India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Cabinet approved the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme on 01 July 2025 with the objective of enhancing private sector participation in research and development and strengthening financing support for high-risk, high-impact innovation, including deep-tech startups. The Scheme envisages a corpus of Rs.1 lakh crore over a period of six years and includes provisions for supporting Deep-Tech Funds of Funds. Th...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and the National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 10 February 2026 at INSA, New Delhi, to promote collaborative activities on science communication and evidence-based science policy research and strengthen evidence-based policymaking in India. The programme began with welcome remarks by Dr. Brajesh Pandey, Exec...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.N. State HH eligible Target allocated Sanctioned Completed 1 Bihar 1,085 985 985 0 2 Chhattisgarh 35,463 35,463 33,237 18,634 3 Gujarat 18,740 13,644 12,724 8,010 4 Jharkhand 37,708 36,630 36,240 9,746 5 Kerala 1,906 1,814 1,147 16 6 Madhya Pradesh 2,03,421 1,89,843 1,87,267 1,35,576 7 Maharashtra 55,787 55,277 54,130 17,193 8 Manipur 2,231 2,145 2,145 0 9 Odisha 41,138 41,...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has decided a comprehensive exercise for revision of the base year of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) to enhance their relevance, accuracy and international comparability. The proposed new base year for the GDP and IIP is 2022-23, and for CPI the proposed base year is 2024. Base year revision of GDP, CPI & I...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 1990-2022 Districts Coast Length Erosion Stable Accretion Low medium High km % km % km % Valsad 62.78 30.88 3.24 2.5 36.62 58.3 16.12 25.7 10.04 16.0 Navsari 40.88 16.18 4.6 3.86 24.64 60.3 6.66 16.3 9.58 23.4 National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) an attached office under Ministry of Earth Sciences, has carried out an updated assessment of shoreline changes along the coastal districts of V...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Scheme Name of the project/ Circuit/ Year of sanction Sanction Amount Amount released or Swadesh Darshan Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra Krishna Circuit 2016-17 77.39 76.74 (U) Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Development of Adventure Tourism Hub at Tikkar Taal and Adventure Park Panchkula 2024-25 26.68 2.67 (A) Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Rejuvenation of Yadavindra Garden Panch...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the expansion of the definition of 'family' for the purpose of allotment of Government Accommodation to Service Officers. The revised definition includes parents, dependent siblings, and legally adopted children, in addition to the existing coverage of spouse & dependent children/step-children. The expanded definition is expected to benefit all Service Officers, including Single Women O...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, shared an article on how carbon capture can power India's next steel revolution, written by Union Minister Shri HD Kumaraswamy. "Union Minister Shri HD Kumaraswamy writes how our guided efforts towards Net Zero 2070 commitment, strategic investments, hydrogen initiatives and a lot more shall drive growth, global competitiveness and lead the road to a Viksit Bharat!", Shri Modi stated. In a r...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. State / Union territory OFC laid during the last three financial years (from Total OFC laid (as of 31.12.2025), in route kilometers 1 Andaman and Nicobar 390 1,544 2 Andhra Pradesh 81,307 2,51,753 3 Arunachal Pradesh 2,627 9,913 4 Assam 27,523 93,234 5 Bihar 17,210 1,29,992 6 Chandigarh 2,073 24,763 7 Chhattisgarh 18,399 1,18,793 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 217 1,3...
India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Name of Ministry Activity Mission Target (2023-2026) Sanction details Physical Achievements M/o Rural Development Provision of pucca houses 4.90 lakh houses 473939 houses 250374 houses completed Connecting roads 8000 km road 7316.62 km road 1196 Km road completed M/o Health and Family Welfare Mobile Medical Units 1000 MMU (750 MMUs sufficient to cover all) 750 MMUs 750 MMUs operationalized M/o Jal Shakti Piped W...