National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No Organization S. No Organization 1. Archaeological Survey of India 23. Lalit Kala AKademi 2. National Archives of India 24. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies 3. National Gallery of Modern Arts 25. National Council of Science Museums 4. National Museum 26. Prime Ministers Museum & Library, 5. National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property 27. National School of Drama 6...


MNRE Steps Up Global Collaboration for Advancing Geothermal Energy in India

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The recently issued 'National Policy on Geothermal Energy' (notified on 15th September 2025), encourages bilateral and multilateral technology partnerships, knowledge transfer, and joint R&D to leverage international expertise and proven Geothermal Technologies for Indian conditions. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has cooperation mechanism with Australia, Iceland, Saudi Arabia and United States of America in the geothermal en...


Gyan Bharatam Initiative

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Gyan Bharatam, the flagship initiative of Ministry of Culture (MoC), Government of India announced in the Union Budget (Para 84) on 1st February, 2025, aimed at surveying, documenting, conserving, digitizing and disseminating India's manuscript heritage. The initiative envisages collaboration with academic institutions, museums, libraries and private collectors to cover more than one crore manuscripts, while establishing a National ...


Smart Metering Adoption: 4.76 Crore Smart Meters Installed

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. State Total Installed Meters as on 15.11.2025 1 Andaman & Nicobar 75,200 2 Andhra Pradesh 20,17,269 3 Arunachal Pradesh 42,267 4 Assam 49,60,048 5 Bihar 82,37,246 6 Chandigarh 24,214 7 Chhattisgarh 30,53,925 8 Delhi 2,60,000 9 Goa - 10 Gujarat 31,28,262 11 Haryana 8,47,467 12 Himachal Pradesh 7,65,932 13 Jammu and Kashmir 10,15,139 14 Jharkhand 9,71,708 15 Kerala 75,303 16 Lad...


Key Initiatives to Bring Down AT&C Losses of Power Distribution Utilities

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government of India has been supporting the power distribution utilities to improve their Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses through various initiatives. Some of the key initiatives taken are as under: With collective effort of Centre & States/ UTs and the reform measures undertaken, the AT&C loss of distribution utilities at the national level has reduced from 21.91% in FY 21 to 16.16% in FY25. This Information was ...


'Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar' Programme

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The details of all 1237 Villages of the West Champaran district of Bihar have been mapped and uploaded on the MGMD Portal. Under the Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD) Programme, 6,38,365 villages have been identified for cultural mapping across the country. Out of these, details of 6,23,449 villages have been uploaded on the MGMD Portal so far. As part of its documentation activities, MGMD, covers a wide range of cultural elements, b...


PMKK for Marginalised Communities

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State/UT District No. of PMKK Andaman & Nicobar Island North and Middle Andaman 1 South Andaman 1 Andhra Pradesh Anantapur 1 Chittoor 2 East Godavari 3 Guntur 2 Kadapa 1 Krishna 2 Kurnool 1 Nellore 1 Prakasam 2 Srikakulam 2 Visakhapatanam 2 Vizianagaram 1 West Godavari 2 Arunachal Pradesh East Kameng 1 East Siang 1 Lower Siang 1 Lower Subansiri 1 Tirap 1 Assam Baksa 1 Barpeta 1 Bisw...


Status of Skill Development Centres

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State PMKVY 4.0 centres JSS Centres ITIs 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 5 1 4 2 Andhra Pradesh 370 6 521 3 Arunachal Pradesh 82 0 10 4 Assam 797 6 47 5 Bihar 537 21 1,356 6 Chandigarh 10 1 3 7 Chhattisgarh 177 14 227 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 9 2 4 9 Delhi 144 3 46 10 Goa 6 1 13 11 Gujarat 266 8 493 12 Haryana 529 2 380 13 Himachal Pradesh 179 1...


The Government focussed on Skilling, Leadership and Mental Wellness of Youth

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Youth Affairs implements youth development programmes through Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) and National Service Scheme (NSS), which provide avenues for leadership development, skill enhancement, civic engagement and experiential learning in various sectors. Under MY Bharat, key programmes conducted during FY 2023-24 and 2024-25 include Observance of Days of National and International Importance, Viksit Bharat Amba...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: REDUCTION IN CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: GST on electric vehicles and chargers/ charging stations for electric vehicles has been reduced to 5%. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has announced that battery-operated vehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements. MoRTH has also issued notification advising States to waive road tax on EVs, which in turn will help reduce the initial cost of EVs. Further, Ministry of Power ha...