In a significant landmark, Jal Jeevan Mission on Friday achieved the milestone of providing tap water to every home of 100 districts in the country.

“A promise made by our government is now a reality in 100 districts of the country, from arid ones to those in the remotest corners,” Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Twitter.

IDFC FIRST BANK on Friday said its board has approved the appointment of former economist and IFS officer Jaimini Bhagwati as an additional director on its board for three years. Based on the recommendation of the nomination and remuneration committee, the board of directors of the bank has approved the appointment of Jaimini Bhagwati, as an additional director, in the category of non-executive non-independent director of the bank, the bank said in a regulatory filing.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today inaugurated direct flight between Delhi and Khajuraho under the UDAN scheme. The flight service has been started two days before the scheduled Khajuraho festival.

On the occasion, the Minister said, Madhya Pradesh has witnessed growth of 40 percent in the aviation sector. He said, Khajuraho is the gateway to the culture of Madhya Pradesh and it represents unique confluence of Hindu and Jain civilization which dates back thousand years.

He announced that two flying training organization will start operation in Khajuraho from April this year.

The Government has approved the scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) for continuation till 31st March 2026. The proposal entails an expenditure of over 12 thousand 929 crore rupees. Education Ministry said, it has been envisaged to support around one thousand 600 projects under the new phase of the scheme.

RUSA is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, operating in mission mode for funding the state government universities and colleges to achieve the aims of equity, access, and excellence. The new phase of the scheme has been designed to implement some of the recommendations and aims of the New Education Policy. It suggests some key changes to the current higher education system to revamp and re-energize it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant in Indore, Madhya Pradesh at 1 PM today through video conferencing. Mr Modi has recently launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0, with the overall vision of creating Garbage Free Cities.

The Mission is being implemented under the overarching principles of waste to wealth and circular economy for maximising resource recovery and both of which are exemplified in the Indore Bio-CNG plant.

The plant has a capacity to treat 550 tonnes per day of segregated wet organic waste. It is expected to produce around 17 thousand kilogram per day of CNG, and 100 tonnes per day of organic compost.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the government is committed to provide a convenient, safe, and modern travel experience to all its rail commuters. He was speaking after inaugurating the newly constructed two additional railway lines between Thane and Diva on Mumbai’s busy suburban rail network.

Addressing the event via video conferencing, Mr. Modi said these two lines will not only enhance ‘ease of living’ but also accelerate the development of Mumbai Metropolitan Region, on the whole. These much-awaited additional lines have been built at the approximate cost of 620 crore rupees and feature 1.4 km long rail flyover, 170-meter long tunnel, 3 major bridges, and 21 minor bridges. Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray also attended the inaugural ceremony virtually.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the nation on the occasion of birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's outstanding leadership and emphasis on social welfare has been inspiring people for generations.

He was uncompromising when it came to standing up for values of truth and justice. The Prime Minister said, the country is committed to fulfilling the vision of Shivaji Maharaj. 

In a blog post, Google has revealed that Aman Pandey, an Indian cybersecurity researcher and founder and CEO at Bugsmirror, was one of the top researchers of the tech giant’s Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) last year. Pandey uncovered and submitted 232 vulnerabilities in Android just last year. He had been reporting flaws since 2019, and has so far submitted over 280 valid vulnerabilities to the Android program, according to the blog post.

Most tech companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and other pay researchers for any ‘bugs’ or software flaws that these researchers can locate in their products. The rewards are popularly called as ‘Bugs bounty.’

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Union minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbanand Sonowal, inaugurated country’s first water taxi here on Thursday. The Mumbai water taxi services, which promise faster connectivity between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, were inaugurated virtually. While Thackeray inaugurated the newly constructed Belapur jetty, Sonowal flagged off the water taxi services. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was also be present along with Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde.

At the event, CM Thackeray thanked the Union Minister for choosing Mumbai for starting the country’s first water taxi. He said, “Today is an important day as the country’s first water taxi is starting from Mumbai. The first railway service in the country was also started between Mumbai and Thane. The facilities which started from Mumbai were spread all over the country.”

Narcotics Control Bureau, NCB, is organising in New Delhi today the Darkathon -2022 to find solutions to counter drug trafficking through darknet across the globe. The initiative aims at involving students, youth and technical experts to find effective solutions to unravel the anonymity of darknet markets.

Speaking after inaugurating the Darkathon, Director-General NCB SN Pradhan said, this hackathon is a continuation of the Vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who recognised the financial challenges being posed by drug trafficking during a comprehensive review of NCB and directed to find solutions to this menace.