India, Dec. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State Beneficiary Amount of financial assistance sanctioned (Rs. in crores) 1 Chhattisgarh Hemal Food Product Pvt Ltd. 3.41 2 Telangana Harleys India Pvt. Ltd. 5.00 PM JVM VDVKs Sl. No. States/UTs VDVKs Sanctioned Beneficiaries Funds Sanctioned (In Lakhs) 1 Andhra Pradesh 415 123258 6162.9 2 Arunachal Pradesh 106 32897 1590 3 Assam 483 146909 7245 4 Chhattisgarh 139 41700 2085 5 DNH & D...
India, Dec. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Replying to an un-starred question today in Lok Sabha the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed that the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has proactively constituted committees at the district level in some of the districts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan to expedite the disposal of individual and community Forest Rights Act (FRA) land patta claims. This has resulted in resolu...
India, Dec. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In furtherance of reforms and aligned with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Ministry of Coal has undertaken measures to simplify the process for disposal of coal washery rejects. These measures are aimed at reducing procedural requirements, enhancing ease of doing business, and facilitating timely and efficient utilisation of washery rejects while ensuring environmental responsibility. At present, the coal washery rejects fro...
India, Dec. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The office was officially inaugurated at Acharya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru on 17th December 2025 by Mr. Prakash, IPoS, Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Postal Circle, in the presence of Dr. Bhagirathi V, Director (Academics), Acharya Group of Institutions. A Picture Post card with special cancellation signifying the event was also released during the event. Speaking about the Gen Z Post office, Ms. Surya, IPoS, Senior ...
India, Dec. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Replying to an un-starred question today in Lok Sabha the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs regularly reviews the infrastructure status of all EMRS across India including the State of Kerala. Provision has been made for sanction of Rs.5 crore for upgradation of EMRSs, to bridge Infrastructure gaps, if any, in EMRSs sanctioned under the Article 275 (1). The M...
India, Dec. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India has published the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 on 24th August, 2022 for environmentally sound management of waste batteries. These rules cover all types of batteries viz. Electric Vehicle batteries, portable batteries, automotive batteries and industrial batteries. The rules are based on the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) wh...
India, Dec. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. KPIs ( (3G/2G mode) Measured AIRTEL BSNL RJIL VIL 1 Call Setup Success Rate % % 99.55 92.82 100.00 100.00 2 Drop Call Rate % % 0.00 4.10 0.15 0.00 3 Call Setup Time Average (Second) sec 1.24 1.15 0.56 0.66 4 Call Silence rate (Mute Call) % 0.62 7.14 0.76 0.92 5 Mean Opinion Score (MOS) 1-5 4.01 3.40 3.86 4.48 S.No. KPIs (Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G) Measured in AIRTEL...
India, Dec. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh met with the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Mr David Van Weel in New Delhi on December 18, 2025, reaffirming the strong and growing defence partnership between the two countries. Both Ministers discussed a range of bilateral security and defence issues including priority areas for co-development & co-production of defence equipment. They reaffirmed the commitment to enhance military-to-military...
India, Dec. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan chaired the 3rd meeting of the Consultative Committee on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning in New Delhi today. Minister of State for Education and DoNER, Shri Sukanta Majumdar; Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (IC) and Education, Shri Jayant Chaudhary; Members of the Committee, Secretary , Department of School Education & Literacy S...
India, Dec. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has recently undertaken a detailed review of the status of MSW management for prevention of MSW burning across the NCR States and the NCT of Delhi. The review was conducted through a series of meetings with the concerned NCR State Governments/ GNCTD, Municipal Bodies and NCR State Pollution Control Boards/ DPCC to assess the status of MSW management, with ...