India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has strengthened the monitoring and evaluation of de-addiction and rehabilitation centres supported under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) through a robust digital monitoring mechanism and periodic inspections. This was stated by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri B. L. Verma, in a written reply to Shri Karti P Chidambaram in the Lok S...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India continues to strengthen educational, economic and social empowerment of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in Tamil Nadu through a wide range of flagship schemes implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale in a writ...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 8 out of the 19 sub-sectors recorded double-digit growth in May, 2026 as compared to May, 2025. S. No. Broad Sub -Sector ISP May, 2026 Growth in May, 2026 over May, 2025 1 Wholesale Trade 118.0 3.7% 2 Retail Trade 138.1 13.3% 3 Repair Services 122.4 9.8% 4 Accommodation and food 148.9 27.4% 5 Railway Transport 107.3 3.4% 6 Road Transport 125.9 4.4% 7 Water Transport 110.6 5.6% 8 Air Transport 99.9...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Period Inflation (year on year) under CPI 2024 series Month Rural Urban Combined Jan-26 2.73 2.75 2.74 Feb-26 3.37 3.02 3.21 Mar-26 3.63 3.11 3.40 Apr-26 3.74 3.16 3.48 May-26 4.25 3.53 3.93 Jun-26* 4.74 3.92 4.38 The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) revised the base year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 2012100 to 2024100. The revised series was released on 12th February...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major initiative to drive tribal welfare, foster sustainable livelihoods, and preserve traditional knowledge, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow. The primary objective of this three-year partnership is to establish a sustained, synergetic linkage between the two organizations to promo...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Women and Child Development is the nodal Ministry for the administration of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015) which is the primary legislation for ensuring safety, security, dignity and well-being of children and is implemented by all the States and Union Territories (UTs). The Act creates statutory structures at the State and District levels which include State Child Protec...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India accords the highest priority to ensuring the safety, security and well-being of children. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 provides a comprehensive, gender-neutral legal framework for protection of children below eighteen years from sexual offences and pornography. The Act prescribes graded punishments commensurate with the gravity of offences and was strengthened through the...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major step towards realising the vision of a Nasha Mukt Bharat and Viksit Bharat 2047, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch the "Nasha Mukta Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyaan" on 2 August 2026, calling upon the youth of the nation to lead a people's movement against substance abuse through the spirit of Jan Bhagidari. Responding to the Prime Minister's call, the campaign will be launched as a nationwide mas...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Pradhan Mantri Vidyalaxmi Scheme is a flagship initiative of the Education Ministry that seeks to make quality higher education accessible to deserving students facing financial constraints. The scheme provides collateral-free and guarantor-free education loans to such students for studying in top ranked higher education institutions in the country. It further supports beneficiaries through interest subvention based on family i...
India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 5-year-old boy studying in a private school was subjected to torture and inhuman treatment by his teacher in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The teacher, enraged after the boy urinated in his pants, reportedly took him to the school kitchen and branded his private parts with a hot knife. The Commission has observed that the ...