India, Oct. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Key Takeaways To encourage and cultivate civic consciousness among students, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, in partnership with the Department of School Education and Literacy and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, has conceptualised the "Model Youth Gram Sabha" (MYGS), an innovative civic education initiative aimed at nurturing democratic values and public responsibility among young citizens. What are JNVs and EMRSs? At its core,...
India, Oct. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Chief Executive Officer, Government e Marketplace (GeM), Shri Mihir Kumar, met Chief Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Anurag Jain, in Bhopal to discuss measures for strengthening the State's adoption and utilization of the GeM platform. The meeting reaffirmed GeM's core objective of providing a unified, transparent, and efficient online procurement system for all government buyers, including Central and State Ministri...
India, Oct. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has notified significant amendments to the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013. These amendments mark a major milestone in expanding India's verification infrastructure for weights and measures, ensuring transparency, accuracy, and fairness in trade. The revised Rules aim to strengthen consumer protection, promot...
India, Oct. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025 is a progressive reform aimed at strengthening the power distribution sector through financial discipline, healthy competition, and enhanced efficiency. It lays the foundation for a future-ready power sector aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat @ 2047. At the same time, it fully protects subsidised tariffs for farmers and other eligible consumers. State Governments may continue to provide ...
India, Oct. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Ministry of Culture will present a series of spectacular cultural performances to mark the 150t birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (October 31, 2025).Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi will be the Chief Guest on the occasion. The celebrations will highlight the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat and pay tribute to the Iron Man of India for his unmatched contribution to the unity and inte...
India, Oct. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav reviewed the progress of ongoing Special Campaign 5.0 and undertook an inspection of the office premises at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi. As a part of Special Campaign 5.0 (2nd to 31st October, 2025), the Department of Health & Family Welfare (DoHFW) has focused on cleanliness drives, record management, disposal of public grievances and pending matters, with a ...
India, Oct. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security (PDUNASS) of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) hosted the 22nd edition of Reimagining Governance: Discourse for Excellence (RGDE) today, featuring Gurcharan Das, noted author, public intellectual, and former CEO of Procter & Gamble India. Delivering the keynote address on "The Difficulty of Being Good - Ethics and the Art of Governance," Das drew le...
India, Oct. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A review meeting was held today under the chairpersonship of Secretary, Railway Board, Ms. Aruna Nayar to take stock of the progress and achievements made during the Special Campaign 5.0 undertaken from 2nd to 31st October, 2025 with the objectives to ensure cleanliness in the offices and public places and to dispose of pending matters. Against the target of 75,000 cleanliness campaigns, Railways has exceeded the target and comple...
India, Oct. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A National Conference on Handlooms & Handicrafts will be organized by the Offices of Development Commissioner (Handlooms & Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles at Bhubaneswar, Odisha on 31st October-1 November, 2025. The Conference will bring together senior officials from the States/UTs and representatives of the Handloom & Handicraft sectors. The twin objectives of the Conference are to understand the opportunities and challenges ...
India, Oct. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan concluded his visit to Tamil Nadu today after attending a series of events in Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Madurai, and Ramanathapuram. The visit took place from October 28 to 30, 2025. On the final day of his visit today, the Vice-President visited Pasumpon in Ramanathapuram District and paid rich tributes to the revered leader Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar on the auspicious occasio...