India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: To ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS), it was decided that States/UTs shall ensure capturing of attendance at the worksite through National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) App with two-time stamped, geo-tagged photographs of the workers in a day for all the works (except Individual Beneficiary Work) through NMMS w.e.f. 1st...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Bharat Taxi is a major milestone in the Government of India's ongoing efforts to strengthen the cooperative sector and promote inclusive, citizen-centric mobility solutions, in line with the vision of 'Sahkar se Samriddhi'. 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 and officially launched on 5th Febr...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government recognizes cooperative societies as an important instrument for inclusive and participatory economic development especially in economically weaker areas. With the establishment of a separate Ministry of Cooperation, Government aims to strengthen the cooperative movement with a special focus on farmers, women and rural development. Key initiatives to promote women-led cooperatives and cooperatives linked with Self He...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Shri Chirag Paswan, today emphasized the need for a clear and long-term roadmap for India's food processing and nutraceutical sectors, stating that the industry must align itself with the national vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047. Addressing ASSOCHAM's "NutriBharat 2026: National Conference on the Role of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods in Strengthening Nutrition Secur...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is not implementing any scheme to support use of solar-powered boats for fishing, passenger transport and tourism. However, National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous institute under the aegis of MNRE, is conducting a study on feasibility of utilizing solar power in boats including the boats used for fishing. NISE has collaborated with the Centre for Sustainable Energy...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) released the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) monthly report for February, 2026, which provides a detailed analysis of types and categories of public grievances and the nature of disposal. This is the 46th report on Central Ministries/Departments published by DARPG. The progress for February, 2026 indicates 1,63,606 Grievanc...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Public Health is a State Subject and the responsibility for strengthening of healthcare system lies with respective State/UT Governments. However, Under National Health Mission (NHM), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India provides financial and technical support to States/UTs in an integrated manner for control of Vector Borne Diseases including Malaria elimination and Dengue and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) con...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has extended financial assistance to Acrannolife Genomics Private Limited, Chennai for the project titled "Indigenizing IVD Innovation: Establishing a State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility to Drive Scalable and Sustainable Growth of Trunome GrafAssure IVD Kits and TBFYND IVD Kits." The project focuses on establishing an advance...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Amrit Udyan at Rashtrapati Bhavan was opened exclusively for the senior citizens on 17/3/2026. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India in collaboration with the States/ UTs, National Institute for Social Defence (NISD), Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO), Anugraha-Regional Resource Training Centre and Brahma Kumaris organized a special visit for senior citizens to the Amrit...
India, March 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release:         Ecolabelling and certification schemes for fisheries are guided by the principles contained in the FAO Guidelines for the Ecolabelling of Fish and Fishery Products from Marine Capture Fisheries, which set out internationally recognised principles and criteria for assessing sustainable fisheries management. The Fishery Survey of India and ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute co...