Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates 'Advantage Vidarbha 2026'

India, Feb. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Envisioned by Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari Ji, Advantage Vidarbha 2026 - Khasdar Audyogik Mahotsav recorded a significant milestone on its opening day with the signing of 3 transformative MoUs. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. announced an investment of Rs.15,000 crore to establish greenfield manufacturing facilities for multi-category vehicles. Super Smelters Ltd. signed an MoU to set up an integrated steel plant in Gadchiroli with a...


Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Ladakh

India, Feb. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State / Union territory Number of JAKs currently functional Number of JAKs Closed 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 6 4 2 Andhra Pradesh 272 152 3 Arunachal Pradesh 35 3 4 Assam 176 55 5 Bihar 1058 98 6 Chandigarh 19 2 7 Chhattisgarh 345 116 8 Delhi 589 60 9 Goa 18 4 10 Gujarat 848 358 11 Haryana 474 151 12 Himachal Pradesh 74 41 13 Jammu and Kashmir 351 32 14 Jharkhand 16...


TRAI Assesses Network Quality Across Chitradurga City and Surrounding Area

India, Feb. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released its Independent Drive Test (IDT) findings for the Chitradurga, Karnataka Licensed Service Area (LSA), covering extensive city/highway routes during the month of December 2025. The drive tests, conducted under the supervision of the TRAI Regional Office, Bengaluru, were designed to capture real-world mobile network performance across diverse usage environments-urban zones, ins...


RRM to Lead the Indian Delegation to Saudi Arabia Participating in the 3rd World Defence Show 2026

India, Feb. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth will lead a high-level Indian delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in the third World Defence Show (WDS) 2026, on February 08-09 2026. WDS is expected to host more than 700 exhibitors and around 400 official delegations. The Indian delegation will comprise senior officers from the Department of Defence Production and the Armed Forces. As part of India's participation, RRM wil...


PM Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras

India, Feb. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State / Union territory District Number of JAKs opened 1 Andaman & Nicobar Nicobars 1 2 North And Middle Andaman 2 3 South Andamans 3 4 Andhra Pradesh Alluri Sitharama Raju 2 5 Anakapalli 7 6 Ananthapuramu 12 7 Annamayya 7 8 Bapatla 8 9 Chittoor 12 10 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema 8 11 East Godavari 14 12 Eluru 11 13 Guntur 22 14 Kakinada 5 15 Krishna 9 16 Kurnool 20 17 Nan...


Sale of Banned Medicines

India, Feb. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year No. of Drugs Banned 2021 NIL 2022 NIL 2023 14 for human use and 02 drugs for animal use 2024 157 for human use and 01 drug for animal use 2025 01 human use and 36 drugs for animal use As per the information provided by Department of Health & Family Welfare, number of drugs banned by Central Government under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, year wise is as follows: However, several writ petitions were filed ...


Steps taken to strengthen disease surveillance landscape under NCDC

India, Feb. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) under the Central Sector Umbrella Scheme implements National Programmes for Surveillance of Viral Hepatitis (2012), National Rabies Control Programme (2017), Programme for Prevention and Control of Leptospirosis (2013), National One Health Programme for Prevention and Control of Zoonosis (2013), Establishment & Strengthening of NCDC Branches (2015) and under the Central Sector component of ...


10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations Formed Under Central Sector FPO Scheme

India, Feb. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the Central Sector Scheme of 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs Scheme' of Government of India, 10,000 FPOs have since been formed. Out of 10,000 FPOs registered under the Scheme, 1,175 FPOs are registered with 100% women members. As of 1st January, 2026, out of total 56.32 lakh farmers registered under the Central Sector Scheme of 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs Scheme, 21.96 lakh are women farmers. This inf...


Government attaches highest importance to the matter of preventing and countering crimes against women and children including crimes of human trafficking

India, Feb. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "Police" and "Public Order" are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibility to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including investigation and prosecution of crimes related to human trafficking and sexual exploitation of victims of trafficking rests with the respective State Governments and they are competent to deal with it. The Government of India ...


Foreign Tourist Arrivals in Maharashtra More Than Double in Three Years

India, Feb. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 2022 2023 2024 1.512 3.388 3.705 The Ministry of Tourism promotes India as a holistic destination, in the global tourism generating markets, to promote various tourism products and destinations of the country. The promotion is carried out through participation in various international travel trade exhibitions, fairs and events; organization of familiarization (FAM) tours for foreign tour operators, media and influencers; organ...