India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Pharmaceuticals, under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in association with the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), is set to host the 9th PharmaMed 2026 on 27th March 2026 in New Delhi. The one-day conference will bring together key stakeholders from across the pharmaceutical ecosystem for a high-level dialogue on the future of India's pharma sector. It seeks to address critical priorities in...
India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Directorate General of Training under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has restructured and rationalized all qualifications under the Craftsmen Training Scheme in alignment with the National Education Policy 2020. A mandatory provision of 150 hours of On-the-Job Training (OJT)/Group Project has been incorporated as part of CTS courses in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) from the academic session 2022...
India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr. No. Startup Name Area of Work 1 PrivaSapien Technologies Responsible AI with privacy engineering and privacy-enhancing technologies 2 CoRover.ai Conversational Gen AI platform for contextual, domain-specific human-like responses 3 Staqu Technologies (Jarvis) AI-powered audio-video analytics for surveillance, security, and governance 4 SatSure Analytics Earth Observation using satellite imagery and AI for decision...
India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Public Investment in R&D (Rs. Crore) 63974.55 71969.15 82250.19 87813.47 80992.83 % share of GDP 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 Year 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 NCSTC 38.68 52.60 86.54 52.63 35.67 INSPIRE-MANAK 51.55 56.10 51.50 53.72 58.29 The Government of India has outlined broad national goals for scientific innovation and technology development ...
India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of certain shares in Shriram Finance Limited (Target) by MUFG Bank Ltd. (Acquirer). The Acquirer is a banking institution based in Japan. It is wholly owned and controlled by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., which is a financial services and holding company incorporated in Tokyo, Japan. In India, the Acquirer provides: corporate banking loans; deposit accounts;...
India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports headed by Shri Digvijaya Singh, M.P., Rajya Sabha presented the 377th Report on Demands for Grants 2026-27 pertaining to the Ministry of Women and Child Development to the Rajya Sabha on 25th March, 2025. The said Report was also laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 25th March, 2025.  The Parliamentary panel scrutinized the va...
India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: CHAIRMAN: Hon'ble Members, I refer with profound sorrow to the passing away of Shriman Datta Meghe Ji, a former Member of this House, on the 22nd of March, 2026, at the age of 89 years. He served as a Member of the Rajya Sabha from April, 2002 to April, 2008. Born on the 11th of November, 1936, at Paunar in Wardha District of Maharashtra, Shriman Datta Meghe Ji started his legislative career as a Member of Mah...
India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Non-AC coaches (general and sleeper) ~62,000 ~70% AC coaches ~27,000 ~30% Total coaches ~89,000 100% Year No. of Passengers 2020-21 99 Cr (Covid year) 2021-22 275 Cr (Covid year) 2022-23 553 Cr 2023-24 609 Cr 2024-25 651 Cr         Non-AC seats ~ 54 lakhs ~ 78% AC seats ~ 15 lakhs ~ 22% Total ~ 69 lakhs 100% Year No.  of trips 2023-24 ~40,500 2024-25 ~85,40...
India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey today informed Rajya Sabha that the legal framework for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is provided through Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, Schedule VIl of the Act and Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014. Every CSR mandated company having net worth of Rs. 500 crore or more or turnover of Rs. 1000 crore or more or net profit of Rs. 5 crore or more durin...
India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey today informed Rajya Sabha that the Living Roots Festival was scheduled to be held from 13th to 15th March 2026 at Bikaner House and India Gate, New Delhi. However, the event could not be held as the same was cancelled. The Ministry is organizing Business Conclave, a conference-oriented programme that will run concurrently with the Bharat Tribe Fest, to focus on p...