India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SI No. States Fund Sanctioned F/Y (2025-26) (Rs. In crores) 1 Telangana 7.24 2 North East states 24.69 3 Gujarat 7.25 Initiatives Telangana North East Gujarat Small Cluster Development Programme sanctioned 26 123 3 No. of weavers imparted Skill upgradation training 1,916 7,035 1,320 Marketing events organized 20 298 0 Producer Companies formed 36 30 3 No. of weavers enrolled under PMJJBY/PMSBY 52,1...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. State Name Number of Generated Farmer ID (as on 19.03.2026) 1 Andhra Pradesh 49,32,802 2 Assam 12,78,378 3 Bihar 46,94,398 4 Chhattisgarh 32,86,170 5 Gujarat 60,20,891 6 Haryana 11,34,650 7 Himachal Pradesh 5,80,030 8 Karnataka 60,75,905 9 Kerala 22,50,877 10 Madhya Pradesh 1,04,30,155 11 Maharashtra 1,31,81,173 12 Odisha 14,70,707 13 Punjab 75,681 14 Rajasthan 83,39,049 15 Tamil...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated in the Lok Sabha today that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Central Government is committed to ensuring that farmers receive a fair price for their produce in every situation, and no effort will be spared at any level to rescue the 'annadatta' (food providers) from crisis. He said that the NDA gover...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India is organizing an All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for the Rapid Survey of Functional Cooperatives (RSFC) at Scope, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on March 25, 2026. This survey will be conducted for a period of six months starting from April 2026. The AIWOT is a preparatory training programme prior to the launch of the field...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. States/UTs Handloom Clusters financially assisted Handloom Marketing Events financially assisted East Zone 1 Arunachal Pradesh 22 33 2 Assam 29 103 3 Bihar 19 17 4 Jharkhand 2 6 5 Manipur 34 52 6 Meghalaya 3 - 7 Mizoram 18 37 8 Nagaland 4 56 9 Odisha 5 22 10 Sikkim 1 22 11 Tripura 12 31 12 West Bengal 13 15 Total East Zone 162 394 West Zone 13 Chhattisgarh 5 6 14 ...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: On the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the Union Ministry of Ayush in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology marked a significant milestone in integrative healthcare with the formal announcement of a collaborative clinical study titled "Clinical Study on Ayurveda as an Adjunct Therapy for Tuberculosis". The joint announcement was made by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon'ble Minist...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No State Name No. of SHGs 1 Andhra Pradesh 96 2 Assam 9 3 Bihar 5 4 Chhattisgarh 12 5 Gujarat 18 6 Haryana 22 7 Himachal Pradesh 4 8 Jharkhand 1 9 Karnataka 82 10 Kerala 2 11 Madhya Pradesh 34 12 Maharashtra 30 13 Odisha 12 14 Punjab 23 15 Rajasthan 19 16 Tamil Nadu 17 17 Telangana 72 18 Uttar Pradesh 32 19 Uttarakhand 3 20 West Bengal 7 Grand Total 500 Government ...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India, through the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has notified the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution (Through Laying, Building, Operation and Expansion of Pipelines and Other Facilities) Order, 2026 under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The Order provides a streamlined and time-bound framework for laying and expanding pipelines across the country, addressing delays in approvals and acce...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Continuing the momentum of Phase 2 of Delhi Yuva Connect, over 850 students across key institutions participated in the Viksit Bharat Yuva Connect Programme on 24th March 2026, engaging in meaningful dialogue on nation-building and the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047. The outreach today was conducted across three prominent institutions including Delhi Technological University (DTU), Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that three sanitation workers died after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a septic tank at a private hospital in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh on 17th March 2026. Reportedly, the relatives of the victims alleged that neither the hospital management nor the private contractor provided them safety gear. The Commission has observe...