India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A Fact Check Unit (FCU) functions under Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. FCU identifies fake news, misinformation relating to the Central Government. After verifying the authenticity of news from authorized sources, FCU publishes correct information on its social media platforms. Additionally, it encourages citizens to report suspicious content for verification, thereby strengthening public partic...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: INSPIRE Components No. of students supported 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 INSPIRE-MANAK 46926 50009 49805 INSPIRE -SHE 7976 9494 9046 INSPIRE Fellowship 796 305 923 INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship 100 58 171 Financial Year No. of students participated No. of schools participated No. of districts covered 2023-24 854553 224283 719 2024-25 1013229 253459 723 2025-26 1147343 274528 729 District No. of studen...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government actively supports the film production ecosystem through the Development, Communication & Dissemination of Filmic Content (DCDFC) Scheme. The DCDFC scheme is a Central Sector Scheme 100% funded by the Central Government wherein the Government provides direct financial support to foster cinematic excellence. Under DCDFC scheme, the Government through National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) also facilitates the p...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, today launched the CBSE Curriculum on Computational Thinking (CT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for students of Classes III to VIII at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Minister of State (C) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Education, Government of India, Shri Jayant Chaudhary along with Shri Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review measures taken by various Ministries/Departments and also discussed further initiatives to be taken in the context of the ongoing West Asia conflict, at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg today. This was the second special CCS meeting on this issue. Cabinet Secretary briefed about the action taken to ensure supply of petroleum products,...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing an umbrella scheme, namely, AtalVayoAbhyudayYojana (AVYAY), for the welfare of the senior citizens across the country. A total of 37,77,133 beneficiaries have benefited during the last five years i.e., from Financial Year(FY) 2020-21 to 2024-25, under the said scheme. The Ministry of Rural Development implements the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). Under, o...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A significant increase in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) applications linked to India's biological resources has been recorded by the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), reflecting the growing convergence of biodiversity, research, innovation and industrial development. This upward trend is a direct outcome of the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023, which has strengthened and clarified the regulatory framework govern...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has successfully concluded a time-bound Special Campaign for the expeditious issuance of Export Obligation Discharge Certificates (EODCs) under the Advance Authorisation (AA) and Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Schemes. The campaign was conducted from March 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026 and was monitored through daily review meetings cha...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Replying to an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha today the Union Minister of State Shri. Durgadas Uikey said that National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) has introduced a unique initiative of Home based Parent-Teacher Meetings (PTMs) in Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) through annual home visits by teachers with the objective of strengthening school-parent-community engagement, enhancing parental involvement...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 Scheme provides the following package of services in an integrated manner to eligible beneficiaries: Three of the six services, viz., immunization, health check-up and referral services, are related to health and are provided through National Health Mission (NHM) and Public Health Infrastructure. Under Mission Poshan 2.0, a new strategy has been adopted for reduction in malnutrition and for im...