Government policies and regulatory framework notified by TRAI have resulted in India having one of the lowest tariffs for subscribers of mobile services

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 empowers the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to notify the rates of telecommunication services. As per the existing tariff framework, tariff for mobile and data services is under forbearance, except for services such as national roaming, rural fixed line services, mobile number portability and leased circuits. Subject to compliance with extant regulatory provisions, ...


DRONE SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING INITIATIVES

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl.No. State Name of Institute Trade Sanctioned Seats 1 Kerala NSTI Calicut Drone Technician 24 2 Odisha NSTI Bhubaneswar Drone Technician 24 3 Punjab NSTI Ludhiana Drone Technician 24 4 Tamil Nadu NSTI Chennai Drone Technician 24 5 Telangana NSTI-Ramanthapur,Hyderabad Drone Technician 24 6 Telangana NSTI-Ramanthapur,Hyderabad Drone Pilot(Junior) 48 7 Uttar Pradesh NSTI(W) Noida Drone Technici...


DPIIT Signs MoU with a Leading Fintech Platform to Strengthen India's Startup Ecosystem

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has entered into a strategic partnership with a leading fintech platform, Razorpay, to strengthen India's startup ecosystem. The collaboration has been formalised through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at supporting startups, innovators and entrepreneurs across the country. The par...


Press Release on the 411th Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita, M.P., Rajya Sabha presented/laid on the Table its 411th Report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, in both the Houses of Parliament on the 25th March, 2026. The Committee considered and adopted the draft Report in its meeting hel...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: THE ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS OF BHARATIYA ANTRIKSH STATION

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: ISRO has worked out overall configuration of Bharatiya Antariksh Station comprising of five modules. The overall configuration has been reviewed by the National Level Review Committee. In September 2024, Union Cabinet approved development and launch of first module of Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS-01) by 2028 as part of revision in scope of Gaganyaan Programme. Overall system engineering of BAS-01 module and technology developm...


Improvement in tribal health and nutrition

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey today informed Rajya Sabha that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is the nodal ministry for implementation of health and nutrition programmes. As per information received from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, National Health Mission (NHM) provides support for improvement in health infrastructure, availability of adequate human resources in healt...


FIDF in Tamil Nadu

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl No Name of State No of private Projects No of Govt. Projects Total No. of projects approved Total Project Cost Amount eligible for interest subvention 1 Andhra Pradesh 8 0 8 211.88 124.42 2 Arunachal Pradesh 1 0 1 0.68 0.54 3 Assam 1 0 1 0.41 0.18 4 Goa 1 4 5 38.05 36.58 5 Gujarat 1 4 5 984.74 617.45 6 Himachal Pradesh 0 1 1 5.17 5.00 7 Jammu and Kashmir 3 0 3 130.21 100.78...


Governor of Maharashtra meets Prime Minister

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Jishnu Dev Varma met Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in New Delhi today. The Prime Minister's Office posted on X; "Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Jishnu Dev Varma met Prime Minister @narendramodi. @maha_governor" Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


Press Release on the 409th Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita, M.P., Rajya Sabha presented/laid on the Table its 409th Report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) of the Department of Science and Technology, in both the Houses of Parliament on the 25th March, 2026. The Committee considered and adopted the draft Report in its m...


PAIMANA PORTAL AND MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

India, March 25 -- 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 & above, and the same is being undertaken through a new web monitoring system called PAIMANA (Project Assessment Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-Building). As of January 2026, PAIMANA captured the status of 1,702 nationwide ongoing projects being...