Steps taken for Testing and Surveillance of Drugs

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year No. of drugs samples tested No. of drugs samples declared Not of Standard Quality No. of drugs samples declared Spurious/ Adulterated 2020-21 84,874 2,652 263 2021-22 88,844 2,545 379 2022-23 96,713 3,053 424 2023-24 1,06,150 2,988 282 2024-25 1,16,323 3,104 245 The manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs are regulated in the country under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and...


Major Decision by the Government of India in the Interest of Farmers

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Fertilizer Stock Status (10.03.2026) Stock Status (10.03.2025) Urea 61.51 50.90 DAP 25.17 11.55 NPK 56.30 32.29 MOP 12.90 14.41 SSP 24.24 22.64 Total 180.12 131.79 The Government of India has issued the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, officially including the fertilizer sector in its priority list. To ensure that domestic fertilizer production remains unaffected, fertilizer plants have been catego...


Self reliance in APIs

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Country 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1 CHINA P RP 18646 20982 23791 25850 27032 2 U S A 1235 1215 928 737 691 3 SINGAPORE 790 1042 899 1000 917 4 ITALY 803 777 846 970 1089 5 JAPAN 547 598 755 748 650 6 GERMANY 471 560 541 873 693 7 SPAIN 534 541 641 630 704 8 BELGIUM 480 441 444 517 367 9 HONG KONG 413 427 366 606 167 10 FRANCE 355 409 46...


29th Prime Minister's Science, Technology & Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) Meeting discusses on Advanced Manufacturing Systems

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood chaired the 29th  Prime Minister's Science, Technology & Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) meeting on 10th  March 2026, at Kartavya Bhawan 3 in New Delhi to discuss the Advanced Manufacturing Systems. PM-STIAC members namely Dr. A.S. Kiran Kumar, Former Chairman, ISRO; Retd. Lt. Gen. Madhuri Kanitkar, former Deputy Chief of Integrated De...


Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries Component

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No State/UT/Institutes Fund released 1 A & N Islands 689.19 2 Andhra Pradesh 8695.54 3 Arunachal Pradesh 703.65 4 Assam 4216.40 5 Bihar 7679.97 6 Chhattisgarh 7223.71 7 Daman & Diu 248.46 8 Delhi 136.29 9 Goa 1399.88 10 Gujarat 4826.16 11 Haryana 3398.73 12 Himachal Pradesh 3511.42 13 Jammu & Kashmir 2957.27 14 Jharkhand 3889.72 15 Karnataka 16725.32 16 Kerala 23274.38 17 Laks...


e-BUS SERVICE

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: # State/UT Amount sanctioned (Rs. in Cr.) Amount Spent (Rs. in Cr.) BTM Civil Total BTM Civil Total 1 Andhra Pradesh 30.18 65.41 95.59 0 0 0 2 Assam 3.84 12.81 16.65 3.33 7.52 10.85 3 Bihar 79.25 33.21 112.46 79.25 8.3 87.55 4 Chandigarh 11.87 0.00 11.87 11.87 0 11.87 5 Chhattisgarh 30.36 20.19 50.55 25.09 6.07 31.16 6 Gujarat 35.69 40.61 76.30 19.88 9.06 28.94 7 Haryana ...


Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh interacts with Pensioners' Associations, lauds senior citizens' continued engagement in nation building:

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In an interactive meet with the representatives of various Pensioners' Associations today, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh lauded senior citizens' continued engagement in nation building. The Minister was chairing the 35th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) in New Delhi today. The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfa...


UTILISATION OF FUNDS BY PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State Allocation Release Utilization Andhra Pradesh 12,856.00 12,680.82 6,404.17 Arunachal Pradesh 1,131.00 436.40 295.26 Assam 7,857.00 7,108.76 3,724.85 Bihar 24,579.00 23,339.65 17,068.30 Chhattisgarh 7,123.00 6,514.69 6,903.87 Goa 368.00 214.59 77.72 Gujarat 15,650.00 14,367.68 11,248.14 Haryana 6,193.00 5,820.35 4,377.36 Himachal Pradesh 2,102.00 1,983.57 1,632.74 Jharkhand 8,274.00 6...


ICANN85 in Mumbai Highlights Collaboration to Strengthen a Secure and Resilient Internet

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The ICANN85 Community Forum, organized by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and hosted in collaboration with the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) under MeitY, brought global Internet stakeholders to Mumbai to discuss how to support an open, secure, inclusive, and resilient Internet across the global Internet ecosystem. The ICANN85 Community Forum is currently taking place from 7th to 12thMar...


Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal calls for stronger collaboration to position India as global leader in agricultural and processed food exports

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today called upon stakeholders from the food, agriculture and hospitality sectors to work collectively towards making India the world's largest exporter of agricultural and processed foods, highlighting the vast opportunities created by India's expanding trade agreements and the growing global demand for Indian products. Addressing the gathering at the inauguration of the 40...