India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, is organising Yoga Mahotsav-2026 - an event to mark the beginning of the 100-day countdown to International Day of Yoga-2026, on March 13, 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan. The Ministry of Ayush, with its various stakeholders, has chalked out a 100-day countdown programme wherein 100 organisations are promoting yoga in 100 places/cities. A grand pro...
India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: On the occasion of National Science Day Celebration in CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, a R&D pact is signed between India's premier Road Research Institute, CSIR-CRRI, and Steel major Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India to explore the utilization of iron ore tailings in road construction. During this occasion, highlighting the importance of circular economy and waste to wealth conversion for green infrastructure development, ...
India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: There are 3686 centrally protected monuments/sites under the care and maintenance of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) across the country. Conservation and preservation work of these monuments/sites is a continuous process and is taken up as per the need and availability of resources and is subject to the National Policy for Conservation. All these monuments/sites are regularly inspected by the ASI officers/officials from time ...
India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. State/Agency Project Sanctioned Projects Completed No. Cost No. Cost 1 Arunachal Pradesh 3 433.54 - - 2 Assam 4 1,402.50 - - 3 Manipur 7 561.00 - - 4 Meghalaya 7 773.90 - - 5 Mizoram 2 595.25 - - 6 Nagaland 7 552.83 - - 7 Sikkim 5 561.11 2 121.21 8 Tripura 4 561.00 - - 9 Central / Other Agencies 9 603.23 1 54.9 Total 48 6044.36 3 176.11 (Rs. in Crore) (Rs. i...
India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Reporting Period No. of Titles Distributed under FRA 01.01.2021 to 01.01.2022 79466 01.01.2022 to 01.01.2023 183804 01.01.2023 to 01.01.2024 88126 01.01.2024 to 01.01.2025 146153 01.01.2025 to 01.01.2026 48253 Total 545802 Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that as per the provisions of 'The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Ri...
India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today paid homage to all the great leaders of the Dandi Satyagraha. In a post on X, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said, "On this very day in 1930 AD, Mahatma Gandhi ji initiated the Dandi Satyagraha, which further intensified the desire for freedom within every age and class. It was such a step taken towards Swadeshi that changed the direction of the independence...
India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India holds world's third largest rare earth resources (USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, January, 2025). Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a constituent unit of DAE, has established the following REE resources in the country. Indian resource of rare earths is primarily lean with respect to grade and it is tied with radioactivity making the extraction long, complex and expensive. Further Monazite res...
India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Ministry Activity Mission Target (2024-2028) 1 Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY)- Gramin (MoRD) 20 Lakhs pucca houses 2 Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana PMGSY (MoRD) 25,000 Km Road 3 Ministry of Jal Shakti Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Every eligible village/Hamlet ~63000 villages 4 Ministry of Power Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme - RDSS Every unelectrified HH and unconn...
India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that as per information provided by State Government of Gujarat (as on 31st July 2025), in Banaskantha District, a total of 10272 claims (9488 Individuals and 784 Community) have been filed at Gram Sabha level out of which a total of 7403 claims have been approved (comprising 6619 Individuals and 784 Community). Further, a total of 2869 claims are pe...
India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. States F.Y 2021-22 F.Y 2022-23 F.Y 2023-24 F.Y 2024-25 F.Y 2025-26* Allocated Utilised Allocated Utilised Allocated Utilised Allocated Utilised Allocated Utilised 1 Andhra Pradesh 0.00 0.00 22.50 22.50 49.82 49.82 0.99 0.99 30.98 20.92 2 Bihar 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 67.45 67.45 107.81 107.81 75.28 63.82 3 Chhattisgarh 0.00 0.00 60.00 60.00 6.69 6.69 45.35 45.35 41.52 35.93 ...