India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per BHEL portal, there are 52,718 public charging stations out of which 16,561 public charging stations are equipped with fast EV chargers for cars. The Government has taken several steps to address range anxiety for private electric vehicles: Cars are supported under the PLI scheme for Automobile & Auto Components (PLI-Auto). Under the PLI Auto scheme, financial incentives of 13% to 18% were provided on determined (incrementa...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Parameter Cumulative till 31.03.2026 Investment (Rs. cr) 44,326 Incremental Sales (Base Year FY2019-20) (Rs. cr) 52,414 Employment generated (Nos.) 67,820 Incentive disbursed (Rs. cr) 2,386.36 Government approved the PLI Scheme for Automobile and Auto Component Industry in India (PLI-Auto) with a budgetary outlay of Rs.25,938 crore for enhancing India's manufacturing capabilities for Advanced Automotive Products (AAT) on ...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government has taken various steps to check and prevent the illicit trafficking of narcotics. The important steps are as under: - (i) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs) and State Police, are actively engaged in enforcement activity under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. These concerted efforts have resulted in significant achievements in term of drug seizures...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Location of ICPs State 1 Agartala Tripura 2 Srimantapur Tripura 3 Darranga Assam 4 Rupaidiha Uttar Pradesh 5 Raxaul Bihar 6 Petrapole West Bengal 7 Jogbani Bihar 8 Dawki Meghalaya 9 Sutarkandi Assam 10 Attari Punjab The Land Port Management System (VINIMAY) has been operationalized at 10 Integrated Check Posts (ICPs). State-wise details are as under:- The Land Port Management System (LPMS)...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has created a new category of Ex-Agniveer in the recruitment of the post of Constable (General Duty)/ Rifleman in Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles (CAPFs & AR) respectively with the following provisions for them: (i) Reservation of 50% of vacancies. (ii) 3 Years relaxation in prescribed upper age limit. Further, age relaxation of 5 years beyond the prescribed upper age limit will be given to th...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Law Commission of India in its various Reports had recommended section-specific amendments in the criminal laws. Also, Committees like Bezbaruah Committee, Vishwanathan Committee, Malimath Committee, Madhawa Menon Committee, etc. made recommendations for section-specific amendments in the criminal laws and general reforms in criminal justice system. The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, in it...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SL State/UT 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1 Andhra Pradesh 1899 1875 2341 2341 2528 2 Arunachal Pradesh 30 47 14 24 78 3 Assam 3530 4846 1733 909 408 4 Bihar 1512 1413 1621 4450 6380 5 Chhattisgarh 297 352 439 473 660 6 Goa 40 36 90 86 77 7 Gujarat 1283 1536 1417 1995 1592 8 Haryana 656 622 681 751 1815 9 Himachal Pradesh 98 70 77 127 148 10 Jharkhand 1204 953 967...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 'Police' and 'Public Order' are 'State' subjects under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. State Governments/ UT Administrations are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes through their Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). The National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO), is a centralized database established by NCRB in 2018 under the Ministry of Home Affairs. I...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of the Government's continued efforts to strengthen India's creative sector and promote the emerging Orange Economy, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting today launched the Pilot Phase of the 'Gems of India' Challenge, a structured national initiative to identify, nurture and promote grassroots digital creators from across the country. Under the visionary leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister, India has embraced techn...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, under the aegis of India's 2026 BRICS Chairship, has successfully hosted the 8th Meeting of BRICS Heads of Prosecution Services in virtual mode from 20-21 July 2026. Presided over by the Ld. Attorney General for India, Shri R. Venkataramani, this important official dialogue brought together Heads of Prosecution Services, senior officials, delegates, ...