India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has identified futuristic marine and space biotechnology as priority sectors under the BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) Policy of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). The key priority areas in space biotechnology include microgravity research, space bio manufacturing, bioastronautics and space biology.  On the other hand, DBT envisions developing a biomanufacturing ecosystem based...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles prison statistics reported to it by the States and Union Territories (UTs) and publishes the same in its annual publication "Prison Statistics India." The latest published report is of the year 2023. The specific information sought in the question is not maintained centrally. No case of remission under Article 72 of the Constitution of India, in which the Sentence Review Board of ...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed acquisition by Cube V of the road asset business (es) of DYIPL, DVIPL, DGIPL and DTEHPL. The proposed combination entails the indirect purchase by Cube Highways and Infrastructure V Pte. Ltd. (Cube V) and Others of the Dinesh Chandra Yamuna Infra Pvt. Ltd. (DYIPL) Business (from DYIPL), Dinesh Chandra Vaishnodevi Infra Pvt. Ltd (DVIPL) Business (from DVIPL), Dine...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: ANNEXURE-I As Mentioned in Reply to The Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3028 Regarding 'Press Sewa Portal' For Reply On 11.03.2026 Details of Penalty Imposed and Paid through Press Sewa Portal as on 27.02.2026 S.No. Publication State/UT Total Penalty Received Amount (Rs.) 1 Karnataka 52,74,000   2 Odisha 9,20,000 3 Tamil Nadu 44,17,000 4 Haryana 4,72,000 5 Maharashtra 99,60,000 6 West Bengal 13,87,000 7...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Department/Ministry Initiatives Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology 1. BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram is exploring the potency of the innate immune response to limit rabies virus and alongside exploring strategies to target rabies virus both from a vaccine angle and also from a therapeutic point. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science an...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Zero customs duty on the imports of goods required for nuclear power projects will result in reduction of the project cost and the unit cost of electricity generated. This will make the projects more viable. The customs duty exemption on imports of goods required for Nuclear Power Projects will make the projects more economically viable and result in reduced tariffs for the consumers. This will also enable wider private parti...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) is a unified digital initiative developed as a generic software platform designed to meet the diverse needs of all State/UT Legislative Bodies and to transform them into Digital Houses. Implementation of the project in a Legislature is governed through a Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Government of India, the concerned State Government and the respective State L...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, (CSIR-IITR) - a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has conducted three sponsored studies for the Uttar Pradesh Ground Water Department across multiple districts of Uttar Pradesh for the analysis of ground water quality and mapping:     Central Ground Water Board carries out Annual Ground Water Resource Estimation (GWRE) to ge...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Interacting with a group of 32 women parliamentarians from Ethiopia here today, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Dr. Jitendra Singh shared some of India's globally acknowledged best practices in governance and discussed India's governance model based on cooperative federalism, digital administration, an...
India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today updated Lok Sabha about district-level early warning systems for floods and cyclones are operational across vulnerable districts of the country, enabling timely alerts and improved disaster preparedness. The Minister was replying to a question ...