From Regional Flavours to Food Innovation: Entrepreneurial Stories from AAHAR 2026

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Reflecting on her journey, Ms. Sangidoma recalls that her business started on a very small scale. "After receiving the loan, I could invest in machinery and expand my production. The scheme has opened new opportunities for entrepreneurs like me, especially women with fewer financial resources." "Our products are unique to Sikkim. People in big cities are very curious to try them and appreciate the authentic taste." "Hand-pluckin...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MISSION MAUSAM

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under Mission Mausam, the High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems of the Ministry of Earth Sciences were inaugurated on 26 September 2024 by the Hon'ble Prime Minister at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune and the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, Noida. The systems, named "ARKA" (computing capacity of 11.77 petaflops) and "ARUNIKA" (8.24 petaflops), along with a dedicated 1.9 petaflops AI/ML s...


EMRSs IN UTTAR PRADESH

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. District Block/ Taluka Name of the School Functioning Status Building Construction Status 1 Bahraich Mihinpurwa EMRS Bojhiya Functional Completed 2 Kheri Palia EMRS Saunaha Functional Completed 3 Lalitpur Bar EMRS Lalitpur Non- Functional Completed 4 Sonbhadra Chopan (Kun) EMRS Piparkhand Functional Completed Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that...


Policy for promoting fish farming in upstream dam and reservoir areas

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Fisheries (DoF), Government of India (GoI) has taken various steps to promote fisheries and aquaculture in the upstream dam and reservoir areas under schemes and programmes as it is one of the important source of fish production in the country. In order to harness these untapped resources, the DoF, GoI in consultation with all States and UTs and stakeholders has formulated a Model Guidelines for Reservoir Fisheri...


Doubling of fishermen's income through PMMSY

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:  The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana to address critical gaps in fish production and productivity, quality, technology, post-harvest infrastructure and management, modernisation and strengthening of value chain, traceability, establishing a robust fisheries management framework and fishers‟ welfare. The scheme is contribut...


MoEFCC Organizes 2-day Workshop to Address Challenge of Elephant-train Collisions

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Project Elephant Division of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India, organized a two-day national workshop on "Policy Implementation for Minimizing Elephant Mortalities on Railway Tracks" at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, on 10-11 March 2026. The event brought together 40 participants, including senior representatives from MoEFCC'...


International Solar Alliance Reflects Power of Global Partnership: Union Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi on ISA Foundation Day

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Joshi, highlighted the growing global momentum behind solar energy and the role of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in accelerating the clean energy transition across the world. Addressing the ISA Foundation Day celebrations in New Delhi on 11th March, the Minister said that the Alliance reflects the power of shared vision and global partnership in advancing sustainabl...


IMPLEMENTATION OF TRIBAL WELFARE SCHEMES IN HINGOLI, MAHARASHTRA

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr No Name of Ministry Intervention / Activity Mission Target Progress Details Remark Sanctions Physical Completion 1 M/o Rural Development Provision of pucca houses 54,405 houses 54,217 houses sanctioned 18,334 houses completed 36,071 In Progress. Connecting roads 27 Roads 50.14 Km Roads sanctioned - All 27 Road works are in progress. 2 M/o Health and Family Welfare Mobile Medical Units 87 MMU (2862 PVTG...


Adi Sanskriti Digital Learning Platform

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 beta version of "Adi Sanskriti" a digital platform for tribal artforms and heritage was launched on 10th September 2025. 'Adi Sanskriti' has been renamed as 'TribeX' and includes the following components: In reference to tribal communities of Jharkhand, digital courses on Sohrai and Dohkra have been developed which includes video based inst...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY IN J&K

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department collaborates with the State Governments for assessment of their public delivery portals for the depth and efficiency under the biennial study of National e- Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA). The public service portals are assessed on parameters such as Accessibility, Content Availability, Ease of Use, Information Security & Privacy, End Service Delivery, Integrated Service Delivery and Status & Request Tracking, ...