India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu graced an event to commemorate the five billion meals of Akshaya Patra Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre today (March 17, 2026). Speaking on the occasion, the President said that serving five billion meals in advancement of educational objectives is the remarkable achievement of Akshaya Patra Foundation. The theme of this event, 'From a Well-Nourished and Well-Educated Indi...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No State Cities Sanctioned Buses 1 Gujarat Surat 600 Ahemdabad                        1,200 2 Karnataka Bengaluru 4,500 3 Maharashtra Mumbai 1,500 Pune 1,000 4 Telangana Hyderabad 2,200 5 Delhi Delhi 2,800 A Total (PM E-DRIVE) 13,800 S.No. State Cities Sanctioned Buses 1 Andhra Pradesh...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release:             The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, with effect from financial year 2018-19 is implementing Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs 7522.48 crore with the objective of creating and strengthening fisheries and aquaculture infrastructure in the country.  FIDF int...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: With the support of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a think tank, has estimated that cumulative waste from existing and projected solar capacity installations in India could reach around 600 kilo-tonnes by 2030. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India has notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. These rules also cover environm...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Cooperative societies registered under the provisions of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 function as autonomous cooperative organisations and accountable to their members. The multi-State cooperative societies are required to function as per the provisions of Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 and rules framed there under read with approved bye-laws of the Society which includes the roles and powers...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India is the world's largest producer of coconuts contributing to 30.37% of the Global coconut production. Globally, coconut cultivation covers nearly 12390 thousand hectares, of which India accounts for approximately 2165.20 thousand hectares. The country produces around 21373.62 million nuts annually. The average productivity stands at around 9871 nuts per hectare, reflecting the crop's significant contribution to agricultural o...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SL State/UT 2021 2022 2023 1 Andhra Pradesh 1875 2341 2341 2 Arunachal Pradesh 47 14 24 3 Assam 4846 1733 909 4 Bihar 1413 1621 4450 5 Chhattisgarh 352 439 473 6 Goa 36 90 86 7 Gujarat 1536 1417 1995 8 Haryana 622 681 751 9 Himachal Pradesh 70 77 127 10 Jharkhand 953 967 1079 11 Karnataka 8136 12556 21889 12 Kerala 626 773 3295 13 Madhya Pradesh 589 826 685 14 ...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Ayush has developed digital platforms such as the Ayush Hospital Management Information System (AHMIS) under Ayush Grid to digitize inventories and track the availability of medicines in Ayush facilities by doctors and pharmacists. Under National Ayush Mission (NAM), State/UT Governments are being supported  for implementation of  Behavior Change Communication (BCC) and Information, Education, and Commun...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), under Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, successfully organised its Third Regional Consultative Workshop for the Central Zone in Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday, 17th March 2026. The workshop was organised in collaboration with the Government of Madhya Pradesh and State adoption Resource Agency (SARA) at Ravindra Bhawan, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The event was gr...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl.No. Name of States/UT Total number of activities conducted upto 28th February, 2026 1. Arunachal Pradesh 2971 2. Himachal Pradesh 1019 3. Ladakh (UT) 2221 4. Sikkim 534 5. Uttarakhand 1885 States No of Roads and LSBs sanctioned Road length Projects cost No ofvillages Arunachal Pradesh 105 roads+         27 LSBs 1022 2361.82 125 Sikkim 3 roads+8 LSBs 19 96.33...