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Four of the seven satellites in IRNSS constellation (IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D) are in orbit. Remaining three satellites (IRNSS-1E, 1F and 1G) are targeted for launch during January 2016 to March 2016. Self reliance in the strategically…

The Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan says that government is endeavoring to promote scientific temper in the country to give a boost to start up movement in the country. Addressing a Press…

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of a Bill for establishment of a Regional Centre for Biotechnology in Faridabad. The objective of the Bill is to provide a legal…

The Science Express special train with its theme in the current phase as “Climate Change”  will be covering the major cities of India and the train will cover 64 cities in 20 states as per the feasibility given by the Indian Railways. The…

Modernization and technology upgradation on Indian Railways is an ongoing process. Major initiatives include implementation of Western and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridors, mechanized maintenance of assets, automatic signalling and train…

Manpower requirement for Railway Projects, which are executed by the Construction Organisations of the Railways, are met by posting railway employees against the various posts created for the purpose. It has been decided to set up the…

A joint feasibility study for Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed corridor, co-financed by Indian Railways and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has been completed in July 2015. The completion cost of 505 km long high speed line is…

Indian Railways will make available sparable infrastructure, which are not operationally required by Railways for the time being, to Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The Ministry of Skill Development &…

Under a pilot project called “Kisan Vision Project”, Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited (CRWC) were asked to provide infrastructure to…

The Influenza A H1N1 virus that caused the Influenza Pandemic during 2009-10 continues to circulate in the community causing sporadic outbreaks in various parts of the country. In 2015, the impact of the outbreak of Seasonal Influenza A…