GREEN TEXTILES, DEVELOPMENT OF CREDIT SCORE AND GREEN FUND

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has undertaken a series of initiatives aimed to promote the manufacturing, consumption and exports of green textiles in India. The details are as below: The Government is implementing Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) since 12th FYP to support new Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETP)/ upgradation of existing CETPs. 6 projects approved under the Scheme are implementing Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) te...


Coal Ministry Holds Stakeholders Consultation on Accelerating Domestic Coal Production

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Coal organized a high-level Stakeholder Consultation on "Accelerating Domestic Coal Production in Light of Policy Reforms" today, bringing together senior government leadership and key stakeholders from across the coal sector to deliberate on strategies for enhancing domestic coal production, faster mine development and operationalization for strengthening India's energy security. The occasion was graced by Union ...


NMMS App Strengthens Transparency and Efficiency in Mahatma Gandhi NREGS

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: To ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS), it was decided that States/UTs shall ensure capturing of attendance at the worksite through National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) App with two-time stamped, geo-tagged photographs of the workers in a day for all the works (except Individual Beneficiary Work) through NMMS w.e.f. 1st...


Operation of Bharat Taxi

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Bharat Taxi is a major milestone in the Government of India's ongoing efforts to strengthen the cooperative sector and promote inclusive, citizen-centric mobility solutions, in line with the vision of 'Sahkar se Samriddhi'. Registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002, Bharat Taxi was established on 6 June 2025 by 8 national level institutions working in field of cooperatives and officially launched on 5th Febr...


Women led Cooperatives

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government recognizes cooperative societies as an important instrument for inclusive and participatory economic development especially in economically weaker areas. With the establishment of a separate Ministry of Cooperation, Government aims to strengthen the cooperative movement with a special focus on farmers, women and rural development. Key initiatives to promote women-led cooperatives and cooperatives linked with Self He...


Food Processing Industry Must Align with Nutrition Security Goals

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Shri Chirag Paswan, today emphasized the need for a clear and long-term roadmap for India's food processing and nutraceutical sectors, stating that the industry must align itself with the national vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047. Addressing ASSOCHAM's "NutriBharat 2026: National Conference on the Role of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods in Strengthening Nutrition Secur...


NISE Advances Research on Solarisation of Boats Through Pilot and Field Trials

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is not implementing any scheme to support use of solar-powered boats for fishing, passenger transport and tourism. However, National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous institute under the aegis of MNRE, is conducting a study on feasibility of utilizing solar power in boats including the boats used for fishing. NISE has collaborated with the Centre for Sustainable Energy...


The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) released the 46th Monthly Report on Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) for Central Ministries/Departments performance for the month of February, 2026

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) released the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) monthly report for February, 2026, which provides a detailed analysis of types and categories of public grievances and the nature of disposal. This is the 46th report on Central Ministries/Departments published by DARPG. The progress for February, 2026 indicates 1,63,606 Grievanc...


Steps taken for Prevention and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Public Health is a State Subject and the responsibility for strengthening of healthcare system lies with respective State/UT Governments. However, Under National Health Mission (NHM), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India provides financial and technical support to States/UTs in an integrated manner for control of Vector Borne Diseases including Malaria elimination and Dengue and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) con...


"TDB-DST supports Acrannolife Genomics Private Limited, Chennai for Indigenous Manufacturing of Advanced IVD Diagnostic Kits"

India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has extended financial assistance to Acrannolife Genomics Private Limited, Chennai for the project titled "Indigenizing IVD Innovation: Establishing a State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility to Drive Scalable and Sustainable Growth of Trunome GrafAssure IVD Kits and TBFYND IVD Kits." The project focuses on establishing an advance...