India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has launched the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme with an outlay of Rs.1 lakh crore over six years to strengthen India's innovation ecosystem by supporting the development and commercialization of indigenous technologies. The Scheme provides long-term, low-cost financing to eligible technology entities through Second-Level Fund Managers (SLFMs), such as Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and Focused...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Cabinet approved the Rs.1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme on 1 July 2025 with a total outlay of Rs.1 lakh crore over six years to incentivise private sector participation in research and development. The Scheme was formally launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 3 November 2025. Since the launch of the Scheme, financial assistance of Rs.1,000 crore each has been sanctioned to two Focused R...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 25 years of the successful operations of the 2-m Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT) atop Hanle in Ladakh was celebrated with a conference highlighting its history, engineering challenges, scientific research, and the road ahead. Prof. Umesh Waghmare, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST) underlined the need to bolster the capacity of the site of telescope with the upgraded HCT announced in the budget, while speaking...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Program/Financial Year 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- INSPIRE-MANAK 52720 43381 46926 50009 49805 INSPIRE-SHE 18039 19771 18236 20354 24276 INSPIRE Fellowship 2768 2872 2811 2448 3364 INSPIRE Faculty 474 338 299 225 477 Program/Financial Year 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- INSPIRE-MANAK 3659 3067 3823 3409 3755 INSPIRE-SHE 28 37 57 46 46 INSPIRE Fellowship 11 56 28 06 29 INSPIRE F...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Name of State/UT 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 648 909 30 Andhra Pradesh 32,449 35,471 3,094 Arunachal Pradesh 4,152 10,054 125 Assam 38,190 75,182 5,902 Bihar 23,613 99,982 4,451 Chandigarh 319 628 148 Chhattisgarh 8,385 16,452 490 Delhi 10,686 12,277 2,769 Goa 183 236 12 Gujarat 19,975 39,762 949 Haryana 27,411 75,942 8,308 Himachal Pradesh 5,348 19,341 3,58...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has been implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), since 2015, for imparting skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), to all sections of the society. PMKVY 4.0, which is being implemented since FY 2022-23, has been realigned as a demand-driven,...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No State/UTs Number of ITI Hubs Spokes Andaman and Nicobar 3 1 2 Andhra Pradesh 74 16 58 Arunachal Pradesh 5 1 4 Assam 34 6 28 Bihar 75 15 60 Chandigarh 2 1 1 Chhattisgarh 30 6 24 Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli 4 1 3 Delhi 5 1 4 Goa 5 1 4 Gujarat 60 12 48 Haryana 27 5 22 Himachal Pradesh 5 1 4 Jammu and Kashmir 10 2 8 Jharkhand 35 7 28 Karnataka 10 2 8 ...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State Name Cluster Name Hub ITI Spoke ITIs 1 Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam Cluster Govt. ITI, Govt ITI(Women), 2 Odisha Keonihar-Barbil Cluster Govt. ITI,Barbil Govt. ITI Anandapur, Govt. ITI Koira, 3 Gujarat Surat Cluster Govt. ITI, Surat Govt. ITI ,Surat (Women), 4 Telangana Old City Cluster Govt. ITI, Govt. ITI Warangal, Govt. ITI(Boys), Nalgonda 5 Telangana Patancheru Cluster Govt. ITI, Patanch...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India is strengthening grassroots efforts to combat drug abuse under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA) by promoting greater participation of Panchayati Raj Institutions in awareness generation and community mobilisation. The initiative aims to build a people-led movement against substance abuse by engaging local communities and volunteers at the village level. This information was given by the Minister of Stat...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India continues to strengthen the implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 through regular monitoring, timely financial assistance and close coordination with States and Union Territories under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme. This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Sh...