India adds 27 GW renewable energy capacity in April-Aug

IANS | September 25, 2025 2:24 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Renewable energy (RE) capacity commissioning momentum in India remains strong with a robust 27 GW of gross capacity added during the first five months (April-August) of the current financial year, according to a report released on Thursday.

Centre’s digital reforms empowering Gram Panchayats across rural India

IANS | September 25, 2025 1:30 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has launched a series of digital reforms, ranging from AI-driven meeting records to geo-spatial planning and citizen-focused mobile apps, to strengthen Gram Panchayats, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.

Shashi Tharoor welcomes Centre’s decision to add over 10,000 medical seats

IANS | September 25, 2025 12:59 PM

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor on Thursday welcomed the Central government’s decision to expand capacity in government medical colleges with addition of more than 10,000 medical seats over the next few years and said that this will go a long way in transforming the indigenous medical landscape while preventing ‘brain drain’.

Cong MLA Wadettiwar to donate six months' salary for rain-hit Maharashtra farmers

IANS | September 25, 2025 12:15 PM

New Delhi/Nagpur, Sep 25 (IANS) After the ruling MahaYuti leaders including the BJP's Maharashtra chief Ravindra Chavan and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar and their partymen announced that they would give one month's salary to rain-affected farmers in Maharashtra, Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday announced that he would donate his six months' income to help the growers in distress.