India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government implements the Journalist Welfare Scheme (JWS) to provide one-time ex-gratia relief on urgent basis to journalists/media personnel or to their families in the event of extreme hardship arising out of death, permanent disability, serious ailments and accident-related hospitalization. Journalists accredited by Press Information Bureau and State/UT Governments as well as non-accredited journalists are covered under this ...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has strengthened the legal and institutional framework to deal with online piracy of cinematograph films, including unauthorized dissemination of films through intermediaries such as Telegram. The Cinematograph Act, 1952 was amended through the Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 2023 to introduce specific provisions to curb unauthorized recording and exhibition of films. The newly inserted Section 7(1B)(ii) empowers the G...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government has approved a Central Sector Scheme namely Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) scheme for development, modernization and upgradation of broadcasting infrastructure of Prasar Bharati in the country for the years 2021-26. The scheme has been extended till 31.3.2027. The funds allocated in budget, actual expenditure and revenue generation is available on Prasar Bharati website. Editorial matters are ...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A significant industrial dispute involving workers engaged by L&T Construction through Sub-contractors at the Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project, Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir, has been amicably resolved through the sustained conciliation efforts of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), Jammu, under the Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India. Following a series of conc...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Labour & Employment is implementing the National Employment Service to facilitate job seekers and employers and to provide employment assistance services such as registration of job seekers, collection of vacancies from enterprises, vocational & counseling guidance, etc. The National Employment Service has been transformed into the National Career Service (NCS). The NCS Portal is a one-stop solution for providing ca...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Minority Affairs leverages digital technologies to enhance transparency, efficiency and effectiveness in implementation and monitoring of its schemes and programmes. It also explores the use of emerging technologies in collaboration with sovereign Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies, under the broader framework of IndiaAI Mission, wherever considered appropriate, for strengthening digital governance and citizen-centri...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The main objective of the SVAMITVA Scheme is to provide Record of Rights to property owners in rural inhabited areas. Under the Scheme, rural inhabited land is demarcated using drone survey and Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) technology to create high accuracy maps of abadi areas of villages. These highly accurate maps help reduce property-related disputes by clearly demarcating property boundaries and creating Reco...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) involved the development of a generic application capable of catering to the diverse rules of procedure, practices and business processes followed across State/UT Legislatures, while addressing variations in the ICT infrastructure, baseline digitalisation, digital capacity and adoption of paperless legislative processes by stakeholders. These aspects were addressed through i...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 33 out of the 37 State/UT Legislatures have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for the implementation of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). Out of these, 21 Legislative Houses have been transformed into digital Legislatures under the NeVA project. The 21 Legislative Houses that have transitioned to Digital Houses under the NeVA project are: Punjab Legislative Assembly, Odisha Legislative Assembly, Bihar Legislative Ass...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India, successfully hosted the Second Meeting of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group and the Second Meeting of the BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery in Hyderabad, Telangana, on 4-5 August 2026, under India's BRICS Presidency 2026. The meetings were organized in line with the theme of India's BRICS Presidency, "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation an...