India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Recognising research as a core requisite for quality education, National Education Policy (NEP 2020) exhorts Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) to focus on research and innovation by setting up start-up incubation centres, technology development centres, centres in frontier areas of research, greater industry-academic linkages and interdisciplinary research including humanities and social sciences research. Further, the Gross Expen...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that the latest assessment by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) indicates that El Nino conditions, which developed during May 2026, are likely to persist from June 2026 to February 2027, with forecast probabilities ranging between 70 and 90 per cent. The assessment is based on INCOI...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India Meteorological Department (IMD) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences assesses the likely impact of El Niño on the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall. In general, during the El Nino event, the Indian summer monsoon is weaker than normal, and the intensity of the El Nino also decides the amount of impact on the monsoon. Since 1950, there have been 16 El Niño years, out of which 7 years had impacted Indian monsoon rainfall...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Adoption of advanced Multi-Model Ensemble (MME) and coupled dynamical climate models for operational long-range forecasting at monthly and seasonal scale for every month and season. Continuous upgradation of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models through improved model physics, higher spatial resolution, advanced data assimilation techniques and enhanced computational capabilities. Strengthening of the national meteorological o...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has undertaken several measures to strengthen the country's weather forecasting system through the India Meteorological Department (IMD) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). It has adopted advanced, state-of-the-art technologies, including high-performance computing (HPC) facilities to support high-resolution Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models, modern observational networks, and artificial intelligence ...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: DOM Vertical: Thematic area Progress Vertical 1: Development of technologies for manned submersible, deep-sea mining and underwater vehicles and underwater robotics The design and system engineering for India's flagship human submersible, MATSYA-6000, are complete; subsystems have been realised; and crewed and uncrewed wet harbour trials at 8m depth were conducted from 22nd January 2025 to 14th February 2025 at Kattupalli, near C...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In line with Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision to democratise technology and empower citizens, the Government of India had launched the Digital India programme in July, 2015. At its core, the programme promotes three interconnected goals: strengthening digital infrastructure, delivering government services digitally, and empowering citizens through digital literacy and employment. The Government has implemented several initiatives an...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: While digital technologies have significantly enhanced access to education, communication and innovation, the Government is also cognizant of the risks associated with children's online activities, including exposure to harmful content, cyberbullying, online exploitation and digital addiction. The Government keeps itself informed of global developments and evolving international regulatory approaches relating to online safety, incl...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change met today in New Delhi, under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav. The agenda of the meeting was to deliberate on the issue of Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) and the measures required for strengthening prevention, mitigation and long-term coexistence between people and ...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Continuing its sustained crackdown on illicit drug manufacturing and trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) unearthed a clandestine manufacturing facility engaged in the illegal production of psychotropic substances in Satara district, Maharashtra. The operation resulted in the seizure of two psychotropic substances in finished and intermediary forms, approximately 400 litres of raw materials used in their manufa...