Capacity Building

October 8, 2026 12:41 AM

India, Italy step up cooperation to counter terrorism, organised crime and emerging threats

India and Italy held comprehensive discussions on strengthening cooperation in counter-terrorism and organised crime, covering areas including drug trafficking and emerging regional and global terrorist threats. The two sides also discussed ways to counter the misuse of new and emerging technologies, including information, communication and financial technologies for terrorist purposes, with a focus on enhancing capacity building and information exchange to address emerging and non-traditional t...

September 29, 2026 2:52 PM

Andhra CM inaugurates ‘Mission Karmayogi’ workshop for govt employees

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday inaugurated the southern regional workshop of ‘Mission Karmayogi’ here, aimed at capacity building among government employees and enhancing their administrative skills. Government employees from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Keralam, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Union Territory Puducherry are attending the workshop, said an official press release. “The two-day workshop aims to enhance the administrative capabilities of govern...

August 26, 2026 4:52 PM

Capacity building of mind, alongside skills, essential for India to remain globally relevant: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh on Wednesday called for a broader, whole-of-society approach to capacity building, stressing that developing the mindset to continuously learn, adapt and innovate is as important as acquiring technical skills. Addressing a roundtable on capacity building, Singh said the rapid pace of technological and societ...

September 25, 2025 9:40 AM

Cabinet approves CSIR scheme to strengthen science and research with Rs. 2,277 crore outlay

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) scheme on “Capacity Building and Human Resource Development” with an allocation of Rs. 2,277.397 crore for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 under the Fifteenth Finance Commission cycle. The scheme, implemented by CSIR, will cover research and development institutions, national laboratories, Institu...