India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has undertaken several technological initiatives in recent years to modernise the National Sample Survey (NSS). Primary data collection in NSS surveys is carried out through digital platforms using Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) and web-based applications with in-built validation mechanisms to ensure data consistency at the stage of collection. These syst...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 recognizes 3 years of pre-school (Balvatika) as a continuum of education in the 5+3+3+4 structure. The initial '5' in restructured model is termed as Foundational Stage that consists of 3 years of pre-school (Balvatika) and 2 years of Grade-I and Grade-II. Both together cover the children of age of 3 to 8 years. It also acknowledges that children in the age group of 3 to 6 years are in Anganwa...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Annexure S. Ministry/ Department Post 1 Ministry of Civil Aviation Joint Secretary-1 2 Economic Affairs Joint Secretary-1 3 Environment, Forest and Climate Change Joint Secretary-1 4 Financial Services Joint Secretary-1 5 New and Renewable Energy Joint Secretary-1 6 Road Transport and Highways Joint Secretary-1 7 Ports, Shipping and Waterways Joint Secretary-1 8 Department of Commerce Joint Secretary-1 ...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the Government's FDI Policy Circular dated 15.10.2020, as amended from time to time, 100% FDI is permitted under the automatic route under the Railway Infrastructure sector. The permitted areas include construction, operation and maintenance of the following:- *           Suburban corridor projects through PPP, *           ...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Building upon the constructive discussions held at the official level on 17 March 2026, a high-level bilateral meeting between the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, and the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, was convened today in New Delhi, further advancing cooperation in the field of tribal and ethnic development. The Ministerial meeting was co-chaired by Ho...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SN Train Number & Name 1 18013 Adra - Bokaro Steel City  Express 2 18014 Bokaro Steel City - Adra Express 3 68079 Bhojudih - Chandrapura MEMU 4 68080 Chandrapura - Bhojudih MEMU SN Train Number & Name 1 12875/76 Anand Vihar (T)-Puri Express 2 18427/28 Anand Vihar (T)-Puri  Express 3 12801/02 Anand Vihar (T)-Puri Express SN Train Number & Name 1 22805/06 Anand Vihar (T)-Bhubaneswar Express 2 12875/7...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the revamped Mission Vatsalya Portal which is an integrated Digital platform for all the stakeholders related to child protection services. Mission Vatsalya portal is a technologically upgraded secure portal which provides digital working platform for various stakeholders across different levels at State and district. The earlier Khoya-Paya and TrackChild services have been ...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: MNRE has expanded the ALMM Order to introduce ALMM List-III for Ingots and Wafers, which will take effect from 1 June 2028. Suitable grandfathering provisions have been built in to protect projects already in the pipeline. The current order of MNRE, extends mandatory sourcing requirements from ALMM lists, already in place for modules and cells, one step further up the solar supply chain to include the ingots and wafers, which curr...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Feature Details Project Name 4-Lane Access-Controlled National Highway-927 from Barabanki to Bahraich Corridor Lucknow - Rupaidiha Length (km) 101.515 Total Civil Cost (Rs Cr.) 3485.49 Land Acquisition Cost (Rs Cr.) 1574.85 Total Capital Cost (Rs Cr.) 6969.04 Mode Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) Bypasses 48.28 km Major Roads Connected National Highways - NH-27, , NH-330B and NH-730 Economic / Social / Transport Nodes...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Project Information Status Title: Crop Intensification Completed Objectives: Mapping rice fallow in six eastern states Timeline: 2016-19 Financial Outlay: 112 Lakhs funded by MoAFW Title: CHAMAN (Coordinated Horticulture Assessment and Management using Geoinformatics) Completed Objectives: Satellite based estimation of area of major horticultural crops in selected districts. Timeline: Phase-I (2012-2016) Financia...