Nanomicelles Nanomicelles are ultramicrosopic globular structures that consist of exterior hydrophilic polar heads and an interior hydrophobic fatty acyl chain. In a recent pharmacology study, it was discovered that nanomicelles are capable of delivering poorly water-soluble drugs as well as the…
Kisan Rail To build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, inclusive of milk, meat and fish, the Indian Railways will set up a “Kisan Rail”- through PPP arrangements. There shall be refrigerated coaches in Express and Freight trains…
PM KISAN Samman Nidhi PM KISAN Samman Nidhi – With a view to provide income support to all land holding eligible farmer families, the Government has launched PM-KISAN. The scheme aims to supplement the financial needs of the farmers in…
Retrospective Taxation Retrospective taxation allows a country to pass a rule on taxing certain products, items or services and deals and charge companies from a time behind the date on which the law is passed. The Income Tax authorities slapped Rs.…
HDFC Bank launches ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ app for farmers ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ will provide value-added services like mandi prices, latest farming news, weather forecast, information on seed varieties, SMS advisory, e-pashuhaat, Kisan TV, and more. HDFC Bank announced the launch of ‘e-Kisaan…
Inner Line Permit biggest gift to people of Manipur The ILP – Inner Line Permit, is an official travel document issued by the concerned state government to allow travel of an Indian citizen into a protected area for a limited…
NIRVIK scheme to provide high insurance cover for exporters Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) has introduced ‘NIRVIK’ scheme to ease the lending process and enhance loan availability for exporters. Under the new ‘NIRVIK’ scheme, which is also called the …
Great Indian Bustard Great Indian bustard, (Ardeotis nigriceps), large bird of the bustard family (Otididae), one of the heaviest flying birds in the world. The great Indian bustard inhabits dry grasslands and scrublands on the Indian subcontinent; its largest populations are…
Rainbow Revolution The policy aimed at achieving a growth rate of over 4 per cent per annum by introducing `rainbow revolution’ in the next two decades so that the total GDP growth can be sustained at 6.5 per cent. In July…
Manipur’s Zomi people push for BTC-like council State’s Zomi ethnic group has renewed its demand for a self-administered zone on the lines of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Assam. Zomi council is an apex body of the Zomi tribes which…