India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Development of tourism infrastructure in the country including tribal and hilly areas is primarily the responsibility of concerned State Governments/UT Administrations. Further, the tourist material and signage in local and vernacular languages is also developed by the concerned State Governments/UT Administration. However, the Ministry of Tourism through its central sector schemes of 'Swadesh Darshan (SD)', 'Swadesh ...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Two weeks International Certificate program on "Heritage and Indigenous Textiles" is organized by the Office of Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles in collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs under Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC).This is the first time that the Ministry of Textiles is collaborating with Ministry of External Affairs in this regard.The program is att...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: A. Introduction Considering the need to generate high-frequency labour force indicators with wider coverage, the sampling methodology of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was revamped from January 2025. The redesigned PLFS aims to achieve the following objectives: To generate key employment and unemployment indicators - namely Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and Unemploymen...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The GoIStats app was launched on 29th June, 2025 with the objective to provide a snapshot of the latest data of the Ministry. Accordingly, data of selected socio-economic indicators, viz. National Accounts Statistics, Consumer Price Index, Periodic Labour Force Survey, Index of Industrial Production, Annual Survey of Industries and Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises are provided on the app. The portal c...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: India has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing the SDGs by utilizing nationally defined indicators that reflect the country's unique priorities and developmental needs. In this regard, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has developed the National Indicator Framework (NIF) for SDGs in consultation with concerned Ministries/ Departments, UN Agencies and other stakeholders to facilitate monit...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres / institutes etc. under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Schem...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) aims to promote apprenticeship training throughout the country. Initially launched in August 2016, the scheme is currently being continued under its second phase, NAPS-2. Under NAPS-2, the Government shares partial stipend support, limited to 25% of the minimum prescribed stipend payable to apprentices, subject to a maximum of rs 1,500 per apprentice per month during the t...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The NAVYA (Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational training for Young Adolescent Girls), a joint initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and the Ministry of Women & Child Development, was launched in June 2025, aims to empower adolescent girls (AGs) aged 16-18 years in aspirational districts by equipping them with relevant skills for socio-economic independence. The objective of initiative ...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Ports Bill, 2025, a sweeping reform designed to replace the Indian Ports Act, 1908, ending more than a century of colonial-era regulation and ushering in a modern framework for India's maritime sector, in Delhi today. Earlier, the bill was proposed by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Shri Sarbananda Sonowal for passing in the upper house. The legislation, alr...
India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The 'Tourism Avenues - Waterways to Wonder: Unlocking Cruise Tourism' conference was successfully held today in Mumbai. The event, organised by Mumbai Port Trust in collaboration with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), brought together industry experts, policymakers and stakeholders to discuss the potential of cruise tourism in India and explore ways to unlock its growth. As the nodal officer of NAVIC Cel...