India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah today formally launched India's first cooperative-based taxi service 'Bharat Taxi' in New Delhi. On this occasion, Union Minister of State for Cooperation Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar and Shri Murlidhar Mohol, and Cooperation Secretary Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani, along with several dignitaries, were present. More than 1,200 "Sarathis" (driver partners) from various States participated in t...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has announced a Nuclear Energy Mission to reach a capacity of 100 GW nuclear power capacity by 2047. The Government has also enacted the SHANTI Act to enable wider participation of private sector in nuclear power towards the accomplishment of the nuclear energy Mission. The Government has announced development of five indigenous Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) designs to be deployed by 2033. BARC has undertaken design,...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. District No. of VDVKs sanctioned Fund Sanctioned(Rs in Lakhs) No. of VDVK Operational Sales(Rs in Lakhs) 1 Salem 3 45 2 9.90 2 Thirupathur 1 15 1 29.82 3 Thiruvannamalai 3 45 3 198.41 4 Vellore 1 15 1 8.65 Total 8 120 7 246.78 Sl. No. District No. of VDVKs sanctioned Fund Sanctioned (Rs in Lakhs) No. of VDVK Operational Sales(Rs in Lakhs) 1 Ariyalur 5 13.05 5 11.31 2 Chengalpat...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India has taken various initiatives to promote and strengthen Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms including institutional arbitration. To enable preferred recourse to institutional arbitration, the India International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019, has been enacted leading to the establishment of the India International Arbitration Centre thereby creating an independent and autonomous body for facilitating ins...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Central Government has implemented the four Labour Codes namely, the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 which have come into effect from 21.11.2025. The new Labour Codes strengthen the protection available to workers including organised and unorganized workers. Important provisions under the four Labour ...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 International Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) in India (in million) 17.91 6.33 7.00 14.33 18.89 20.57 Tourist arrivals in the country depend on various factors such as visa facilitation, health and hygiene standards, availability of quality tourism infrastructure and services, seamless connectivity, etc. International Tourist Arrivals (ITA) in India have shown continuous growth over the last ...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha that text-based artificial intelligence models under the Bharat GenAI initiative will be completed in all 22 Constitutionally recognised Indian languages within this month, while speec...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: There are 3686 protected monuments and protected areas (sites) across the country, which are looked after by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). There are cases of encroachments and illegal constructions reported in and around some protected monuments and protected areas (sites). Such cases are addressed through enforcement of the provisions of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 and Rules, 1959 t...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The outcomes of public R&D expenditure are periodically evaluated through various mechanisms. One such study titled "Evaluation of Innovation Excellence Indicators" has been recently conducted by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India which evaluated outcomes of the 233 public-funded R&D laboratories/institutes spread across the country. The report highlights that during 2021-22 and 2022-23, a tota...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Year Expenditure incurred 1. 2024-25 313.04 Sl. No. Year Amount released i. 2022-23 6572.06 ii. 2023-24 11967.57 iii. 2024-25 11121.66 S. No. State Name of Organization Type of museum FY Arunachal Pradesh Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, for Development of District Museum, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh New 21.698 Maharashtra Symbiosis Society's for Development of Asian Cultural Mus...