National hackathon to leverage data science for official statistics
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is joining hands with the IIT Gandhinagar Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IIEC) to launch ‘Hack the Future’, a 36-hour national hackathon designed…
Chennai Comic Con 2025 lights up with epic cosplay, gaming, and unforgettable performances
Reinforcing its status and securing its dominance as India’s premier destination for all things pop culture – celebrating the finest of comics, anime, manga, gaming, and superhero lovers, Chennai Comic…
India’s installed solar power capacity touches 100 GW
India has achieved a historic milestone by surpassing 100 GW of installed solar power capacity, reinforcing its position as a global leader in renewable energy. India’s solar power sector has…
AI-enabled National Consumer Helpline system set up; call “1915” for consumer grievance
In a significant move towards enhancing consumer grievance redressal mechanisms, the Department of Consumer Affairs, under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, has adopted an…
Indian breast cancer genome atlas released, available for public access
IIT Madras, in association with Karkinos Healthcare, Mumbai and Chennai Breast Clinic and Cancer Research and Relief Trust, announced the completion of the Indian breast cancer genome sequence generation and…
Union Budget 2025-26 highlights: Agriculture, Bihar and the middle Class emerge winners
Agriculture as the 1ST engine of development Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana – Developing Agri Districts Programme The programme to be launched in partnership with the states, covering 100 districts…
Union Budget 2025-26 Highlights: Rationalisation of Customs Tariff Structure for Industrial Goods
Indirect Tax Highlights in the Budget: Remove seven tariff rates. This is over and above the seven tariff rates removed in 2023-24 budget. After this, there will be only eight…
Union Budget 2025-26 Highlights: No personal income tax up to income of Rs.12 lakh
Direct Tax Highlights No personal income tax payable upto income of Rs 12 lakh (i.e. average income of Rs 1 lakh per month other than special rate income such as…
Ordnance Clothing Factory, Avadi, sends its first export consignment
The Ordnance Clothing Factory (OCF) at Avadi, Chennai dispatched the country’s first ever export consignment of ordnance clothing to the Republic of Suriname on January 28, a release stated. General…
IIT Madras to organize Asia’s first international Hyperloop competition
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) will organise Global Hyperloop Competition (GHC) 2025, Asia’s first international Hyperloop competition, from February 21 – 25, 2025. The competition will be conducted…