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New Delhi, March 12 Caesarean section deliveries in India have increased by more than four times over the last 16 years, now accounting for more than 27 per cent of all reported childbirths in 2024-25, the government has informed Parliament.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of...

Kolkata, March 12 – A civic volunteer has been arrested in Howrah on charges of allegedly molesting a teenage girl who later died by suicide, police said on Thursday.According to a senior police officer, the accused civic volunteer was arrested following the incident that took place in Amta...

New Delhi, March 11 The Ministry of Panchayati Raj organized a national conference of elected women representatives from rural bodies on Wednesday to mark the first year of the ‘Sashakt Panchayat - Netri Abhiyan’, and also announced a new initiative aimed at strengthening women's safety in rural...

Dehradun, March 11 Following the successful hosting of the 38th National Games last year, the Uttarakhand government is expanding sports facilities at the grassroots level by constructing mini-stadiums in every block across the state.Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami informed the...

Beekeeping is emerging as a promising entrepreneurial opportunity for young people in Jammu and Kashmir, driven by the increasing global demand for organic honey and the implementation of the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP).To promote beekeeping, the Department of Agriculture...

New Delhi, March 11 Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday that high priority has been given to building the capacity of civil services in artificial intelligence (AI) and to empower the public workforce with skills and knowledge in this field.In a written reply to a question in the...

Chennai, March 10 Tata Power Community Development Trust has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commissionerate for Welfare of the Differently Abled to strengthen the Tamil Nadu 'RIGHTS' program under Tata Power's 'Pay Attention' initiative.The collaboration is designed to build an...

Thane, March 10 As many as 400 women will soon be trained and recruited as bus drivers for the Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) service, Mayor Sujata Patil has said, emphasizing that true empowerment can be achieved through economic independence.Speaking at an International Women's Day...

Bengaluru, March 7 Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Saturday that the state government had taken strict measures to curb cybercrime, including the establishment of specialized units and the expansion of cyber police infrastructure across the state.He was speaking after...

First Phase Training for Presiding and Polling Officers Begins in GoalparaGoalpara, Assam – In preparation for the upcoming Assembly elections, the Goalpara district administration has begun the first phase of training for presiding and polling officers.The training programs are being...

New Delhi, March 3 Only 50 of Delhi's 194 police stations currently have paralegal volunteers, and only one victim of a POCSO case availed their assistance in 2025, despite a Supreme Court mandate, an RTI query has revealed.Paralegal volunteers (PLVs) work in three shifts of eight hours each...

Jammu, March 5 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah emphasized the importance of a large-scale and structured approach in skill development and said that J-K must adopt a mission-mode framework to systematically address the skill deficit.Abdullah was chairing a preliminary meeting to...

Gandhinagar, March 5 – IAS officer Sandip Sagale assumed the role of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Gujarat on Thursday, and on his first day, he reviewed the functioning and preparedness of the state's election administration with officials.Sagale took over after receiving orders from the...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will enhance its capacity to address potential threats from drone and cyber attacks on vital installations, a senior officer said here on Thursday."In the next modernization plan, we will significantly focus on drone and...

Chennai, March 5 Power management and smart green solutions provider Delta Electronics India, in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation, has inaugurated a Centre of Excellence in the Krishnagiri district, the company said.The Centre of Excellence, located at the...

New Delhi, February 28 Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav emphasized the importance of integrated planning, innovation, and aligning institutional efforts with national priorities such as sustainable forest management and climate resilience, on Saturday.The minister was speaking at a...

Chamoli, February 27 – The women residing in the mountainous regions of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district are writing a new success story through their consistent and coordinated efforts in the fields of handicrafts and jute bag making.Many local women have joined this initiative, receiving...

Shimla, February 26 A fund of ₹2 crore has been established to promote youth innovation, and this initiative will help strengthen the startup ecosystem in Himachal Pradesh, Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani said on Thursday.Chairing a review meeting with the Department of Technical...

Chennai, February 26 Samsung said on Thursday that its manufacturing facility near Chennai has enabled workers who started their careers on the shop floor to take on leadership roles.As Samsung marks 30 years in India, its long-term presence in Tamil Nadu reflects not only manufacturing scale...

Bengaluru, February 26 Cytiva, a Danaher company and a life sciences firm, announced on Thursday that it has expanded its Fast Trak process development and validation services facility here to support biopharmaceutical companies in India and the Asia-Pacific region.The expanded center...