India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government continues to strengthen educational support for Scheduled Caste students through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarships for Scheduled Castes. The scheme provides financial assistance to eligible students pursuing post-matriculation and post-secondary education. The Revised Budget Estimate under the scheme stood at Rs 5,400 crore in 2023-24, Rs 5,500 crore in 2024-25 and Rs 6,000 crore in 2025-26....
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the transformation of the North-East over the last twelve years has been one of the significant outcomes of the development-oriented approach of the Government under the leadership of Prime Ministe...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As the Government of India advances its vision of positioning India as a global leader in Artificial Intelligence while building sovereign and indigenous AI capabilities, the Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has entered into an agreement with M/s One2X Tech Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, to support the commercialization of Fixit, an indigenously developed Agentic AI platform. The...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi, and CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (CSIR-AMPRI), Bhopal, jointly organised a one-day workshop on "Innovative Materials and Advanced Composites for Sustainable Infrastructure" at CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal. Organised as part of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of CSIR-CRRI, being held from July 2026 to July 2027, the workshop provided a platform for know...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shri: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today announced a major package of initiatives for Bihar at the state-level Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana program in Patna. He announced the approval of 11,18,937 pucca houses for poor families in the state, along with an allocation of Rs.13,427 crore. At the program, attended by Chief Minister Shri Samrat Choudhary and senior m...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, has informed that the Ministry of Railways has prioritised the manufacturing of 238 AC EMU rakes through its Production Units, Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, and Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Raebareli. The step has been taken to ensure the timely availability of rolling stock in line with the commissioning of infrastructure under the Mu...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Senior Mauritian delegation of civil servants led by Marie Joelle Sandrine Valere, Senior Chief Executive, meets and interacts with Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh. The delegation is undergoing a Capacity Building programme by National Centre of Good Governance (NCGG). Capacity building should move beyond conventional training towards continuous, role-based and competency-driven learning, enabling public servants to remain future...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Global Digital Capacity Building Alliance (GDCBA), an initiative of the Capacity Building Commission (CBC), Government of India, completes six months today - a milestone in India's effort to contribute to the global conversation on building capable, adaptive public institutions. Launched on 20th February, 2026 at the India AI Impact Summit, New Delhi, the Alliance has grown into a platform for international cooperation on publi...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The first meeting of the newly re-constituted Commission held today under the chairmanship of Shri Harjit Singh Grewal, Chairman, NCM. The meeting was attended by Ms. S. Munawari Begum, Vice Chairperson; Shri Berjis Desai, Member, and Shri Glenn E Souza Ticlo, Member. Shri Suchindra Misra, Secretary NCM and Dr. Atya Nand, Joint Secretary NCM were also present in the meeting along with other officers of the Commission. During the ...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, through the MSME Development & Facilitation Office, Chennai, organised a National Seminar on "From Local to Global: Enabling Export-Ready MSMEs through Digital Commerce" at IIT Madras, Chennai, on 18th August, in collaboration with Entrepreneurship cell of IIT Madras. The seminar brought together MSMEs, entrepreneurs, students, policymakers, financial instit...