India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy - 2020 was only a draft document, therefore, no budget allocation or expenditure was made under it. Subsequent to this draft, however, the government has introduced several new initiatives, schemes and missions to strengthen country's research and development ecosystem. These include: Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme, with a financial pool of Rs.1 lakh crore ov...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Tourism has taken note of the increase in travel-related content on digital and social media platforms. However, in view of the large number of social media users and influencers across multiple platforms, it is not feasible to monitor or regulate individual content. The Ministry does not have a separate mechanism to verify the authenticity or safety of influencer-driven travel promotions, as such content is user-ge...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHAUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. S. No. State/Agency Latest Fund Allocation under DRIP-II Expenditure incurred (in Rs. Cr) (in Rs. Cr) 1 Bhakra Beas Management Board 70 0.04 2 Chhattisgarh WRD 170 53.34 3 Damodar Valley Corporation 44 1.17 4 Goa WRD 58 0 5 Gujrat WRD 350 245.86 6 Karnataka ...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Period No. of applications received for mediation No. of application where mediation remains non- starter No. of application where parties reached for settlement July, 2018 to March, 2019 3680 1660 25 2019-20 18080 14470 167 2020-21 18364 14014 186 2021-22 32335 28441 368 2022-23 46412 41898 1449 2023-24 51019 47185 1139 2024-25 59568 52730 877 2025-26 (up to Sep 25) 47218 30353 643 Years Pre-li...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No Ministry/ Department Project Count Revised Cost Cumulative Expenditure (Rs. Thousand cr.) 1 Ministry of Road Transport & Highways 584 537.8 186.0 2 Ministry of Railways 249 852.6 686.2 3 Ministry of Coal 123 214.4 75.9 4 Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas 111 502.6 287.8 5 Ministry of Power 94 443.5 184.3 6 Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs 53 372.6 207.8 7 Department of Water Resources,...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Employees' Enrolment Campaign-2025 provides a special window for employers to voluntarily enroll eligible employees who were left out from Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) coverage between 1st July, 2017 and 31st October, 2025, and to regularize their past compliance under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. Eligibility Criteria & Scope: Left out employees who joined the establishment between ...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: International Tourist Arrivals in million Region/Sub region 2019 2024* Change (%) 24/19 World 1466 1465 -0.07 Asia and the Pacific 362.1 317.5 -12.32 South Asia 59.2 59.6 0.68 India 17.91 20.57 14.85 The Ministry compiles annual tourism statistics based on data received from the Bureau of Immigration (BoI), which include foreign tourist arrivals to India. Ministry does not maintain further disaggregation of for...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The SHANTI Act allows joint ventures and private firms for the production, use and disposal of nuclear energy under a license from Central Government and safety authorisation from the regulatory board. The license issued will have terms and conditions that include provisions for the implementation of security, safeguards, radioactive waste disposal etc. Moreover, the Safety Authorisation include provisions for implementation of saf...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a centrally sponsored "PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" for providing financial, technical and business support for setting up of new/ upgradation of micro food processing enterprises in the country. Under the Scheme, it is aimed to assist two lakh micro food processing units with credit linked subsidy. The subsidy under this scheme ...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year No. of persons visited No. of persons provided with assistance 2024 8,029 4,593 2025 7,638 5,644 The Government has set up National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) under the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987 to provide free and competent legal services to the poor and marginalised sections of the society including Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) to ensure that opportunities for securing justice...