Pollution is a Winnable Battle

Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health released a report on 19 October 2017 on the first ever global analysis of impacts from all forms of pollution that include air, water,…

Dragon & Elephant Should Dance Together

 Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping Summit held on Tuesday September 5, 2017; on the side-lines of BRICS Summit hosted by China in Xiamen city of…

Interlocutor for Sustained Dialogue to Bridge Trust Deficit in J&K

Centre’s announcement of appointment of Dineshwar Sharma, a former Director of the Intelligence Bureau, as a “Special Representative” or the Interlocutor to initiate “sustained dialogue process” with all stakeholders within…

Indian Coast Guard Ship Vikram Sails with Indigenisation Initiatives

“Vikram”, Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS), Lead Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), entirely developed in-house by Larsen and Toubro (L&T) and India’s first-ever such defence craft to be built in an…

Demonetisation a Decisive Battle & Multi-Dimensional Success

On the first anniversary of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed it a historic and multi-dimensional success. He tweeted: Demonetisation was a “decisive battle” 125 crore Indians fought against black…

BharatNet to Bridge Digital Divide in Rural & Remote Areas

BharatNet: Transforming Rural Connectivity for Digital India BharatNet broadband, base for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project, Digital India,  for providing last-mile connectivity with High Speed Rural Broadband Network for…

Bharatmala to Spur the Economy

Bharatmala Pariyojana, ₹5.35 lakh crore road construction package with a capital outlay of ₹ 6.92 lakh crore, the biggest ever infrastructure project, a part of the “New India” that Prime…

All India Institute of Ayurveda – Centre of Excellence

All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), the first ever, having a perfect blend of Ancient Wisdom with Modern Diagnostic Tools and Technology, modelled on the lines of All India Institute…

Nobel Prize in Literature to Kazuo Ishiguro a Citizen of the World

Nobel Prize in Literature for 2017 has been awarded by the Swedish Academy (Svenska Akademien) on Thursday 5 October 2017, to the British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, “who, in novels of…

Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Developing Cryo-electron Microscopy

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 has been awarded on Wednesday October 4, 2017 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences  to three biophysicists Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson,…