India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, said that the Department of Posts, through a network of over 1.64 lakh post offices, serves more than 45 crore Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) account holders. To modernize and digitize Post Office Savings Schemes, Core Banking Solution (CBS) along with digital services such as ATMs, int...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant move towards strengthening road dust mitigation measures across the National Capital Region (NCR), the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has issued a detailed circular prescribing technical and operational norms for deployment and utilization of Mechanized Road Sweeping Machines (MRSMs) by all road-owning and road-maintenance agencies in the region. Road dust remains a dominan...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Key Takeaways Introduction The Union Budget 2026-27 marks a decisive shift in India's mental health policy by placing institutional expansion and regional equity at the centre of public health planning. By strengthening mental health and trauma care infrastructure, the budget advances the Government of India's vision of inclusive development, under "Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas" and the vision of a Viksit Bharat. Addressing the long-...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed in Rajya Sabha today that government of India on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002 and 14.9.2022) has laid down the modalities for deciding the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications in Orders specifying Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists. As per these modalities, proposals are required to be recommended and duly justifie...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. States/UT No. of Claims filed during 01.01.2023 to 01.01.2026 No. of Titles Distributed during 01.01.2023 to 01.01.2026 No. of Claims Rejected Total No. of Claims Disposed off Individual Community Total Individual Community Total 1 Andhra Pradesh 3,684 0 3,684 8,686 0 8,686 3,040 11,726 2 Assam 32,000 1,501 33,501 27,536 1,098 28,634 16,379 45,013 3 Bihar -3,326 0 -3,326 70 0 70 281 3...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that 18 workers died after a blast at an illegal coal mine in Thangskai area of East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya on 5th February 2026. Reportedly, the incident has left several others trapped at unspecified depths. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human right...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has published a Climate Change report entitled "Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region", which covers all aspects of regional climate change, including the climatic extreme conditions across India. The report is available at https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-15-4327-2. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has developed a web-based "Climate Hazard and Vulnerability...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The issues sponsored by the member States/UTs and Central Ministries/ Departments for consideration of the various Zonal Councils (i.e. Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western and Central Zonal Councils) are first scrutinized by the respective Standing Committees of these Zonal Councils. The Standing Committees also monitor action taken on the recommendations of the Zonal Councils. During the last three years starting from 1st Februa...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. STATE NUMBER OF STI HUBS 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Current FY (till date) TOTAL 1 Andaman & Nicobar - 1 - - - - 1 2 Andhra Pradesh 1 2 1 2 - 2 8 3 Assam - - 3 1 - - 4 4 Goa - - 1 - - - 1 5 Gujarat - - 1 - 1 - 2 6 Haryana - - - - - 1 1 7 Himachal Pradesh - - 1 - - - 1 8 Jharkhand - 1 - - - - 1 9 Karnataka - - 1 1 1 - 3 10 ...
PATNA, India, Feb. 12 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 12: 1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- "i. For issuance of writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing the order dated 25.04.2023 passed by the Respondent No.1 and communicated to the petitioner vide Gyapank No.1728131 dated 27.04.2023 whereby and where-under appeal has been dismissed as well as the order dated 01.12.2022 passed by the District Magistrate, Patn...