Month: May 2023

India to host 14th Clean Energy Ministerial and 8th Mission Innovation meeting alongside G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial in Goa in July 2023

Manish Kumar

The 14th Clean Energy Ministerial and 8th Mission Innovation meeting (CEM14/MI-8) will be held in Goa during 19th to 22nd of July, 2023. Scheduled on the margins of the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting, the theme for CEM-14 / MI-8 is “Advancing Clean Energy Together”. This year’s Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and Mission Innovation (MI) meetings will bring together governments, international organizations, private sector, academia, innovators, civil society, early career researchers and policymakers over a four-day program featuring high-level ministerial dialogues, global initiative launches, award announcements, minister-CEO roundtables and a wide array…

China poised to lead the way with world’s first oral insulin for type 2 diabetes

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Hefei Tianhui Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (HTIT) has recently submitted a marketing authorization application (MAA) in China for the world’s first oral insulin for type 2 diabetes (T2D). If approved, China will become the world’s first country with oral insulin availability, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s Pharma Intelligence Center, there are only two oral insulins in Phase III globally. Moreover, small players dominate the entire pipeline in development around oral insulins. The number of diagnosed prevalent cases of type 2 diabetes in China is estimated to grow at a CAGR…

Gujarat CM Shri Bhupendra Patel and MoS Communications Shri Devusinh Chauhan award prizes to sportspersons in MP Sports Competition

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Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister of State for Communications & Member of Parliament from Kheda, Shri Devusinh Chauhan presented awards and prizes to sports persons at the finale of the MP Sports Competition 2023 today at the District Sports Complex in Nadiad, Gujarat. Both the dignitaries exhorted the youth to play constructive role in Nation building. This year, the competition witnessed an exceptional turnout of approximately 9,500 participants from across Kheda Lok Sabha Constituency, making it one of the largest sporting events of its kind in…

After Mamata, Uddhav, now Sharad Pawar backs Kejriwal against Centre’s ordinance on control of services

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Kejriwal on Centre’s ordinance: Amid his attempt to seek support for the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP’s) fight against the Union government’s ordinance for the control of services in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Thursday. Speaking to media after meeting Sharad Pawar, Kejriwal said, “Sharad Pawar ji has assured us that NCP will support us in defeating in Rajya Sabha the bill to replace the Centre’s ordinance against the Delhi government. We are trying to gather support from all…

Ukrainian President urged Iranians to reconsider the supply of deadly drones to Russia

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Ukrainian President urged Iranians to reconsider the supply of deadly drones to Russia.  Iranian-made Shahed drones supplied to Moscow have played a major role in Russia’s attacks.  Russia has boosted its military cooperation with Iran since it launched its invasion of its neighbour in February 2022.  Iran initially denied supplying Shaheed drones to Russia but later said it had provided a small number before the conflict began.  US intelligence sources and Ukrainian officials have claimed that Iran had supplied Russia with several hundred drones.  Iran has repeatedly rejected the claims…

Nominations will be accepted only through online mode on portal https://awards.gov.in. up to 31 July , 2023

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Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India conducts the  prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) every year to give due recognition to children with exceptional abilities, who have achieved extraordinary recognition in the fields of Bravery, Sports, Social Service, Science & Technology, Environment, Arts & Culture and Innovation, which deserve recognition at the national level. These Awards are given by the Hon’ble President of India at New Delhi in a special ceremony/function to be held in January every year. The awards carry a Cash prize of Rs.…

CSIR-NIScPR and IWSA organised Half Day Camp on “Mental Health and wellbeing”

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Prof. Ranjana Aggarwal, Director, CSIR-NIScPR said that the increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide has impacted our hormones, metabolism, and overall emotional balance and therefore mental health conditions like stress, depression, anxiety are very common in today’s time. She added that it is need of the hour to address the mental health of ourselves, family, and friends. Prof. Aggarwal was sharing her thoughts during the inaugural session of the half day camp focused on mental health and wellbeing, organised by CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR)…

INDIA SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED THE ENERGY TRILEMMA OF ENERGY AVAILABILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

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Shri Hardeep S Puri, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, and Housing & Urban Affairs, stated that India has successfully been able to modulate the effective price to consumer, thus insulating the common man from price rise and volatility in international prices. He said that while nations in our neighborhood and perhaps even developed countries might have struggled with energy rationing, pump dry-outs and spiraling fuel prices, among other concerns, India’s policy successfully ensured a sustained availability of fuel. This has led to the lowest price inflation in the world.…

Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates a two day DRDO – Academia Conclave in New Delhi

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Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has said that technologically advanced military is crucial to protect the interests of the nation. Inaugurating a two day DRDO- Academia conclave in New Delhi on 25 May, 2023, Shri Rajnath Singh stressed that for a country like India, it becomes vital to have such military as it faces double threat on borders. “Today we are one of the largest armed forces in the world, the bravery and valour of our military is praised all over the world. Countries across the world express their willingness…

Innovate to make India a ‘leader’ from an ‘imitator’ in futuristic technologies: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh to industry captains at CII annual session in New Delhi

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Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon industry leaders to come up with innovative solutions to help India become a ‘leader’ from an ‘imitator’ in futuristic technologies and stay prepared to deal with challenges emanating from the current global security scenario. He was addressing the annual session of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi on May 25, 2023. The theme of the session was ‘Future Frontiers: Competitiveness, Technology, Sustainability and Internationalisation’. The Raksha Mantri asserted that, in today’s era, security equations are changing at an unprecedented pace and…