33 out of the 37 State/UT Legislatures have signed MoUs for the implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application

India, July 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 33 out of the 37 State/UT Legislatures have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for the implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). Out of these, 21 Legislative Houses have been transformed into digital Legislatures under the NeVA project. The digitalisation of the two Houses of Parliament is outside the scope of the NeVA project. NeVA has improved the efficiency of legislative functioning by enabling electro...


NeVA has improved the efficiency of legislative functioning through digitization

India, July 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 33 out of the 37 State/UT Legislatures have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). Out of these, 21 Legislative Houses have been transformed into digital Legislatures under the NeVA project. The NeVA Project is funded as per the CSS pattern with a total project outlay of Rs.673.94 crore, of which the Central Government's share is limited to Rs.423.60 crore. An amoun...


Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh Introduces the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Lok Sabha

India, July 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 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, today introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha. The Amendment Bill seeks to further strengthen the provisions of the Public Examinations (Prevent...


GRID STABILITY AND ENERGY STORAGE

India, July 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the National Electricity Plan (Generation) Gazette notified in May, 2023, the projected Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) installed capacity requirement by the year 2026-27 and 2031-32 are 8.68Giga Watt (GW) / 34 Giga Watt hour (GWh) and 47.24GW /236 GWh respectively with an estimated investment of about Rs 3.49 lakh Crores by 2031-32. The projected Pumped Storage Plant (PSP) installed capacity requirement by the year 20...


NHAI Successfully Defends Major Arbitration Case to Safeguard Public Funds in National Highway Projects

India, July 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Achieving a significant legal and financial milestone, NHAI has secured a favorable outcome in the arbitration proceedings pertaining to Bareilly Highways Project Limited (BHPL), a concessionaire promoted by M/s Era Infra Engineering Limited for 151 km long Bareilly - Sitapur BOT (Toll) project in Uttar Pradesh which was terminated by NHAI in May 2019. The Arbitral Tribunal substantially upheld the position of NHAI, thereby safegua...


Astronomers discover an actively forming luminous blue straggler star

India, July 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian astronomers, along with their international collaborators, have reported the rare discovery of a Blue Straggler Star (BSS) caught in the act of formation, providing direct evidence of how such stars are created. Blue Straggler Stars (BSS) are a peculiar class of stars found in star clusters that appear hotter, brighter, and more massive than their peers, and have long puzzled astronomers seeking to understand their origin a...


NCVET Convenes Meeting with Skill Universities to Strengthen Vocational Education through Greater Convergence and Collaboration

India, July 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), convened a meeting with Skill Universities at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi, under the chairpersonship of Smt. Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, MSDE and Chairperson, NCVET, to deliberate on strengthening India's vocational education ecosystem through enhanced collaboration, quality assurance and policy convergen...


Digital Skill Development Platform

India, July 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: TC State No of Candidates Enrolled No of Candidates Certified SOAR PMKVY 4.0 NAPS JSS ITI SOAR PMKVY 4.0 NAPS JSS ITI Andaman And Nicobar Islands 326 2,320 569 3,597 2,148 64 1,053 188 3,590 743 Andhra Pradesh 33,140 1,07,607 1,17,246 21,564 1,57,228 5,817 47,345 23,245 21,552 46,688 Arunachal Pradesh 391 19,924 446 - 2,099 104 7,025 71 - 793 Assam 11,556 1,78,170 53,738 21,637 15,...


Salient Features of Naps-2

India, July 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S NO. State/UT Name No. of Establishments engaging apprentices under NAPS No. of Apprentices Engaged under NAPS Andaman And Nicobar Islands 26 569 Andhra Pradesh 1,364 1,17,246 Arunachal Pradesh 35 446 Assam 1,049 53,738 Bihar 856 37,050 Chandigarh 206 7,022 Chhattisgarh 381 32,728 Delhi 3,321 1,33,771 Goa 556 49,960 Gujarat 13,755 5,65,729 Haryana 6,568 3,99,524 Himachal Pradesh 859 48,947 J...


Skilling for Space and Geospatial Sectors

India, July 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No State/UT Name FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 PMKVY NAPS PMKVY NAPS PMKVY NAPS Trained/ Apprentices engaged Trained/ Apprentices engaged Trained/ Apprentices engaged Andaman And Nicobar Islands - 12 - 38 - 34 Andhra Pradesh 2,414 5,163 4,239 5,336 247 5,074 Arunachal Pradesh 120 11 - 12 - 30 Assam 31 2,782 481 1,344 74 2,320 Bihar 169 939 3,380 1,000 50 2,496 Chandigarh - ...