India, with its 1.4 billion population, holds the key to 'Green World' transition; Green Infrastructure to drive future growth, says Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 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 today said that India, with its 1.4 billion population, holds the key to "Green World" transition. In other words, India stands at a decisive stage in the global transition towards a green future and is well placed to play a leading role in shaping i...


Bharat Tribes Fest 2026 to commence in New Delhi on 18 March

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED)alongwithMinistry of Tribal Affairs, Government of Indiais organizing Bharat Tribes Fest 2026from 18 to 30 March 2026 at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi, bringing together tribal artisans, entrepreneurs and cultural performers from across the country. The fest will be inaugurated by Shri JualOram, Hon'ble Union Minister for Tribal Affairs in the august presence of Shr...


DECODING EVOLUTION OF THE LADAKH MAGMATIC ARC IN NW HIMALAYA DOCUMENTING FORMATION OF THE RANGE

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Scientists have decoded the evolution of the Ladakh Magmatic Arc in the NW Himalaya, that acts as a around 130-million-year, record of plate tectonics that document the subduction, maturation, and collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates. Millions of years before the Himalaya became the tallest mountains on Earth, the region that is now called Ladakh lay above an ocean called the Neo-Tethys Ocean. Below that ancient sea, ...


Update on Progress of AB-PMJAY and ABDM

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) provides health coverage of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to 12 crore families constituting bottom 40% of India's population. Additionally, in March 2024, approximately 37 lakh families of Accredited Social Health Activists, Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers were included under the scheme. The scheme was further exp...


Affordable medicines and regulation of private hospitals

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prices of drugs are regulated as per the provisions of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order 2013 (DPCO, 2013) across the country. As per extant provisions of DPCO 2013, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) fixes the ceiling prices of formulations specified in Schedule-I to DPCO, 2013 and retail prices of new drugs as defined in para 2(1)(u) of DPCO, 2013.  Further, in case of non-scheduled formulations, manufactur...


Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Signed Reform-Linked MoUs under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a landmark step towards strengthening rural drinking water governance, Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 were signed with the States of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, marking the formal launch of reform-linked implementation under the extended phase of the Mission which was approved by the union cabinet on 10th March 2026. The MoU with the State of Rajasthan was signed in forenoon, in the pre...


NSAP Expands Social Security Net as Record Allocation Boosts Rural Employment and Welfare

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Release (Rs. in crore) 9652.00 9491.11 9652.00 STATE FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 Bihar 134126.33 147310.6 139068.46 Jharkhand 40920.91 27658.89 32478.8 Madhya Pradesh 101039.78 82790.75 88977.39 Uttar Pradesh 183517.67 139301.47 194738.35 National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) caters to 3.09 crore BPL beneficiaries with scheme-wise ceiling/cap on the numb...


Strengthening PACS and Dairy Cooperatives

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Category Bhiwani Mahendergarh Total PACS 32 23 PACS doing Day end on ePACS software 32 23 E PACS only 32 23 Handholding to PACS 32 23 Transactions as on date 1,81,590 1,01,325 As per National Cooperative Database (NCD) database, the number of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) functioning in Bhiwani and Mahendergarh districts are 32 and 23 respectively. PACS in the Bhiwani and Mahendergarh districts ha...


WORKERS UNDER NAMASTE

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Name of State Validated Sewer and Septic Tank Workers 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 60 2 Andhra Pradesh 4018 3 Arunachal Pradesh 86 4 Assam 462 5 Bihar 3462 6 Chandigarh 253 7 Chhattisgarh 1465 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 116 9 Delhi 3649 10 Goa 250 11 Gujarat 7634 12 Haryana 2677 13 Himachal Pradesh 428 14 Jammu and  Kashmir 725 15 Jharkhand 1115 16 Karnat...


HANDLOOM GOODS

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No Country 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1 U S A 58.12 40.71 39.18 2 United Arab Emirates 12.72 15.37 21.33 3 Netherland 5.61 5.68 8.72 4 France 7.20 6.21 7.82 5 U K 11.86 8.70 7.76 6 Spain 12.49 8.85 6.57 7 Italy 8.87 5.72 4.56 8 Greece 4.87 4.24 4.29 9 Germany 5.95 4.32 4.11 10 Australia 7.95 4.39 3.63 11 South Africa 4.21 3.58 3.34 12 Canada 2.70 2.36 2.38 13 Brazil ...