DVC operates four dams viz. Maithon, Panchet, Tillaiya and Konar. Final releases are from Maithon and Panchet. All releases are as advised by the Damodar Valley Reservoir Regulation Committee (DVRRC) which has representatives from Govt. of West Bengal, Govt. of Jharkhand, Central Water Commission (Member Secretary) and from DVC. Due …

India Post is actively participating in the nationwide campaign to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission from 17 September to 1 October followed by the Swachh Bharat Diwas (SBD) on 2nd October 2024. This year’s theme, “Swabhav Swachhata, Sanskar Swachhata”, aims to instil cleanliness as a natural habit …

The office of Development Commissioner (Handlooms) under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles under its “100 Days Programme” undertook initiatives like 10th National Handloom Day celebration, Up-skilling in 100 Clusters and completion of Craft Handloom Villages at Sharan (Himachal Pradesh) & Kanihama (J&K). The 10th “National Handloom Day” was celebrated on 7th August, …

On September 18, 2024, the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, participated in the BRICS Ministers of Justice Meeting via video conferencing. The Indian delegation was led by Dr. Anju Rathi Rana, Additional Secretary of the Department of Legal Affairs. Representatives from the Department of Justice, the …

The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organized the International WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Conference on the sidelines of the 8th India Water Week held between 17th-19th September 2024, in New Delhi. This three-day gathering, centered on the theme ‘Sustaining Rural Water Supply’, offered …

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)  has lauded India’s efforts to implement measures to tackle illicit finance including money laundering and terror funding. Briefing mediapersons in New Delhi today, Shri Vivek Aggarwal, Additional Secretary, Revenue, Ministry of Finance said that in its Mutual Evaluation Report for India ‘Anti-Money laundering and …

The Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today cautioned against associating with those who harbour sinister designs against India, highlighting the existential challenges posed by forces inimical to the nation. “We cannot fraternize with those whose positioning is established as being inimical to Bharat. They are perniciously aspiring to offer existential challenges to …

In a significant move to bolster India’s leadership in technological innovation, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Telecom Centre of Excellence (TCOE) India and Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) – Visvesvaraya Research & Innovation Foundation (VRIF).  The landmark MoU is for establishing a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in …

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resolved to make India a developed country by 2047. Proper planning is required to achieve this objective and youth will play an important role in building a developed india”  said Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya,  in  a …

For the first time in South and Southeast Asia, seven Net-zero Climate Resilient City Action Plans 2070, for the cities of Ahmedabad, Rajkot, and Vadodara, Coimbatore, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruneveli Udaipur and Siliguri, were released together at the National Workshop on Multi-Level Action for Climate Resilient Cities, held on 18 and 19 September 2024. These …