Innovative Panchayat Initiatives : Creative Local Governance Models
Panchayat System, the foundation of local self-governance, has been known for a long time as a vital pillar of democracy. Traditionally, panchayats dealt with the basic needs of the society…
ICGS Adamya Joins Indian Coast Guard Fleet at Paradip Port
In a major boost to India’s coastal security, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned the Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) ICGS Adamya at Paradip Port today. The addition of this vessel…
HCL, Oil India partner to explore critical minerals
In a significant step towards strengthening India’s self-reliance in critical and strategic mineral sourcing, Oil India Limited and Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on…
Indian researchers have now discovered the detailed crystallization mechanism of such materials.
Exploring chiral perovskite films used in optoelectronic devices, scientists have identified how the materials crystallise for making phase-pure, chiral perovskite films, having unique properties, useful for developing devices like circularly…
Citizen Scientists and Everyday Biodiversity Tracking: How Ordinary People Are Shaping India’s Ecological Future
For many years, biodiversity studies were considered the domain of qualified scientists, universities, and government agencies. But now, a revolution in silence is happening where ordinary citizens are moving into…
Rainwater Harvesting Innovations from Unlikely Regions: How Communities Are Shaping Water Security in India
Rainwater harvesting is traditionally linked with water-scarce regions or drought regions, but new thinking is now emerging from where it is least anticipated. Rainy regions are now realizing that water…
India to Combine AYUSH and Conventional Methods for Disability Rehabilitation
In a significant move towards holistic and inclusive healthcare, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, has partnered with the…
India Centralizes Manganese Ore Exports in MOIL
MOIL marked a significant milestone in manganese ore exports from India with the dispatch of its first shipment of 54,600 tonnes of manganese ore fines from Visakhapatnam to Indonesia as…
Urban Composting Movements: The Local Champions Revolutionizing City Green
Urban composting initiatives are picking pace in India, both spurred by the urgency of urban organic waste overload and by citizens and local authorities taking up the challenge to spearhead…
Bee Conservation Entrepreneurs: Young People Making Buzz for Ecology
Throughout India, a quiet revolution is in the making as young entrepreneurs convert bee-farming into one of the most coveted yet marginalized of nature’s treasures that is the honeybee. Seeing…