National Integrated Policy for Fishing Community

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release:              The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing a flagship scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana" (PMMSY) to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector and welfare of fishermen in the country with an investment of Rs.20,750 crore in all States/ Union ...


1,111 Central Observers deployed for the Legislative Assembly Elections in 5 States/UTs and bye-elections

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NUMBER OF GENERAL AND POLICE OBSERVER DEPLOYED IN ONGOING GENERAL/BYE ELECTION - 2026 Name of the State/UT No. of ACs No. of General Observers deployed No. of Police Observers deployed No. of Expenditure Observers Assam 126 51 35 50 Kerala 140 51 17 40 Tamil Nadu 234 136 40 151 West Bengal 294 294 84 100 Puducherry 30 17 4 17 Bye-elections 8 8 8 8 TOTAL 832 557 188 366 deployed Disclaimer:...


Expansion of Ayush Infrastructure

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Name of State/UTs Number of IAH Andaman & Nicobar Island 1 Andhra Pradesh 2 Arunachal Pradesh 5 Assam 8 Bihar 1 Chandigarh 1 Chhattisgarh 10 Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 1 Goa 2 Gujarat 2 Haryana 1 Himachal Pradesh 3 Jammu & Kashmir 7 Jharkhand 7 Karnataka 3 Kerala 10 Lakshadweep 1 Madhya Pradesh 13 Maharashtra 14 Manipur 11 Meghalaya 3 Mizoram 2 Nagaland 7 Odisha 3 Puducherr...


Availability of generic medicines under PMBJKs

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government launched the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana scheme to make quality generic medicines available at affordable prices to all. Under the scheme, dedicated outlets known as Jan Aushadhi Kendras are opened across the country to provide medicines at rates that are about 50% to 80% cheaper than those of branded medicines. 2,110 medicines and 315 surgicals, medical consumables and devices are under the schem...


NIPER Raebareli Signs MoU with Roche Pharma India to Strengthen Pharmaceutical Education and Research

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Raebareli (NIPER Raebareli) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Roche Pharma India to foster academic collaboration and advance pharmaceutical education and research in India. The MoU was signed in the presence of Shri Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. This stra...


NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP FOR SCHEDULED CASTES

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year Beneficiaries Expenditure (Rs in crore) 2022-23 3608 134.07 2023-24 4166 199.82 2024-25 4143 209.50 The data in respect of beneficiaries and expenditure during the last three years, as given below, under the Scheme of National Fellowship for scheduled caste students reveals that the number of beneficiaries is increasing every year except a slight decrease in the year 2024-25 whereas the expenditure is co...


Celebrating the Power of Vaccines

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: # Disease Disease Description 1 Tuberculosis (severe childhood form) Bacterial infection affecting the lungs; can spread to the brain and multiple organs 2 Diphtheria Bacterial infection affecting the throat; can damage the heart and nerves 3 Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Highly contagious cough illness, dangerous for infants 4 Tetanus Bacterial infection from contaminated wounds causing muscle stiffness 5 Polio Vira...


STATUS OF OSR

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Total Participants Trained 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 1,874 2,865 5,221 2 Andhra Pradesh 6,49,156 1,65,001 3,25,643 3 Arunachal Pradesh 3,711 6,138 12,344 4 Assam 2,27,733 3,48,183 1,44,936 5 Bihar 4,04,406 1,63,809 4,35,896 6 Chhattisgarh 1,21,099 1,63,292 90,559 7 Goa 1,777 3,548 4,519 8 Gujarat 250 1,938 90,368 9 Haryana 4,859 12,431 11,909 10 Himachal...


Issue of high trade margins in essential medical devices

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) fixes ceiling prices of formulations and medical devices included in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and incorporated by the DoP in Schedule-I to the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013). Coronary stents [Bare Metal Stents (BMS) and Drug Eluting Stents ...


Government Boosts Renewable Energy Awareness Nationwide

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government implements nationwide awareness programmes on renewable energy (RE) via its websites, social media, mobile application, advertisements utilising communication media like print, outdoor, television, radio, etc. through CBC and its empanelled agencies, National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), Door darshan, All India Radio (AIR), State Nodal Agencies (SNAs), academic institutions, and national exhibitions...