India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is mandated to lay down science-based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. The implementation and enforcement of the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 is a shared responsibility between the Central and State Governments.   ...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. City Name Approved Allocation under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme (Nos.) Phase I Phase II Total 1 Bengaluru 4,500 - 4,500 2 Delhi 2,800 - 2,800 3 Hyderabad 2,000 200 2,200 4 Mumbai - 1,500 1,500 5 Ahmedabad 1,000 200 1,200 6 Pune 0 1,000 1,000 7 Surat 600 - 600 Total 10,900 2,900 13,800 Sl. No. State Name City Nos. of e-buses deployed 1 Andhra Pradesh Chittoor 100 2 Bihar Patna...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Fisheries, Government of India (DoF, GoI) through its schemes, policies and programs has been taking several initiatives towards holistic development of fisheries sector, including sustainable development of aquaculture in all States/UTs including Maharashtra. Under the flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) implemented by the Department, during the last five years and the current year fishe...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In addition to the already established 07 (seven) Central Forensic Science Laboratories (CFSLs) in the country located in Chandigarh, Delhi, Kamrup (Assam), Kolkata (West Bengal), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Pune (Maharashtra), and Hyderabad (Telangana), approval has been provided for setting up of 08 new CFSLs in the country in Jammu (UT of Jammu & Kashmir), Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Kera...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S No. Financial Year Training Conducted Officers Trained 1 2022-23 280 8,496 2 2023-24 236 8,477 3 2024-25 319 10,881 4 2025-26 (till 28th February, 2026) 264 8,466 TOTAL 1,099 36,320 The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) released the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) 43rd monthly report for States/UTs for February, 2026. The said report pro...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Range for Distribution Gram Panchayats Block Panchayats District Panchayats Minimum 70% 10% 5% Maximum 85% 25% 15% Range for Distribution Gram Panchayats District Panchayats Minimum 70% 15% Maximum 85% 30% Sl. No. States 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Total Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release All...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has taken several measures to increase institutional credit flow to the agriculture sector, including to the underserved agricultural segments. Some of these measures inter-alia includes the following: NABARD has taken various steps to increase the credit flow to Agriculture sector which inter-alia include:- This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary in Ra...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In line with Government of India's vision of 'Sahkar se Samriddhi' efforts have been made by Ministry of Cooperation to strengthen the cooperative sector and promote inclusive, citizen-centric mobility solutions. Registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002, Bharat Taxi was established on 6 June 2025 by 8 national level institutions working in field of cooperatives. The salient features of the platform are : T...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: AreaSown Increase/ Sl. NormalSummerArea(DES)* FinalSummerArea2025 CorrospondingperiodofLastYear(2025) DecreaseovercorrospondingperiodofLastyear 1 Rice 31.49 33.28 26.75 27.97 -1.22 2 Pulses 23.40 27.07 2.25 1.74 0.51 a Greengram 20.44 23.49 1.33 1.09 0.23 b Blackgram 2.96 3.58 0.71 0.51 0.20 c OtherPulses 0.00 - 0.21 0.13 0.08 3 ShreeAnnacumCoarseCereals 12.08 14.06 4.14 4.41 -0.26 ...
MUMBAI, India, March 18 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Friday, March 20, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 75,000 3 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM March 23, 2026 (Monday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank's Press Release 2021-2022...