India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched e-Shram portal (eshram.gov.in) on 26th August 2021 for creation of a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar. e-Shram portal is meant to register and support the unorganised workers by providing them a Universal Account Number (UAN) on a self-declaration basis. As on 5th August 2025, over 30.98 crore unorganised workers have alrea...
India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security (PDUNASS), Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), in association with the National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad, organised a pioneering one-day training programme on Introduction to Design Thinking-a novel initiative in the government training ecosystem. It is first-of-its-kind approach to induce Design in curriculum of young Officers' traini...
India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Cleaning/ Rejuvenation of rivers is a continuous process. It is the primary responsibility of States/Union Territories (UTs) and Urban Local Bodies to ensure the required treatment of sewage and industrial effluents to the prescribed norms before discharging into the rivers and other water bodies. Government of India is supporting the efforts of States/ UTs through schemes like Namami Gange programme, National River Co...
India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Rivers in the country are polluted due to discharge of untreated, partially treated domestic sewage from cities/ towns, industrial effluent in their respective catchments and other non-point sources of pollution like erosion, agriculture runoff, improper operation and maintenance of sewage treatment plants (STPs) / effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and run off from solid waste dumping sites etc. Rapid urbanization and i...
India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) initiated the exercise of identifying Polluted River Stretches (PRS) in the country since 2009 based on the river water quality monitored during the past years on periodic basis. So far, CPCB has published 4 such periodic reports in the year 2009, 2015, 2018 and 2022. As per the latest information available on the PRS report published by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) ...
India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Mission Amrit Sarovar was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on April 24, 2022, to construct/ rejuvenate 75 Sarovars in each rural district, targeting 50,000 Sarovars by August 15, 2023. As of October 2024, under phase I of Mission Amrit Sarovar, over 68,000 Sarovars are constructed/rejuvenated, surpassing the original target. State/UT-wise Amrit Sarovar constructed/rejuvenated is attached at below. This initiativ...
India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water to every rural household of the country through functional tap water connection. At the time of announcement of JJM, 3.23 Crore (17%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 07.08.2025, around 12.45 Cr...
India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As per the Union Cabinet's approval for the externally funded Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) Phase II and Phase III, a total of 736 dams across 19 States have been identified for rehabilitation and safety enhancement. The overall cost of the DRIP Phase II and III scheme is Rs. 10,211 crores, to be utilized over a ten-year period from 2021 to 2031. DRIP Phase II became operational on 12th October 202...
India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: 'Water' is a state subject and the responsibility of proper management of ground water resources lies primarily with the concerned state governments. The Central government complements the efforts of the states by providing technical and financial assistance through its various schemes and projects. In this direction, the important steps taken by the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) and other central ministries for sustai...
India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Har Ghar Tiranga - Patriotic Film Festival opened today to an enthusiastic response, marking the beginning of a three-day nationwide cinematic tribute to India's independence. Running from August 11-13, 2025, the festival is organized by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) under the aegis of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. The festival is part of the broader Har Ghar T...