized in different states of India to promote National Unity and integrity through cultural exchange. It was Started in 2015 to exhibit the rich cultural heritage of the country Participation:Read more

Institute of Bio-resources and Sustainable Development (IBSD):IBSD was established in the year 2001 in Imphal under the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. IBSD Institute is not only serving the people of Manipur in Northeast but also has three different other entities including its Regional Centre at Gangtok in SikkimRead more

Women 20: W20 (Women 20) is an official engagement group under the G20 which was  established during the Turkish presidency in 2015. Its primary objective is to ensure that gender considerations are mainstreamed into G20 discussions and translated into the G20 Leaders’ Declaration as policies and commitments that foster gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.Read more

Borthekera: A medicinal plant commonly called ‘Bor Thekera’ in the Assamese language, traditionally forbidden for raw consumption, has been found to protect from heart diseases. It is an evergreen tree related to the more familiar purple mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana). The tree is endemic to the south-eastern regions of Asia such as parts of Bangladesh andRead more