India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Working relentlessly towards the development of National Highway infrastructure in the country, NHAI, during the Financial Year 2025-26, constructed 5,313 km of National Highways, which is about 15% higher than the target of 4,640 km for the year. Also, the capital expenditure by NHAI in Financial Year 2025-26 for the development of National Highway infrastructure was at Rs. 2,44,362 crore. The capital expenditure for the Financia...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Replying to an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha today the Union Minister of State Shri. Durgadas Uikey said that the Government has undertaken significant steps for expansion of the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) Scheme to provide quality education to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students, particularly in remote and underserved tribal dominated areas. In the Union Budget 2018-19, the Government of India decided to establish Ekla...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Hon'ble Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Smt. Raksha Khadse, today visited Raipur as part of the ongoing Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026, describing the atmosphere as one of energy, hope, and transformation. She commended the SAI team for their efforts in organising the event, and noted that the response from athletes, the local community, and the people of the region had been overwhelmingly positive. With over 2...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: FY2021-22 Odisha Ganjam 3999755 341450 Tamil Nadu Kanyakumari 772866 63536 Kerala Kollam 771189 137528 FY2022-23 Odisha Ganjam 4354899 367493 Tamil Nadu Kanyakumari 682256 54366 Kerala Kollam 897025 151242 FY2023-24 Odisha Ganjam 6017990 375402 Financial State District Raw Sand Production (tonne) Total Heavy Minerals (tonne) Tamil Nadu Kanyakumari 916175 60784 Kerala Kollam 1182251 145655 ...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 'Innovate2Educate' challenge under the first season of Create in India Challenge (CIC) was aimed at encouraging innovation by creatively intertwining education and technology. The challenge was focused on designing and development of handheld learning devices by students, startups and innovators.  The challenge framework encouraged participants to design solutions that are innovative and accessible, including for children...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 No. of Beneficiaries Funds Allocated/ No. of Beneficiaries Funds Allocated/ No. of Beneficiaries Funds Allocated/ No. of Beneficiaries Funds Allocated/ 849 3,91,66,800 4828 6,92,55,000 4000 3,03,43,800 3415 7,83,18,498 Utilized Utilized Utilized Utilized (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) The details of schemes, fellowships, capacity-building programmes and other initiatives implemen...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In line with the Budget announcement 2026, conditional customs duty concessions have been notified on clearance of goods manufactured in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) to improve capacity utilisation of manufacturing units impacted by global trade disruptions. The measure is expected to benefit approximately 1,200 SEZ manufacturing units by enabling economies of scale, reducing costs and enhancing r...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Particulars Wireless* Wireline Total Broadband Subscribers (Million) 1013.03 46.02 1059.05 Urban Telephone Subscribers (Million) 730.75 42.91 773.66 Net Addition in February 2026 (Million) 5.08 0.32 5.40 Monthly Growth Rate 0.70% 0.75% 0.70% Rural Telephone Subscribers (Million) 542.56 5.08 547.65  Net Addition in February 2026 (Million) 1.89 0.01 1.90  Monthly Growth Rate 0.35% 0.28% 0.35% ...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a virtual meeting today with the agriculture ministers of the states to review the progress of farmer ID, fertiliser availability, and various agricultural schemes. During the meeting, the Union Minister stated that farmer ID is an important medium to connect farmers with their land, crops, livestock, and fisheries. So far, ...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: With the objective to further strengthen ties with countries of the Southeast Asian region, India's Act East Policy seeks to promote economic cooperation, cultural ties and developing strategic relationships with countries in the Indo-Pacific region. The 'Act East Policy' recognizes connectivity, in its broadest sense, as the key for growth and prosperity of the region that includes physical, digital, economic, and people-to-people...