India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of the Government's continued efforts to strengthen India's creative sector and promote the emerging Orange Economy, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting today launched the Pilot Phase of the 'Gems of India' Challenge, a structured national initiative to identify, nurture and promote grassroots digital creators from across the country. Under the visionary leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister, India has embraced techn...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, under the aegis of India's 2026 BRICS Chairship, has successfully hosted the 8th Meeting of BRICS Heads of Prosecution Services in virtual mode from 20-21 July 2026. Presided over by the Ld. Attorney General for India, Shri R. Venkataramani, this important official dialogue brought together Heads of Prosecution Services, senior officials, delegates, ...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards strengthening market access for traditional artisans, a PMV stall at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh, was inaugurated on 14th July 2026, marking the launch of second operational PMV stall at an airport. The stall has been set up with the support of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and a Self-Help Group (SHG). Through this initiative, three PMV bene...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Harjit Singh Grewal assumed office as Chairman, National Commission for Minorities today. This appointment marks the beginning of a renewed commitment towards promoting the welfare, inclusion, empowerment and socio-economic development of minority communities.With extensive experience in public life and organizational leadership, he has been actively involved in promoting social harmony, public welfare, and inclusive developme...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Minority Affairs through its PM VIKAS Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme which seeks to facilitate opportunities for minority communities in education, skilling, and employment to ensure their inclusive development. In this scheme projects are allocated to Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) irrespective of States. Therefore, details of allocation State wise is not maintained. No proposal has been made to enhance a sepa...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Source Installed Capacity (GW) Solar power 162.15 Wind power 57.44 Bio power 11.75 Hydro power 57.24 Total 288.58 Renewable energy installed capacity in the country has increased form 76.38 GW in 2014 to 288.58 GW as on 30.06.2026. Source-wise installed capacity under solar, wind and other renewable sources is given below: So far, a total of 297.36 GW non-fossil fuel sources based electricity capacity has been installe...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Rank DI Framework Functions Finances Functionaries Capacity Building Accountability State Score State Score State Score State Score State Score State Score State Score General Category States 1 Karnataka 72.23 Kerala 83.56 Tamil Nadu 60.24 Karnataka 70.65 Gujarat 90.94 Telangana 86.19 Karnataka 81.33 2 Kerala 70.59 Maharashtra 74.74 Karnataka 57.62 Kerala 62.89 Tamil Nadu 84.25 Tamil...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. State Name Total PESA Panchayat Total Villages Approved PESA Main Plan 1 Andhra Pradesh 609 1613 609 2 Chhattisgarh 5552 9891 5532 3 Gujarat 2889 4701 2755 4 Himachal Pradesh 178 1533 164 5 Jharkhand 2066 17240 2066 6 Madhya Pradesh 5197 7710 5173 7 Maharashtra 2918 4317 2907 8 Odisha 1390 11668 1390 9 Rajasthan 1608 5690 1604 10 Telangana 1314 1321 1314 Total 23,721 65...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As on 13th July 2026, drone survey has been completed in all the notified 90573 villages in Uttar Pradesh and 1.01 Crore property cards have been distributed across nearly 67 thousand villages in the State. As on 13th July, 2026, about 1.20 crore Property Cards have been prepared covering nearly 75 thousand villages, which is about 83% of the notified villages in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The SVAMITVA Scheme has been extended ti...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that India's next generation governance reforms must be driven by evidence-based decision making, professional capacity building and robust financial management at the grassroots. Stressing that muni...