India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for conservation, protection and management of wildlife. The Act regulates hunting of wild animals, provides for declaration of Sanctuaries, National Parks, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves and also for penalties for violation of the provisions of the Act. The Ministry provides the financial assistance to States and Union Territories under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes, of...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: To preserve, document and promote various forms of folk art, tribal heritage including tribal art forms & oral traditions throughout the country, the Government of India has set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with headquarters at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur. Annual grant-in-aid is released to these seven ZCCs for organizing various cultural activities and programmes on regular basis in...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Development and promotion of tourism including aspects related to environmental sustainability, local community participation, safety, sanitation etc. primarily falls under the purview of the concerned State Government/UT Administration. However, Ministry of Tourism under its various schemes provides financial assistance for development of tourism infrastructure and experiences in the country by extending financial assistance to the...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Centre for River Research (NCRR) is currently working in the project mode assigned to the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun through National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) in order to cater to the need of other Indian Rivers through the project "Assessment of ecological status of select Indian rivers for conservation planning". The research outputs generated b...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Category 2024 2025 2026 Fake Customer Care Helpline 30969 60985 4519 IVR / Robo Calls 16037 14925 1376 Impersonation as DoT / TRAI 217 15595 809 Impersonation as Police, CBI, Customs, Aadhaar, RBI etc 44865 54639 6675 Impersonation as a relative / friend 258 19564 1201 Investment, Stock Market and Trading 165 29140 2112 KYC and Payment related to Bank / Electricity / Gas / Insurance etc 21281 106483 83...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The number of positions of Raja Ramanna Chair (RRC) sanctioned, the number of positions that are active and the number of positions that have been completed are 50, 25 and 9 respectively. The number of RRCs whose terms have been completed are 4 from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), 2 from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, 01 from University of Mumbai, 01 from Council of Scientific and Industrial...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Interventions PAC Approved amount (In Lakhs) * Total Fund Released (In Lakhs) Construction of Toilet complex in Ashram/Tribal area Schools, Teacher & staff quarters in residential school 745.00 301.24 FRA Cells at District and State Level 34.52 34.52 TMMC 100.00 100.00 SCD Awareness and counselling/ASHA Honorarium + TOT 8.00 8.00 SNo Block Name GP NAME SNo VILLAGE NAME Total Population ST Population 1 CHAHNIYA...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has adopted a multi‑layered mechanism for monitoring paddy stubble burning in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and the NCT of Delhi for control of air pollution from stubble burning. A Standard Protocol for Estimation of Crop Residue Burning Fire Events using Satellite Data was developed by ISRO in consultation with State Remote Sensing Centers & Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IA...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today condoled the loss of lives the mishap in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. He announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased and Rs. 50,000 to the injured. The PMO India handle in post on X said: "Pained by the mishap in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. Condolences to those who lost their loved ones. May the injured recover at the earliest. An ex-gratia of R...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has launched a series of technological interventions for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2026 and the Indian Forest Service Examination (IFoS) 2026, with a focus on enhancing candidate accessibility and strengthening examination security. The notifications for 2026 announce a total of 933 vacancies under the Civil Services Examination and 80 vacancies under the Indian Forest Service Ex...