India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: IndiaAI, an Independent Business Division (IBD) under the Digital India Corporation (DIC) of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), announced the launch of CDSCO-IndiaAI Health Innovation Acceleration Hackathon on April 2, 2026, in collaboration with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). This initiative falls under the IndiaAI Application Development Initiative (IADI), aimed at promoting the development and ...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A Parliamentary Delegation led by H.E. Mr. Vladimir Yakushev, First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, called on the Hon'ble Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh, in Parliament today. Welcoming the delegation, Shri Harivansh expressed his pleasure on Mr. Yakushev's first visit to India and noted that his appointment as the Head of the Friendship Group of the Federation Council for cooperati...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Principal Secretary Shri P. K. Mishra, Chairman of Karmayogi Bharat Shri S. Ramadorai, Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission S. Radha Chauhan, Other distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen! My heartfelt congratulations to all of you on the occasion of Karmayogi Sadhana Week. In this era of the 21st century, with rapidly changing systems, a swiftly transforming world, and India advancing at the same pace, it is essenti...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 No. of Houses Amount (in crores) No. of Houses Amount (in crores) No. of Houses Amount 1500 79.28 750 40.33 1200 52.68 Details of Fund Released and Utilized to under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (Rs. in crore) Sl. No. Name of the State/UT F.Y. 2021-22 F.Y. 2022-23 F.Y. 2023-24 F.Y. 2024-25 F.Y. 2025-26 Fund Released Utilized Fund Released Utilized Fund Rele...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, H.E. Denis Manturov, called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.  First Deputy PM Manturov briefed PM on the progress in various areas of mutually beneficial cooperation, including trade and economic partnership, fertilizers, connectivity and people-to-people ties.  PM recalled the successful visit of President Putin to India in December 2025 for the 23rd...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has extended financial assistance to Indigenous Energy Storage Technologies Private Limited, Roorkee, Uttarakhand for the project titled "Commercialization of Bio-waste / Agricultural Waste Derived Hard Carbon for Sodium-Ion Batteries." The project aims to establish indigenous capabilities for the production of advanced anode mate...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Biotechnology has been implementing the Biotech‑KISAN (Krishi Innovation Science Application Network) Scheme since 2017 as a flagship farmer‑centric programme. The scheme has made notable progress in bridging the gap between laboratories and agricultural fields by establishing hubs across diverse agro‑climatic zones. These hubs serve as demonstration units, training centres, and enterprise incuba...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Srinivas Katikithala, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) along with Shri Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), chaired a joint review meeting from New Delhi on 2nd April 2026 through video conferencing with State Urban Development Secretaries, State Civil Supplies Departments, District Magistrates and Municipal Commissioners/Executive Officers of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State 2018 Polluted Priority 2025 Polluted Stretch Priority Trend/Observation Uttarakhand Haridwar IV No PRS - Improved and PRS stretch removed Uttar Pradesh Kannauj -> IV Bijnor -> Tarighat IV / V Partially improved Bihar Buxar to V Bhagalpur D/S-> V Marginal pollution remains Jharkhand No PRS - No PRS - - West Bengal Triveni -> III Baharampore -> V improved Stretch (2018) (2025) -> Varanasi...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Karmayogi Sādhana 2026 was launched by the Capacity Building Commission and Karmayogi Bharat on 2nd April 2026, marking a significant milestone in capacity development for civil servants under the Mission Karmayogi initiative. As part of Sādhana Saptah, a series of webinars are taking place this week. This series will feature leading experts from diverse fields starting tomorrow. These experts will provide valuable persp...