NSIC CELEBRATES 71 YEARS OF SERVING THE NATION

India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi, Hon'ble Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises inaugurated NSIC's 71st Foundation day celebrations on 4th February 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Addressing the gathering, Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi, Hon'ble Minister congratulated NSIC on completing a milestone journey for its dedicated service to the MSME sector and lauded its role as a catalyst in strengthening and nurtu...


Health and Education Infrastructure in the North Eastern States

India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. State Education Projects Health Projects Total Sanctioned Cost Total Released (Amt in Rs. cr) Total Utilized (Amt in Rs. cr) 1 Arunachal Pradesh 1 3 240.66 118.82 76.25 2 Assam 7 2 1532.77 688.82 385.90 3 Manipur 8 2 448.70 148.41 81.55 4 Meghalaya 6 1 44.31 23.86 9.33 5 Mizoram - 5 81.68 27.02 12.28 6 Nagaland 4 3 175.80 71.66 48.54 7 Sikkim 2 2 323.89 279.71 276.27 8 ...


SOCIO-ECONOMIC MOBILISATION OF MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES

India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. State/UT Total No. of Hostels Sanctioned No. of hostels completed No. of beneficiaries 1 Andhra Pradesh * 33 5 3265 2 Assam 44 36 2924 3 Bihar * 19 16 1890 4 Chhattisgarh 48 46 2420 5 Gujarat 17 17 3270 6 Haryana 17 14 1860 7 Himachal Pradesh * 9 7 1125 8 Jammu And Kashmir 5 4 400 9 Jharkhand 21 16 1450 10 Karnataka 45 35 3136 11 Kerala 9 9 730 12 Madhya Prades...


NUCLEAR SAFETY AND SECURITY

India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: IN-SPACe does not have registration process for start-ups as it will be a duplication of DPIIT's role. However, 399 number of space technology start-ups (includes satellites, development of launch vehicles etc.) registered with DPIIT as per Startups India portal. Further, it is to state that IN-SPACe does not maintain the state-wise data of Start-ups. Till date, the total number of successful satellites launched by Indian space sta...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: CORPUS FUND FOR FUNDING R&D IN PRIVATE SECTOR

India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Cabinet has approved the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme on 01 July 2025 to promote enhanced participation of the private sector in research and development. The Scheme envisages a corpus of Rs.1 lakh crore over a period of six years. Financial support under the Scheme will be provided primarily through long-tenor, low interest financing which is expected to be unsecured. Equity financing will also be con...


STRENGTHENING NATIONAL SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE

India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Progress made in strengthening national launch and space infrastructure during 2025: ISRO completed the development and qualification of a high thrust electric propulsion system of 300mN thrust rating to power spacecraft propulsion systems, which is envisaged to be demonstrated in a Technology Demonstration Satellite. ISRO demonstrated the re-ignition of thrust chamber in the LVM3-M5 mission in November 2025 paving the way for rest...


MONETIZATION OF ENEMY PROPERTIES LOCATED IN INDIA

India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The disposal/monetisation of Enemy Properties is done in accordance with the provisions of the Enemy Property Act, 1968 and the rules and guidelines framed therein, namely; Before the disposal/monetisation of the Enemy Properties, the valuation of immovable Enemy Properties is done by a Valuation Committee under the chairmanship of the District Magistrate of the district, where the property is situated. For Enemy Properties va...


Union MoS Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh reviews the Three-Day Exhibition on Peacock Conservation Organised under Mission LiFE

India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The EIACP Programme Centre - Resource Partner at WWF-India, with the support of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), is organising a three-day awareness and exhibition event titled 'The Peacock's Call: Mission LiFE for a Greener Tomorrow', from 03.02.2026 to 05.02.2026, at Travancore House, New Delhi. The event is being organised under Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) and focuses on the ecological...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: POWER PRODUCTION FROM NUCLEAR ENERGY

India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Presently, there are 24 nuclear power plants (excluding RAPS-1, which is under extended shutdown) in commercial operation in the country with a total capacity of 8,780 MW. At present, the Government has no proposal to augment nuclear power capacity as a substitute for thermal power. However, the Government has constituted a Sub-Committee of the Standing Site Selection Committee, comprising officers from CEA, NPCIL, and AERB, to exa...


EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS (EMRS) EXPANSION

India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Name of State No. of EMRS Inaugurated No. of EMRS Foundation stone laid 1 Andhra Pradesh 2 - 2 Arunachal Pradesh - 1 3 Assam 2 1 4 Chhattisgarh 4 16 5 Gujarat 1 - 6 Jharkhand 12 5 7 Madhya Pradesh 3 - 8 Maharashtra 1 4 9 Manipur - 5 10 Meghalaya - 16 11 Odisha 8 2 12 Rajasthan 3 - 13 Telangana 4 - 14 Tripura 2 - Grand Total 42 50 Replying to an un-starred question...