India, Sept. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today highlighted that Teachers' Day is about appreciating the strong contribution of teachers to society. He added that it is also a day to pay homage to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. Furthermore, the Prime Minister shared glimpses of the interactions that took place when the National Teachers' Awards winners were invited to 7, Lok Kalyan Marg (LKM) yesterday. In a post on X, the Prime Minister shared: ...
India, Sept. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with winners of National Teachers Awards at his residence at Lok Kalyan Marg yesterday. This year, 82 teachers and educators have been selected for the National Teachers Awards from three departments. These include 48 teachers from the Department of School Education and Literacy, 21 teachers/faculty members from Higher Educational Institutions and Polytechnics, and 13 skill trainers from the...
India, Sept. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As the intense rains over coal command regions show clear signs of easing, coal production and supplies at Coal India Limited (CIL) are gathering pace and are set to improve further from here on. Despite prolonged spells of rain through July and August, particularly across the East-Central parts, CIL maintained a steady supply run. During April-August of the current fiscal, CIL supplied 322.90 million Tonnes (MT) of coal, 6.70% hig...
India, Sept. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Reference is drawn to reports appearing in a section of the press suggesting that the Rs.37,500 crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects has not attracted any applications. The Ministry of Coal wishes to place the correct facts on record and clarify that such reports are premature and do not reflect the status of the Scheme or the application process. The Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite...
India, Sept. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. State/UT ABS amount disbursed (in INR) 1 Madhya Pradesh 1,17,39,914 2 Maharashtra 1,01,30,649 3 Andhra Pradesh 75,55,077 4 Karnataka 65,22,893 5 Gujarat 64,05,708 6 Odisha 57,63,361 7 Bihar 47,63,367 8 Chhattisgarh 39,91,285 9 West Bengal 36,04,978 10 Uttar Pradesh 35,72,456 11 Remaining States/UTs 1,82,88,892 The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has crossed a significant milestone in ...
India, Sept. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah will chair the 28th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Panaji, the capital of Goa, on Monday, September 7, 2026. The Western Zonal Council comprises the States of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra, and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Five Zonal Councils, including the Western Zonal Council, have been established under Sections 15 to 22 o...
India, Sept. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Manohar Lal, in the presence of Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri Mohan Yadav, today inaugurated the Indore Metro Priority Corridor-2, marking a significant milestone in the city's urban mobility journey. Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Tokhan Sahu was also present on the occasion. The newly inaugurated phase-I (Reach-II) of approx 11 km comprising 11-stati...
India, Sept. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and MoS in PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today called for continued effort to make service rules more responsive to employees and their families. Welcoming the 'CSS Shield' initiative of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Forum, Dr Jitendra Singh said, such collective efforts can...
India, Sept. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) organized a specialized training program for engineers of the Public Works Department (PWD), Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), at the NDMC Convention Centre. The program centered on the implementation of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) Standard Framework for the paving and greening of urban roads across the National Capital Territory. The ina...
India, Sept. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Sustainable Phase of the Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH) on Affordable Healthcare at IIT Kharagpur was inaugurated today by Dr. (Mrs.) N. Kalaiselvi, Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), at the Ben Gupta Auditorium, IIT Kharagpur. Established in 2019 under the CRTDH Scheme of the Department of Scient...