India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: HFW/Steps Taken to Strengthen Medical Education Infrastructure/07August2026/3 The Government has significantly expanded medical education infrastructure in the country, resulting in a substantial increase in the number of medical colleges as well as MBBS and PG seats. The number of medical colleges has increased by 118.6%, from 387 before 2014 to 846 at present. Further, the number of MBBS seats has increased by 172.4%, from 51,348...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has undertaken a range of measures to strengthen food safety enforcement across the country through enhanced testing infrastructure, capacity building, regulatory oversight and consumer awareness initiatives. These efforts aim to ensure the availability of safe and wholesome food for consumers and strengthen compliance with food safety standards. To achieve these objectives, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has undertaken several initiatives to promote the care, nutrition and welfare of pregnant women, with a focus on improving maternal health outcomes and ensuring the timely delivery of benefits to eligible beneficiaries. Under the National Health Mission (NHM), the Government of India implements various schemes and initiatives to provide healthcare, nutritional support and welfare services to pregnant women across the ...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards advancing digital healthcare delivery in the country, Scan and Register Service (earlier known as Scan and Share Service) under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission has crossed the landmark milestone of 25 Crore OPD registrations, reaffirming the growing adoption of digital health services across the country. Since its launch in October 2022, the service has transformed the OPD registration experience by ena...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Arunachal Pradesh (27) S.No. Name of Place Feature Type 1 Longju Land area 2 Maja Land area 3 Bisa Land area 4 Dzo La Pass 5 Riza La Pass 6 Pukur La Pass 7 Thag La Pass 8 Sambho Sarovar Lake 9 Bara Kundun Land area 10 Chhota Kundun Land area 11 Dhan Bari Land area 12 Pritnagar Land area 13 Buddhamandir Land area 14 Jairampur Land area 15 Teritnagar Land area 16 Ramnagar Land area 1...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has observed a sharp rise in complaints on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) relating to the takeover of WhatsApp accounts of professionals and businesspersons through malicious files circulated in the guise of account statements and regulatory communications. In the last few days, incidents following an identical modus operandi have bee...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A high-level bilateral meeting on Co-operation on Trans-border Rivers was held today in New Delhi between the delegation from the Royal Government of Bhutan, led by Lyonpo Gem Tshering, Minister for Energy & Natural Resources, and the delegation from the Government of India, led by Shri C R Paatil, Union Minister of Jal Shakti. During the bilateral meeting, the two sides reviewed the ongoing cooperation between India and Bhutan in ...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Mumbai: 7 August 2026 The BRICS WAVES Bazaar 2026, hosted by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, through the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), concluded today successfully at Mumbai, after two days of high-level industry dialogue, business networking and international collaboration, bringing together representatives from 20 BRICS member and partner countries. Over 900 industry delegates attended the Bazaar with...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the Policy Guidelines for setting up of Community Radio Stations in India, the basic objective of Community Radio Broadcasting is to serve the cause of the community residing within the service area of the Community Radio Station (CRS). Further, under the Policy Guidelines, the Government has the power to direct Community Radio Stations to broadcast any special message considered necessary to meet contingencies arising out o...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media, Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 on 25.02.2021 under IT Act, 2000 in order to put in place an institutional mechanism for publishers of news & current affairs on digital media and publishers of online curated content (OTT Platforms). Part-III of the rules provides for a Code of Ethics for digital news publishers and publishers of online curated c...