Govt clears DSIR scheme with Rs 2,277 crore outlay to boost innovation, R&D

IANS | September 24, 2025 3:56 PM

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) In a bid to promote innovation and young talent in the field of research and development, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research/Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR/CSIR) scheme with a total outlay of Rs 2,277.397 crore.

US remains top destination for engineering exports: EEPC India

IANS | September 24, 2025 3:40 PM

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The US remained the top destination for engineering exports from India, with shipments rising 7.2 per cent year-on-year to $1.68 billion in August this year, the Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC India) said on Wednesday.

Amit Malviya ridicules Mamata Banerjee’s ‘blame-game' for deaths in Kolkata after cloudburst

IANS | September 24, 2025 3:15 PM

Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) After a midnight cloudburst caused heavy rain and waterlogging in Kolkata on Tuesday, the BJP’s Information Technology Cell chief and the party’s special observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya on Wednesday, ridiculed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s blame-game over the 7 electrocution deaths in the city caused by submerged electrical wires.