India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The SHANTI Act allows joint ventures and private firms for the production, use and disposal of nuclear energy under a license from Central Government and safety authorisation from the regulatory board. The license issued will have terms and conditions that include provisions for the implementation of security, safeguards, radioactive waste disposal etc. Moreover, the Safety Authorisation include provisions for implementation of saf...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a centrally sponsored "PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" for providing financial, technical and business support for setting up of new/ upgradation of micro food processing enterprises in the country. Under the Scheme, it is aimed to assist two lakh micro food processing units with credit linked subsidy. The subsidy under this scheme ...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year No. of persons visited No. of persons provided with assistance 2024 8,029 4,593 2025 7,638 5,644 The Government has set up National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) under the Legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987 to provide free and competent legal services to the poor and marginalised sections of the society including Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) to ensure that opportunities for securing justice...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: (Values in USD million; CY 2024) Sectors Duty Range Duty Free at Entry into Force Tariff Elimination in Phases % Tariff Lines India's Exports to EU % Tariff Lines India's Exports to EU Marine Product Upto 26.0 94.4% 239.0 1.9% 673.2 Chemicals Upto 12.8 59.3% 13683.6 39.1% 354.0 Plastic/Rubber Upto 6.5 62.7% 2556.4 37.3% 109.5 Leather/Footwear Upto 17.0 100.0% 2511.4 0.0% 0.0 Textiles Upto 12.0 100...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, in a written reply to an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha today, said that during the last five years, Nelco Limited, Yotta Network Services Private Limited, OneWeb India Communications Private Limited, JIO Satellite Communications Limited, Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited, Amazon Kuiper Services India Private Limited, and...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare today organised a National Workshop on "AgriStack & AI in Agriculture: Now, Next & Beyond" at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi. The workshop, held in follow-up to the 5th Conference of Chief Secretaries, focused on translating agreed national action points into time-bound implementation for building a smart, data-driven and farmer-centric agricultural ecosystem. The workshop brought to...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: FIRST ADVANCE ESTIMATE PROJECTS REAL GDP GROWTH AND GVA GROWTH FOR FY26 TO 7.4 AND 7.3 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY POTENTIAL GROWTH FOR INDIA ESTIMATED AT AROUND 7 PER CENT, WHILE REAL GDP GROWTH FOR FY27 PROJECTED AT 6.8-7.2 PER CENT CENTRE'S REVENUE RECEIPTS ROSE TO 9.2% OF GDP IN FY25 (PA) GNPAs REACH MULTI-DECADAL LOW OF 2.2%IN SEPTEMBER 2025 55.02 CRORE BANK ACCOUNTS OPENED AS OF MARCH 2025 UNDER PMJDY, WITH 36.63 CRORE IN RURAL...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In the education space, progress in school and higher education has been at the back of enhanced quality and access through community engagement, effective assessments, improved accountability, and stronger alignment between education and skill requirements states the Economic Survey 2025-2026 tabled in Parliament today by Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman . According to the Survey, the achie...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In order to promote adoption of modern processing technology in Food Processing Sector, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) extends Grant-in-Aid to educational and research institutions including Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) recognized Research and Development (R&D) units in private sector for related demand driven R&D projects through its R&D scheme under Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY)...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Astronomers have unravelled the mystery behind an intriguing flicker that they noticed in black hole systems, using advanced computer simulations. Black holes, the most compact objects in the Universe with strong gravitation are studied indirectly by observing the electromagnetic radiation emitted by matter surrounding them. Matter falling toward a black hole due to the strong gravitation, first collects in a temporary structure c...