India, Dec. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Snapshot: Overall LFPR increased to 55.8% in November 2025, the highest level recordedsince April, 2025. Rural female LFPR recorded a consistent upward movement, rising from 35.2% in June 2025 to 39.7% in November 2025. The overall workforce showed an upward trend, rising to 53.2% in November 2025 from 51.2% in June 2025. Overall UR eases to 4.7% in November 2025, lowest since April 2025. At the all-India level, the monthly es...
India, Dec. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today chaired a high-level meeting to undertake a detailed review of the Action Plans of Ghaziabad and Noida aimed at tackling air pollution in the two cities. This was the first review under a series of review meetings on City-specific action plans in NCR, which would culminate in a State-level review in the coming days. The review is being conducted ...
India, Dec. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank today signed agreements for five loans totaling over $2.2 billion with to support various development projects. The financing will advance initiatives under India's national flagship programmes in skilling and rooftop solar deployment along with projects supporting healthcare, metro development and ecotourism promotion across three states. The Government of India's engagement ...
India, Dec. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: To counter reduced visibility due to foggy conditions on the National Highways during the winter season, NHAI has taken mitigation measures to enhance visibility for the safety of National Highway users. To enhance road safety during foggy conditions, mitigation measures have been classified under two heads of 'Engineering' and 'Safety Awareness' measures. The 'Engineering measures' include reinstalling missing/damaged road signs ...
India, Dec. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The NITI Aayog's report on "Rethinking Homestays: Navigating Policy Pathways" aims to advance framework that states can adopt to harmonise regulations and establish an inclusive homestay ecosystem, thus promoting sustainable tourism growth. The best practices are available from this report for States/UTs to adopt. The specific measures proposed in the said Report is placed at ANNEXURE. This information was given by Union Minister...
India, Dec. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: VAdm Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff(DCNS), Indian Navy, is on an official visit to Maldives from 15 to 17 Dec 25 to attend the closing ceremony of Ex Ekatha 2025. Established in 2017, Exercise Ekatha is an annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF). The 8th edition of the exercise witnessed extensive professional interactions aimed at enhancing interopera...
India, Dec. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: New Delhi will become the focal point of a global dialogue on health and well-being as India jointly organises the Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine from 17 to 19 December 2025. Co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, the Summit will bring together policymakers, scientists, practitioners, Indigenous knowledge holders and civil society leaders from across the wo...
India, Dec. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SOAR Coursewise details as on 7th Dec 2025 Content Provider Course Name Enrolled Certified Microsoft SOAR - AI to Acquire 6,359 780 SOAR - AI for Educators 9,926 930 SOAR - AI to Aspire 8,084 1310 SOAR - AI to be Aware 28,154 3,567 HCL Technologies Ltd SOAR - AI to Aspire 17,472 997 SOAR - AI to Acquire 8,544 531 SOAR - AI for Educator 7,544 571 SOAR - AI to be Aware 31,564 2,778 NASSCOM SOAR - AI to...
India, Dec. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A "National Framework on Sediment Management (NFSM), October 2022" has been published by Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, for comprehensive and holistic management of sediment in rivers, stream including reservoirs sedimentation. It emphasises on reducing silt generation rather than silt removal. The NFSM is a guiding document for handling the issues of sediment manageme...
India, Dec. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. State/UT Total Area (Sq.km) Area targeted for coverage (sq. km) Coverage till March 2023 (sq. km) 1 Andaman & Nicobar UT 8,249 1,774 1,774 2 Andhra Pradesh 1,63,900 1,41,784 1,41,784 3 Arunachal Pradesh 83,743 4,703 4,703 4 Assam 78,438 61,826 61,826 5 Bihar 94,163 90,567 90,567 6 Chandigarh UT 115 115 115 7 Chhattisgarh 1,36,034 96,000 96,000 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli, 602 602 602 9 ...