India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: UNESCO's 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage commenced with different sessions today at Red Fort, New Delhi. Shri Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary Ministry of Culture chaired a press conference after the morning session. Shri Vishal V Sharma 20 COM Chairperson and Ambassador Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO and Mr Ernesto ottone Assistant Direcor General for Culture of UN...
India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Against the target of covering one crore households in the residential sector with installation of rooftop solar systems under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY), by FY 2026-27, a total of 23,96,497 households have been installed rooftop solar systems, which is around 23.96 per cent of the target. The PMSG: MBY is demand driven scheme, wherein all residential consumers in the country having grid connected electricity ...
India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The four Labour Codes - the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations (IR) Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 have come into force on 21.11.2025, rationalizing 29 existing labour laws for better working conditions, safety, wages, social security & enhanced welfare for workers. These new labour codes mandate appointment letters, universal minimum wa...
India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State/ UT Total rural HHs Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15/08/2019 Rural HHs provided with tap water supply since Aug, 2019 Rural HHs with tap water supply as on date No. In% No. In% No. In% 1. A&N Islands 0.62 0.29 46.02 0.33 53.98 0.62 100.00 2. Arunachal Pr. 2.29 0.23 9.97 2.06 90.03 2.29 100.00 3. DNH & DD 0.85 - - 0.85 100.00 0.85 100.00 4. Goa 2.64 1.99 75.44 0.65 ...
India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), with an objective to make India a global hub of production, usage and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives. The Mission document envisages whole - of - government approach by assigning specific activities to the respective departments, such as: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued the scheme guidelines for implementation of pilot p...
India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "Obesity has emerged as a public health challenge in India, and is not a mere cosmetic issue. The challenge needs to be addressed with scientific precision and policy discipline," said Union Minister of State for Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh, while speaking at the panel discussion "Clinician-Scientist Interaction on Obesity" during the India International Science Festival (IISF) here. Held in the presence of le...
India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Category Installed Capacity (MW) % Share in Total Fossil Fuel Coal 2,18,258 43.22% Lignite 6,620 1.31% Gas 20,132 3.99% Deisel 589 0.12% Total Fossil Fuel Based Capacity 2,45,600 48.63% In order to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impact of coal-based thermal power generation, the Government is taking following steps: (i) Ministry of Power is promoting installation of efficient Supercritical/ Ultra Supe...
India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) is digitizing unprotected monuments, sites & antiquities of the country as per the digitization policy of the NMMA. A depository of built heritage in the form of a user friendly mobile application named 'Indian Heritage' as a single access platform for protected monuments of national importance and sites has been launched in September 2023. This digital platform provides access to...
India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore the Nation-wide campaign for Redressal of Public Grievances and Improving Service Delivery will be held in all Districts, States and Union Territories of India from 19th - 25th December, 2025. Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore is a decentralize version of Special Campaign 5.0 conducted in central Ministries/Departments and PSUs from 2nd to 31st October, 2025. In this campaign, over 700 District Collectors will be particip...
India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared glimpses from his remarks in the Lok Sabha during special discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram. In a separate posts on X, Shri Modi said; "जिस मंत्र और जयघोष ने देश की आजादी के आंदो&...