NEW DELHI: Praise farmers for strengthening the country’s agricultural sector, Prime Minister Narendra modi on Sunday he said the agricultural sector is playing an important role in efforts to build a self-sufficient India. He also said that if the essence of Mahatma GandhiIf the economic philosophy was followed, the ‘Aatmanirbhar …
Read More »Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 for Science and Technology awarded to 2 professors from IIT Bombay
SSB 2020 Prize awarded to 2 IIT B professors | Photo Credit: Representative Image The 2020 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology was awarded to 10 teachers from across the country on Saturday. This award has been given to teachers for their important contributions in the field of …
Read More »JEE-Adv 2020: more than 160,000 students ready to take the exam today – education
The Joint Advanced Entrance Exam (JEE-Adv) will be held across the country on Sunday, and 160,000 students are likely to sit for the engineering entrance exam this year amid the coronavirus disease pandemic. The exam takes place in two time slots: from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 2:30 …
Read More »ByteDance pays cash bonuses of up to Rs 4 lakh to Indian employees despite TikTok ban
ByteDance pays cash bonuses of up to 4 lakh rupees to Indian employees. New Delhi: ByteDance – TikTok and Helo apps, the Chinese parent – has given cash bonuses of up to Rs 4 lakh to employees in India, who were hoping to join the Beijing-based company’s payroll following an …
Read More »Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020: 12 researchers receive India’s highest scientific award – science
The names of 12 scientists who received the country’s highest scientific award, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for 2020, were announced during the founding day of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Saturday. The award is given to Indian scientists under the age of 45 for outstanding …
Read More »AP EAMCET Answer Key 2020 published; Know how to download
AP EAMCET Answer Key 2020 published; Know how to download New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University of Technology, Kakinada has published the AP EAMCET 2020 answer key on the official website -sche.ap.gov.in- as a pdf file on September 26. Candidates will need to download the AP EAMCET 2020 answer key using …
Read More »Economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia passes away after 10-month battle with brain cancer
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 26, 2020 8:15:53 pm The economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia. (Express file) Renowned economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia passed away on Saturday after a 10-month battle with brain cancer. She would have turned 75 on October 1 and is survived by her …
Read More »Noted economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia, who broke many glass ceilings, dies at 74
Isher Judge Ahluwalia, 74, arguably India’s most famous economist, who until recently served as chair of the Delhi-based think tank ICRIER, died on Saturday. She suffered from brain cancer. Ahluwalia is survived by her husband Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission, and their two children. Ahluwalia …
Read More »Affordable COVID-19 Test Kit Made In India Will Show Result In 1.5 Hours
The Indian Council of Medical Research approved another coronavirus RT-PCR diagnostic kit made in India for use. Dubbed the GlobalTM Diagnostic Kit, it has been developed by Equine Biotech, a startup founded by a faculty member of the Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc). The test takes about an hour and …
Read More »Reliance Industries Raises Rs 7.5 billion from Silver Lake for 1.75% Stake in Retail Arm
Reliance Industries Ltd, led by Mukesh Ambani, said on Saturday that it has received ₹7,500 crore from Silver Lake Partners. The California-based private equity firm previously acquired a 1.75% stake in Reliance’s retail arm. On September 9, Reliance Industries announced that Silver Lake would invest ₹7.5 billion rupees in its …
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