India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the Nuclear Energy Mission announced in the Union Budget 2025- 26, a total budgetary provision of Rs.20,000 crore has been made for the design, development, and deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). This allocation is aimed at supporting India's objective of developing and operationalizing at least five indigenously designed SMRs by 2033. As part of this initiative, BARC has already undertaken design and development wo...
India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government is taking steps to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support the functioning of Gram Panchayats. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has launched SabhaSaar on 14th August 2025, an AI-powered meeting-summarization tool that generates structured Minutes of Meetings from Gram Sabha and other Panchayat meetings using audio/video recordings. SabhaSaar uses advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies an...
India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A meeting took place between DAE and Rosatom focused on furthering bilateral cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, such as development of projects for both large and small-scale nuclear power plants and cooperation in the nuclear fuel cycle. Particularly, attention was given to opportunities for localizing equipment production in India. One of the new areas of discussion for cooperation, includes the construction of small modu...
India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In line with Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision, the Government is democratising the development and usage of technology. The focus is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for solving real-world problems and ultimately improving lives across various sectors. In this regard, the government has taken an inclusive and innovation-friendly approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance. India's AI strategy has been fo...
India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: All non exempted Ministries/Departments are mandated to spent at least 10% of their budget allocation in North Eastern Region under 10% GBS mechanism. Over the last five years, an expenditure of Rs 3,94,612 Cr. was made against the allocation of Rs 3,71,789 Cr.(106.1%). Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE), announced as a new Central Sector scheme, with 100% Central funding, in the Union Budget ...
India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.N. Name of the State Funds released during last 5 years (Rs. crore) 1 Arunachal Pradesh 1203.00 2 Assam 2306.34 3 Manipur 717.62 4 Meghalaya 1231.93 5 Mizoram 809.49 6 Nagaland 1137.34 7 Sikkim 763.93 8 Tripura 702.90 9 Central Agency 996.22 Total 9868.77 As per the Revised Estimates budget figures, a total of Rs. 15905.86 crore has been allocated for North Eastern States over last 5 years by the Mi...
India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 have been notified on 13 November 2025, They provide a timelines for implementation of relevant provisions. In terms of the provision of the Rules, Digital Data Protection Board has been notified. The Act and the Rules provide for a simplified compliance framework for start-ups and certain data fiduciaries. The Act and R...
India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Financial year Fund released 1 2021-22 614.25 2 2022-23 672.97 3 2023-24 800.17 4 2024-25 670.40 5 2025-26 (till 25.11.2025) 697.00 The objectives and key features of Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) are as under: The erstwhile Rashtriya Gram SwarajAbhiyan was implemented for the period of 2018-19 to 2021-22 and subsequently the Scheme has been revamped for implementation during the period FY 2...
India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah paid tribute to the great patriot and immortal martyr Khudiram Bose ji on his birth anniversary. In a post on 'X' platform, Shri Amit Shah said that a symbol of valor, courage and sacrifice for the motherland, Khudiram Bose ji organized the youth for armed revolution for the independence of Mother India and also awakened the countrymen for Swadeshi. He said that inspire...
India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Country Registered Electors Sl. No. Country Registered Electors 1 India (to chair IIDEA - 2026) 991,000,000 20 Dominican Republic (Member) 8,145,548 2 United States (Observer) 234,504,358 21 Tunisia (Member) 7,853,447 3 Indonesia (Member) 204,421,612 22 Sweden (Member) 7,775,390 4 Brazil (Member) 155,557,422 23 Benin (Member) 6,769,817 5 Japan (Observer) 103,880,749 24 Switzerland (Member) ...