New Delhi: The IndiaSkills Competition 2024, which is underway from 15th to 19th May 2024 at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, has been witnessing increased participation of women in trades that were previously dominated by men. Female participants are competi...

Guwahati: In recent years, the Government of India has taken several initiatives to repeal archaic colonial laws and usher in legislations which are citizen-centric and cater to the requirements of a vibrant democracy. As part of this, recently, t...

New Delhi: The first set of citizenship certificates after notification of Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 were issued on Wednesday. Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla handed over citizenship certificates to some applicants in New Delhi. T...

New Delhi: Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India, Bhupinder Singh Bhalla addressed the World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Wednesday, highlighting India's strategic vis...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, is participating in IMEX, Frankfurt, from 14th-16th May 2024. The Ministry of Tourism aims to showcase the strengths of India as a leading MICE destination to the global market and to act as...

New Delhi: The Vice-President, Jagdeep Dhankhar, on Tuesday urged citizens to prioritize the nation's interests above all, taking guidance from the eternal teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. Underscoring the timeless wisdom of Gita as a guiding l...

New Delhi: Anirudh Prasad had applied for an advance for illness under para 68J on 09.05.2024. His advance claim was settled on 11.05.2024 for an amount of Rs. 92,143 within 3 days. There are many such stories like that of Anirudh Prasad in EPFO....

New Delhi: The Commission, in its firm commitment to transparency and disclosures, has decided to update the status of actions taken under MCC, based on complaints of political parties, on completion of two months of its operation...

New Delhi: The 4th Joint Committee meeting for the review of AITIGA (ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement) was held in Putrajaya, Malaysia from 7-9 May 2024 and was co-chaired by Rajesh Agrawal, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, India,...

New Delhi: India participated in the 19th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), held at the UN Headquarters in New York from May 6th to 10th May 2024. During the session, India highlighted the country’s significant advanceme...

New Delhi: INS Kiltan arrived at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam on 12 May 24 and received a warm welcome by Vietnam People's Navy and Indian Embassy. The visit is part of the Operational Deployment of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet. This visit is ...

New Delhi: It is a special year for India at the Cannes Film Festival as the country readies for the 77th edition of the prestigious festival. The Corporate Indian Delegation consists of representatives from Government of India, S...

New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), on May 07, 2024, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi for the supply of indigenous marine grade steel to enhance the indigenous content in shipbuilding. Thr...

New Delhi: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is celebrating its 65th Raising Day on May 07, 2024. To mark the day, an event was organised in New Delhi, which was presided over by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane. ...

New Delhi: In keeping with the tradition of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to foster a culture of transparency and reiterate its commitment to high standards of electoral practices amidst the democratic nations, 75 delegat...

New Delhi: The Government of India joined the global community in commemorating International Sun Day on 3rd May, 2024, as an annual reminder of the significant benefits of solar energy in fostering a greener and healthi...

New Delhi: The 'Critical Minerals Summit: Enhancing Beneficiation and Processing Capabilities' commenced at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on Monday. The summit, designed to foster collaboration and innovation in critical minerals ben...

New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in collaboration with the Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), seized 86 kg of narcotics valued at Rs 600 cr and apprehended 14 crew members from the Pakistani vesse...

New Delhi: The President of India, Droupadi Murmu presented 3 Padma Vibhushan, 8 Padma Bhushan and 55 Padma Shri Awards for the year 2024 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I held with grandeur in Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan on April 22, ...

New Delhi: The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections for the Financial Year (FY) 2023-24 show that Net collections are at Rs. 19.58 lakh crore, compared to Rs. 16.64 lakh crore in the preceding Financial Year i.e. FY 2022-23...

New Delhi: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh visited Siachen on Monday, the world’s highest battlefield, to carry out a first-hand assessment of the security situation. He also interacted with the soldiers deployed in th...

New Delhi: Polling for the first phase of the General Elections 2024 recorded high voter turnout despite the heat wave. Polling remains largely peaceful with voters from various walks participating enthusiastically in a dazzling d...

Jaipur: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is poised to introduce three new highways by the end of April, enhancing travel convenience for commuters between Jaipur and Ajmer. Moreover, four flyovers along the Jaipur-Kishanga...

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results of the Civil Services Examination 2023 today. Candidates who appeared for the personality test can access their results on the official websites – upsconline...

Pokhran: The Defense Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) in collaboration with the Indian Army has achieved a significant milestone in the development of the Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) Weapon Sy...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on Thursday to review preparedness for the ensuing heat wave season. Prime Minister was briefed about the temperature outlook for the period from April to June, 2024 including the...

New Delhi: In a span of just 20 days, since the announcement of elections and the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) becoming operational, the Suvidha platform received an impressive 73,379 permission requests from political parties and ...

New Delhi: Ahead of the polling in the ongoing General Elections 2024, Election Commission of India (ECI) has accelerated efforts to enhance voter turnout in Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) with a history of low poll participat...

New Delhi: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has facilitated taxpayers to file their Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for the Assessment Year 2024-25 (relevant to Financial Year 2023-24) from 1st April, 2024 onwards. The ITR ...

New Delhi: In its latest bi-monthly monetary policy announcement, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opted to retain its GDP growth projection at 7% for the fiscal year 2024-25. This decision comes amidst expectations of favorabl...

New Delhi: A meeting was held for the launch of the report titled “Synchronizing energy transitions towards possible Net-Zero for India: Affordable and clean energy for All” prepared by IIM Ahmedabad as part of a study project which wa...

New Delhi: The index of mineral production for the month of Feb 2024 was 139.6, which is 8.0% higher as compared to the level in the month of Feb 2023. The cumulative growth of this index for the 11-month period of April–Feb of FY24 over the...