PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ADOPTION OF NUCLEAR AGRICULURAL TECHNOLOGIES

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: DAE has taken multiple measures to promote the adoption of nuclear agricultural technologies in collaboration with State Agricultural Universities and Research Institutions to enhance farmer's income and food security of the nation. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) a constituent unit of DAE, has been collaborating with several State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) through Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for nuclear agricul...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: INVOLVEMENT OF STUDENT RESEARCHERS

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Satellite/Payload Institution Involved 1. Aazadisat 1 Satellite SpaceKidz India, Chennai 2. Aazadisat 2 Satellite SpaceKidz India, Chennai 3. StarberrySense on POEM-2 of PSLV-C55 Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru 4. ARIS on POEM-2 of PSLV-C55 Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology, Thiruvananthpuram 5. PiLOT on POEM-2 of PSLV-C55 Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology, Thiruvanant...


Implementation of Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. District Name State Name Number of Adi Sahyogis registered Number of Adi Saathis registered 1 Keonjhar Odisha 2592 3633 2 Balod Chhattisgarh 309 2328 3 Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 1692 135 4 Kondagaon Chhattisgarh 1605 4584 5 Kanker Chhattisgarh Not registered on the portal 1340 6 Palghar Maharashtra 4899 5247 Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that...


FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT IS SUBJECTED TO RULES; NO HON'BLE MEMBER IN THE HOUSE POSSESSES ANY PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK OUTSIDE THE FRAMEWORK OF THESE RULES: LOK SABHA SPEAKER

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla today emphasized that freedom of speech in Parliament is guaranteed, but it is subject to the Constitution and to the rules and standing orders regulating the procedure of Parliament. He said that detailed guidelines exist under the rules regarding how Members should conduct themselves while speaking in the House. In regard to the references made to Article 105 of the Constitution regarding fre...


Livelihood Issues among Scheduled Tribes

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: PLFS Survey period Unemployment Rate (in percent) 2019-20 3.4 2020-21 2.7 2021-22 2.4 2022-23 1.8 2023-24 1.9 Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that as per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the estimate of unemployment rate among Schedule Tribes (STs), at the all-India level including Kerala, for the ...


Pucca Houses for ST Families under PM-JUGA

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Name of the state Sanctioned houses Completed houses ANDHRA PRADESH 1 1402 ARUNACHAL PRADESH* 0 780 ASSAM 54610 69747 BIHAR 17 222 CHHATTISGARH 309603 180431 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI * 0 1767 DAMAN AND DIU* 0 10 GUJARAT 73427 72378 HIMACHAL PRADESH 2345 1115 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 21 18912 JHARKHAND 55160 5301 KARNATAKA 11565 2110 KERALA 756 122 MADHYA PRADESH 298037 118322 MAHARASHTRA 335939...


NSIC implements various schemes that greatly benefit MSMEs & entrepreneurs in Andhra Pradesh

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Years Single Point Registration Scheme Global MSME Mart -B2B Raw Material Assistance Scheme Raw Material Distribut- ion scheme Bank Tie-up Scheme Bill Discounting Scheme 2022-23 186 72 83 4 2 - 2023-24 159 102 81 6 2 1 2024-25 144 96 82 2 2 1 2025-26 117 191 78 6 7 1 Years Raw Material Assistance Scheme Raw Material Distribution scheme Bank Tie-up Scheme Bill Discounting Scheme 2022-23 2614...


Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) achieves significant gains in implementing Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY) in Maharashtra

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year Honey Mission Kumbhar Sashaktikaran Programme Agro Based and Food Processing Hand Made Paper & Fiber Industry Leather Product Industry WCI (Agarbatti) RENTI Service 2020-21 4 49 5 - - - - - 2021-22 7 11 8 - 3 13 1 - 2022-23 4 4 - - 8 3 2 1 2023-24 8 31 3 2 5 1 3 3 2024-25 11 45 10 4 3 - 4 6 Year Honey Mission Kumbhar Sashaktikaran Programme Agro Based and Food Processin...


Indian Railways Deploys Advance AI & Machine Learning Devices to Enhance Safety and its Operational Efficiency by Adopting Smart Monitoring

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Technological improvement in Indian Railways (IR) is a continuous process. Some major technologies deployed/piloted over IR are as follows: Rail Tech Policy: Further, to support the development of cost-effective, implementable and scalable solutions, including those based on AI and data-driven technologies, a new policy called the Rail Tech Policy has been adopted on 26.02.2026 by IR and a portal (https://railtech.indianrailways....


INCLUSION OF GANGOTA CASTE OF BIHAR IN ST LIST

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that the Government of India on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002 and 14.9.2022) has laid down the modalities for deciding the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications in Orders specifying Scheduled Tribes lists. As per the modalities, only those proposals which have been recommended and justified by the concerned State G...