TRAINING AND RETENTION RATE FOR WOMEN IN AI SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Job Role Name Female Trained / Oriented 1 AI - Business Intelligence Analyst 1,197 2 AI - Data Architect 942 3 AI - Data Engineer 561 4 AI - Data Quality Analyst 4,294 5 AI - Data Scientist 1,985 6 AI - Database Administrator 3,508 7 AI - DevOps Engineer 2,144 8 AI - Machine Learning Engineer 3,808 9 AI - Solution Architect 77 10 Pharmacovigilance Case- Processing (Incidents /adverse event using...


STRENGTHENING PANCHAYATS IN ODISHA

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl.No FY Fund Released (in.crores) 1 2022-23 Rs.11.40 2. 2023-24 Rs.27.33 3 2024-25 Rs.20.00 4 2025-26 Rs.53.50(as on 03.02.2026) Total Rs.112.23 There are 6794 Gram Panchayats functioning in the State of Odisha. "Panchayat", being "Local Government", is a State subject and part of State List of Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Panchayats are set up and operate through the respective State Panchayati ...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DEVELOPMENT OF INDIGENOUS ANTIBIOTICS

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Nafithromycin has been developed by the Wockhardt group. It is a novel macrolide specifically designed for the treatment of Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP). The phase III clinical study of Nafithromycin in India was supported in-part by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance council (BIRAC), a not-for-profit, Section 8, Public Sector Enterprise of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). Central Drugs Standard Contr...


Development of pisciculture infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Name of the Activity Physical Unit (Rupees in Lakh) Sanctioned Implemented Fund Sanctioned Fund Utilized (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) 1 Fresh water Fin fish Hatcheries 5 1 60.00 10.00 2 New Brackish Hatcheries 10 5 240.00 120.00 3 Biofloc ponds for Fresh water 47 10 307.8 65.2 4 Seed Stocking of fingerlings 1914.28 1203.65 2735.00 889.87 5 Large RAS systems 34 10 770.00 260.00 6 Ic...


DIGITISATION OF POST OFFICE SAVINGS SCHEMES

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, said that the Department of Posts, through a network of over 1.64 lakh post offices, serves more than 45 crore Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) account holders. To modernize and digitize Post Office Savings Schemes, Core Banking Solution (CBS) along with digital services such as ATMs, int...


CAQM Issues Technical and Operational Norms for Deployment and Utilization of MRSMs Towards Abatement of Road Dust in NCR

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant move towards strengthening road dust mitigation measures across the National Capital Region (NCR), the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has issued a detailed circular prescribing technical and operational norms for deployment and utilization of Mechanized Road Sweeping Machines (MRSMs) by all road-owning and road-maintenance agencies in the region. Road dust remains a dominan...


Advancing India's Mental Healthcare and Well-Being

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Key Takeaways Introduction The Union Budget 2026-27 marks a decisive shift in India's mental health policy by placing institutional expansion and regional equity at the centre of public health planning. By strengthening mental health and trauma care infrastructure, the budget advances the Government of India's vision of inclusive development, under "Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas" and the vision of a Viksit Bharat. Addressing the long-...


INCLUSION OF THE BADAGA COMMUNITY IN THE ST LIST

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed in Rajya Sabha today that government of India on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002 and 14.9.2022) has laid down the modalities for deciding the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications in Orders specifying Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists. As per these modalities, proposals are required to be recommended and duly justifie...


Claims and pending approvals under FRA

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. States/UT No. of Claims filed during 01.01.2023 to 01.01.2026 No. of Titles Distributed during 01.01.2023 to 01.01.2026 No. of Claims Rejected Total No. of Claims Disposed off Individual Community Total Individual Community Total 1 Andhra Pradesh 3,684 0 3,684 8,686 0 8,686 3,040 11,726 2 Assam 32,000 1,501 33,501 27,536 1,098 28,634 16,379 45,013 3 Bihar -3,326 0 -3,326 70 0 70 281 3...


NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of 18 workers after blast at an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that 18 workers died after a blast at an illegal coal mine in Thangskai area of East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya on 5th February 2026. Reportedly, the incident has left several others trapped at unspecified depths. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human right...