India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Mumbai, 18 March  2026 Shri Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, visited the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) at NFDC Complex, Mumbai, today, to review the institute's growth trajectory and expansion plans. The review meeting chaired by Shri Jaju was attended by all the board members and industry representatives. Shri Jaju held detailed discussions with the institute's leadership...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government is committed to ensuring a safe, responsible and accountable online gaming ecosystem in the country. In this context, the Government has enacted the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 ("Gaming Act") with the objective of promoting innovation in e-sports and online social games and prohibiting online money games. The Gaming Act comprehensively prohibits all forms of online money games, whether invol...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:         As per information uploaded by the respective State on Bharat Pashudhan portal, the vaccination coverage achieved under Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) in Odisha, during 2025-26 is 543.35 lakh for FMD, 11.35 lakh for Brucellosis, 11.35 lakh for PPR and 1.91 lakh for CSF. Further, in Mayurbhanj district, vaccination coverage is 10.57 lakh for FMD, 726 for Brucellosis...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 19 PACS have become defunct in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Out of these, liquidation orders have been issued in respect of 15 PACS and Liquidators have been appointed. Of these 15 PACS, 2 PACS have been recommended for revival. Further, action in respect of the remaining 4 defunct PACS could not be taken due to a court case. The Government has launched the Central Project for Computerization of PACS, in 2022. Government of India...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Zonal Railway Length of fencing provided (in Fencing Km) Central 966 Eastern 754 East Central 730 East Coast 533 Northern 736 North Central 2721 North Eastern 613 Northeast Frontier 153 North Western 1539 Southern 827 South Central 2326 South Eastern 209 South East Central 365 South Western 255 Western 2257 West Central 1415 Total 16398 Safety of train operations is accorded top priority on Indi...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: On this special occasion, I am deeply grateful for the opportunity you have given me to express my feelings. Honourable Chairman, Within this House, discussions take place on numerous subjects, and everyone contributes in very important ways. There are sweet and sour experiences as well. But when such an occasion arises, naturally we rise above party lines and a common sentiment emerges within all of us-that our colleagues are n...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the 'Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31' with an outlay of Rs.2584.60 crore for installation of Small Hydro Power (SHP) Projects of an approximate capacity of 1500 MW. The scheme will support small hydro projects (between 1-25 MW capacity) to come up in different states and will especially benefit hilly ...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister today highlighted a featured article by Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal Khattar regarding the evolution of India's energy sector. The Prime Minister noted that Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal Khattar reflects on how India is powering a robust energy ecosystem and shaping a sustainable atmosphere for future needs as well. The Prime Minister encouraged readers to engage with the piece to get an exact idea of Indi...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Aadhaar is the world's largest biometric identity system maintained by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) with approximately 134 crore live Aadhaar holders. It has completed more than 17,000 crore authentication transactions. Aadhaar authentication service of UIDAI: UIDAI provides Aadhaar authentication service to authorized entities using which an individual's Aadhaar number and related identity information are ve...
India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:  Reaffirming India's commitment to collaborative maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region, the second edition of Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR commenced on 16 Mar 2026. The Indian Navy assumed the chair of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) in Feb 2026. Therefore, this Edition includes participation from 16 IONS nations of the Indian Ocean Region(IOR). The initiative builds on India's long-standing maritime coopera...