India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SANKALP Approved Amount (Rs.) Total Disbursement (Rs.) 10th Programme Approval Board 92,70,58,720.00 40,35,79,090.00 15th Programme Approval Board 74,91,92,510.18 75,33,69,547.00 16th Programme Approval Board 88,36,01,828.07 1,18,08,81,724.00 Total 2,55,98,53,058.25 2,33,78,30,361.00 Particular FY23-24 (Rs. in Crore) FY24-25 (Rs. in Crore) Actual Expenditure 21.02 37.44 Category Nationwide Count Training Prov...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. State/UTs Total Sanctioned EMRS Functional EMRSs 1 Andhra Pradesh 28 28 2 Arunachal Pradesh 10 5 3 Assam 17 6 4 Bihar 3 2 5 Chhattisgarh 75 75 6 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 1 1 7 Gujarat 47 44 8 Himachal Pradesh 4 4 9 Jammu & Kashmir 6 6 10 Jharkhand 91 51 11 Karnataka 12 12 12 Kerala 4 4 13 Ladakh 3 14 Madhya Pradesh 71 63 15 Maharashtra 39 37 16 Mani...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Lieutenant General VMB Krishnan has assumed the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command. He takes over from Lieutenant General RC Tiwari, who superannuated on 31 March 2026. Commissioned into the Indian Army on 11 June 1988, Lieutenant General Krishnan brings nearly four decades of rich and varied military experience to this critical theatre. His career encompasses a wide range of command, staff and ins...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has adopted advanced, state-of-the-art techniques, including high-resolution weather and climate models, satellite-based observation systems, and Artificial Intelligence-enabled forecasting tools, to improve the accuracy of monitoring and prediction of climate change and associated extreme weather events. Currently, MoES has a robust weather observation network comprising manual observatories, Automatic Weather Stati...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Border Area Development Programme (BADP) is implemented in villages/towns situated within 0-10 Kms. (crow fly aerial distance) from the first habitation at international border (IB), in 16 States & 2 UTs. The main objective of BADP is to meet the special development needs and well-being of people living in the coverage area and to provide essential infrastructure viz. infrastructure related to health, education, road, agriculture, ...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "Police" is a State subject falling in List-II (State List) of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. It is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations to implement police reform measures for improving efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of police functioning. The Union Government issues advisories from time to time to the States/UTs on matters relating to police reform...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Bharatiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) has so far introduced 78 crop varieties across 8 crops, including wheat, paddy, pulses and fodder crops, for distribution in the market. BBSSL is distributing seeds through a multi-channel network comprising its institutional business network, cooperative network of about 37,000-member societies, and direct outreach through around 480 registered dealers across the country. During FY 2...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major step towards advancing India's coal gasification roadmap, a landmark land leasing agreement was signed between Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) for the upcoming Coal to Ammonium Nitrate Project at Lakhanpur, Odisha. The signing ceremony was held in New Delhi today in the august presence of the Union Minister of Coal and Mines Shri G Kishan Reddy. The project, e...
India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Budget 2026-27 has announced the establishment of dedicated Rare Earth Corridors in the states of Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. These corridors will focus on mining, processing, research, and manufacturing thus aligning these initiatives with the national priorities of Atmanirbhar Bharat, Net Zero 2070, and Viksit Bharat @ 2047, while positioning India as a key player in global advanced materials value chai...
CUTTACK, India, April 6 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on Jan. 16 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 12508 of 2025 Subash Kumar Panda and others ... Petitioner(s) Mr. Jyotirmaya Sahoo, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha ... Opp. Party(s) Mr. P.S. Nayak, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 16.01.2026 I.A. No. 44 of 2026 This is an application seeking modification of the order dated 18.12.2025. Vide order dated 18.12.2025, petitioner nos. 1...