India, May 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Product Domestic production after crisis Import reached on Indian Ports after crisis Urea 46.28 12.51 DAP 6.20 0.76 NPKs 15.57 3.79 SSP 8.73 0 MOP 0 2.88 Total 76.78 19.94 India's fertilizer security remains strong and stable with the government ensuring availability consistently exceeds requirements across all major categories. In a significant boost to the upcoming Kharif 2026 season, the Department of Agricul...
India, May 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 seeks to transform the rural employment framework by aligning wage employment with sustainable development and the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047. The Act enhances the statutory employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days in every financial year for all rural households. The framework prioritizes water security, rural infrastructure, livelihood assets, and d...
India, May 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Viksit Bharat-G RAM G Act, 2025, is a rural employment and development legislation aimed at aligning rural development with the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047 by providing a statutory guarantee of 125 days of unskilled wage employment to rural households and promoting the creation of productive rural assets. The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G (विकसि...
India, May 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) - NITI Aayog successfully organized the Regional AIM SUMVAAD, Central India Edition today at Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT) Indore, Madhya Pradesh bringing together key stakeholders from government, industry, academia, incubators, startups, and the wider innovation ecosystem. The convening aimed at strengthening the State - Centre collaboration and to build a robust incubator netwo...
India, May 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat emphasised that while the Central Government will continue to extend support for tourism infrastructure and destination development, States/UTs must also actively contribute through integrated planning, destination management, ease of doing business, sustainability and stakeholder participation to realise the shared vision of world-class tourism destinations. He presided over ...
India, May 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Kolkata, 11th May 2026 The evolution of India's jute sector has entered a decisive new phase with the implementation of the Jute Crop Information System (JCIS), a technology-led initiative that brings together satellite intelligence, weather analytics, and field-level inputs into a unified framework for crop monitoring. At the centre of this transition stands the National Jute Board (NJB), whose institutional leadership and field-l...
India, May 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Dr. Ashok Kumar Panda has assumed charge as Chairman & Managing Director of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on 09 May, 2026. Prior to this, he served as Director (Finance) of the Company and also held the additional charge of Director (Commercial) for about nine months during this period. Dr. Panda began his journey with SAIL as a Management Trainee (Technical) in 1992 after completing his B.E. in Electrical Engineering. Ov...
India, May 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Snapshots: Female LFPR remained broadly unchanged, recording 34.7% in January-March, 2026. Urban WPR for persons of age 15 years and above remained stable at 46.9% in January-March, 2026. Urban UR for persons of age 15 years and above showed declining trend. In rural areas, share of regular wage/salaried workers witnessed a modest rise during January-March, 2026. Share of rural employment in both secondary and tertiary sector r...
India, May 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that independent India's major share of technological transformation has happened in the last one decade due to decisive policy reforms, strong political support for science and technology, enhanced research freedom and increased participation of th...
India, May 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Marking a major milestone in India's rural development journey, the Government of India on 11 May 2026 notified the implementation of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G] Act, 2025, to be rolled out nationwide from 1 July 2026. With the coming into force of the VB-G RAM G Act, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 shall stand repealed from the same ...