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Policy directives of the Government with regard to specific aspects of the Bill are being suitably incorporated before being put up for approvals, according to the Union Minister

India's new Rs 1 lakh crore RDI Fund aims to accelerate deep-tech innovation with long-term, low-interest capital, boosting private-sector research in frontier technologies

The Maharashtra CM said he would write to the Centre to rename IIT Bombay as IIT Mumbai, after Union minister Jitendra Singh's comment on the institute's name sparked a fresh attack from Raj Thackeray

The remarks came at the 26th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World at the City Montessori School here. The event was also attended also by astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla

Singh said that India's most significant contribution has been the application of space technology for governance and citizen welfare

The minister underlined that the government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, has ensured that all vacancies in the tribunal are filled, allowing it to function at full strength

He added that appropriate alternatives have been provided to those whose houses have been washed out in the Udhampur floods

India unveiled its first Biofoundry Network with 21 facilities nationwide to drive biomanufacturing, support start-ups, reduce imports and advance the $300 billion bioeconomy target for 2030

The minister added that the opening up of the space sector to private players has brought in a new wave of innovation and entrepreneurship

Singh highlighted the government's landmark initiative to open the nuclear sector for private sector participation, emphasising its pivotal role in strengthening India's energy security

Reservation is provided to OBCs at 27 per cent, followed by 15 per cent to SCs and 7.5 per cent to STs

The minister said the lead units of BSMR and SMR are planned to be installed at Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) sites in collaboration with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)

The minister was asked whether there is any provision for government employees to avail leave to take care of their elderly parents

The CPGRAMS allows citizens to raise grievances against government departments online

Singh, who oversees the Department of Atomic Energy, said changes in relevant rules and legislations will have to be made to facilitate the entry of the private sector in the field of nuclear energy

The Minister said that India's path to becoming a developed nation by 2047 will be led by empowered women and youth

Axiom Mission 4 was launched on June 25 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida

In June, Singh had said the Centre had not abandoned the lateral entry route in the civil services, and said the Centre remains open to lateral entries

Union minister Jitendra Singh called for urgent reforms in pension administration, given that the number of central government pensioners now exceeds serving staff and a number of pending legal cases

Speaking after inaugurating a state-of-the-art Incubation Centre at IIM Mumbai, Singh stressed that greater synergy between the public and private sectors is not an option, but a necessity