India, Dec. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Government of India, has been conferred the prestigious "IEEE SA Corporate Award - 2025" for providing outstanding leadership and contributions to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE SA). IEEE SA is an operating unit within IEEE that develops global standards in a broad range of industries like telecommu...
India, Dec. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) a Constituent Unit of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) by using radiation induced mutagenesis along with cross breeding, has developed 72 improved crop varieties in oilseeds (groundnut, mustard, soybean and sunflower), pulses (urdbean, mungbean, pigeonpea and cowpea), rice, jute and banana, which have been released and notified for commercial cultivation. These crop varieties have desirable tra...
India, Dec. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: (a) The Department of Fisheries, Government of India, has not received any reports of severe losses faced by shrimp farmers in Andhra Pradesh due to repeated outbreaks of White Spot Disease. The Department of Fisheries, Government of India, has established a robust framework for early detection, reporting, and control of aquatic animal diseases. Under the central sector component of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the...
India, Dec. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India on 15th February, 2023, has approved the Plan for "Strengthening of Cooperative Movement in the Country and Deepening its Reach up to the Grassroots". The Plan entails establishment of new multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) or primary dairy/ fishery cooperative societies covering all the Panchayats/ Villages in the country in the next five years, through convergence of various existing...
India, Dec. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched an online module for Indian companies to generate sponsorship letters for inviting foreign professionals for production related activities under the e-Production Investment Business Visa (e-B-4 Visa) on 29th November, 2025. The launch of this digital platform is a part of a series of reforms that the Government of India h...
India, Dec. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has congratulated Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji on being bestowed with Ethiopia's highest award, the 'Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia, terming it a moment of pride for every Indian. In a post on 'X', Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said "A moment of pride for every Indian. Congratulations to PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji on being bestowed with Ethiopia's highest a...
India, Dec. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Name of Organization No. of Courses Beneficiaries 1. NDRF 399 12517 2. SDRF 163 5781 3. Civil Defence 102 3178 4. Home Guards & Fire Services 8 1590 5. Volunteers 44 2791 Total 716 25857 /Stakeholder The details of the training programmes imparted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to its rescuers, State Disaster Response Forces (SDRF) and local volunteers during the year 2025 are as u...
India, Dec. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The post-harvest infrastructure facilities such as ice plants, cold storages and fish kiosks developed under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and earlier schemes have been facilitating in fish preservation, maintaining of fish quality, increase of shelf life of fish & fisheries products for higher price realization for fishers, fish farmers and other associated stakeholders. The recent study title "Assessment of Pos...
India, Dec. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the updated seismic zonation map of India, the entire Himalayan arc falls within the highest seismic risk category, Seismic Zone VI, reflecting its extremely high tectonic activity and vulnerability to strong earthquakes. Only a small portion of the Ladakh region in the north-eastern corner falls under Seismic Zone V, which is the second-highest seismic hazard category. In view of the high-risk seismic categorisation of the...
India, Dec. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, subjects of Police and Public Order are with the State Governments. However, the Government of India (GoI) has been supplementing the efforts of States affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE). To address the LWE menace holistically, a "National Policy and Action Plan to address LWE" was approved in 2015. It envisages a multi-pronged strategy involving security related measures, de...