Addressing Carbon Emissions & Environmental Impact of Coal Based Thermal Power Generation

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Category Installed Capacity (MW) % Share in Total Fossil Fuel Coal 2,18,258 43.22% Lignite 6,620 1.31% Gas 20,132 3.99% Deisel 589 0.12% Total Fossil Fuel Based Capacity 2,45,600 48.63% In order to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impact of coal-based thermal power generation, the Government is taking following steps: (i) Ministry of Power is promoting installation of efficient Supercritical/ Ultra Supe...


Need For National Digital Preservation Policy

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) is digitizing unprotected monuments, sites & antiquities of the country as per the digitization policy of the NMMA. A depository of built heritage in the form of a user friendly mobile application named 'Indian Heritage' as a single access platform for protected monuments of national importance and sites has been launched in September 2023. This digital platform provides access to...


A Nationwide Campaign 'Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore' will be launched on 19th December, 2025 during the 5th Good Governance Week 2025

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore the Nation-wide campaign for Redressal of Public Grievances and Improving Service Delivery will be held in all Districts, States and Union Territories of India from 19th - 25th December, 2025. Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore is a decentralize version of Special Campaign 5.0 conducted in central Ministries/Departments and PSUs from 2nd to 31st October, 2025. In this campaign, over 700 District Collectors will be particip...


Prime Minister shares glimpses from his remarks in the Lok Sabha during special discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared glimpses from his remarks in the Lok Sabha during special discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram. In a separate posts on X, Shri Modi said; "जिस मंत्र और जयघोष ने देश की आजादी के आंदो&...


CURRENT PROGRESS OF THE NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State 2018 Polluted Stretch Priority 2025 Polluted Stretch Priority Trend/Observation Uttarakhand Haridwar→Sultanpur IV No PRS - Improved and PRS stretch removed Uttar Pradesh Kannauj →Varanasi IV Bijnor → Tarighat IV / V Partially improved Bihar Buxar to Bhagalpur V Bhagalpur D/S → V Marginal pollution remains Jharkhand No PRS - No PRS - - West Bengal Triveni →Diamond II...


World Travel Market and FTAs

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year ITAs (in lakh) 2020 63.37 2021 70.10 2022 143.30 2023 188.99 2024 205.69 Year ITAs (in lakh) FEEs from Tourism in India (in Rs. Crore) 2019 179.14 2,16,467 2020 63.37 95,738 2021 70.10 63,978 2022 143.30 1,69,917 2023 188.99 2,66,045 2024 205.69 2,93,033 # Year Total Number of tourism jobs (in million) 2020-21 68.07 2021-22 70.04 2022-23 76.17 2023-24 84.63 States/UTs 2020 2021 2022...


Safety of Foreign Tourists

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Safety and Security of tourists is essentially a state subject. However, the Ministry of Tourism has been continuously taking up the matter with all the State Governments and Union Territory (UT) Administrations for setting up of dedicated Tourist Police to strengthen on-ground safety mechanism for tourists. With the efforts of Ministry of Tourism, States/UT's viz Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra...


Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda engages Rajasthan MPs to accelerate momentum towards a TB Mukt Bharat; meeting follows similar interactions with MPs from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Bihar, last week

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a continued drive to deepen political engagement for a "TB Mukt Bharat," Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda today met Members of Parliament (MPs) from Rajasthan on the sidelines of the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. The session is part of a sustained series of briefings with parliamentarians from different states aimed at strengthening collective leadership in India's fight against tubercu...


MEASURES TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India through various schemes/ Missions such as Jal Jeevan Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and AMRUT 2.0 etc. supplements the efforts of the States/ UTs financially and technically on the subject of drinking water supply/ provisioning. Water being the subject of States, it is the State Government who plan, design, approve, implement and carry operation and maintenance of the ...


"Government committed to empower youth as Key Drivers of "Developed India - 2047" Vision"

India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya reiterated the Government's strong commitment to empower the youth to act as catalysts of national development and as partners in nation-building and encouraging them to contribute as ambassadors of progress in achieving the vision of a Developed India by 2047. Recognising the transformative role of young people, the Department of Youth Affairs various programmes aimed ...