India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 on 27th January 2026 in the Official Gazette, superseding the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The rules shall come into effect from April 1, 2026. The revised rules integrate the principles of circular economy and extended producer responsibility, with a specific focus on efficient waste segregation and m...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards sustainable and circular infrastructure development, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) today organised a Technology Transfer Event for its innovative technology titled "Bio-Bitumen from Lignocellulosic Biomass - From Farm Residue to Roads" for large-scale industry adoption in New Delhi. The event was attended by Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Union Minister of State...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Astronomers from the Raman Research Institute (RRI) probed a rare signal from a bright X-ray source, which is repeating - though not at a neat, fixed rate - to reveal that its wobbling accretion disk may be leading to interesting physics. Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) feature a compact object - which includes the universe's most dense and extreme objects, such as black holes and neutron stars - pulling in or accreting materi...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on 31st March 2026. At around 10 AM, Prime Minister will inaugurate the Samrat Samprati Museum in Gandhinagar. He will also address the gathering on the occasion. At around 12:45 PM, Prime Minister will inaugurate the Kaynes Semicon Plant at Sanand, Ahmedabad and also address a public gathering. Thereafter, Prime Minister will travel to Vav-Tharad where, at around 4 PM, he will...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A new technology for the reuse of spent graphite recovered from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries could convert battery waste into a high-value functional material that improves fuel cell efficiency. With the rapid growth of lithium-ion batteries and fuel cell technologies, managing battery waste and the need for cost-effective, durable fuel cell catalysts are critical challenges. Scientists have been exploring whether recycled ...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A National Conclave on the theme of "Implementation Pathways for National Cooperation Policy 2025 and the Way Forward" was organised today at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi to expedite the operationalisation of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of "Sahkar Se Samriddhi" and reinforcing the efforts towards strengthening the cooperative sector as a key engine of national development under the leadership of Hon'ble Union Mi...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Culture promotes Indian Arts and Culture globally for strengthening cultural ties with foreign countries through signing of Cultural Agreements, Cultural Exchange Programme, Memorandum of Understanding on Cultural Cooperation etc., Organization and participation in multilateral Cultural fora like G20, BRICS, SCO, SAARC etc. This Ministry also administered Global Engagement Scheme under which Festivals of India abroad a...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Naxalism is the product of Left-wing ideology Naxalism did not spread because of poverty; rather, poverty spread because of Naxalism Communist Party was not formed to oppose injustice, but to oppose our parliamentary system Days of those who indulge in Naxalite violence are now over Root cause of Naxalism is not lack of development but Left-wing ideology, which was accepted by the leader of then ruling party to win the Preside...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Area Sown Increase/ S. Normal Summer Area (DES) Final Corresponding Decrease over corresponding period of Last year 1 Rice 31.49 33.28 28.50 30.69 -2.19 2 Pulses 23.40 27.07 6.06 5.60 0.46 a Green Gram 20.44 23.49 3.91 3.65 0.25 b Black Gram 2.96 3.58 1.90 1.77 0.13 c Other Pulses 0.00 - 0.25 0.17 0.08 3 Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals 12.08 14.06 9.34 9.71 -0.37 a Jowar 0.34 0.36 ...
India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Scheme/Program Budget Estimates 2026-27 Revised Estimates 2025-26 Increase % Increase CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEMES Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) 9,500.00 9,000.00 500.00 5.56% National Health Mission (NHM) 39,390.00 37,100.07 2,289.93 6.17% Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) 11,307.00 10,900.00 407.00 3.73% National AIDS and STD Control Programme 3,477.00 2,661.50 815.50 30.64% Blood Tr...