India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government of India formulated the National Perspective Plan (NPP) for the Inter-Linking of Rivers (ILR) programme to facilitate the transfer of water from surplus basins to deficit basins and regions. The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has been entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the ILR projects under the NPP framework. A total of 30 ILR projects have been identified, encompassing two majo...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The River Cities Alliance (RCA), a pioneering initiative launched by Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in November, 2022, promotes a comprehensive approach to urban river management, strengthens institutional capacity, fosters inter-city collaboration within river basins and supports creation of Urban River Management Plans (URMPs). In a significant step towards sustainable urban river r...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Government has launched/inaugurated a web-based C-Flood platform. It provides two days advance inundation forecasts up to village level in the form of inundation maps and water level predictions. The salient features of C-flood web-based platform are: C-Flood integrates flood inundation output information derived from advanced 2D hydrodynamic modelling with extent and depth information. It has been designed to serve ...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Modernization of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM) scheme has been approved by the Cabinet on 09.04.2025. The State Government Departments are currently in the process of sending proposals under M-CADWM. The inclusion of projects under the scheme will be finalized subject to their viability and availability of State budgetary support. Approximately 75,000 hectares of farmland area is planned ...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U), a Technology Sub-Mission (TSM) has been set up for promotion and adoption of innovative, sustainable, eco-friendly and disaster-resilient technologies and building materials by various stakeholders of construction sector for fast, cost effective and quality construction of houses across the country including hilly States/Union Territories (UTs). Global Housing Technolo...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Heavy Industries organised a Special Lecture Session on 28th July 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee. Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma, Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Steel, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, and Shri Kamran Rizvi, Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries, was the Guest of Honour. The event was att...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government has been closely working with different stakeholders including the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), fintechs, banks and State Governments to increase the adoption rates of digital payments in the country including in tier-2 and tier-3 cities. RBI has setup a Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) in 2021 to encourage deployment of digital payments accep...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The New Digital Credit Assessment Model for MSMEs was announced in the Union Budget 2024-25. The model envisioned that the Public sector banks (PSBs) will build their in-house capability to assess MSMEs for credit, instead of relying on external assessment. PSBs would develop a new credit assessment model, based on the scoring of digital footprints of MSMEs in the economy. Subsequently, Union Finance Minister had launc...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government of India (GoI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of (i) "6.68% Government Security 2040" for a notified amount of rs 16,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction using multiple price method and (ii) "6.90% Government Security 2065" for a notified amount of rs 16,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction using multiple price method. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Proposals for diversions of land in Eco sensitive zones are submitted by the State Government/Union Territory Administration for consideration of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wild Life (SCNBWL) after due recommendation of the State Board for Wild Life headed by the respective Chief Ministers/Administrators. The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wild Life (SCNBWL), which also includes emin...