India, May 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Area Sown Increase/ S. Normal Summer Area (DES) Final Summer Area 2025 Corresponding period of Last Year (2025) Decrease over corresponding period of Last year 1 Rice 31.49 33.28 31.05 32.42 -1.36 2 Pulses 23.40 27.07 23.49 22.76 0.73 a Greengram 20.44 23.49 18.99 19.00 -0.01 b Blackgram 2.96 3.58 4.20 3.58 0.62 c Other Pulses 0.00 - 0.30 0.19 0.11 3 Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals 12.08 14...
India, May 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Ayush convened a crucial meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) today to deliberate on the planning and coordinated execution of activities for the International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2026. The meeting, held in New Delhi today, brought together senior officials from various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and Prominent Yoga Gurus, representatives from Yoga Institutions and Organisations. T...
India, May 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam, noting that skill, hard work, and compassion are amazing powers in our lives. He highlighted that through these, we can not only overcome every challenge but they are also helpful in achieving our goals. The Prime Minister further shared that for skilled people, no task is difficult; for hardworking people, no goal is too far; for educated people, there is no dif...
India, May 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) will organise a two-day National Workshop on the Preparation of Panchayat Development Plans (PDPs) on 4th and 5th May 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The workshop will be inaugurated in the presence of Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Shri Ashok K.K. Meena, Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Sha...
India, May 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: On the occasion of International Sun Day, 3rd May 2026, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) organised the 'Run for Sun' Marathon - a tribute to the Saur Shakti that has brought light into millions of homes and lives, and will continue to do so for generations to come. The event celebrated over 1,50,000 MW of Solar Energy installed capacity and the transformative progress under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGM...
India, May 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, inaugurated the newly constructed 100-bedded Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital at Doddaballapur, Karnataka, and remotely laid the foundation stone for a 100-bedded ESIC Hospital at Bellary, Karnataka, from Doddaballapur today. Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, the Minister of State for Ministry of Labour and Employment and Minist...
India, May 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has congratulated young scientists and engineers at GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti, the world's first OptoSAR satellite combining optical cameras and all-weather radar. In a post on X platform, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said "Congratulations to our young scientists and engineers at GalaxEye for building Mission Drishti, the wor...
India, May 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards strengthening child health services in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) 2.0 Guidelines at the recently concluded National Summit on Good Practices and Innovations in Public Healthcare Service Delivery. The RBSK 2.0 Guidelines mark a major advancement in India's flagship child health screening programme, building on over a decade ...
India, May 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a landmark step towards strengthening child health services, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the Guidance Document on Diabetes Mellitus in Children at the recently concluded National Summit on Best Practices in Public Healthcare Service Delivery. The Guidance Document establishes, for the first time, a structured and standardized national framework for the screening, diagnosis, treatment and long-term managemen...
India, May 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, in collaboration with all States/UTs and relevant Central Ministries/Departments, will observe a pan-India 'Fire Safety Week' from 4th to 10th May 2026 to raise awareness on the importance of prevention and mitigation of fire hazards across healthcare facilities in the country. The observance will be formally inaugurated tomorrow at Kartavya Bhawan-1, New Delhi, under the Chairpersonship of...