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The Union Minister of Power and Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal, today launched online portal DRIPS (Disaster Resilient Infrastructure for Power Sector) in New Delhi. The string of natural disasters across India in the past few years, i.e. Cyclone Fani in Odisha, severe floods in Jammu …

The Union Minister of Power and Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal, today launched a comprehensive compendium of regulations notified by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) under the Electricity Act, 2003. The launch event, held in New Delhi, marks a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to …

Many living specimens of exotic animal species listed in Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 are in possession of various individuals, organizations and zoos. These living specimens of exotic animals listed under Schedule IV of the Act are to be reported and registered by the concerned individuals, organizations and zoos. The registration of …

Section 230 (1A) of the Income-tax Act, 1961(the ‘Act’) relates to obtaining of a tax clearance certificate, in certain circumstances,by persons domiciled in India. The said provision, as it stands, came on the statute through the Finance Act, 2003 w.e.f. 1.6.2003. The Finance (No.2) Act, 2024 has made only an …

A two-day National Hindi Seminar on “Latest Hindi Parliamentary Committee Questionnaire and Quarterly Progress Report” commenced at RINL, the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam steel plant in association with HPCL under Town Official Language Implementation Committee (Undertaking-TOLIC), Visakhapatnam. The 2-day National Hindi seminar was inaugurated by Dr. Suresh Chandra Pandey, Director …

The Government has undertaken various measures for promoting the handloom sector in the country. To provide end to end support for promotion of handloom sector and welfare of handloom workers, Ministry of Textiles is implementing the National Handloom Development Programme and Raw Material Supply Schemeacross the country. Under the National …

The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New and Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi launched pilot for transformation of 60 Fair Price Shops into Jan Poshan Kendra. On the occasion, he also launched FPS Sahay application, Mera Ration app 2.0, Quality Management System, Quality Manual …

The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, who recently took over his current assignment, called on Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today in North Block and reiterated Navy’s support to India’s first human Space mission ‘Gaganyaan” as well as to the Ocean mission “Samudrayaan”. The meeting underscored the …

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 20th August 2024. Area:  In lakh hactare S. No.   Crop Area Sown 2024 2023 1 Paddy 369.05 349.49 2 Pulses 120.18 113.69 a Arhar 45.78 40.74 b Urdbean 28.33 29.52 c Moongbean …

The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, conferred the prestigious National Geoscience Awards (NGA) for the year 2023 at a grand ceremony held today at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi. The event was graced by the presence of Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Coal and Mines, Shri …