India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: With the objective of strengthening technical supervision of National Highway projects, NHAI has made amendments to the Standard Request for Proposal (RFP) documents for deployment of Authority Engineer (AE) and Independent Engineer (IE) consultancy services, mandating minimum remuneration to be paid by the Consultancy Firms to Key Professional, Sub-Professional (Civil Engineer) and Young Professional (Civil Engineer) in future con...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to nurturing scientific talent through the Department of Science and Technology's (DST) flagship Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Programme, which has supported more than 3.75 lakh students and young researchers across its four major components during the last five years. The information was shared by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science a...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Science and Technology under the Ministry of Science and Technology indeed provides opportunities to motivated scientists & technologists from national Research and Development (R&D) labs, S&T-driven Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and field-level workers to take up action-oriented and location-specific projects aiming at Socio-economic development of disadvantaged sections of the society through appropriate...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Organization Year No. of Technologies Licensed / Developed No. of Technologies Commercialized / Transferred CSIR 2025 233 249 2024 181 144 2023 293 59 DBT 2025 24 12 2024 71 6 2023 25 0 DST 2025 63 19 2024 62 12 2023 60 5 Year 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 License Issued (Nos.)/ Technologies commercialized 42 36 28 Upfront charges (Premia) from Licensing of technologies Rs. 104.71 lakh Rs. 230....
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in sustainable lubrication by demonstrating, for the first time, the use of borophene, a two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial, as a high-performance lubricant additive in castor oil. This research has the potential to transform the lubrication industry by advancing renewable energy systems, marine applications, green lubrication technologies, and sustainable manufacturing. Friction...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards integrating science, sustainability and societal development with global higher education, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Nalanda University (NU) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly promote technology deployment, sustainability, rural development, skill enhancement and scientific outreach. The partnership aims to leverage CSIR's indigenous technolog...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal held bilateral talks with Panama's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Javier Martinez-Acha Vasquez, to deepen maritime cooperation between the two countries, with both sides identifying logistics, shipping, maritime security, skill development and digital transformation as the key pillars of an expanded strategic partnership. "India and Panama are natural marit...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NITI Aayog Working Paper titled "States' Framework: Advancing International Mobility for Skilled Workers", released in May 2026, highlights that India has the world's largest overseas migrant population of 18.5 million and underlines the need to strengthen skilling and institutional mechanisms to meet global labour demand. The Working Paper serves as a guiding framework for strengthening overseas employment and mobility systems. T...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year Budget Estimate (Rs.) Revised Estimate (Rs.) Actual Expenditure (Rs.) 2023-24 1,558.00 920.00 510.52 2024-25 1,938.30 1,538.00 1,538.00 2025-26 1,915.00 1,100.00 265.57 The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), launched in 2015, has progressively evolved towards demand-driven, industry-aligned and outcome-oriented skilling. PMKVY 1.0 established the national framework for short-term training, c...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Trai...