Shri Tokhan Sahu Visits HFA Division, Appreciates Team's Contribution Towards Realising the Vision of 'Housing for All'

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Tokhan Sahu, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, reaffirming his commitment to engaging with the teams implementing the Ministry's flagship programmes, today paid a visit to the Housing for All (HFA) Division at Sankalp Bhawan, New Delhi. During the visit, Shri Sahu, accompanied by Shri Kuldip Narayan, Joint Secretary (HFA & Housing), and Shri R. K. Gautam, Deputy Director General (HFA), walked through diff...


WAVES Digital Platforms Expand Business, Investment and Innovation Opportunities for the Media & Entertainment Sector

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has established two digital platforms namely WAVES Bazaar and WaveX to strengthen the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) ecosystem. WAVES Bazaar functions as a year-round global marketplace and engagement platform for the Media & Entertainment sector, facilitating structured business discovery, business-tobusiness meetings, market access, investment...


Setting the Stage: India Targets Global Live Events Leadership by 2030

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has identified the live events sector as an important driver of economic growth, employment generation, tourism and cultural promotion. To facilitate the sustainable growth of the sector and position India as a global hub for live events by 2030, the Live Events Development Cell (LEDC) was constituted in July 2025. It is chaired by the Secretary (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting), with representatives of Cen...


DAANVEER Initiative Launched; To Boost Digital Infrastructure Across India's Gram Panchayats

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: DAANVEER, a citizen participation initiative to strengthen the digital infrastructure of Gram Panchayats across the country was launched today by Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj in New Delhi. DAANVEER is a platform designed not just to close the immediate computer gap in the Gram Panchayats but to evolve into a long-term, citizen-powered ecosystem for strengthening local institutions. It is a transparen...


Second Batch of Master Trainers trained under the Nirbhay Netri Initiative in New Delhi

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) and the Piramal Foundation, today concluded the second batch of the three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) program on "Nirbhay Netri - Freedom from Violence: Capacity Building of Elected Women Representatives on Legal Provisions for Safety and Security of Women" in New Delhi. The program was organized from 27th to 29th Ju...


Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Organizes Youth Parliament Programme to Strengthen Democratic Awareness

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Competitions Participants Mode 27th National Youth Parliament Competition, 2025-26 for JNVs Principals & Teachers-in-charge of 100 Schools In Virtual Mode 36th National Youth Parliament Competition, 2025-26 for KVS Principals & Teachers-in-charge of 200 Schools In Virtual Mode 58th Youth Parliament Competition, 2025-26 for Delhi Schools Principals & Teachers-in-charge of 41 Schools In Physical Mode 1st National...


Lok Sabha Passes Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Lok Sabha today passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 by a voice vote after an extensive discussion. Replying to the debate, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said the amendments would further st...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES/DEPARTMENTS

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Mission Karmayogi - the flagship program for civil services capacity building in India aims at equipping civil servants with skills to make them future ready. Accordingly, high priority has been accorded to building civil services' capacity in AI and digital technologies and to empower public workforce with skills and knowledge in this field. At present, the iGOT Karmayogi platform - which has over 1.70 crore government employees o...


Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) released the 50th Monthly Report on Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) for Central Ministries/ Departments performance for the month of June, 2026

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) today released the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) monthly report for June, 2026, which provides a detailed analysis of types and categories of public grievances and the nature of disposal. This is the 50th report on Central Ministries/Departments published by DARPG. The progress for June, 2026 indicates 1,99,968 Grievances redr...


Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) released the 47th Report on Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) for States/UTs for June, 2026

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S No. Financial Year Training Conducted Officers Trained 1 2022-23 280 8,496 2 2023-24 236 8,477 3 2024-25 319 10,881 4 2025-26 325 10,457 5 2026-27 (till 30th June) 36 1,198 TOTAL 1,196 39,509 Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) today released the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) 47th monthly report for States/UTs for June, 2026. The repo...