India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has undertaken several initiatives to strengthen the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) with a view to improving the efficiency, quality and accountability of public grievance redressal, such as implementation of the 10-Step CPGRAMS Reforms, issuance of the Comprehensive Guidelines for Effective Redressal of Public Grievances in August 2024 to reduce the grievance redressal timeline f...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Mission Karmayogi, the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) was approved by the Government of India in September 2020 with an aim of transitioning from a 'rule based' to 'role based' HR systems and creating civil servants with a global outlook while being rooted in Indian ethos. The iGOT Karmayogi platform, established under the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building - Mission Karmayogi,...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Railways has approved modifications in the Model Concession Agreement (MCA) governing permission for operators to run container trains on the Indian Railways network. Under the approved changes, Container Train Operators (CTOs) will be permitted to run container trains on all routes across the network under a single All India license, with a uniform registration fee of Rs 25 crore, doing away with the earlier system of separa...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Plant State 1 Nangloi Delhi 2 Danapur Bihar 3 Ambernath Maharashtra 4 Palur Tamil Nadu 5 Maneri Madhya Pradesh 6 Amethi Uttar Pradesh 7 Nagpur Maharashtra 8 Una Himachal Pradesh 9 Hapur Uttar Pradesh 10 Jagiroad Assam 11 Sankrail West Bengal 12 Kota Rajasthan 13 Mandideep Madhya Pradesh 14 Sanand Gujarat 15 Bhusawal Maharashtra 16 Bhubaneswar Odisha 17 Bilaspur Chhattisga...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year Expenditure/Budget on Safety related activities (Rs. in Cr.) 2013-14 39,200 2022-23 87,336 2023-24 1,01,662 2024-25 1,14,022 2025-26 1,17,693 2026-27 1,20,389 SN Section Progress (Route Km) (1) Delhi-Mumbai route: 1,423 Rkm i Tilak Bridge - Junction cabin - Palwal - Mathura -Kota 1,327 ii Vadodara - Ahmedabad section 96 (2) Delhi - Howrah route: 1,210 Rkm i. Chipyana - Tundla - Kanpur - Subedarganj ...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Railways is continuously engaged in mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery for all foreseeable hazards including fire incidents that might occur at railway stations and in trains due to some chance combination of factors, across all its Zones. The important fire safety measures taken by Indian Railways at its railway stations are as follows: 1. Railway stations are provided with portable fire extinguishers to be u...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, today conferred the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak on 12 rat miners in recognition of their exceptional courage and selfless service during the Silkyara Tunnel Rescue Operation. The investiture ceremony was held in New Delhi in the presence of Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Harsh Malhotra, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ma...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Varanasi, one of the world's oldest living cities and the spiritual capital of India, welcomes over 15 crore tourists and pilgrims every year. While this growing influx reflects the city's global significance, it has also placed tremendous pressure on its urban transport network. Congestion on key arterial roads often results in long travel times to major religious, educational and cultural landmarks, affecting both pilgrims and res...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NHAI has taken stringent action against the concessionaire, Independent Engineer and concerned officials following the identification of issues on the Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway. Immediate corrective measures have also been initiated to restore the affected stretch and strengthen quality assurance mechanisms. At present, traffic has been diverted at this spot and is plying smoothly. Out of a total length of 63 km, a slippage of abou...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Researchers have developed an advanced light-driven multifunctional nanobot that can help targeted breast cancer therapy. Breast cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality among women worldwide. Conventional chemotherapy often causes severe side effects, drug resistance, and damage to healthy tissues due to non-specific drug distribution, poor tumor penetration, and lack of active control after administrat...