India, Sept. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The facilitation and helping hands create success stories. After completing her diploma, Smt Akalya of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, found it difficult to secure employment. She wanted to start a small business that would help her earn a livelihood and support her family. And, NSFDC's facilitation proved a turning point in her life. With a loan of Rs. 1,80,000 under the Term Loan Scheme of the National Scheduled Castes Financ...
India, Sept. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Treatment, counselling and family support helped Uday take steps towards recovery and employment. Otherwise, health concerns, unemployment and financial hardship can make it difficult for a young person to regain confidence and build an independent life. Uday (name changed), a 22-year-old from Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh, received treatment and rehabilitation support at the Nivedita Kalyan Samiti Integrated Rehabilitation Centr...
India, Sept. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Assistance under the Swachhta Udyami Yojana (SUY) component of the NAMASTE scheme has helped Shri Chevuri Anjaneyulu, a waste picker in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, earn additional income and improve his family's financial security. He had spent seven years working to support his wife and two children. A 25-year-old member of the Scheduled Tribe community, Mr. Anjaneyulu began accompanying his parents in waste-picking work at an earl...
India, Sept. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC), a Government of India undertaking under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, provides concessional financial assistance to eligible members of Backward Classes through State Channelizing Agencies and banks. A Senior Official in the Corporation informed that members of notified Other Backward Classes with an annual family income of up to Rs.5 la...
India, Sept. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Hon'ble Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), Shri Kishor Makwana, today conducted a detailed spot inquiry at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) in connection with the death of Shri Sahil Wakode, a Scheduled Caste student pursuing his second year of B.Tech. in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering. The visit was undertaken in view of the allegations levelled by the fam...
India, Sept. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Researchers have made the first experimental measurement of a quantum measure exceeding one, beyond the upper limit of ordinary probability. The result brings Quantum Measure Theory (QMT), a framework rooted in quantum foundations and the search for quantum gravity, into the laboratory, with potential applications in quantum measurement and computing. Quantum mechanics is usually described in terms of the state of a system at a p...
India, Sept. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Taking forward the Government of India's push to accelerate private-sector research and development in strategic and emerging technologies, the Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has signed an agreement with M/s GalaxEye Space Solutions Private Limited, Bengaluru for financial support of Rs.63.84 crore under the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund. The pro...
India, Sept. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today formally launched the commercial use of bio-based biodegradable plastic based on Polylactic Acid (PLA), marking an important step in India's transition towards next-generation sustainable manufacturing. The initiative, being taken forward by Ba...
India, Sept. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Taking significant step towards developing a world-class National Highway network, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has released comprehensive guidelines for the planning and design of High-Speed Access-Controlled National Highways, other than Expressways. The new guidelines are aimed at ensuring that the High- speed National Highways are better designed & planned, safer, greener and ready to meet the needs of future tr...
India, Sept. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways Shri Harsh Malhotra today flagged off the Youth Safety & Smart Mobility Expedition 2026 from Transport Bhawan, New Delhi. Organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and JK Tyre, the expedition, involving a convoy of electric vehicles travelling towards Chandigarh, aims to sensitise youth about road safety, responsible driving behaviour and smart mobility. O...