the Government of India launched the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) as a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Department of Science & Technology (DST).
The National Portal of India is a core part of the National E-Governance Plan, developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). This is the official portal of the Government of India, developed and hosted by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), a premier ICT organisation of the Government of India under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology. The main aim is to provide a single-window facility for government information and services, including the central government, state governments, district administrations, and panchayats.
India’s formal support for the migrant workers began under the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (now MEA). The Overseas Workers Resource Centre (OWRC) was launched in January 2008 (which was inaugurated on Pravasi Bharatiya Divas) as a 24/7 helpdesk for emigrant workers. This intervention was urgently needed due to the persistent systematic gaps and vulnerabilities in India’s pre-existing emigration framework, which has failed to adequately protect the low-skilled migrant workers and especially those heading to the Gulf Countries. Some of India’s broader emigration governance included the Legacy of Broker-Based Emigration (Pre-2000s), Weakness of the Emigration Act, 1983, and Inadequate Institutional Coordination pre-2000s.
“Food is National Security. Food is Economy. It is Employment, Energy, History. Food is Everything”. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution was established to ensure the welfare of consumers and the efficient distribution of food grains, this ministry plays a crucial role in managing the nation’s food supply chain and protecting consumer rights.
‘IMPRINT India’ is a Pan IIT and IISc joint initiative to develop a roadmap for research to solve major engineering and technology domains relevant to India. If the institutes of higher learning come together, they can make a difference in a short span of time to higher education sector in our country.
India is prone to earthquakes due to its position at the intersection of multiple tectonic plates, including the Indian, Eurasian, and Burma plates. The ongoing collision between the Indian and Eurasian Plates, responsible for the formation of the Himalayas, makes northern and northeastern India highly vulnerable to seismic activity.
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) was established in May 1998. Previously known as the Ministry of Welfare (1985–1998), MoSJE has a broader mandate for facilitating empowerment and social justice to the most marginalized sections of Indian society. This includes Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), persons with disabilities, senior citizens, victims of substance abuse, and the LGBTQ+ community (MoSJE, 2025).