INDIAN NAVY'S OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION OF MARITIME STRENGTH MARKS NAVY DAY 2025 AT SHANGUMUGHAM BEACH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Navy displayed its operational prowess and maritime capabilities through a spectacular 'Operational Demonstration' at Shangumugham beach, Thiruvananthapuram on 03 Dec 2025. The mega event brought alive the Navy's formidable combat capabilities, technological excellence, and operational readiness, while reflecting the nation's growing maritime strength and self-reliance. The Hon'ble President was hosted by Adm Dinesh K Tri...


LAND EROSION ALONG BANKS OF GANGA RIVER IN BIHAR

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per information received from State Government of Bihar, villages in Manihari, Burari and Kursela blocks in Katihar district along river Ganga, are affected by soil erosion caused due to floods. Morphological study of Ganga River has been carried out by IIT Roorkee using remote sensing technique. This study plays an important role in understanding the nature of rivers in a comprehensive manner and provide assessment of decadal b...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DEEP SEA EXPLORATION FOR MINERALS, OIL AND NATURAL GAS

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the Deep Ocean Mission (DOM), two verticals entitled 'Technological Advancements for Deep-Sea Mining and Crewed Submersibles' and "Deep Ocean Survey & Exploration" focuses on the deep-sea exploration related activities. The deep seabed minerals exploration is done following signed contract with the International Seabed Authority. At present, the Government of India has three contracts with the International Seabed Authority (I...


Progress of Agro Processing Clusters under PMKSY

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr.No. Name of the Project Implementation/Execution Agency (PIA/PEA) Type of investment partner District State No. of units approved by the Ministry Date of approval Project cost (In Cr.) Grant Approved (in Cr.) Total Grant released (in Cr.) Private Investment Status Total Employment Expected/ Generated Farmers benefitted/ expected to be benefitted 1 M/s Ramansinghs Global Food Park Partnership Eluru Andhra Pradesh...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: WEATHER FORECASTS BY REGIONAL METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE (RMC) KOLKATA

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The level of accuracy of weather forecasts issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Kolkata over the past three years for different severe weather events such as heavy rainfall, heat wave, thunderstorm and dense fog at district and city levels for the State during last 3-years of 2022-2024 in terms of percentage correct are 84%, 95%, 62% and 90%, respectively against their national averages of 85%, 97%, 88% and 70%. Diff...


Passport Verification Record Now Available on DigiLocker for Citizens' Ease and Security

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has announced a major enhancement to citizen services through the enablement of the Passport Verification Record (PVR) on the DigiLocker platform. DigiLocker is a secure, cloud-based platform under the Digital India programme that enables issuance, storage, shar...


AIR MARSHAL YALLA UMESH, AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF, MAINTENANCE COMMAND VISITS BASE REPAIR DEPOT TUGHLAKABAD

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Air Marshal Yalla Umesh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command, visited Base Repair Depot, Tughlakabad on 04 December 2025. He was accompanied by Mrs Sreevalli, President, Air Force Families Welfare Association (Regional). They were received by Air Commodore DN Sahu, Air Officer Commanding. Air Force Station Tughlakabad and Mrs Preeti Sahu, President AFFWA (Local). On arrival, the Air Marshal was presented with a Gua...


6.38 LAKH VILLAGES IDENTIFIED UNDER MERA GAON MERI DHAROHAR PROGRAMME FOR CULTURAL MAPPING

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The number of villages identified under Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD) Programme for cultural mapping across the country is 6,38,365, out of which, the data of 6,23,449 villages has been uploaded on MGMD Portal so far. As part of its documentation activities, MGMD, covers a wide range of cultural elements, both tangible and intangible, including oral traditions, beliefs, customs, historical significance, art forms, heritage sites, ...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: LAUNCH OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC SATELLITES

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Number of Satellites launched January, 2004 to December, 2013 January, 2014 to November, 2025 Foreign Satellites 31 398 Domestic Satellites 23 56 India has launched the following number of foreign and domestic satellites in the last 20 years: M/s. New Space India Limited (NSIL), a commercial arm of ISRO got incorporated in the year 2019, and total revenue generated by NSIL through Launch Service (From FY 2019-20 till FY 20...


Post Offices as Logistics Organisations

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Posts has undertaken several initiatives to transform into a major public logistics organization and strengthen its parcel services nationwide. Key measures include modernizing the parcel processing and delivery ecosystem to improve speed, reliability, and customer experience through standardized systems across the country. Last-mile delivery has been enhanced with Nodal Delivery Centres for mechanized and dedicate...