India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Heavy Industries under the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector has undertaken below mentioned initiatives for skill development:- 1. Setting up of four Smart Advanced Manufacturing and Rapid Transformation Hub (SAMARTH) Centres to promote Industry 4.0. 2. Setting up of Common Engineering Facility Centre (CEFC) at Welding Research Institute (WRI), Bharat Heavy Electric...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today launched the 'Gramin Gyan Setu' app developed to integrate the libraries of Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat through video conferencing. Addressing the event virtually, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah noted that today marks the birth anniversary of S.R. Ranganathan. He stated that the entire nation is celebrating the birth anniversary of Padma Shr...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: First phase of the Census 2027 i.e., Houselisting and Housing Census has already been completed in 31 States/UTs. In the remaining states first phase of the census is scheduled to be completed by September, 2026. Further, as per the notification dated 3rd August, 2026 in the Gazette of India, second phase of the Census i.e. Population Enumeration in the UT of Ladakh and the snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the UT of Jammu & Kash...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India has adopted a multi-pronged approach to curb cross-border smuggling including drugs, some of which are as under: - SL State/UT Opium Based Drugs Cannabis Based Drugs Cocaine Psychotropic Substances Medicinal Preparations Drug Precursor - Acetic Anhydride Other Drugs Kgs. Kgs. Kgs. Kgs. Kgs. Nos. Ltrs. Kgs. Kgs. Nos. Ltrs. 1 Andhra Pradesh 0 169201.893 20.644 0.967 0 11803 0 0 0...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Accordingly, the States and Union Territories (UTs) are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of cybercrime. The Central Government, through the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), supplements the efforts of States and UTs by providing policy guidance, technological support, capac...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government is prepared to respond to any biological attacks in the country. The National Disaster Management Guidelines on Management of Biological Disasters, 2008 contain a threat-perception and risk-management framework covering biological safety, biosecurity and public-health preparedness. Biological and Public Health Emergencies have also been incorporated in the National Disaster Management Plan, 2019....
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Home Affairs has unveiled 'PRAHAAR' as India's first comprehensive National Counter Terrorism Policy & Strategy on 23rd February, 2026. It provides a national counter-terrorism framework for prevention of, and responding to terrorist activities and radicalization through coordinated "whole of government" and "whole of society" approaches. 'PRAHAAR' strategy & policy is predicated on the following pillars: ...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes the statistical data on crimes in its publication "Crime in India". The latest published report is for the year 2024. Data regarding cases registered, cases resolved and the amount scammed in fake e-challans is not maintained by NCRB. The 'Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System' (CFCFRMS), under Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), has...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Central Government has approved Vibrant Villages Programme-I (VVP-I) as Centrally Sponsored Scheme on 15th February, 2023 for comprehensive development of select villages in 46 blocks abutting northern border in the States/UT of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh (UT), Sikkim and Uttarakhand. Central Government has approved Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) as Central Sector Scheme on 02nd April, 2025 with a total ou...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Smt. Archana Varma assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, on 12 August 2026. She is a 1995-batch IAS officer of the Assam cadre. Upon assuming charge, she was welcomed by Joint Secretary (Admn.), Shri Karan Singh, and other officials of the Department. Prior to this, Smt. Varma served in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Personnel and Training, and...