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Maintenance and upkeep of National Highways (NHs) including bridges, structures, etc. are undertaken through different modes. In Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts, the contractors maintain the road during construction period and thereafter during Defects Liability Period-cum-Maintenance Period. In Design Build Finance Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) / Hybrid Annuity Mode …

Government is aware of the need of re-skilling among the country’s employee population. To address this need, Ministry of SkillDevelopment and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing itsflagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), since 2015, for imparting skill development training through Short-TermTraining (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition ofPrior …

Ministry of Culture released a commemorative stamp in honour of the legendary singer Mukesh, marking his 100th birth anniversary. Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was the Chief Guest at the event, held today as a heartfelt tribute to the legendary singer’s monumental contributions to Indian …

For the purpose of reviewing the framework and to address the issues raised from time to time on the subject results/ methodology questionnaire, etc of all National Sample Surveys conducted by this Ministry, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has constituted the Steering Committee for National Sample Surveys (NSS) …

The Collection of Statistics (CoS) Act, 2008 (7 of 2009) was enacted by Parliament on 7th January, 2009. The Act provides for disclosure of information in certain cases and restrictions of their use. The Act inter-alia provides that the information collected from individuals would be kept confidential and would be …

In order to compliment and supplement the efforts made by the States and Union territories to  assist farmers in acquiring better understanding of latest practices and techniques in Animal Husbandry and dairy farming thereby improving their livelihood Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing following schemes in all villages …

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence System on July 24, 2024. The Target Missile was launched from LC-IV Dhamra at 1620 hrs mimicking adversary Ballistic Missile, which was detected by weapon system radars deployed on land and sea and activated the AD Interceptor system. …

Following the unfortunate incident of INS Brahmaputra in Naval Dockyard Mumbai, Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, CNS visited Mumbai on 23 Jul 24. He reviewed the sequence of events leading to the accident and efforts undertaken to locate the missing sailor. The CNS was briefed on the mitigating actions taken to …

The Department of Consumer Affairs has revamped, the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) which has emerged as a single point of access to consumers across the country for grievance redressal at pre-litigation stage. It is available to all consumers of the country wherein consumers can register their grievances from all over …

Two Schemes namely (i) Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for SCs and (ii) Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme (SHREYAS) for OBCs and EBCs are run by this Department. Under the Scheme of SHREYAS for SCs, an expenditure of Rs. 2708.64 crore has been incurred …