India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Government of India has no proposal to launch "National Agro-Entrepreneurship Scheme" for the youth engaged in the animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries sector. However, DAHD, Government of India is implementing the National Livestock Mission-Entrepreneurship Development Programme (NLM-EDP) which is a key component and provides 50% capital subsidy for rural poultry, sheep, goa...
India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met today with H. E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia at the National Palace in Addis Ababa. On arrival at the Palace, Prime Minister Modi was warmly received by Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and accorded a ceremonial welcome. The two leaders met in one-on-one, restricted and delegation-level formats. They reflected upon the entire spectrum of our bilat...
India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been taking the following key steps from time to time to ease the compliance burden on the corporates: i. De-criminalization of technical & procedural violations under Companies Act, 2013 has been done in two stages (in the year 2018 and year 2020) through amendments in such Act. As a result, 51 offences under the Companies Act, 2013 have been decriminalised. Further, vide LLP (Amendment) Act,...
India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A preparatory workshop on the Clean Himalayan Hill Cities Initiative was organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 16 December 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, bringing together key stakeholders to develop a focused, strategic and outcome-oriented roadmap for achieving visible and sustainable cleanliness in Himalayan hill cities. The Clean Himalayan Hill Cities Initiative represents a concerted step towards shapin...
India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 'A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry, and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE)' implemented by Ministry of MSME is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship and livelihood opportunities in rural areas. Its core objective is to create an enabling ecosystem for job creation through skill development, incubation, and support to micro-enterprises. As on date, 109 LBIs have been approved across the country. Under the Scheme, a total of ...
India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Navy commissioned DSC A20, first of the five Diving Support Craft (DSC), built indigenously by M/s Titagarh Rail System Limited, during a ceremony held at Naval Base, Kochi, on 16 Dec 2025 . The event was presided over by Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command and hosted by Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition, with senior naval officer...
India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda today convened a focused interaction with Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu to strengthen the State's contribution to India's tuberculosis (TB) elimination efforts under the initiative "Parliamentarians Championing a TB-Mukt Bharat." The meeting underscored the critical role of elected representatives in driving community-level action, reducing stigma, and ens...
India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The sector regulator, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has taken various regulatory measures for protection of policyholders' interests which require insurers to adopt transparent, time-bound and fair claim-settlement processes. The Regulations form the primary legal instrument to prevent arbitrary or coercive practices during motor claim settlement. The IRDAI (Protection of Policyholders' Interests,...
India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) across the country including Punjab, under which financial assistance is provided for training to Dairy farmers, milk producers, and Dairy Cooperative Society (DCS) staff and members on good hygienic and manufacturing practices, clean milk production, milch animal rearing, adoption of balanced cat...
India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The details of the specific mechanisms proposed in the National Cooperative Policy (NCP), 2025 to maintain democracy and trust in cooperatives are reproduce below as given in following sub-sections of NCP- 3.1.1.1 ensure autonomous functioning and democratic member control, The Tribhuvan Sahkari University will serve as the apex institution for cooperative education and training. It will strive to implement standardized curricula...