India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, today launched the CBSE Curriculum on Computational Thinking (CT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for students of Classes III to VIII at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Minister of State (C) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Education, Government of India, Shri Jayant Chaudhary along with Shri Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review measures taken by various Ministries/Departments and also discussed further initiatives to be taken in the context of the ongoing West Asia conflict, at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg today. This was the second special CCS meeting on this issue. Cabinet Secretary briefed about the action taken to ensure supply of petroleum products,...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing an umbrella scheme, namely, AtalVayoAbhyudayYojana (AVYAY), for the welfare of the senior citizens across the country. A total of 37,77,133 beneficiaries have benefited during the last five years i.e., from Financial Year(FY) 2020-21 to 2024-25, under the said scheme. The Ministry of Rural Development implements the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). Under, o...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A significant increase in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) applications linked to India's biological resources has been recorded by the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), reflecting the growing convergence of biodiversity, research, innovation and industrial development. This upward trend is a direct outcome of the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023, which has strengthened and clarified the regulatory framework govern...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has successfully concluded a time-bound Special Campaign for the expeditious issuance of Export Obligation Discharge Certificates (EODCs) under the Advance Authorisation (AA) and Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Schemes. The campaign was conducted from March 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026 and was monitored through daily review meetings cha...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Replying to an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha today the Union Minister of State Shri. Durgadas Uikey said that National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) has introduced a unique initiative of Home based Parent-Teacher Meetings (PTMs) in Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) through annual home visits by teachers with the objective of strengthening school-parent-community engagement, enhancing parental involvement...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 Scheme provides the following package of services in an integrated manner to eligible beneficiaries: Three of the six services, viz., immunization, health check-up and referral services, are related to health and are provided through National Health Mission (NHM) and Public Health Infrastructure. Under Mission Poshan 2.0, a new strategy has been adopted for reduction in malnutrition and for im...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Working relentlessly towards the development of National Highway infrastructure in the country, NHAI, during the Financial Year 2025-26, constructed 5,313 km of National Highways, which is about 15% higher than the target of 4,640 km for the year. Also, the capital expenditure by NHAI in Financial Year 2025-26 for the development of National Highway infrastructure was at Rs. 2,44,362 crore. The capital expenditure for the Financia...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Replying to an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha today the Union Minister of State Shri. Durgadas Uikey said that the Government has undertaken significant steps for expansion of the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) Scheme to provide quality education to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students, particularly in remote and underserved tribal dominated areas. In the Union Budget 2018-19, the Government of India decided to establish Ekla...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Hon'ble Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Smt. Raksha Khadse, today visited Raipur as part of the ongoing Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026, describing the atmosphere as one of energy, hope, and transformation. She commended the SAI team for their efforts in organising the event, and noted that the response from athletes, the local community, and the people of the region had been overwhelmingly positive. With over 2...