Raisen, April 13 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari, will participate in the concluding session of the three-day agriculture-focussed ‘Unnat Krishi Mahotsav 2026’ in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district on Monday.“The three-day ‘Advanced Agriculture Festival 2026’ organised in Raisen is concluding today. This festival has shown the direction of a new era in agriculture through modern farming, new technologies, and innovations,” Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj S…
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Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has written a profound note about dealing with an overactive mind and shared that while each day brings a dollop of fresh deas, the pressure to keep up leads to anxiety. Taking to his blog, the icon wrote: “Each day brings on fresh thoughts and ideas .. and the desire to pursue each one with the diligence it requires .. All of it cannot be assembled in one ‘go’ .. so you work on the principle of ‘one at a time’ .. Fine .. but the mind keeps rem…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) NITI Aayog released two reports titled Ease of Doing Research & Development in India and the Survey Report on Ease of Doing R&D in India on Friday, aimed at enabling a more efficient, facilitative, and innovation‑driven research ecosystem in the country. The reports provide a comprehensive assessment of India’s research and development ecosystem and outline actionable recommendations to improve funding mechanisms, institutional governance, regulatory fra…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, on Thursday called upon the private sector to step up participation in research and development (R&D), stressing that stronger industry engagement is key to building a robust innovation ecosystem in India.The minister said the government has taken several enabling measures, including opening up sectors such as space and nuclear energy to private players and introducing mechanisms like the Research, Dev…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Calling for a transformative shift in India’s steel sector, Union Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said the industry must move beyond traditional growth models and embrace a future driven by circular economy principles and green decarbonisation to support the vision of a Viksit Bharat.Inaugurating the workshop titled “SRTMI R&D Connect: From Ideas to Industrial Impact,” Kumaraswamy underscored the need for a paradigm shift in the sector, stating that India …
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday and presented a forward-looking vision for the next phase of Bastar’s development in the post-Maoism era, an official said. During the meeting, the Chief Minister expressed gratitude for the restoration of peace in the region following the decline of Maoism, crediting the continued support and leadership of the Prime Minister, said a statement.He also shared a comprehensive blu…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between India and Canada gains huge leverage from the complementary nature of both country’s economies, a new report has said.The report from Asian News Post highlighted that India’s fast‑growing consumer market, strength in services sector and manufacturing push pairs perfectly well with Canada’s resource base, advanced research and clean‑technology expertise.This complementary nature creates a natural b…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Western Sydney University recently organised a ‘AgriMaitri’ roundtable initiative to co-develop solutions aimed at strengthening agribusiness ties between India and Australia, with the inaugural meeting held in the national capital, a report has said.According to the report in The Australia Today, the institute hosted the first ‘AgriMaitri India Roundtable’ at the Australian High Commission, marking a step towards enhancing bilateral collaboration in the agribusiness se…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The emerging Australia‑Canada‑India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership has moved from diplomatic rhetoric to actual delivery, with new trilateral commitments and 13 fresh Canada‑India university agreements scaling cooperation in artificial intelligence, quantum research and semiconductors, a new report has said.The report from One World Outlook said the three countries bring complementary strengths into the partnership where India brings scale in engine…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India’s pharmaceutical sector is set to take a major step towards becoming an innovation-driven global powerhouse, as India Pharma 2026 aims to accelerate the industry’s transition from volume-based growth to value and research-led expansion, the government said on Monday.The Department of Pharmaceuticals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, in association with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Indian Pharmaceuti…