India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. State/UT Project Name Sanctioned Year Sanctioned Cost 1 Bihar Development of Ambika Bhawani Temple, Saran March 2025 13.29 2 Karnataka Development of Renuka Yallama Devi temple March 2025 18.37 3 Karnataka Development of Basic Amenities at Papnash Temple, Bidar dist. March 2025 22.25 4 Mizoram Development of Basic Amenities under PRASHAD scheme in Vangchhia, Champhai District March 2025 5.47 5 Puducherr...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Minister of State (Independent Charge), for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Education, Government of India, Shri Jayant Chaudhary, today handed over appointment letters to selected candidates at the Amroha Kaushal Mahotsav, underscoring the Government's sustained focus on linking skilling with employment at the grassroots level. The Kaushal Mahotsav, organised by Ministry of Skill Development and E...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sagarmala is a central sector scheme of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways to promote port-led development in the country. Under this scheme, the ministry provides financial assistance to the projects under 5 pillars, namely port modernization, port connectivity, port-led industrialization, coastal community development, and coastal shipping & inland water transport. Since the inception of the scheme, 6 projects of cons...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) categorically clarifies that reports suggesting that the investigation into the Air India Flight AI-171 accident has been finalised are incorrect and speculative. The investigation is still in progress. No final conclusions have been reached. The AAIB conducts investigations strictly in accordance with the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2025, and India'...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today urged medtech startups to look beyond the domestic market, leverage India's expanding trade agreements covering nearly 70% of global GDP, and scale affordable innovations to serve both India and the world. Addressing the Pfizer INDovation Startup Showcase Programme in New Delhi, the Minister emphasized that affordable, scalable medical technology can help reach the re...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Government has sanctioned and released the 2nd installment of Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) Untied Grants for FY 2025-26 to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)/Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to further empower grassroots governance and enable need-based local development. Under this tranche, Bihar has received Rs. 80,240.00 lakhs (Rs. 802.40 crores) bene...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India has achieved a historic milestone in the realm of social protection coverage, recording one of the most significant expansions globally. According to the latest data from the International Labour Organization (ILO), India's social security coverage has increased from 19% in 2015 to 64.3% in 2025. To ensure social security coverage of organized sector workers, the following schemes are being implemented by the Employees' Prov...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Year Allocation Expenditure 1. 2022-23 392.71 391.93 2. 2023-24 443.53 443.53 3. 2024-25 313.43 313.04 SI. Name of Project Name of client/ Department Detail of the Project (Salient Feature of the Project) 1. HRIDAY-Heritage Development projects in Gaya, Warangal and Varanasi National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA, MoHUA, GoI) Preparation of City Heritage Plans, monitoring and supervision of restora...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Name of Monument Locality District State 1. Nicholson Statue and its platform, and the surrounding gardens, paths and enclosure wall Outside the Kashmiri Gate, Delhi Delhi Delhi (NCT) 2. Kos Minar No.13 Village Mujessar Gurugram Haryana 3. Kos Minar Shahabad Karnal Haryana 4. Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun Bachhaun Satna Madhya Pradesh 5. Bara Khamba Cemetery Imperial City, Delhi Delhi Delh...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The steps taken by the Government to accelerate port-based development under PM GatiShakti include mapping of 26 data layers along with relevant attributes of all the operational ports across the country on the Geographic Information System (GIS) based PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) Portal. This enables integrated planning of infrastructure, technology intervention, policy reform and identification of critical road a...