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Checking a vehicle’s registration details online can be useful when you are buying a used car or bike, verifying your own Registration Certificate, checking insurance or PUC information, or confirming whether the vehicle number entered in a document is correct. The Government of India’s Parivahan/VAHAN platform provides online services that allow users to check basic...

A Ration Card is an important household document in India that can help eligible families receive food grains and other benefits through the Public Distribution System (PDS). It is particularly important for households covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). Today, many states allow citizens to start the Ration Card online application process through...

Getting a Driving Licence in India is necessary if you want to legally drive a motorcycle, car or another motor vehicle on public roads. The process may look complicated for a first-time applicant, but most of the application procedure can now be started online through the government’s Sarathi Parivahan portal. A new applicant normally starts...

Music streaming has made it easier than ever to listen to your favourite songs without downloading individual audio files or maintaining a large offline music collection. Among the most popular music streaming platforms available in India, Spotify offers a huge variety of Hindi, English, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and other regional music along with podcasts, personalised...

Online streaming has completely changed how people in India watch entertainment. Instead of waiting for a movie or TV show to air at a fixed time, viewers can now open an OTT app and watch movies, web series, regional shows, sports and selected live TV content whenever they want. With so many streaming platforms available,...

Planning a trip often means checking train availability on one platform, comparing flight fares somewhere else and searching separately for buses. The Ixigo App simplifies this process by bringing multiple travel-booking and trip-management services together in one place. With Ixigo, travellers can search and book train tickets, domestic and international flights, bus tickets, hotels and...

Accessing government services traditionally meant visiting different offices, searching multiple websites, filling out separate forms and keeping track of several portals. The UMANG App makes many of these tasks easier by bringing a wide range of Central Government, State Government and local-body services together on one digital platform. UMANG stands for Unified Mobile Application for...

The PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN) is one of India’s major financial-support schemes for eligible landholding farmer families. Under the scheme, qualified beneficiaries receive ₹6,000 every year, transferred directly into their bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). The annual benefit is provided in three equal instalments of ₹2,000 each. The scheme is intended...

Medical treatment can become expensive, especially when a family needs hospitalization, surgery, cancer care, cardiac treatment, or another major medical procedure. The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) is designed to reduce this financial burden by providing eligible families access to cashless hospitalization benefits. Under AB PM-JAY, eligible beneficiaries can receive health...