India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Science & Technology (DST), as the nodal Ministry for the RDI Scheme, has formulated and finalized the implementation guidelines for the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund, as well as the Special Financial Rules for the Scheme, in consultation with the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) and the Department of Expenditure (DoE). These guidelines have been approved by the Executive Council of the Anus...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today said that the Department of Posts (DoP) has undertaken several initiatives in the parcel and e-commerce segment to transform into a major public logistics organisation and strengthen services nationwide. These include modernization of the parcel processing and delivery ecosystem to enhanc...
India, March 11 -- 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://youtube.com/@departmentoftelecom?siDALnhYkt89U5jAaa Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that the Government has imple...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: This year the coal production and supply continue to be higher than consumption, resulting in record high coal stocks at thermal power plants and coal mines. Further, the supply to the Non-Regulated Sector has been higher than the previous year by almost 14%. The pithead coal stock at the mines of CIL was 106.78 MT on 1st April, 2025. This has grown to 121.39 MT on 09th March, 2026. Further, there is around 6.07 MT of coal at the...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) organized Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025 to catalyze trade and investment in the North Eastern Region. The focus sectors of the summit identified for attracting investment in the North Eastern Region were Tourism and Hospitality; Agro-Food Processing & allied sectors; Textiles, Handloom and Handicrafts; Healthcare; Education and Skill Development; IT/ITeS; Entertainm...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised the National Event of Jal Mahotsav 2026 today at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, as part of the nationwide campaign being observed from 8-22 March 2026 to strengthen community participation and sustainability in rural drinking water service delivery under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The national event was graced by the Hon'ble President of India Smt. ...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Haj Committee of India today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for the construction of a New Haj House that will serve as a Transit-cum-Training and Facilitation Centre for Haj Pilgrims at Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. The MoU was formally signed at the office of CPWD. The project has received in-principle approval from the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, vi...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri. Durgadas Uikey today informed Rajya Sabha that Student enrolment, attendance, academic performance, transition to higher classes, and availability of basic infrastructure such as hostels, classrooms, sanitation, drinking water, electricity and digital facilities are some of the key indicators which are normally monitored to analyze the performance of EMRSs across the country includi...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under Mission Mausam, the High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems of the Ministry of Earth Sciences were inaugurated on 26 September 2024 by the Hon'ble Prime Minister at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune and the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, Noida. The systems, named "ARKA" (computing capacity of 11.77 petaflops) and "ARUNIKA" (8.24 petaflops), along with a dedicated 1.9 petaflops AI/ML s...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Defence Headquarters Training Institute (DHTI), Ministry of Defence has achieved a significant milestone by securing "Ati Utkrishth" (4-Star) accreditation under the National Standards for Civil Services Training Institutions (NSCSTI) framework. This marks a substantial advancement from its earlier "Uttam" (1-Star) rating during the previous accreditation cycle held two years ago. As part of the accreditation review process, a fo...