India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The official data on Employment and Unemployment is collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), which is conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. As per the latest available Annual PLFS reports, the estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above has decreased from 6.0% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2023-24. Also, MoSPI has revamped PLFS fr...
India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Posts (DoP), Ministry of Communications is proposing an initiative to establish an interoperable, standardized and user-centric addressing system as part of the national digital public infrastructure. Titled Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address or DHRUVA, it envisages simplified and seamless service delivery and efficient governance, thereby enabling "Address as a Service" (AaaS) in India. A Policy...
India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the Pune Municipal Corporation, a treatment capacity of 477 MLD is available as against the total sewage generation of 980 million litres per day (MLD). In the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation area, against a total sewage generation of 515 MLD, a treatment capacity of 423 MLD is available. Under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), the project "Pollution abatement of river Mula-Mutha in Pune, Maharashtra", with...
India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation today with the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Prime Minister expressed his heartfelt condolences on the loss of lives and widespread devastation in Sri Lanka in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah. He conveyed that the people of India stand in firm solidarity and support with the people of Sri Lanka in this hour o...
India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Air Marshal Tejbir Singh assumed the appointment of Director General (Inspection and Safety) [DG (I&S)] at Air HQ on 01 December 2025. In his illustrious career spanning 37 years, the Air Officer has held varied command and staff assignments including our Air Attache to Bangladesh, Senior Directing Staff (Air), National Defence College, New Delhi and Assistant Chief of Air Staff Operations (T&H) at Air HQ. He is an alumnus of the R...
India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year Central Expenditure under State share Opening Balance Allocation Fund Drawn Available Fund Reported utilization 2022-23 534.30 4,015.00 872.96 1,407.26 593.71 664.36 2023-24 813.55 3,615.56 2,617.10 3,430.65 2,617.49 2,612.30 2024-25 813.15 2,438.89 731.67 1,544.82 1,333.23 3,343.47 Since August 2019, Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal, in partnership with St...
India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: There are 3685 protected monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 as of national importance, in the country. Ministry of Culture has taken some cultural initiatives under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav namely: - (i) Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar, (ii) Unsung Heroes, (iii) Digital District Repository (DDR) (iv) Har Ghar Tiranga, (v) Unity in Creativity (vi) Kal...
India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Minister Of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath will jointly inaugurate the fourth edition of the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam (KTS 4.0) on 2nd December in Varanasi. The event marks a renewed celebration of centuries-old ties between Kashi and Tamil Nadu, fostering deep learning, pilgrimage, and artistic and academic exchange. The opening ceremony will be attended by senior leaders ...
India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A study carried out by Central Water Commission along with Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur under Indian Space Research Organisation on "Assessment of Water Logging and Salt/Alkaline affected soils in all the commands of Major and Medium Irrigation Projects in the country (India)" during the year 2003 to 2008 indicates total waterlogged area and salt-affected areas in Andhra Pradesh as 28.267 thousand hectares (Th ha)...
India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SN State / UT Cluster Name Agroclimatic zone Cluster CCA (Ha)(approx.) Andhra Pradesh Peddagedda Project WUA -3,4,5,6 Clusters East Coast Plains & Hills 3,061 Arunachal Pradesh Dekam Rikmeng (Ledum Village) Eastern Himalayan Region 978 Assam Singua FIS Eastern Himalayan Region 1200 Bihar MAHMADPUR BADAL(480) Middle Gangetic Plains 2,450 Bihar BANGRA- KISHUNPUR Middle Gangetic Plains 2,195 Chhattisgarh Bagiy...