India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Snapshot: Overall LFPR remained unchanged at 55.9% in February, 2026 Rural Female labour force participation witnessed a modest rise in February, 2026 The overall female workforce recorded a modest rise in February, 2026 and stood at 33.4% Urban Unemployment Rate (UR) declined to 6.6% in February, 2026 Overall female Unemployment Rate (UR) recorded a fall to 5.1% in February, 2026 At the all-India level, the monthly estimate...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year Amount disbursed 2022-23 213.76 2023-24 218.36 2024-25 201.67 (Rs. In Cr.) The Ministry of Culture administers Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana (KSVY), a Central Sector scheme consisting various scheme components, for providing financial assistance to organizations / artists engaged in various forms of performing arts including traditional & folk arts across the country. The brief of these schemes is given at An...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the National Quantum Mission, approval has been granted for establishing quantum teaching facilities/laboratories in 23 academic institutions across India in several states while 100 more are under consideration, to support advanced research and training in emerging quantum technologies. This was disclosed here today during the joint monthly meeting of Secretaries of Science Ministries and Departments, held under the chairm...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the loss of lives due to a fire mishap at a hospital in Cuttack, Odisha. Shri Modi also wished speedy recovery for those injured in the mishap. The Prime Minister announced an ex-gratia from PMNRF of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs. 50,000 for those injured.  The Prime Minister posted on X: "The mishap at a hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, is deeply pain...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Around 8,200 years ago, a drop in temperature in Canada at one end of the globe triggered a decline in the intensity of the Indian Summer Monsoons, scientists have found. The "8.2 ka cooling event" is the largest climatic excursion of the Holocene from the perspective of Greenland temperature change. Greenland temperature dropped by 3 ºC, and methane declined by 80 ppbv, which suggest an important change in the hydrologic cy...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Index Numbers and Annual Rate of Inflation (Y-o-Y in %) * All Commodities/Major Groups Weight (%) Dec-25 (F) Jan-26 (P) Feb-26 (P) Index Inflation Index Inflation Index Inflation All Commodities 100.00 157.2 0.96 157.8 1.81 158.2 2.13 I. Primary Articles 22.62 194.2 0.21 193.9 2.21 192.9 3.27 II. Fuel & Power 13.15 148.3 -2.31 145.9 -4.01 147.6 -3.78 III. Manufactured Products 64.23 145.9 2.0...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India has approved the revision of commission rates payable to Arthiyas and cooperative societies engaged in procurement of wheat and paddy on behalf of the Government, effective from the Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2026-27 onwards. As per the existing guidelines governing procurement operations, commission is payable to societies, cooperatives, sub-agents and Arthiyas undertaking procurement of wheat and paddy ...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Crop residue burning has been identified as one of the significant factors in North India, particularly in Delhi NCR region, which aggravates the air quality index in the region during winter season after harvest of the preceding crop for sowing the next crop. The major steps taken by the Government to discourage and mitigate the practice of crop residue burning include the following: Under this scheme, 50% financial assistance ...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice headed by Shri Brij, MP, Rajya Sabha, presented its One Hundred Sixtieth Report on the Demands for Grants (2026-27) of the Department of Personnel and Training (Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions) to Rajya Sabha on 16th March, 2026 and laid it on the Table of Lok Sabha on 16th March, 2026.  While examini...