Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015. 100 Smart Cities have been selected through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. As on 7 July 2023, work orders have been issued by 100 Smart Cities in 7,978 projects of which 5,909 projects (74%) have been completed. […]
Institutions such as traditional village durbars in Meghalaya play a vital role in Meghalaya’s society and economy, inter alia environmental conservation and raising awareness about sustainable practices. The traditions such as conservation of sacred groves, prevention of over-exploitation of natural resources such as forests; managing springs and other water sources wisely, customary law discouraging hunting […]
During the financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23, a total of 45 projects costing Rs. 470.75 crore have been sanctioned by North Eastern Council (NEC) under Schemes of NEC and erstwhile North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS) now continued as North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme – Roads (NESIDS-Roads) in Assam. The details of the […]
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said, the Indian Space Policy – 2023 has been approved and released in the public domain. The Policy opens up the sector for enhanced participation of Non-Government Entities (NGEs) across the entire […]
Indian Navy’s indigenous frontline warships INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata will participate in Exercise MALABAR 2023 scheduled at/ off Sydney from 11 – 21 August 23 along with ships and aircraft from the US Navy (USN), Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). MALABAR series of maritime exercise commenced in […]
The details of wildlife sanctuaries and National Parks in the country, State-wise are given at Annexure-I. The important steps taken by Government to minimize the human-animal conflict in the country are as follows: The Ministry has released species specific guidelines on 21.03.2023 for mitigation of Human –Elephant, -Gaur, -Leopard, -Snake, -Crocodile, -Rhesus Macaque, -Wild Pig, […]
Don 3: Ranveer Singh takes over from Shah Rukh Khan Don 3 announcement is here! Ranveer Singh is the new Don in town. Shah Rukh Khan was the Don in second instalment while Amitabh Bachchan was the OG Don. After a lot of anticipation, the makers of the film have finally announced that Ranveer Singh […]
Alia Bhatt’s next big release is Heart of Stone. The Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani actress is marking her Hollywood debut with this one. She will be sharing the screen space with Gal Gadot and more in this one. She is definitely quite excited for Heart of Stone as it not only marks her […]
In Asian Champions Trophy, Indian Men’s Hockey team will face Pakistan in their final group match at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai today. The match will begin at 8:30 p.m. Indian Standard Time. In other matches today, Japan will clash with China while Malaysia will take on South Korea. India is ranked fourth in […]
In the upcoming World Athletics Championships 2023, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will lead the Indian contingent. The Championships is beginning in Budapest from August 19th. In a statement, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced that it will fund 28 Indian athletes for the mega event. Matches will be played till 27th of this month. […]
