India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) initiative is a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare aimed at reducing the financial burden on patients suffering from cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and other critical ailments. AMRIT pharmacies operate under a Company Owned, Company Operated (COCO) model, managed by HLL Lifecare Limited, a Government of India Enterprise. The monitoring, rev...
India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SN State/UT Number of Micro Enterprises 1 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 18 2 Andhra Pradesh 8651 3 Arunachal Pradesh 149 4 Assam 5194 5 Bihar 28648 6 Chandigarh 5 7 Chhattisgarh 1442 8 Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 12 9 Delhi 378 10 Goa 141 11 Gujarat 1217 12 Haryana 1737 13 Himachal Pradesh 2628 14 Jammu And Kashmir 2121 15 Jharkhand 4665 16 Karnataka 8402 17 Kerala 84...
India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 has subsumed Anganwadi services, Poshan Abhiyaan and Scheme for Adolescent girls under its umbrella to strengthen and accelerate improvements in nutrition. It is a Centrally Sponsored Mission being implemented in all States and UTs. Responsibility for implementation of various activities of the Mission lies with the States and UTs. The status of nutrition among children (under 6 years of ag...
India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Central Government gives highest priority to ensuring safety and security of women and has taken several legislative and policy interventions. Keeping this in view, the Government has enacted "The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013" (PoSH Act) which aims to provide protection to women against sexual harassment at workplace and for the prevention and redressal of complaints...
India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) has crossed Rs.20,000 crore in Gross Premium for the FY 2025-2026. The development signifies growing trust of policyholders, intermediaries, and stakeholders in OICL in particular and public sector insurance institutions as a whole. The achievement aligns with the broader objective of the Government to promote financial inclusion (Insurance for All by 2047) and ensure wider access to r...
India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes data on crimes, including crimes against women, in its publication "Crime in India", which provides detailed State-wise and category-wise statistics is available on the NCRB's official website (https://ncrb.gov.in). The latest report of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), provides data for the period 2019-2021, which reveals that the percentage of ever-married wo...
India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Kamlesh Paswan, Minister of State, Ministry of Rural Development, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, highlighted the significant role of Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) in empowering rural youth through skill development and entrepreneurship promotion Nationwide Network Promoting Self-Employment RSETIs have emerged as key institutions with a wide national outreach, providing free residential training ...
India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government is actively engaged with all stakeholders, including exporters, Export Promotion Councils and industry, including those in Tamil Nadu, to assess and address the impact of evolving global trade developments. In this context, India and the United States (U.S.) announced a trade arrangement on 02 February 2026, followed by a Joint Statement on 07 February 2026. Subsequently, the 25% additional ad valorem tariffs impose...
India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 2023 has strengthened the legal framework to deter film piracy. Section 6AA and 6AB of Cinematograph Act prohibit unauthorized recording and transmission of films. Section 7 (1A) provides that if any person contravenes the provisions of Section 6AA or Section 6AB, they shall be punishable with a minimum 3 months imprisonment and fine of Rs. 3 lakh, which can be extended up to 3 years imprisonment and...
India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has implemented Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes across 14 sectors to enhance domestic manufacturing, attract investment, promote exports and generate employment in the country. As on 31st December, 2025, the schemes have attracted cumulative investments of over Rs.2.16 lakh crore, generated cumulative production/sales of over Rs.20.41 lakh crore and exports of over Rs.8.3 lakh crore, while creating employm...