India Press Release

EPFO settles 36.02 lakh claims during lockdown

To enhance the ease of living experience of its members during the challenging times of COVID -19 lockdown, Employees Provident…

UPDATES ON COVID-19

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has deployed high level multi-disciplinary Central teams to 15 States/UTs with more than 50…

Curtain Raiser of IDY 2020 to be telecasted on DD News on 10th June

Ministry of AYUSH in association with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga will host a television event as curtain raiser of the…

Income generation activities for tribals pick up as states take up MFP procurement at revised MSP in right earnest

There has been an encouraginglypositive response from the States asthe government continues its efforts to help the poor and marginalized…

Indian Navy Commences evacuation of citizens from Islamic Republic of Iran – “SAMUDRA SETU”

Indian Navy had launched Operation Samudra Setu to repatriate Indian citizens commencing 08 May 2020. Indian Naval ships Jalashwa and…

Indian Air Force Inducts Indigenous Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT)

The Indian Air Force has designed, developed and inducted an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT). This pod will be utilised…

REC Limited pledges to distribute essentials packets to 5000 labourers and the needy

REC Foundation, the CSR arm of REC Limited, a central PSU under Ministry of Power and one of India’s largest…

India and Denmark sign MOU for developing cooperation between two countries in the power sector

The Memorandum of Understanding on Indo-Denmark Energy Cooperation between the Ministry of Power, Government of the Republic of India and…

Highest ever allocation of Rs. 1,01,500 crore made under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during financial year 2020-2021; a sum of Rs. 31,493 crore has already been released

Work has been offered to 6.69 crore persons so far in this financial year; Average number of persons to whom…

DST releases information brochure on health & risk communication programme focusing on COVID-19

The National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science & Technology (DST) has released an information brochure…

ARCI & Mekins develop UVC-based multipurpose disinfection cabinet for containing surface contamination of COVID 19

nternational Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous R&D Centre of Department of Science and…

CSIR’s Anti-Cancer Drug IIIM-290 enters Clinical Trial

CSIR constituent lab CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) Jammu, has received Investigational New Drug (IND) approval from New Drugs…

Ministry of Tourism presents a virtual safari of the Wild Wonders of Madhya Pradesh through 29th webinar under Dekho Apna Desh series

Catalyzing Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) in India

In a first, NITI Aayog, in association with Agami and Omidyar Network India, brought together key stakeholders in a virtual…

Growth Trajectory of Direct Tax Collection & Recent Direct Tax Reforms

There are reports in a certain section of media that the growth of direct taxes collection for the FY 2019-20…

Mission Sagar – INS Kesari at Port Victoria, Seychelles

As part of Mission Sagar, Indian Naval Ship Kesari entered Port Victoria, Seychelles, on 07 June 2020. The Government of…