India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: MHA has allocated funds to States/UTs under ICJS 2.0 Project for the procurement of hardware for Police Stations including Fingerprint Enrollment Devices (FEDs) in order to extend NAFIS to Police Stations. The 100% adoption of NAFIS in Police Station depends on the completion of procurement by States/UTs. Fingerprint is an infallible and admissible evidence in the Court of law. NAFIS enables real-time fingerprint matching and ver...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Science & Technology (DST), as the nodal Ministry for the RDI Scheme, has formulated and finalized the Implementation Guidelines for the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund, in consultation with the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) and the Department of Expenditure (DoE). These guidelines have been approved by the Executive Council of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). DST has als...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. States/Uts Notified Villages Drone Flying Completed Villages Number of villages for which property card prepared Number of property cards prepared Number of property cards distributed 1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 186 186 141 7409 7409 2 Andhra Pradesh 13321 13321 1067 530351 0 3 Arunachal Pradesh 3647 3647 0 0 0 4 Assam 946 946 0 0 0 5 Chhattisgarh 15791 15791 2557 196757 92545 6 ...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Green Highway initiatives have promoted environmentally sustainable road construction by encouraging plantation along National Highways, the use of environmental friendly construction materials, proper management of water resources, and measures to reduce carbon emissions during construction and maintenance activities. These initiatives aim to improve ecological balance and enhance the environmental sustainability of highway ...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. States 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release 1 Andhra Pradesh 2031.00 1997.45 2152.00 2109.97 2099.00 2053.81 2 Arunachal Pradesh 179.00 0.00 189.00 0.00 185.00 0.00 3 Assam 1241.00 1241.00 1315.00 1315.00 1283.00 1283.00 4 Bihar 3884.00 3855.33 4114.00 4109.01 4012.00 2806.31 5 Chhattisgarh 1125.00 1125.00 1192.00 1185.25 1163.00 ...
India, March 18 -- 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 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), held a bilateral meeting with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) on March 18, 2026, in New Delhi to explore avenues for collaboration and knowledge exchange in the vocational education, training, and Skilling (VETS) sector. The meeting was chaired by Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Kumar Gaba, Executive Member,...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: (a) to (c) In order to complement the efforts made by the State and Union Territories for the livestock and dairy sectors the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing following programmes in the country including Bihar: 1.         Rashtriya Gokul Mission is implemented with focus on development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds, genetic upg...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial year Total number of block Panchayat/equivalent Total number of plans uploaded 2022-23 6752 6332 2023-24 6759 6144 2024-25 6808 6141 2025-26 6792 5638 S.No State Name Total Number of Village Panchayats & Equivalent Village Panchayat onboard Village Panchayats & Equivalent With Online Payment Total Number of Block Panchayats & Equivalent Block Panchayat onboard Block Panchayats With Online Payment T...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: ISRO/ DoS initiates tasking of Indian Earth Observation Satellites to capture data over the area affected or anticipated to be affected by the disaster. In addition to this, depending on the expected severity of the disaster, ISRO/DoS activates the International Charter for Space & Major Disasters, for satellite data support from its 17 member agencies and 16 data contributors, towards managing disaster including floods & cyclones...