India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Railways has approved modifications in the Model Concession Agreement (MCA) governing permission for operators to run container trains on the Indian Railways network. Under the approved changes, Container Train Operators (CTOs) will be permitted to run container trains on all routes across the network under a single All India license, with a uniform registration fee of Rs 25 crore, doing away with the earlier system of separa...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Plant State 1 Nangloi Delhi 2 Danapur Bihar 3 Ambernath Maharashtra 4 Palur Tamil Nadu 5 Maneri Madhya Pradesh 6 Amethi Uttar Pradesh 7 Nagpur Maharashtra 8 Una Himachal Pradesh 9 Hapur Uttar Pradesh 10 Jagiroad Assam 11 Sankrail West Bengal 12 Kota Rajasthan 13 Mandideep Madhya Pradesh 14 Sanand Gujarat 15 Bhusawal Maharashtra 16 Bhubaneswar Odisha 17 Bilaspur Chhattisga...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year Expenditure/Budget on Safety related activities (Rs. in Cr.) 2013-14 39,200 2022-23 87,336 2023-24 1,01,662 2024-25 1,14,022 2025-26 1,17,693 2026-27 1,20,389 SN Section Progress (Route Km) (1) Delhi-Mumbai route: 1,423 Rkm i Tilak Bridge - Junction cabin - Palwal - Mathura -Kota 1,327 ii Vadodara - Ahmedabad section 96 (2) Delhi - Howrah route: 1,210 Rkm i. Chipyana - Tundla - Kanpur - Subedarganj ...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Railways is continuously engaged in mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery for all foreseeable hazards including fire incidents that might occur at railway stations and in trains due to some chance combination of factors, across all its Zones. The important fire safety measures taken by Indian Railways at its railway stations are as follows: 1. Railway stations are provided with portable fire extinguishers to be u...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, today conferred the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak on 12 rat miners in recognition of their exceptional courage and selfless service during the Silkyara Tunnel Rescue Operation. The investiture ceremony was held in New Delhi in the presence of Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Harsh Malhotra, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ma...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Varanasi, one of the world's oldest living cities and the spiritual capital of India, welcomes over 15 crore tourists and pilgrims every year. While this growing influx reflects the city's global significance, it has also placed tremendous pressure on its urban transport network. Congestion on key arterial roads often results in long travel times to major religious, educational and cultural landmarks, affecting both pilgrims and res...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NHAI has taken stringent action against the concessionaire, Independent Engineer and concerned officials following the identification of issues on the Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway. Immediate corrective measures have also been initiated to restore the affected stretch and strengthen quality assurance mechanisms. At present, traffic has been diverted at this spot and is plying smoothly. Out of a total length of 63 km, a slippage of abou...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Researchers have developed an advanced light-driven multifunctional nanobot that can help targeted breast cancer therapy. Breast cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality among women worldwide. Conventional chemotherapy often causes severe side effects, drug resistance, and damage to healthy tissues due to non-specific drug distribution, poor tumor penetration, and lack of active control after administrat...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Program/Financial Year 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 INSPIRE-MANAK 52720 43381 46926 50009 49805 INSPIRE-SHE 18039 19771 18236 20354 24276 INSPIRE Fellowship 2768 2872 2811 2448 3364 INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship 474 338 299 225 477 Over the last five years, the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Programme of the department of science and technology has systematically n...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State/UT PMKVY JSS NAPS CTS / ITI A&N Islands 2,510 8,097 474 3,129 Andhra Pradesh 90,011 60,263 1,02,147 2,50,950 Arunachal Pradesh 23,882 - 395 3,270 Assam 1,52,512 52,376 47,640 22,354 Bihar 1,87,902 1,97,653 31,851 5,59,901 Chandigarh 2,479 9,332 6,143 4,973 Chhattisgarh 39,178 1,29,809 24,937 1,13,569 Delhi 47,959 29,711 1,02,374 48,661 Goa 1,211 9,759 43,902 11,026 Gujarat 1,0...