India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, an   AI-based pilot was conducted in collaboration with the Development Innovation Lab-India on agriculturally relevant local monsoon onset forecasts across parts of 13 states in India for Kharif 2025. An open-source blended model was used, including NeuralGCM, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts' (ECMWF) Artificial Intelligence Forecasting System (...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said that the government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has accorded the highest priority to farmers' income and security through a series of measures, including promoting profitable alternative crops in place of harmful crops like tobacco, ensuring historic procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP), introducing ...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sector Trained under PMKVY 4.0 Construction 66,982 Telecom 1,27,106 Healthcare 1,16,776 Career and Education Counsellor 4,150 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is implemented by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), since 2015 for imparting skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth ac...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Name of the Project State District Project Cost GoI Grant Released Status 1 Balotra Water Pollution Control Treatment & Reverse Osmosis Private Ltd Rajasthan Barmer 131.89 62.45 Nearing Completion 2 Jasol Water Pollution Control Treatment & Reverse Osmosis Private Limited Rajasthan Barmer 38.5 14.43 Nearing Completion 3 Sanganer Enviro Project Development Rajasthan Jaipur 159 37.5 Under Implementa...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Defence Industries Conclave (NDIC) 2026, organised by the Department of Defence Production (DDP) on the theme 'Advanced Manufacturing Technologies', will be held at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on March 19-20, 2026. The two-day event will be inaugurated by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh. The conclave aims to strengthen the integration of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to India's defence manufacturing ecosy...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is implementing the (i) Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) with the primary objective of strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutes (PRIs) by way of capacity building and training of the elected representatives and the functionaries of the PRIs, (ii) Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP), a Central Components of RGSA scheme to encourage competitive spirit among Panch...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), under the Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, held the inaugural opening ceremony of the Capacity Building Program for Tribal Homestay Owners at Kautilya Hall, Hotel Samrat, New Delhi. The initiative marks an important step toward promoting community-based tourism while strengthening the professional hospitality skills of tribal homestay opera...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Name of State/UTs Number of FFPOs formed 1 Madhya Pradesh 107 2 Jharkhand 28 3 Odisha 30 4 Uttar Pradesh 75 5 Maharashtra 196 6 Jammu & Kashmir 2 7 Himachal Pradesh 18 8 Ladakh 1 9 Chhattisgarh 56 10 Gujarat 95 11 Daman and Diu 2 12 Bihar 48 13 Manipur 148 14 Meghalaya 9 15 Assam 176 16 Mizoram 18 17 Tripura 122 18 Telangana 245 19 Andhra Pradesh 176 20 Tamil Nadu ...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "In our community, nature itself is like a deity. Before beginning activities like harvesting, we first offer prayers and express gratitude to the earth and the forest." "I feel very happy that through my paintings I can help protect and carry forward the Gond Pardhan tradition. Each painting reflects the cultural identity of my people." "For tribal communities, nature itself is like a form of worship. If we respect and protect ...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had constituted a Working Group on Digital Lending including lending through Online Platforms and Mobile Apps. Based on its recommendations, RBI has issued regulatory guidelines on digital lending, which aims at firming up the regulatory framework for digital lending, including loans through mobile apps, while enhancing customer protection and making digital lending ecosystem safe and sound.  All ...