DPIIT Signs MoU with a Leading Fintech Platform to Strengthen India's Startup Ecosystem

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has entered into a strategic partnership with a leading fintech platform, Razorpay, to strengthen India's startup ecosystem. The collaboration has been formalised through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at supporting startups, innovators and entrepreneurs across the country. The par...


Press Release on the 411th Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita, M.P., Rajya Sabha presented/laid on the Table its 411th Report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, in both the Houses of Parliament on the 25th March, 2026. The Committee considered and adopted the draft Report in its meeting hel...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: THE ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS OF BHARATIYA ANTRIKSH STATION

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: ISRO has worked out overall configuration of Bharatiya Antariksh Station comprising of five modules. The overall configuration has been reviewed by the National Level Review Committee. In September 2024, Union Cabinet approved development and launch of first module of Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS-01) by 2028 as part of revision in scope of Gaganyaan Programme. Overall system engineering of BAS-01 module and technology developm...


Improvement in tribal health and nutrition

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 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is the nodal ministry for implementation of health and nutrition programmes. As per information received from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, National Health Mission (NHM) provides support for improvement in health infrastructure, availability of adequate human resources in healt...


FIDF in Tamil Nadu

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl No Name of State No of private Projects No of Govt. Projects Total No. of projects approved Total Project Cost Amount eligible for interest subvention 1 Andhra Pradesh 8 0 8 211.88 124.42 2 Arunachal Pradesh 1 0 1 0.68 0.54 3 Assam 1 0 1 0.41 0.18 4 Goa 1 4 5 38.05 36.58 5 Gujarat 1 4 5 984.74 617.45 6 Himachal Pradesh 0 1 1 5.17 5.00 7 Jammu and Kashmir 3 0 3 130.21 100.78...


Governor of Maharashtra meets Prime Minister

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Jishnu Dev Varma met Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in New Delhi today. The Prime Minister's Office posted on X; "Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Jishnu Dev Varma met Prime Minister @narendramodi. @maha_governor" Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


Press Release on the 409th Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita, M.P., Rajya Sabha presented/laid on the Table its 409th Report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) of the Department of Science and Technology, in both the Houses of Parliament on the 25th March, 2026. The Committee considered and adopted the draft Report in its m...


PAIMANA PORTAL AND MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is mandated to monitor the status of Ongoing Central Sector Infrastructure Projects costing Rs. 150 crore & above, and the same is being undertaken through a new web monitoring system called PAIMANA (Project Assessment Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-Building). As of January 2026, PAIMANA captured the status of 1,702 nationwide ongoing projects being...


OPERATIONAL STATUS OF GARIMA GREHS

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No State/UT Name of the Community Based Organisation/ Non-Government Organisation 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 1 Andhra Pradesh Sarvodaya Women Welfare Society 0 0 0 25 25 2 Assam NEWARD 0 0 0 25 25 3 Bihar Dostana Safar 19 20 2 43 25 4 Chhattisgarh MitwaSankalpSamiti 47 47 25 35 40 5 Delhi Mitr Trust 92 16 20 25 25 6 Gujarat Lakshya Trust 60 19 5 23 23 7 Karn...


Indian Railways Approves Projects worth Rs.1,236 Crore to Upgrade Communication and Kavach System

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Railways has approved a comprehensive set of projects worth approximately Rs.1,236 crore aimed at significantly upgrading its communication backbone and expanding the Kavach automatic train protection system across multiple zones. These approvals cover three separate proposals. Two are focused on optical fibre and ground wire infrastructure on Central and Western Railways, and one on deployment of Kavach on high-utilisation...