India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Accordingly, the States and Union Territories (UTs) are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of cybercrime. The Central Government, through the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), supplements the efforts of States and UTs by providing policy guidance, technological support, capac...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government is prepared to respond to any biological attacks in the country. The National Disaster Management Guidelines on Management of Biological Disasters, 2008 contain a threat-perception and risk-management framework covering biological safety, biosecurity and public-health preparedness. Biological and Public Health Emergencies have also been incorporated in the National Disaster Management Plan, 2019....
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Home Affairs has unveiled 'PRAHAAR' as India's first comprehensive National Counter Terrorism Policy & Strategy on 23rd February, 2026. It provides a national counter-terrorism framework for prevention of, and responding to terrorist activities and radicalization through coordinated "whole of government" and "whole of society" approaches. 'PRAHAAR' strategy & policy is predicated on the following pillars: ...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes the statistical data on crimes in its publication "Crime in India". The latest published report is for the year 2024. Data regarding cases registered, cases resolved and the amount scammed in fake e-challans is not maintained by NCRB. The 'Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System' (CFCFRMS), under Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), has...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Central Government has approved Vibrant Villages Programme-I (VVP-I) as Centrally Sponsored Scheme on 15th February, 2023 for comprehensive development of select villages in 46 blocks abutting northern border in the States/UT of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh (UT), Sikkim and Uttarakhand. Central Government has approved Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) as Central Sector Scheme on 02nd April, 2025 with a total ou...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Smt. Archana Varma assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti, on 12 August 2026. She is a 1995-batch IAS officer of the Assam cadre. Upon assuming charge, she was welcomed by Joint Secretary (Admn.), Shri Karan Singh, and other officials of the Department. Prior to this, Smt. Varma served in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Personnel and Training, and...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Press Information Bureau (PIB), as the principal information dissemination agency of the Government of India, facilitates timely, credible and accurate communication in different forms through various media platforms. Prasar Bharati plays a key role in fulfilling the mandate of public service broadcasting. Information is disseminated in multiple languages, including regional languages and dialects, using various platforms. Th...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The total number of applications received, and participants enrolled under Phase I of the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Skilling Initiative as on date is 60,253. The total number of participants who have completed 2 Modules of Phase I of the programme are 4620 and those who have completed all 4 Modules of Phase I of the programme are 552. Phase I of the programme comprises four modules with a total duration of 33 hours, d...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Sixteenth Finance Commission (FC-16), for the award period 2026-31, has recommended total grants amounting to Rs. 4,35,236 Crore for duly constituted Panchayati Raj Institutions/Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in all 28 States including Chhattisgarh. Out of this amount, Rs. 11,664 Crore has been recommended for the State of Chhattisgarh. The Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide letter dated 21.05.2026, has issued the ...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme is a four-year initiative aimed at making Panchayats financially self-sufficient by generating Own Source Revenue (OSR) through projects that utilize unexplored local assets. Proposals are selected through a State and National level open challenge system, with 50 projects taken up in the first year and 100 each in the following three years. The programme provides technical assistance ensuring par...