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It was launched by  IIT Madras in collaboration with Karkinos Healthcare, Mumbai, the Chennai Breast Clinic and Cancer Research and Relief Trust, Chennai. The institute has made this database publicly accessible at bcga.iitm.ac.in to researchers and clinicians in India and abroad. The Research was led by the Institute’s Centre of Excellence on Cancer Genomics and Molecular Therapeutics.  It was funded under the Government of India’s ‘Institutions of Eminence’ initiative. This Genome Atlas also provides knowledge on the genetic basis of cancer progression and evolution. IIT Madras

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has carried out successful demonstration of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha at around 1045 hrs on February 03, 2026. The successful demonstration places India into an elite league of nations possessing this technology that enables developing long-range air-to-air missiles to give tactical edge over the adversaries. The Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) is a missile propulsion system that includes a thrust modulated ducted rocket with a reduced smoke nozzle-less missile booster. The thrust modulation in the system is achieved using a hot gas flow controller. The system utilises a solid fuelled air-breathing ramjet engine. It is an extremely long-range missile with a projected range of 350 km. As per International Institute for Strategic Studies, this kind of propulsion system drastically enhances the range with higher average speed. The missiles which u...

Every year, Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops for the country as a whole, based on the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned. The 22 mandated crops include 14 Kharif crops viz. paddy, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi, tur (arhar), moong, urad, groundnut, soyabean, sunflower, sesamum, nigerseed, cotton and 6 Rabi crops viz. wheat, barley, gram, masur (lentil), rapeseed & mustard, safflower and two commercial crops viz. jute and copra. The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced the pre-determined principle to keep MSPs at levels of at least one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly, Government had increased MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and other Commercial crops with a minimum return of 50 percent over all India weighted average cost of production from year 2018-19 onwards. Increased MSP has be...

Following the amendment to the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002, the Cooperative Ombudsman has been appointed by the Ministry of Cooperation vide Gazette notification dated 05.03.2024. The Cooperative Ombudsman enquires into the complaints by members of the Multi State Cooperative Societies regarding their deposits, equitable benefits of Society's functioning or any other issue affecting the individual rights. Cooperative Ombudsman is also the Appellate Authority for any appeal filed by any member against the Order passed by the Cooperative Information Officer. Multi State Cooperative Society Rules, 2002, provide a simple standardized procedure for filing of complaint/appeal. This being a new initiative, the members are continuously advised and guided regarding the procedure for filing of complaints. PIB