India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Heavy Industries organised a Special Lecture Session on 28th July 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee. Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma, Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Steel, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, and Shri Kamran Rizvi, Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries, was the Guest of Honour. The event was att...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government has been closely working with different stakeholders including the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), fintechs, banks and State Governments to increase the adoption rates of digital payments in the country including in tier-2 and tier-3 cities. RBI has setup a Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) in 2021 to encourage deployment of digital payments accep...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The New Digital Credit Assessment Model for MSMEs was announced in the Union Budget 2024-25. The model envisioned that the Public sector banks (PSBs) will build their in-house capability to assess MSMEs for credit, instead of relying on external assessment. PSBs would develop a new credit assessment model, based on the scoring of digital footprints of MSMEs in the economy. Subsequently, Union Finance Minister had launc...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government of India (GoI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of (i) "6.68% Government Security 2040" for a notified amount of rs 16,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction using multiple price method and (ii) "6.90% Government Security 2065" for a notified amount of rs 16,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction using multiple price method. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Proposals for diversions of land in Eco sensitive zones are submitted by the State Government/Union Territory Administration for consideration of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wild Life (SCNBWL) after due recommendation of the State Board for Wild Life headed by the respective Chief Ministers/Administrators. The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wild Life (SCNBWL), which also includes emin...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) notified the Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025 vide S.O. 98(E) dated 06th January, 2025 for environmentally sound management of end-of-life vehicles. The rules are based on the principle of extended producer responsibility (EPR) where producers of vehicles are given mandatory EPR targets for scrapping of end-of-life vehicles. The r...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Protection and management of forests and tree cover are primarily the responsibilities of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. There are legal frameworks for the protection and management of forests and tree cover of the country, which include, the Indian Forest Act, 1927, the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980, the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, the State Forest Acts, Tree Preservati...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: A total of 26396.34 ha of degraded mangrove area have been brought under restoration efforts during 2023-24 and 2024-25 which includes 3836 ha area under gap funding from National CAMPA, through MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes) and 22560.34 hectares through convergence with State CAMPA, MGNREGS, and other schemes. The details of the area and the funds released through National CAM...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As per information received from State Governments/Union Territory Administrations, a total of 81 elephant casualties due to train collisions were reported by various states between 2019-20 and 2023-24. The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, in coordination with the Ministry of Railways, has taken several measures to prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks including conducting inter-ministerial meetin...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In a significant push toward building a climate-resilient and scientifically empowered India, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today unveiled a set of new scientific tools and digital services developed by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), while calling for deeper public engagement and wider awareness of science-driven citizen services. Marking the 19th Foundation Day of the Ministry at an event held in the natio...