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Mon, 09 Dec 2024

• On 9 December 2024, in Panipat, Haryana, PM Narendra Modi launched LIC's Bima Sakhi Yojana for women and laid the foundation stone of the main campus of Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal.
• On 9 December 2024, in India, the Ministry of Education announced a 13.70% increase in the 'material cost' under the PM POSHAN scheme, effective from 1 December 2024.

Sat, 07 Dec 2024

• On 7 December 2024, in India, the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation and the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed an MoU to promote entrepreneurship among marginalised communities.
• On 7 December 2024, at Fursatganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University celebrated International Civil Aviation Day and held its first convocation in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu.

Fri, 06 Dec 2024

• On 6 December 2024, in New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved 28 new Navodaya Vidyalayas in uncovered districts at an estimated cost of Rs 2,359.82 crore.
• On 6 December 2024, in New Delhi, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched PMeVIDYA DTH 24x7 Channel No. 31 for Indian Sign Language.
• On 6 December 2024, in New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas and the expansion of KV Shivamogga, Karnataka, at an estimated Rs 5,872.08 crore.
• On 6 December 2024, in Gurugram, Haryana, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addressed the 11th National Conference on Disability and the 11th National Abilympics and presented the Braille version of the Constitution to Divyangjan.

Wed, 04 Dec 2024

• On 4 December 2024, in Puri, Odisha, President Droupadi Murmu graced the 75th anniversary celebration of Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya.

Tue, 03 Dec 2024

• On 3 December 2024, in New Delhi, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Awards for Empowering Persons with Disabilities on 33 individuals and institutions.
• On 3 December 2024, in New Delhi, Social Justice Minister Dr Virendra Kumar launched 16 initiatives of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.

Sat, 30 Nov 2024

• On 30 November 2024 in New Delhi, the 236th meeting of EPFO's Central Board of Trustees, chaired by Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, approved paying interest up to the date of claim settlement.

Fri, 29 Nov 2024

• On 29 November 2024, the Ministry of Women and Child Development told the Lok Sabha that its Empowered Committee had approved MEA proposals for nine One Stop Centres for Indian women facing distress abroad.

Wed, 27 Nov 2024

• On 27 November 2024 in New Delhi, Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi launched the national 'Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat' campaign and the Child Marriage Free Bharat Portal.
• On 27 November 2024, the Department of Consumer Affairs said the E-Daakhil portal for online consumer complaints is now operational in every State and UT, after its launch in Ladakh on 22 November 2024.
• On 27 November 2024, the Ministry of Education said Yuva Sangam Phase V had begun, with 44 delegates from Bihar touring Karnataka and 50 from Andhra Pradesh touring Uttar Pradesh.

Mon, 25 Nov 2024

• On 25 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved One Nation One Subscription, a new Central Sector Scheme of about ₹6,000 crore for 2025–2027 giving government institutions access to international research journals.
• On 25 November 2024 in New Delhi, Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Nayi Chetna 3.0 – 'Pahal Badlaav Ki', a month-long national campaign against gender-based violence.

Sun, 24 Nov 2024

• On 24 November 2024, INSV Tarini sailed out of Fremantle, Australia, on the second leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama-II, bound for Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Fri, 22 Nov 2024

• On 22 November 2024 in New Delhi, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched the World Bank report 'Jobs at Your Doorstep: A Jobs Diagnostics for Young People in Six States'.
• On 22 November 2024, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Health Minister J.P. Nadda witnessed a tripartite MoU among the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU).

Wed, 20 Nov 2024

• On 20 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Defence Ministry said over 1.76 crore school students from all 36 States and UTs had taken part in Project Veer Gatha 4.0.
• On 20 November 2024, the Ministry of Rural Development marked Awaas Diwas, the 8th anniversary of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, launched on 20 November 2016 in Agra.

Tue, 19 Nov 2024

• On 19 November 2024, World Toilet Day, the Housing Ministry launched the 'Clean Toilets Campaign 2024' and the Jal Shakti Ministry launched 'Hamara Shauchalay: Hamara Samman', with a national workshop in Lucknow.

Mon, 18 Nov 2024

• On 18 November 2024 in New Delhi, Youth Affairs Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced the 'Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue', a reimagined National Youth Festival 2025 at Bharat Mandapam.

Sun, 17 Nov 2024

• On 17 November 2024, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met a Johns Hopkins University delegation led by its President Ronald J. Daniels, and an offshore JHU campus in India was discussed.

Sat, 16 Nov 2024

• On 16 November 2024 at Kotra in Udaipur, Rajasthan, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said the tribal community is the pride of the country, at an event marking Bhagwan Birsa Munda's 150th birth anniversary.

Fri, 15 Nov 2024

• On 15 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation marked its 72nd Foundation Day at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre, with Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

Thu, 14 Nov 2024

• On 14 November 2024, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation announced the Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR) programme, a hub-and-spoke mentorship model for universities.

Wed, 13 Nov 2024

• On 13 November 2024, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government has approved the first all-women battalion of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).