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Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, issued the Policy on Data Sharing, Interoperability and Stakeholder Access under Sujalam Bharat Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) today, establishing a secure, federated, interoperable and accountable framework for sharing and governing rural drinking water data across States, Union Territories, local governance institutions and approved sectoral stakeholders. About  Sujalam Bharat Database:  The Sujalam Bharat Database integrates critical data including water sources, asset inventories, scheme designs, operational records, water quality reports, supply metrics, and community feedback into a single platform. With the introduction of the Sujal Gaon ID , every habitation will have a clear digital profile showing: Its source of drinking water (local or bulk supply) The nature and condition of its infrastructure Supply reliability Water quality status O&M arrangements This platform will ensure tran...

Mission Karmayogi was launched in September 2020. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approvedlaunching of a National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) with the following institutional framework:- Prime Minister's Public Human Resources (HR) Council, Capacity Building Commission. Special Purpose Vehicle for owning and operating the digital assets and the technological platform for online training, Coordination Unit headed by the Cabinet Secretary. Salient Features NPCSCB has been carefully designed to lay the foundations for capacity building for Civil Servants so that they remain entrenched in Indian Culture and sensibilities and remain connected, with their roots, while they learn from the best institutions and practices across the world. The Programme will be delivered by setting up an Integrated Government Online Training-iGOTKarmayogi Platform. The core guiding principles of the Programme will be: Supporting Transitio...

The Global Digital Capacity Building Alliance (GDCBA), an initiative of the Capacity Building Commission (CBC), Government of India, completes six months today — a milestone in India's effort to contribute to the global conversation on building capable, adaptive public institutions.  Launched on 20 th February, 2026 at the India AI Impact Summit, New Delhi, the Alliance has grown into a platform for international cooperation on public-sector capacity building, bringing together governments, multilateral and development institutions, training institutions, academia, industry, civil society, the DPI ecosystem and public-sector practitioners to exchange knowledge and strengthen capacity in an era of rapid change. The Alliance builds on Mission Karmayogi, India's National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building, which demonstrated the value of competency-based learning, digital infrastructure and a whole-of-government approach at national scale — establishing that capacity ...

A new "smart" cancer drug designed to switch on and work only inside cancer cells can replace traditional chemotherapy, which in many cases also harms healthy cells. Cancer treatment often damages healthy cells along with cancer cells, causing significant associated adverse effects and side effects. This has created a need for targeted therapies that remain inactive in normal tissues while it travels through the body and become activated specifically at tumor sites. Scientists have taken an important step toward making this idea a reality. Collaborative research led by Dr. Asis Bala from the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), an Autonomous Institute under the Department of Science & Technology (Govt. of India), and Dr. K.P. Bhabak from the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati has developed a new "smart" cancer drug called RK-251. RK-251 is designed to activate primarily in cancer cells and does not harm healthy cells. Fig : Schemat...