India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing the SMILE (Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) Scheme, which includes the sub-scheme "Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Persons Engaged in the Act of Begging", aimed at achieving the objective of Bhiksha Vritti Mukt Bharat (Begging-Free India) through comprehensive rehabilitation measures. The SMILE Beggary sub-scheme is currently operational ...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The surcharge on Income Tax has been reduced from 12% to 7% for co-operative societies having income between Rs. 1 Cr to 10 Cr w.e.f. F.Y: 2022-23. This information was given by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The operational communication satellites are used to provide applications like television broadcasting, DTH television, telecommunication, Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) services, radio networking, Headend In The Sky (HITS), Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG), societal applications (like tele-education, tele-medicine and disaster management) in West Bengal which support flagship initiatives like Digital India. The Departm...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Cabinet approved the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme on 01 July 2025 with the objective of enhancing private sector participation in research and development and strengthening financing support for high-risk, high-impact innovation, including deep-tech startups. The Scheme envisages a corpus of Rs.1 lakh crore over a period of six years and includes provisions for supporting Deep-Tech Funds of Funds. Th...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and the National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 10 February 2026 at INSA, New Delhi, to promote collaborative activities on science communication and evidence-based science policy research and strengthen evidence-based policymaking in India. The programme began with welcome remarks by Dr. Brajesh Pandey, Exec...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.N. State HH eligible Target allocated Sanctioned Completed 1 Bihar 1,085 985 985 0 2 Chhattisgarh 35,463 35,463 33,237 18,634 3 Gujarat 18,740 13,644 12,724 8,010 4 Jharkhand 37,708 36,630 36,240 9,746 5 Kerala 1,906 1,814 1,147 16 6 Madhya Pradesh 2,03,421 1,89,843 1,87,267 1,35,576 7 Maharashtra 55,787 55,277 54,130 17,193 8 Manipur 2,231 2,145 2,145 0 9 Odisha 41,138 41,...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has decided a comprehensive exercise for revision of the base year of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) to enhance their relevance, accuracy and international comparability. The proposed new base year for the GDP and IIP is 2022-23, and for CPI the proposed base year is 2024. Base year revision of GDP, CPI & I...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 1990-2022 Districts Coast Length Erosion Stable Accretion Low medium High km % km % km % Valsad 62.78 30.88 3.24 2.5 36.62 58.3 16.12 25.7 10.04 16.0 Navsari 40.88 16.18 4.6 3.86 24.64 60.3 6.66 16.3 9.58 23.4 National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) an attached office under Ministry of Earth Sciences, has carried out an updated assessment of shoreline changes along the coastal districts of V...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Scheme Name of the project/ Circuit/ Year of sanction Sanction Amount Amount released or Swadesh Darshan Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra Krishna Circuit 2016-17 77.39 76.74 (U) Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Development of Adventure Tourism Hub at Tikkar Taal and Adventure Park Panchkula 2024-25 26.68 2.67 (A) Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Rejuvenation of Yadavindra Garden Panch...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the expansion of the definition of 'family' for the purpose of allotment of Government Accommodation to Service Officers. The revised definition includes parents, dependent siblings, and legally adopted children, in addition to the existing coverage of spouse & dependent children/step-children. The expanded definition is expected to benefit all Service Officers, including Single Women O...