Indian Railways Readies 1st Rail Girder Bridge with over 100 M High Piers in North-East
With the launching of the steel girders by cantilever erection method, the engineers of Indian Railways have demonstrated very meticulous planning and execution.
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Electrostatic Disinfection Technology Transferred for Commercialization
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh, has designed and developed an innovative technology for effective disinfection and sanitization to fight with corona pandemic. CSIR-CSIO has transferred this technology to a Nagpur-based company, Rite Water Solutions Pvt. Ltd., for commercialization and large-scale production. This technology has been found very efficient and effective to stop the spread of coronavirus and pathogens, say CSIR-CSIO scientists.
Mineral Production During February 2020
The cumulative growth for the period April- February, 2019-20 over the corresponding period of previous year has been (+) 1.9 percent. Mining & Mineral Statistics Division of Indian Bureau of Mines functions as the nodal agency for statistics on mineral sector and releases this information.
Record Fertilizer Sales During Lockdown Period
Amid National level covid -19 lockdown, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has had a record sale of Fertilizers to farmer community.
Indo-Israel Agricultural Project To Address COVID-19 Challenges Faced By Farming Sector
Challenging times call for innovative solutions. Striving to overcome the restrictions on travel and the need for maintaining social distancing, the Indo-Israel Agricultural Project (IIAP), a strategic cooperation on the G2G level in the field of agriculture, has introduced crop diversity, increasing productivity and optimising water use efficiency in horticulture to address the challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Indian Railways’ 9000 HP Freight Locomotive Clocks 100Kmph in Successful Trial Run
Indian Railways is all set to get a new 9000HP WAG-9HH electric locomotive which was manufactured in Chittaranjan Locomotive Works(CLW).
Direct Transfers via Aadhaar Saving India from Queues, Panic During COVID-19
Direct money transfers via Aadhaar and the interoperable software layers called India Stack to India’s financially vulnerable population have “saved” the country from long queues and panic during the ongoing COVID19 pandemic and “justified a 10x return on investment on the India Stack”, Arvind Gupta, former CEO of MyGov and founder, Digital India Foundation, told IANS in a video interview.
Life Insurance Companies Register 11.4 % Growth in Premium Income in FY20
India’s life insurance companies witnessed 11.36 per cent growth in their collective premium income at Rs 48.26 lakh crore (US$ 684.64 billion) during the fiscal ended March 2020, as per the data from IRDAI. While in FY19, the 24 life insurance companies’ collective premium income stood at Rs 43.33 lakh crore (US$ 614.70 billion).
NTPC Vindhyachal Becomes India’s Largest Power Plant to Achieve 100 % Load Factor
NTPC Vindhyachal has become the largest power plant of the country to achieve a plant load factor (PLF) of 100 per cent. This means that the power plant was run at its full capacity of 3760 MW for a certain period.
NTPC Launches Hydrogen Fuel Bus and Car Project for Leh and New Delhi
The move to procure Hydrogen Fuel Cell based vehicles is first of its kind project in the country, wherein a complete solution from green energy to the fuel cell vehicle would be developed.