The State-wise number of adolescent girls enrolled and trained under the NAVYA (Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls) initiative in aspirational districts across the country, as on 10.12.2025, is as under: State District Enrolled Trained / Oriented Bihar Gaya 160 81 Gujarat Narmada 113 50 Haryana Nuh 34 0 Himachal Pradesh Chamba 40 40 Jammu And Kashmir Baramulla 138 119 Jharkhand Giridih 110 21 Karnataka Raichur 51 21 Madhya Pradesh Vidisha 109 88 Maharashtra Gadchiroli 69 27 Maharashtra Nandurbar 22 12 Odisha Dhenkanal 112 23 Punjab Moga 147 99 Uttar Pradesh Sonbhadra 190 90 Total 1295…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(AU) प्रदेश सरकार ने पूर्व डीजीपी डॉ. प्रशांत कुमार को उत्तर प्रदेश शिक्षा सेवा चयन आयोग का नया अध्यक्ष बनाया है। यह आयोग बेसिक से लेकर एडेड माध्यमिक, एडेड महाविद्यालयों, अल्पसंख्यक कॉलेजों व अटल आवासीय विद्यालयों में शिक्षक भर्ती के लिए गठित किया गया है। नए अध्यक्ष की तैनाती के साथ ही आयोग में लंबित शिक्षक भर्ती की प्रक्रिया को गति मिलेगी। उच्च शिक्षा विभाग के विशेष सचिव गिरिजेश त्यागी की ओर से बुधवार को इससे संबंधित आदेश जारी किया गया है। वहीं प्रशांत कुमार ने ”अमर उजाला” से बातचीत में कहा कि उनकी प्राथमिकता आयोग में पारदर्शी तरीके व…
Prime Minister addressed the Joint Session of Ethiopian Parliament. This was a special honor accorded to Prime Minister who is on his first bilateral visit to Ethiopia. Prime Minister began his address by extending greetings of friendship and goodwill from the people of India to the lawmakers of Ethiopia. He noted that it was a privilege for him to be addressing the Parliament and through this temple of democracy speaking to the common people in Ethiopia- farmers, entrepreneurs, proud women and young people who are shaping the future of the country. He thanked the people and Government of Ethiopia for…
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is taking immediate and decisive action following the recent failure of a Reinforced Soil Wall at Mylakkadu in Kollam District on December 5, 2025. The Mylakkadu failure, which occurred on Kollam – Kadambattukonam Project, involved a 9.4-metre high RS Wall approach to a Vehicular Underpass. Preliminary assessments suggest the cause is a Deep-Seated Shear/ Bearing Capacity Failure, meaning the soil at foundation was too weak to support the fill. NHAI has acted swiftly and severely to ensure accountability. The Concessionaire and its Promoters (M/s Shivalaya) and the Independent Engineer (M/s Feedback – Satra…
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, will visit Manipur on December 11 and 12, 2025. On December 11, on arrival at Imphal, the President will be accorded a guard of honour. Subsequently, she will visit historic Mapal Kangjeibung to witness a polo exhibition match. On the same evening, the President will attend a civic reception to be hosted by the government of Manipur in her honour at the City Convention Centre, Imphal. She will also lay foundation stones and inaugurate various developmental projects on the occasion. On December 12, the President will visit the Nupee Lal Memorial complex at…
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday described his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “very positive”, highlighting the strong bilateral relations between India and Italy. Tajani, who is also the foreign minister, is on a three-day visit to India. Speaking to PTI Videos after the meeting with Modi Wednesday evening, Tajani said the situation in West Asia is much better now and expressed optimism over the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) project.
Under the Government of India Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centers under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) scheme, National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills. To ensure the skills imparted through various scheme of MSDE are aligned…
Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 (PMKVY 4.0), On-the-Job Training (OJT) is mandated under the Short-Term Training component to provide candidates with better industry exposure. Training Providers are required to upload the OJT commencement details and the OJT completion certificate indicating duration and candidate attendance on the SIDH portal to ensure effective implementation. Based on the above, if it is found that OJT is not being conducted by Training Centres, various penalties are specified including de-affiliation, blacklisting, penal recovery and legal action. Under Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS), in the current Financial Year (2025-26), a physical target…
Former DG NIA and Punjab DGP Shri Dinkar Gupta, a distinguished and awarded retired police and government officer, today joined the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, as a Professor of Practice. Shri Gupta brings to this premier teaching institute his vast expertise in a variety of key areas, including National Security & Defence Policy, Internal Security & Counterterrorism, Intelligence, Investigation of cases involving threats to national security, Infrastructure & Corporate Security, Cyber Terrorism, Cyber Security, Public Policy, Strategic Planning & Innovation Governance. His extensive experience is set to catalyze a new level of energy and enthusiasm at the institute,…
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is launching the second edition of its ‘Nudge’ campaign where it sends emails and messages to taxpayers to revise their returns as it has found several cases where taxpayers have foreign assets that they have not declared. The first edition of this Non-intrusive Usage of Data to Guide and Enable (NUDGE) campaign, launched in November 2024, resulted in taxpayers revising their returns and disclosing foreign assets amounting to ₹29,208 crore, along with foreign-source income of Rs 1,089.88 crore, the CBDT said in a release. The CBDT has signed agreements with various countries under…