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In order to incentivize the vehicle owners to scrap old, unfit and polluting (End of Life vehicles) vehicles, under the Vehicle Scrapping Policy, MoRTH has issued GSR 720 (E) dated 5th October 2021 to provide concession in the Motor Vehicle Tax of up to 25% in case of non-transport vehicles …

Bt. cotton is the only Genetically Modified (GM) crop approved in 2002 by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for commercial cultivation in the Country. Details of State wise area, production and yield of Bt. cotton is at Annexure. Indian Council of …

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) has started its first executive training program for the aviation sector at the Centre for Transportation Research and Management (CTRAM), New Delhi, since yesterday. The three-day program from August 5th to August 7th will be focused on “Safety Management Systems” for working professionals, it is conducted …

In response to Rajya Sabha Question raised on the 6th of August, 2024, regarding the operation and privatization of ports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, provided the details, today. India has 12 major ports under the Central Government’s jurisdiction, namely Chennai, Cochin, Deendayal (Kandla), Jawaharlal …

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, under the leadership of Union Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, has provided detailed information in the Rajya Sabha today regarding the ongoing construction of bridges over the Brahmaputra River, which is part of National Waterway-2. Presently, five bridges are under construction across the Brahmaputra …

So far, proposals for computerization of 67,930 PACS from 30 States/ UTs have been sanctioned, for which Rs. 654.23 Cr. has been released as GoI share to the States/UTs concerned. Details of number of PACS sanctioned and GoI share released till date to States/UTs are enclosed as Annexure. The states which …

The Government of India attaches high degree of importance to the prevention and countering of the crime of human trafficking, especially women and children. Section 143 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 provides penal provisions for strict punishment for any offence of human trafficking. Section 144(1) of the BNS …

To foster a more victim-centric approach in the criminal justice system, a proviso has been added under section 360 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 to provide that before withdrawal of prosecution, the Court shall give an opportunity of being heard to the victims. This provision acknowledges and …

The Government initiated the National Mission for Financial Inclusion (NMFI), namely, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) in August, 2014 to provide universal banking services for every unbanked household based on the guiding principles of banking the unbanked, securing the unsecured, funding the unfunded and serving unserved and underserved areas. …

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has stressed the need to embrace changes in financial processes due to the rapidly changing nature and character of war driven by geopolitical dynamics and technological advancements. He was delivering a keynote address at the apex level conference on Aug 5, 2024, in …