India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Nationwide free HPV vaccination campaign was launched on 28th February 2026, targeting approximately 1.2 crore eligible beneficiary girls aged 14 years across all 36 States and Union Territories. The single-dose Gardasil-4 vaccine is administered free of cost at government health facilities, including Ayushman Arogya Mandirs- Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs), Sub-District Hospitals (SDH)/District ...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, along with senior officials of the Ministry, interacted with the brave crew members of Indian-flagged LPG carriers Shivalik and Nanda Devi, expressing the nation's gratitude for their courage and unwavering sense of duty in ensuring the safe transit of critical LPG cargo here today. The interaction, held via video conference, was attended by Vijay K...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Ayush is implementing a Central Sector Scheme, namely, Ayurgyan Scheme since 2021-2022 having three components viz. (i) Capacity Building & Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Ayush (ii) Research & Innovation in Ayush and (iii) Ayurveda Biology Integrated Health Research (ABIHR) was also added under the scheme from the year 2023-2024 as a third component. Being a Central Sector Scheme, the scheme is not specific ...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah paid tribute to Manohar Parikar, former Defence Minister and Chief Minister of Goa on his Punyatithi. In a post on X, Shri Amit Shah said, "Tributes to Manohar Parrikar Ji on his punyatithi. A staunch nationalist and a humble person at heart, Parrikar Ji's life and contributions to the nation will always be remembered. His legacy as a people's leader will continue to...
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...