SETTING UP OF INTERNATIONAL MARKET HUB FOR PROMOTION OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY

India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Textiles approved various schemes and programmes to encourage and promote the textile industry such as PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme for world-class industrial infrastructure; Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and Technical Textiles to boost large scale manufacturing and enhancing competitiveness; National Technical Textiles Mission for res...


Ministry of Education celebrates Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav 2025

India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, celebrated the valedictory Function of Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav (BBU) 2025 on 11th December 2025 on the occasion of National Bal Bhavan, New Delhi. The event was graced by Shri Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, along with Prof M Jagadesh Kumar, Former Chairman, University Grants Commis...


India Steps Up Shrimp Sector Support; Seafood Exports to US Remain Robust Over Five Years

India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: ITEM Years 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- FROZEN Quantity (MT): 272041 342572 275662 297571 311948 Value 2343.90 3146.71 2439.87 2342.58 2512.71 AUGUST-OCTOBER 2024 AUGUST-OCTOBER 2025* Item Name Quantity Tons Value US$ (Million) Quantity Tons Value US$ (Million) FROZEN SHRIMP 83375 673.98 55282 512.81 MPEDA operates a financial assistance scheme for the setting up of a mini laboratory in an approved ...


Government's initiatives to make Information Technology accessible to citizens residing in rural, hilly and remote areas of the country

India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. State Functional CSCs (Urban+Rural) Functional CSCs at GP level 1 Arunachal Pradesh 240 181 2 Assam 15511 14183 3 Manipur 966 794 4 Meghalaya 1166 1054 5 Mizoram 642 485 6 Nagaland 615 426 7 Sikkim 245 215 8 Tripura 1967 1585 Sl. No. State Trained Candidates 1 Arunachal Pradesh 11,615 2 Assam 23,60,195 3 Manipur 18,286 4 Meghalaya 1,06,063 5 Mizoram 23,125 6 Nagaland 8...


DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTILE PARKS UNDER PM-MITRA

India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The PM MITRA Scheme aims to develop large scale and integrated world class industrial facilities in the shape of integrated textile parks to help Indian textiles industry to build scale, reduce logistics costs and improve its competitiveness. Anchored in the 5F vision (Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign), the Scheme aims to facilitate India's textile industry to achieve global size and scale along with the creation of a...


Prime Minister Emphasises the Need to Rise Above Anger for National Harmony invoking a Sanskrit shloka

India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today shared a profound message underscoring the destructive nature of anger and the importance of inner restraint for individual wellbeing and collective progress. Quoting an ancient Sanskrit verse, the Prime Minister reflected on how anger weakens judgment, disrupts social harmony, and diminishes human potential. In a post on X, Shri Modi said: "क्रोधः &#234...


Agro Processing Clusters and Infrastructure

India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, at Kundli, Haryana and Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu which are autonomous institutes under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries have collaborated with several educational and research institutions to strengthen academic, technical, research and capacity-building initiatives in the food processing sector. NIFTEM-Thanjavur has conducted short term courses on Cold C...


Union Environment Minister chairs the 3rd General Body Meeting of the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, in New Delhi

India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav chaired the 3rd General Body (GB) Meeting of the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), as its Chairperson, in New Delhi today. Senior officials from the Ministry and members of the General Body participated in the deliberations. It was also attended by eminent scientists and experts in the field of coastal and marine research and man...


India Strengthens Cold-Chain Infrastructure to Reduce Post-Harvest Food Losses

India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Crops/ Commodities As per NABCONS study (2022) Quantity lost (million MT) Monetary loss Cereals 12.49 26000.79 Pulses 1.37 9289.21 Oil Seeds 2.11 10924.97 Fruits 7.36 29545.07 Vegetables 11.97 27459.08 Plantation Crops (including sugarcane and & Spices 30.59 16412.56 Livestock produce (milk, 3.01 29871.41 Eggs* 7363 3287.32 State Approved Completed/ No of Cold storages/ frozen storage/ CA/ MA Total C...


PLI Scheme for Food Processing Industry

India, Dec. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 170 applications have been approved under various categories of the Production Linked Incentive scheme for Food Processing Industries (PLISFPI) till Sept. 2025. The scheme has led to increase in food processing capacity of 35.00 lakh MT per annum in the Country. About 3.39 Lakhs, both Direct and Indirect employment, have been generated so far under the PLISFPI. The data on farmers benefited under the scheme is not maintained. Th...