India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Cooperation is committed to empowering cooperatives as instruments of employment generation, social security, and grassroots economic participation. Bharat Taxi is envisaged as a transformative intervention in the mobility sector by placing drivers-referred to as Sarathis-at the centre of ownership, governance, and value creation, thereby offering a sustainable and dignified alternative to aggregator-driven models....
India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As informed by the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, for providing high bandwidth capacity internet/broadband connectivity and mobile services to remote & rural villages and islands in the country that currently lack coverage, a number of steps & projects have been taken up with funding from Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) [erstwhile Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)], Department of Telecommunications...
India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has approved the renovation of the historic Bascule Bridge at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, at a cost of Rs.117.54 crore to enhance safety and operational efficiency. The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal gave the assent to the project today which aims to elevate efficiency at the Kolkata Dock System. Speaking on the occasion, Sarbananda Sonow...
India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Digital Addressable Systems Audit Manual, 2026. During various interactions with the Authority, the stakeholders had highlighted the need for: i.     improving audit related provisions in the Interconnection Regulations 2017 (as amended) and the audit manual, ii.    reducing repetiti...
India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Railways has sanctioned a series of key infrastructure and technology upgradation works totalling over Rs.765 crore to strengthen operations, expand line capacity, and modernise communication systems across critical sections of the network. The sanctioned projects cover upgradation of electric traction systems on two high-density freight and passenger corridors, and a major expansion of the optical fibre communication back...
India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Describing the growing participation in Post-Budget Webinars as a powerful example of Jan Bhagidari, Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said that the aspirations of India's youth from villages, towns and cities represent the country's greatest strength and its most valuable capital for the future. He observed that over the past decade a significant shift has taken place in the national mindset, with young Indians increasing...
India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Annexure - I S. N. STATES/UTs DISTRICT TOTAL SOCIETIES 1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS NICOBARS 149 2 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS NORTH AND MIDDLE ANDAMAN 751 3 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS SOUTH ANDAMANS 1341 4 ANDHRA PRADESH Alluri Sitharama Raju 90 5 ANDHRA PRADESH Anakapalli 1025 6 ANDHRA PRADESH ANANTAPUR 1901 7 ANDHRA PRADESH Annamayya 425 8 ANDHRA PRADESH Bapatla 662 9 ANDHRA PRADESH CHIT...
India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Cooperative Societies registered under the provisions of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 function as autonomous cooperative organisations and are accountable to their members. MSCSs function as per the provisions of Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 and rules framed there under read with approved bye-laws of the Society which includes the role and powers of the member, Board, General Body of the So...
India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In order to enhance the role of cooperatives in expanding insurance penetration and financial inclusion, in alignment with the goal of Insurance for All by 2047 and to realize the vision of Sahakar se Samriddhi, a special drive has been undertaken by the Ministry of Cooperation. Under the campaign, efforts are made to enable Cooperative Banks to act as distributors of insurance products by becoming Corporate Agents, thereby stren...
India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The new office of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) at West Block II, R.K. Puram, New Delhi, was inaugurated today by Shri C. R. Paatil, Union Minister of Jal Shakti. The ceremony was also attended by Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary, Paatil Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri V. L. Kantha Rao, Secretary Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Anupam Prasad, Chairman Central Water Commissi...