As per latest data published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) pertaining to the year 2022; State-wise number of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) cases registered during 2018 to 2022 is at Annexure- I and Drug-wise seizures and number of persons arrested under the
To address the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) problem holistically, a “National Policy and Action Plan” was approved in 2015. It envisages a multi-pronged strategy involving security related measures, development interventions, ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities etc. While on the security front, the Government
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (NIHE) organized an event titled ‘Youth for the Himalaya: Innovate, Inspire, Impact’ today to mark the International Mountain Day 2024.
Union Minister calls for a balanced approach to combat fake news while safeguarding freedom of speech Eight projects initiated for creating tools and technologies within the country to address privacy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology,
Students are drivers of Viksit Bharat and their innovation and zeal can find solutions to the challenges of the world – Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Union Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, virtually inaugurated the Grand Finale of the Smart India Hackathon 2024 today. Union Minister
In a significant step towards bolstering India’s disaster management capabilities, the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), the only tri-services think tank under HQ Integrated Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The MoU was
The Government has enabled Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to deliver e-governance services to rural citizens by enabling them to function as Common Service Centres (CSCs). A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Ministry of Cooperation, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, National
Government has permitted Primary Agricultural Credit Societies to take up retail dealership of petrol/diesel pumps. In this regard, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has revised its guidelines to prioritize PACS under the Combined Category-2 (CC-2) for selection of dealers for regular & rural retail
NCCT is an apex level training Council which is funded & promoted by the Ministry of Cooperation. National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT) has established 20 training institutes in the country. Modernization of the institutes, including classrooms, building and other infrastructure and upgradation of IT
The Government of India has taken various initiatives to provide the income tax relief to cooperative societies. Details are as under: Reduction in surcharge on cooperative societies.: The surcharge on co-operative societies has been reduced from 12% to 7% on income of more than 1 crore
