India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Development and promotion of tourist destinations and products, including medical tourism is undertaken by the respective State Government/Union Territory (UT) Administration. The Ministry promotes various tourism products of the country, including medical & Wellness tourism through various initiatives. ​ To facilitate the visit of foreign nationals to come to India for medical treatment, the Government of India has extended...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Progressive Area Sown Increase (+)/ Decrease (-) over corresponding period 2024-25 1 Wheat 312.35 328.04 334.17 328.04 6.13 2 Rice 42.93 44.73 45.00 44.73 0.27 3 Pulses 140.42 134.08 139.55 134.52 5.03 a Gram 100.99 91.22 96.20 91.22 4.98 b Lentil 15.13 16.99 18.12 17.66 0.45 c Fieldpea 6.50 - 7.92 8.27 -0.35 d Kulthi 1.98 - 1.98 2.41 -0.43 e Urdbean 6.16 6.18 6.06 5.67 0.39 ...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The data on Employment and Unemployment is collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) which is conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. The survey period is July to June every year. As per the latest available Annual PLFS Reports, the estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR) on usual status for age 15 years and above has increased from 46.8% in 2017-18 to 58.2% in 2023-24,...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Jal Shakti launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019 as a time-bound, mission-mode water conservation campaign in 256 water- stressed districts of the country. The Hon'ble Prime Minister launched "Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain" (JSA: CTR) in 2021 with the tagline "Catch the Rain - Where it Falls When it Falls". The JSA: CTR 2025 was launched with the theme "Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari: Jan Jagrukta Ki Or" emph...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India in partnership with States/UTs is implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to provide functional tap water connections to every rural household (at 55 lpcd, BIS:10500 standard). Progress has been substantial: starting from 3.24 crore (16.71%) connections in August 2019, the number has surged to over 15.79 crore (81.57%) households as of January 29, 2026, providing water supply to the majority of rural India....
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched e-Shram portal (eshram.gov.in) on 26th August, 2021 for the creation of a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW). The e-Shram portal registers the unorganised workers and provides them a Universal Account Number (UAN) on a self-declaration basis. As on 26th January 2026, over 31.48 crore unorganised workers have already been registered on eShram portal. In keepi...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Smart Laboratory for Clean Rivers (SLCR) has been set up under the Green Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark to bring global solutions on current challenges in the field of clean river water, conduct collaborative research and development to fit in real environment through Living lab approach and creation of platform between Government authorities, academic institutions and technology providers for knowledge sharing ...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of the Union Budget announcement for the year 2017-18, the Ministry of Tourism launched the Incredible India 2.0 campaign. The campaign represented a shift from a generic promotional approach to a more focused, market-specific and theme-based strategy for the promotion of tourism in the country. Under this initiative, India's diverse tourism destinations and products, including those in the State of Rajasthan, are promoted ...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The development and promotion of tourism, including adventure tourism, enhancing safety and convenience at adventure tourism sites is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. In order to position India as a preferred global destination for Adventure Tourism, Ministry of Tourism has formulated National Strategy for Adventure Tourism. The Strategy focuses on developing adventure destinati...
India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is mandated to monitor the status of Ongoing Central Sector Infrastructure Projects costing Rs. 150 crore and above. MoSPI has developed a new web monitoring system called PAIMANA (Project Assessment Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-Building) which was officially launched on 25th September, 2025; replacing the erstwhile OCMS-2006 (Online Computerized Mon...