India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Bihar and Karnataka from March 31 to April 1, 2026. On March 31, the President will grace the convocation ceremony of Nalanda University at Rajgir, Bihar. On April 1, the President will grace the 119th birthday and Guruvandana of Dr Sree Sree Sivakumara Mahaswamiji at Sree Siddaganga Math, Tumakuru, Karnataka. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant milestone towards achieving the asset monetisation target for FY 2025-26, NHAI has realised Rs. 28,307 crores through a combination of Public InvIT, Private InvIT, and Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) model, including TOT Bundles 17 and 18. With bids received for TOT Bundle-19, which are under technical evaluation, NHAI is well poised to achieve the Government of India's budgeted target of Rs. 30,000 crore for current ...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year Pre-Monsson Inspection of Dams (Nos.) Post-Monsson Inspection of Dams (Nos.) 2023 6414 5881 2024 6366 6456 2025 6524 6555 The Union Government enacted the Dam Safety Act, 2021, which came into effect on 30th December 2021. The Act provides a comprehensive framework for surveillance, inspection, operation, and maintenance of specified dams across the country, ensuring their safe functioning and minimizing the risk ...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres / institutes etc. under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) thro...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 on 27th January 2026 in the Official Gazette, superseding the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The rules shall come into effect from April 1, 2026. The revised rules integrate the principles of circular economy and extended producer responsibility, with a specific focus on efficient waste segregation and m...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards sustainable and circular infrastructure development, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) today organised a Technology Transfer Event for its innovative technology titled "Bio-Bitumen from Lignocellulosic Biomass - From Farm Residue to Roads" for large-scale industry adoption in New Delhi. The event was attended by Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Union Minister of State...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Astronomers from the Raman Research Institute (RRI) probed a rare signal from a bright X-ray source, which is repeating - though not at a neat, fixed rate - to reveal that its wobbling accretion disk may be leading to interesting physics. Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) feature a compact object - which includes the universe's most dense and extreme objects, such as black holes and neutron stars - pulling in or accreting materi...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on 31st March 2026. At around 10 AM, Prime Minister will inaugurate the Samrat Samprati Museum in Gandhinagar. He will also address the gathering on the occasion. At around 12:45 PM, Prime Minister will inaugurate the Kaynes Semicon Plant at Sanand, Ahmedabad and also address a public gathering. Thereafter, Prime Minister will travel to Vav-Tharad where, at around 4 PM, he will...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A new technology for the reuse of spent graphite recovered from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries could convert battery waste into a high-value functional material that improves fuel cell efficiency. With the rapid growth of lithium-ion batteries and fuel cell technologies, managing battery waste and the need for cost-effective, durable fuel cell catalysts are critical challenges. Scientists have been exploring whether recycled ...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A National Conclave on the theme of "Implementation Pathways for National Cooperation Policy 2025 and the Way Forward" was organised today at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi to expedite the operationalisation of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of "Sahkar Se Samriddhi" and reinforcing the efforts towards strengthening the cooperative sector as a key engine of national development under the leadership of Hon'ble Union Mi...