Documentation of Indian Languages, Scripts and Folklore

India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: There are 3685 protected monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 as of national importance, in the country. Ministry of Culture has taken some cultural initiatives under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav namely: - (i) Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar, (ii) Unsung Heroes, (iii) Digital District Repository (DDR) (iv) Har Ghar Tiranga, (v) Unity in Creativity (vi) Kal...


Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and Shri Yogi Adityanath to jointly inaugrate Kashi-Tamil Sangamam 4.0 on 2nd December

India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Minister Of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath will jointly inaugurate the fourth edition of the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam (KTS 4.0) on 2nd December in Varanasi. The event marks a renewed celebration of centuries-old ties between Kashi and Tamil Nadu, fostering deep learning, pilgrimage, and artistic and academic exchange. The opening ceremony will be attended by senior leaders ...


ASSISTANCE TO ANDHRA PRADESH UNDER THE FMP OF FMBAP

India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A study carried out by Central Water Commission along with Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre, Jodhpur under Indian Space Research Organisation on "Assessment of Water Logging and Salt/Alkaline affected soils in all the commands of Major and Medium Irrigation Projects in the country (India)" during the year 2003 to 2008 indicates total waterlogged area and salt-affected areas in Andhra Pradesh as 28.267 thousand hectares (Th ha)...


MODERNISATION OF COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT AND WATER MANAGEMENT

India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SN State / UT Cluster Name Agroclimatic zone Cluster CCA (Ha)(approx.) Andhra Pradesh Peddagedda Project WUA -3,4,5,6 Clusters East Coast Plains & Hills 3,061 Arunachal Pradesh Dekam Rikmeng (Ledum Village) Eastern Himalayan Region 978 Assam Singua FIS Eastern Himalayan Region 1200 Bihar MAHMADPUR BADAL(480) Middle Gangetic Plains 2,450 Bihar BANGRA- KISHUNPUR Middle Gangetic Plains 2,195 Chhattisgarh Bagiy...


JAL SANCHAY JAN BHAGIDARI IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Water being a State subject, the responsibility for the conservation, planning, implementation, funding, and execution of water resource management rests primarily with the State Governments. The Central Government supplements the measures and efforts being taken by the State Governments. As informed by the Government of Maharashtra, The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY in...


RIVER REJUVENATION AND POLLUTION CONTROL

India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Cleaning and rejuvenation of rivers is a continuous process. It is the primary responsibility of the States/Union Territories (UTs), local bodies and industrial units to ensure proper treatment of sewage and industrial effluents to prescribed norms before discharge into rivers, other water bodies, coastal waters or land. To meet the gap in sewage treatment and industrial pollution management, the Department of Water Resources, Rive...


DRDO organises Industry Outreach Programme in New Delhi

India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In line with the Government's vision of achieving Aatmanirbharta and Viksit Bharat, DRDO conducted an Industry Outreach Programme at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi on December 01, 2025. The programme covered DRDO laboratories of North India and their Industry partners with participation of 220 scientists working on niche and critical defence technologies from 18 DRDO laboratories and 271 industry leaders from a diverse mix of defence indust...


Historical Importance of Sithannavasal

India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sittanavasal is a monument of national importance under the care and maintenance of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), located in the Viralimalai Assembly Constituency, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu bears significant historical and archaeological importance. It includes rock shelter featuring Jain ascetic stone beds and Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions, the 7th-9th century CE rock-cut cave temple with rare early mural paintings etc. ...


Prime Minister greets the nation on sacred day of Gita Jayanti

India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the family members across the country on the sacred day of 'Gita Jayanti' associated with the advent of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. Shri Modi stated that this divine scripture, adorned with invaluable messages on the fulfillment of duty, has held an extremely distinctive place in Indian family, social, and spiritual life. "Its divine verses will continue to inspire every generation t...


DOT's directions for SIM binding for prevention of misuse of telecommunication identifiers for ensuring telecom cyber security

India, Dec. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Follow DoT Handles for more: - X - https://x.com/DoT_India Insta- https://www.instagram.com/department_of_telecom?igshMXUxbHFjd3llZTU0YQ Fb - https://www.facebook.com/DoTIndia Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@departmentoftelecom The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has observed that some of the App Based Communication Services that are utilizing Indian Mobile Number for identification of its customers/users or for provis...