New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday held India’s largest biomedical and technology transfer facilitation here and 41 public‑health technologies were transferred to industry partners, an official statement said.The event marked the establishment of country’s first structured platforms dedicated to biomedical innovation showcasing and technology transfer under the ICMR Medical Innovation Patent Mitra initiative.The initiative aims to translate ind…
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New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to ensure implementation of its directions on menstrual hygiene management in schools by August 15, and file compliance reports, as it continued to monitor compliance of its landmark ruling recognising access to menstrual hygiene as a fundamental right. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan indicated that the matter would be taken up again in September to review the status of compli…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The first meeting of NITI Aayog’s high-powered ‘Education to Employment and Enterprise’ Standing Committee has decided to identify actionable recommendations to enhance employability, foster entrepreneurship, strengthen industry-relevant skilling, and accelerate growth in the services sector, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to transform India’s demographic dividend into a growth dividend, enhance co…
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday expressed confidence that Maharashtra is driving holistic progress through heavy industries, modern infrastructure, rapid connectivity, skill development, housing and eco-friendly projects, and said this comprehensive development blueprint would propel the state’s economy towards the $1 trillion milestone.Moving rapidly towards the vision of a “Viksit Bharat 2047”, Maharashtra is set to construct a new development expressw…
Bengaluru, May 22 (IANS) The Karnataka government has urged the Centre and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to introduce a dedicated chapter on groundwater conservation and management in the national school curriculum, citing growing concerns over water scarcity and climate change.Announcing the development on Friday, Karnataka Minor Irrigation and Science & Technology Minister, N.S. Boseraju, said the State has formally written to the Central Government seek…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Productivity today extends beyond efficiency to include resilience, innovation and inclusive growth, according to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.He highlighted India’s reforms under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the 68th Session of the Governing Body Meeting (GBM) of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) here.Initiatives such as Make In India, Startup India, Skill India, the Production Linked Incentive Schemes, PM Gati Sh…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to promote the use of Gaukasth (cow dung logs) as the primary fuel in cremation grounds across the national capital in place of conventional firewood.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia granted liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned authorities by way of a representation raising the issues flagged in the plea. “Having re…
Jaipur, May 20 (IANS) Rajasthan’s education sector has earned national recognition for its innovative initiatives focused on the holistic development of students, government officials said on Wednesday. In its latest report, “School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement”, NITI Aayog has acknowledged Rajasthan’s Shala Swasthya Parikshan Abhiyan and the AI-based assessment system implemented under the Chief Minister Shikshit Rajasthan Abhiyan as ex…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) under NITI Aayog in partnership with educational bodies in Jammu and Kashmir launched the application process to establish 500 new Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) across the Union Territory, an official statement said on Wednesday.NITI Aayog collaborated with the School Education Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, and the University of Kashmir for the initiative aimed at building a robust innovation ecosystem in India’s frontier reg…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Union MoS for Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that promoting grassroots innovators can strengthen India’s rural economy and reduce regional imbalances through inclusive, innovation‑led growth.Addressing a two‑day National Workshop on grassroots innovation, the minister described grassroots innovators as India’s “silent nation builders” who often operate outside formal institutions yet their traditional knowledge, local skills and p…