India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. State/UT 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-24* 2024-25* 2025-2026* (as on 04.02.2026) Nos. of Orgs Amount Nos. of Orgs Amount Nos. of Orgs Amount Nos. of Orgs authorized Amount Nos. of Orgs authorized Amount Nos. of Orgs authorized Amount 1 Andaman & Nicobar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.22 2 Andhra Pradesh 2 4.18 2 5.52 6 16.42 16 40.38 12 35.07 8 37.28 3 Arunachal Pradesh 1 ...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has taken the following steps with regards to the Competition Law reforms and amendments in the country. During the calendar year 2025, the Competition Commission of India ('CCI') registered 54 matters relating to anti-competitive practices/ antitrust and received 149 merger (M&A) filings. The Commission passed final orders in 38 antitrust cases and disposed of 146 merger notices. To operationaliz...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Everyday Actions, Lasting Change When Habit Carries the Mission Forward References Cleanliness and sanitation are foundational to public health, dignity, and the quality of life. From the way waste is handled in neighbourhoods to how shared spaces are respected, these practices influence how communities function and grow. Over the years, the Swachh Bharat Mission has played a key role in bringing sanitation to the forefront of na...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per Sections 20A and 20B of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958(AMASR Act), a uniform 100-meter Prohibited Area and 200-meter Regulated Area have been prescribed around all protected monuments and protected areas (sites). Section 20E of the AMASR Act provide provision for framing Heritage Bye-laws for each protected monument and protected area (sites) to prescribe rational and context-specific he...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Name of the Programme Total Target Total Trained Faculty Development Programme (FDP) 75 75 Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme (EAP) 1200 1,110 Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) 600 302 State Name of the Programme FDP EAP EDP Assam 9 64 * Meghalaya 8 161 * Mizoram 10 244 * Uttar Pradesh 31 491 254 Telangana 17 150 48 Total 75 1,110 302 (Total trained) The Ministry of Skill Develo...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the President of the Republic of Seychelles Dr. Patrick Herminie is on a State Visit to India from 5 to 10 February 2026. President Herminie's State Visit coming around 100 days after his inauguration signals the shared commitment of India and Seychelles to strengthen, expand and deepen our longstanding and multifaceted bilateral partnership. The State Visit has added significance ...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that 807 people went missing in the national capital during the first two weeks of January 2026, as per the Delhi Police data. They include 191 minors and 616 adults. The Police has traced 235 people and 572 remain untraced so far. The Commission has observed that the contents of news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has entered into Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Goa State Pharmacy Council (GSPC), Quality Council of India (QCI), and HLL Infra Tech Services Limited (HITES), to strengthen drug safety, quality assurance, and capacity-building initiatives in the country. The MoU between IPC and GSPC...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Yotta Data Services, India's leading sovereign cloud infrastructure and platform services provider, today announced the successful deployment of BHASHINI's end-to-end sovereign AI cloud transformation on Yotta's Government Community Cloud (GCC) and Shakti Cloud. The key milestone closely aligns with IndiaAI Mission objectives and represents a major step forward in India's journey towards self-reliant and scalable AI capabilities. Wi...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The five-day Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) for a delegation from the Ministry of Health, Government of Sri Lanka, formally commenced today at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi. Hosted by the Department of Health Research (DHR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, the workshop aims to develop a strategic pathway for...