Major Railway Projects Underway in Himachal Pradesh to Strengthen Connectivity, Enhance Passenger Convenience and Promote Regional Development

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Activity Scope Status Viaduct 9.2 km  Works taken up, about 25% completed Major Bridges 1 Works taken up Minor Bridges 7 Works taken up ROBs 2 Works taken up RUBs 8 Works taken up Activity Scope Status Major Bridges 13 Works taken up, about 70% completed RUBs 40 29 completed, Works taken up in balance 11 RUBs Station Building 3 2 completed, Works taken up in balance 1 Station Building Total Expen...


Indian Railways Recently Completes Key Infrastructure Projects Spanning Over 1,900 km to Strengthen Rail Connectivity Across the Nation

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Period New track Commissioned Average commissioning of new tracks 2009-14 7,599 Km 4.2 Km/day 2014-25 34,428 Km 8.6 Km/day (more than 2 times) S. No. Name of project Length 1 Udhampur- Srinagar- Baramulla new line 272 2 Bhairabi - Sairang New Line 51 3 Deoband - Roorkee New Line 27 4 Churu - Ratangarh Doubling 43 5 Tori-Shivpur 3rd Line 44 6 Araria - Galgalia New Line 110 7 Himmatnagar - Khedbrahma G...


Prasar Bharati Ensures Copyright Protection and Monitors Digital Platforms for Infringement

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prasar Bharati holds the copyright for content produced or commissioned by it. No recent cases of copyright violation by media production houses have been reported. However, copyright infringement by individual users on intermediary platforms are regularly monitored and addressed by Prasar Bharati. No instances of sub-contracting of production work have come to the notice of Prasar Bharati. As a safeguard, provisions restricting s...


LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES CREATED UNDER NLM

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Component Number of Beneficiary Remarks 1 Scientific Production          Goatery 120 beneficiaries Total 360 beneficiaries 2 Fodder Production at Farmers land 200 beneficiaries  Total 200 beneficiaries 3 Awareness workshop on Livestock feeds & fodder for farmers and rural youth 100 number of Workshop Total 100 beneficiaries 4 Providing Goat to cluster/SHG for...


Various schemes implemented by the Ministry of Women & Child Development for nutrition, safety and welfare of women and children all over the country

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Children 7,67,90,933 Pregnant Women 57,90,373 Lactating Mothers 56,43,545 Adolescent Girls 15,61,716 For effective implementation and efficient monitoring, various schemes implemented by the Ministry of Women & Child Development for nutrition, safety and welfare of women and children all over the country, including in rural and economically weaker regions of the country, have been reviewed and clubbed into three Umbrella M...


Prime Minister congratulates Jose Antonio Kast Rist on assuming the office of the President of Chile

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi congratulated Jose Antonio Kast Rist on assuming the office of the President of Chile. Shri Modi stated that he looks forward to working closely with him to further strengthen the warm and friendly relations between India and Chile and to deepen cooperation across trade, technology and energy. "Best wishes for a successful tenure! ", Shri Modi said. The Prime Minister posted on X: "Warm con...


FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS UNDER VB-G RAM G

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The primary objective of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, is to align the rural development framework with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047 by providing an enhanced statutory wage employment guarantee of one hundred and twenty-five days in each financial year to such rural households whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work, thereby enablin...


Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone for various development works worth over Rs.4,570 crore in Kokrajhar, Assam

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for various development works in Kokrajhar, Assam via Video Conferencing. The Prime Minister stated that due to inclement weather, he was unable to visit Kokrajhar in person and expressed his sincere apologies to the gathered citizens. PM Modi remarked that he was communicating from Guwahati. Shri Modi noted that he bows to the great personalities of the land like Bodofa ...


MoHUA Organises 'AMRUT Mitra Mahotsav' Celebrating Women-Led Grassroots Leadership in Urban Water Management under AMRUT 2.0

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) today hosted the AMRUT Mitra Mahotsav, a national gathering that celebrated the leadership of women Self-Help Groups (SHGs)- AMRUT Mitra's in strengthening urban water services under AMRUT 2.0. The event was chaired at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi by Hon'ble Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal with participation of over 1000 women and 300 officials from 30 States and...


Steps taken for Reducing Maternal Mortality

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State/ UT -wise Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) over the last five years as per Sample Registration Survey (SRS) S. No. India/States SRS 2019-21 SRS 2020-22 SRS 2021-23 India 93 88 88 1 Andhra Pradesh 46 47 30 2 Assam 167 125 110 3 Bihar 100 91 104 4 Jharkhand 51 50 54 5 Gujarat 53 55 51 6 Haryana 106 89 89 7 Karnataka 63 58 68 8 Kerala 20 18 30 9 Madhya Pradesh 175 159 ...