10 Ganga basin cities adopting integrated river-sensitive urban planning: Namami GangeIn a post on X, Namami Gange, the mission's flagship programme for conserving the Ganga river, said the URMP initiative is an attempt to re...
26 May, 2026, 09.52 PM IST
Centre releases draft norms for Viksit Bharat-G RAM GNew draft rules are out for the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin). This new scheme replaces MGNREGA and wi...
23 May, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Centre notifies draft rules for VB-GRAM G Act, 2025; invites public consultation ahead of July 1 rolloutThe Centre has released draft rules for the VB-GRAM G Act, 2025. Public consultation is now open for feedback. This is a crucial step befor...
23 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
"A dream come true": Indian diaspora rolls out grand welcome for PM Modi in Gothenburg ahead of Sweden visitPrime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Gothenburg, Sweden. He is on a two-day official visit. The visit aims to strengthen bilateral r...
17 May, 2026, 10.13 PM IST
Congress names veteran VD Satheesan as its Chief Minister pick in KeralaThe United Democratic Front (UDF) has selected VD Satheesan as its Chief Minister candidate for Kerala. This decision follows a significant...
14 May, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
Consultants are reshaping Indian political parties - but at what cost?Political consultants are now central to Indian election campaigns. They shape strategies, choose candidates, and manage outreach. This gro...
12 May, 2026, 07.57 PM IST
Plurilaterals without guardrails can fragment trading system: ExpertsGlobal trade volumes are growing despite concerns about the WTO. Experts discussed reforming the WTO's rules and governance. They highlight...
02 May, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
International body revokes recognition of Volleyball Federation of IndiaThe FIVB has tasked an existing steering committee comprising Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Executive Council member Rohit Rajpal, CEO R...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.49 AM IST
Aggregators need to take responsibility of gig workers: Labour Secretary Arti AhujaUnion Labour Secretary Arti Ahuja said that the 'National Steering Committee' is there to ensure that aggregators do their responsibilities...
26 Oct, 2023, 09.21 PM IST
Government releases pre-draft of new National Curriculum Framework for school education, seeks feedback"This is a pre-draft of the NCF-SE, which still requires several rounds of discussion within the National Steering Committee. Feedback from...
06 Apr, 2023, 08.39 PM IST
Board Exams Rejig: Class 10, 12 results may take marks of previous class into account, split terms in class 12The NCF, which is being drafted according to the new National Education Policy (NEP), also proposes doing away with the current practice of...
06 Apr, 2023, 04.04 PM IST
Education ministry holds meeting for seeking inputs for new curriculumThe inputs from ministries would help identify and integrate several pertinent areas, skills and competencies in the NCF at relevant stages.
09 Aug, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
PM Modi reviews NEP's implementation, calls for developing hybrid learningModi said the databases maintained by anganwadi centres should be seamlessly integrated with school records as children move there from ang...
07 May, 2022, 08.01 PM IST
Government to formulate national plan for breastfeedingWith mothers weaning away the newborns from their milk early, the government has decided to formulate a national action plan for breastfeed...
27 Sep, 2015, 10.43 AM IST
Cabinet clears central scheme for providing irrigation to all villagesThe 'Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)' was cleared at the Union Cabinet meeting, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
01 Jul, 2015, 03.25 PM IST
Cabinet may tomorrow approve tomorrow irrigation scheme PMKSYThe Cabinet is likely to approve tomorrow a central scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)' that aims to provide irrigation...
30 Jun, 2015, 09.38 PM IST
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana aims at bringing irrigation water to every villageThe new irrigation scheme assumes importance as 65 per cent of the total 142 million hectares of farm land in the country are still not cov...
18 Jan, 2015, 02.38 PM IST