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December 23, 2025 10:28 PM December 23, 2025 10:28 PM

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Coal Ministry opens Bids for 14th round of Commercial Coal Blocks Auction

Ministry of Coal today opened the bids for the 14th round of Commercial Coal Blocks’ Auction, witnessing encouraging participation from industry stakeholders. Coal Ministry said in a statement that bids were received for 24 coal blocks out of the 41 blocks offered in this round, reflecting sustained...

December 23, 2025 10:16 PM December 23, 2025 10:16 PM

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Renowned Litterateur Vinod Kumar Shukla passes away in Raipur

Renowned litterateur and Jnanpith Award awardee Vinod Kumar Shukla passed away in Raipur today. Mr Shukla, who was around eighty-eight years old, had been undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS Raipur, for the past few days. He breathed his last at around five thi...

December 23, 2025 9:48 PM December 23, 2025 9:48 PM

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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi briefs VP. Radhakrishnan on Food Distribution Reforms

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, today called on Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan at the Parliament House. In a social media post, the Vice-President said that he was briefed on the Department of Food and Public Distribut...

December 23, 2025 8:46 PM December 23, 2025 8:46 PM

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Indian Coast Guard inducts First Pollution Control Vessel at Goa Shipyard Limited

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has inducted the first Pollution Control Vessel, Samudra Pratap, at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) today. Samudra Pratap is the first indigenously designed and built Pollution Control Vessel of the Indian Coast Guard. The vessel was formally delivered to the Coast Guard toda...

December 23, 2025 8:28 PM December 23, 2025 8:28 PM

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Railways strengthens AI based system to protect wildlife on tracks

Indian Railways has strengthened Artificial Intelligence (AI) -based system to protect wildlife on railway tracks. The Railways has deployed AI-based cameras to Alert Loco Pilots half a kilometre in advance to save elephants, lions, and tigers on tracks. The AI-enabled Intrusion Detection System usi...

December 23, 2025 8:06 PM December 23, 2025 8:06 PM

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President Droupadi Murmu confers Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025

President Droupadi Murmu today conferred the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 at a function held at Rastrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. This is the nation’s highest recognition for exceptional contributions in the fields of science, technology, and innovation. In the second edition of Rashtriya Vigyan Pur...

December 23, 2025 7:59 PM December 23, 2025 7:59 PM

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Income Tax Department launches data-driven NUDGE Campaign for Assessment Year 2025-26

The Income Tax department has launched a data-driven NUDGE campaign for Assessment Year 2025-26, encouraging taxpayers to voluntarily review deduction and exemption claims identified as potentially ineligible through risk analytics. Identified taxpayers are being requested through SMS and email unde...