India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Smart Laboratory for Clean Rivers (SLCR) has been set up under the Green Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark to bring global solutions on current challenges in the field of clean river water, conduct collaborative research and development to fit in real environment through Living lab approach and creation of platform between Government authorities, academic institutions and technology providers for knowledge sharing ...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of the Union Budget announcement for the year 2017-18, the Ministry of Tourism launched the Incredible India 2.0 campaign. The campaign represented a shift from a generic promotional approach to a more focused, market-specific and theme-based strategy for the promotion of tourism in the country. Under this initiative, India's diverse tourism destinations and products, including those in the State of Rajasthan, are promoted ...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The development and promotion of tourism, including adventure tourism, enhancing safety and convenience at adventure tourism sites is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. In order to position India as a preferred global destination for Adventure Tourism, Ministry of Tourism has formulated National Strategy for Adventure Tourism. The Strategy focuses on developing adventure destinati...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is mandated to monitor the status of Ongoing Central Sector Infrastructure Projects costing Rs. 150 crore and above. MoSPI has developed a new web monitoring system called PAIMANA (Project Assessment Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-Building) which was officially launched on 25th September, 2025; replacing the erstwhile OCMS-2006 (Online Computerized Mon...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Scheme Candidates trained/ oriented/ engaged PMKVY 20,38,319 JSS 5,00,469 NAPS 9,85,041 Marginalised Group/ Aspirational Districts PMKVY JSS NAPS SC 17,637 25,194 1,05,717 ST 5,402 24,272 52,036 OBCs 46,455 53,012 2,55,199 Women 59,317 1,22,182 2,01,719 Aspirational Districts 6,837 20,089 2,775 FY PMKVY JSS NAPS 2022-23 14,913 52,934 1,86,010 2023-24 35,284 37,273 2,63,265 2024-25 75,368 ...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State 2018 Polluted Priority 2025 Polluted Stretches Priority Trend/Observation Uttarakhand Haridwar → IV No PRS - Improved and PRS stretch removed Uttar Pradesh Kannauj → IV Bijnor → Tarighat IV / V Partially improved Bihar Buxar to V Bhagalpur D/S→ V Marginal pollution remains Jharkhand No PRS - No PRS - - West Bengal Triveni → III Baharampore → V Improved Str...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Development and promotion of tourist destinations and products, including MICE tourism, is primarily the responsibility of the respective State Government/Union Territory (UT) Administration. However, as part of its on-going activities, the Ministry of Tourism regularly promotes India as a holistic tourism destination including MICE tourism through various mediums including social media and websites. Ministry of Tourism has identif...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has launched a Comprehensive Internship Policy for Ministry and its Autonomous Bodies to provide structured opportunities for young professionals, researchers and students to gain practical exposure in sports administration, management, science and governance. The details of the Policy, including its salient features and objectives, the eligible areas for internship such as sports science, an...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has proposed to conduct a Survey on Migration during July 2026-June 2027. Migration surveys have been conducted by MoSPI in regular intervals; the most recent data on migration were collected through the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2020-21 and the Multiple Indicator Survey (2020-21). The forthcoming Survey on Migration is expected ...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Hari Shankar Verma, 1987 batch IRTS Officer, has taken over the charge of the post of Member (Operations and Business Development), Railway Board, and Ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India. Prior to this, he was Director General, Safety, Railway Board. During his illustrious career, Shri Verma has successfully discharged various important responsibilities in Indian Railways as Additional Divisional Railway Manager, C...