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 nine members of a family including three children and a 70-year-old woman died and three others sustained injures in a fire that broke out in a four-story building in Palam area of South-West Delhi on 18th March 2026. Reportedly, the Fire Brigade teams' hydraulic crane developed some technical snag resulting in delayed rescue op...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The PM-KISAN scheme is a central sector scheme launched in February 2019 by the Prime Minister to supplement the financial needs of cultivable land-holding farmers. Under the scheme, a financial benefit of Rs. 6,000/- per year is transferred in three equal instalments, into the Aadhaar seeded bank accounts of farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. The Government of India has disbursed over Rs. 4.27 lakh Cr. in 22 inst...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The State Governments are responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and for prosecuting the criminals through their law enforcement agencies. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on Crimes, received from States/Union Territories, in its publication "Crime ...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "Panchayat", being "Local Government", is a State subject and part of the State List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Panchayats are set up and operate through the respective State Panchayati Raj Acts, which may vary from State to State, subject to the provisions of the Constitution. The performance and development of the Panchayats depend on the extent of powers and resources devolved to them by the States co...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per information provided by Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), a total number of 29 units from the pharmaceutical sector have been granted registration under New Central Sector Scheme (NCSS) 2021 for Industrial Development of UT of J&K. Of these, 24 units have commenced their operations. A total of Rs. 31.76 Crores as an incentives under NCSS, 2021 have been disbursed during FY 2025-26. Under Produ...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 100 districts under Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya,Krishi Yojana (DDKY) have been identified on the basis of three key indicators of low crop productivity, low cropping intensity, and less agricultural credit disbursement. The DDKY scheme aims to enhance agricultural productivity, increase adoption of crop diversification and sustainable agricultural practices, augment post-harvest storage at the panchayat and block levels, impr...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: New Delhi, March 24, 2026: A high-value consignment of granulated blast furnace slag along with TMT bars reached Pandu iGuwahati via the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route, highlighting the growing efficiency of inland waterways. Shipped by Tata Steel Ltd., Kolkata, for Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Guwahati, the cargo comprised 23,980 bags weighing around 1,199 MT, along with 300 MT of TMT bars. It was transported via Tug MV Trishul along w...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: An International Workshop on Peer Learning on Voluntary National Reviews and National Sustainable Development Goals Implementation Pathways is being held on 24 to 25 March 2026 in New Delhi. The workshop is co-organised by NITI Aayog, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) under the framework of the Indo German Part...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A total of 129 projects worth Rs. 9,053.56 crore have been sanctioned with funding of Rs. 3,346 crore by Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) under Sagarmala scheme. Of these, 78 projects, involving a cost of Rs. 5,356.89 crore with funding of Rs. 1,801.10 crore by MoPSW have been successfully completed. A third party impact evaluation of the Sagarmala scheme has been done by the National Productivity Council (NPC). ...
India, March 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year No. of drugs samples tested No. of drugs samples declared Not of Standard Quality No. of drugs samples declared Spurious/ Adulterated 2020-21 84,874 2,652 263 2021-22 88,844 2,545 379 2022-23 96,713 3,053 424 2023-24 1,06,150 2,988 282 2024-25 1,16,323 3,104 245 Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have taken the following regulatory me...