The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has decided to include Retail and Wholesale trade as MSMEs but only for the limited purpose of Priority Sector Lending.
The DBT-National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani an Autonomous Institute has created a database of genomic variations in oral cancer; the first of its kind in the world.
The International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials established a new solar thermal components testing facility at Hyderabad to give further fillip to India's growing solar sector.
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