India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) has been launched by the Government of India (GoI) in the year 2021 with the objective of improving the operational efficiency and financial viability of the Distribution Utilities. Under the scheme, distribution infrastructure works, including smart metering works, worth Rs. 2.83 lakh crore have been sanctioned. The scheme aims to reduce Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses t...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step toward making information about evidence-based Ayurveda accessible across linguistic barriers, the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of Ayush, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Anuvadini AI, a platform designed by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The initiative aims to expand public access to ...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implements the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through a nationwide network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), offering in 169 NSQF Compliant courses,catering to the youth of the country including Maharashtra.A wide range of digital learning resources including e-content, e-books, videos, and other materials is made av...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Bihar and Karnataka from March 31 to April 1, 2026. On March 31, the President will grace the convocation ceremony of Nalanda University at Rajgir, Bihar. On April 1, the President will grace the 119th birthday and Guruvandana of Dr Sree Sree Sivakumara Mahaswamiji at Sree Siddaganga Math, Tumakuru, Karnataka. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant milestone towards achieving the asset monetisation target for FY 2025-26, NHAI has realised Rs. 28,307 crores through a combination of Public InvIT, Private InvIT, and Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) model, including TOT Bundles 17 and 18. With bids received for TOT Bundle-19, which are under technical evaluation, NHAI is well poised to achieve the Government of India's budgeted target of Rs. 30,000 crore for current ...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year Pre-Monsson Inspection of Dams (Nos.) Post-Monsson Inspection of Dams (Nos.) 2023 6414 5881 2024 6366 6456 2025 6524 6555 The Union Government enacted the Dam Safety Act, 2021, which came into effect on 30th December 2021. The Act provides a comprehensive framework for surveillance, inspection, operation, and maintenance of specified dams across the country, ensuring their safe functioning and minimizing the risk ...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres / institutes etc. under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) thro...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 on 27th January 2026 in the Official Gazette, superseding the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The rules shall come into effect from April 1, 2026. The revised rules integrate the principles of circular economy and extended producer responsibility, with a specific focus on efficient waste segregation and m...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards sustainable and circular infrastructure development, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) today organised a Technology Transfer Event for its innovative technology titled "Bio-Bitumen from Lignocellulosic Biomass - From Farm Residue to Roads" for large-scale industry adoption in New Delhi. The event was attended by Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Union Minister of State...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Astronomers from the Raman Research Institute (RRI) probed a rare signal from a bright X-ray source, which is repeating - though not at a neat, fixed rate - to reveal that its wobbling accretion disk may be leading to interesting physics. Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) feature a compact object - which includes the universe's most dense and extreme objects, such as black holes and neutron stars - pulling in or accreting materi...