India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Cooperation is committed to empowering cooperatives as instruments of employment generation, social security, and grassroots economic participation. Bharat Taxi is envisaged as a transformative intervention in the mobility sector by placing drivers-referred to as Sarathis-at the centre of ownership, governance, and value creation, thereby offering a sustainable and dignified alternative to aggregator-driven models....
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), held a bilateral meeting with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) on March 18, 2026, in New Delhi to explore avenues for collaboration and knowledge exchange in the vocational education, training, and Skilling (VETS) sector. The meeting was chaired by Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Kumar Gaba, Executive Member,...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: (a) to (c) In order to complement the efforts made by the State and Union Territories for the livestock and dairy sectors the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing following programmes in the country including Bihar: 1.         Rashtriya Gokul Mission is implemented with focus on development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds, genetic upg...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial year Total number of block Panchayat/equivalent Total number of plans uploaded 2022-23 6752 6332 2023-24 6759 6144 2024-25 6808 6141 2025-26 6792 5638 S.No State Name Total Number of Village Panchayats & Equivalent Village Panchayat onboard Village Panchayats & Equivalent With Online Payment Total Number of Block Panchayats & Equivalent Block Panchayat onboard Block Panchayats With Online Payment T...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: ISRO/ DoS initiates tasking of Indian Earth Observation Satellites to capture data over the area affected or anticipated to be affected by the disaster. In addition to this, depending on the expected severity of the disaster, ISRO/DoS activates the International Charter for Space & Major Disasters, for satellite data support from its 17 member agencies and 16 data contributors, towards managing disaster including floods & cyclones...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has undertaken several technological initiatives in recent years to modernise the National Sample Survey (NSS). Primary data collection in NSS surveys is carried out through digital platforms using Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) and web-based applications with in-built validation mechanisms to ensure data consistency at the stage of collection. These syst...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 recognizes 3 years of pre-school (Balvatika) as a continuum of education in the 5+3+3+4 structure. The initial '5' in restructured model is termed as Foundational Stage that consists of 3 years of pre-school (Balvatika) and 2 years of Grade-I and Grade-II. Both together cover the children of age of 3 to 8 years. It also acknowledges that children in the age group of 3 to 6 years are in Anganwa...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Annexure S. Ministry/ Department Post 1 Ministry of Civil Aviation Joint Secretary-1 2 Economic Affairs Joint Secretary-1 3 Environment, Forest and Climate Change Joint Secretary-1 4 Financial Services Joint Secretary-1 5 New and Renewable Energy Joint Secretary-1 6 Road Transport and Highways Joint Secretary-1 7 Ports, Shipping and Waterways Joint Secretary-1 8 Department of Commerce Joint Secretary-1 ...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the Government's FDI Policy Circular dated 15.10.2020, as amended from time to time, 100% FDI is permitted under the automatic route under the Railway Infrastructure sector. The permitted areas include construction, operation and maintenance of the following:- *           Suburban corridor projects through PPP, *           ...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Building upon the constructive discussions held at the official level on 17 March 2026, a high-level bilateral meeting between the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, and the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, was convened today in New Delhi, further advancing cooperation in the field of tribal and ethnic development. The Ministerial meeting was co-chaired by Ho...