HERITAGE RESTORATION PROJECTS BY ASI AND INDIAN NATIONAL TRUST FOR ART AND CULTURAL HERITAGE (INTACH)

India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Year Allocation Expenditure 1. 2022-23 392.71 391.93 2. 2023-24 443.53 443.53 3. 2024-25 313.43 313.04 SI. Name of Project Name of client/ Department Detail of the Project (Salient Feature of the Project) 1. HRIDAY-Heritage Development projects in Gaya, Warangal and Varanasi National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA, MoHUA, GoI) Preparation of City Heritage Plans, monitoring and supervision of restora...


DELISTING OF MONUMENTS FROM PROTECTED LIST

India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Name of Monument Locality District State 1. Nicholson Statue and its platform, and the surrounding gardens, paths and enclosure wall Outside the Kashmiri Gate, Delhi Delhi Delhi (NCT) 2. Kos Minar No.13 Village Mujessar Gurugram Haryana 3. Kos Minar Shahabad Karnal Haryana 4. Inscription in the fort of Bachhaun Bachhaun Satna Madhya Pradesh 5. Bara Khamba Cemetery Imperial City, Delhi Delhi Delh...


LOGISTICS AND MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE

India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The steps taken by the Government to accelerate port-based development under PM GatiShakti include mapping of 26 data layers along with relevant attributes of all the operational ports across the country on the Geographic Information System (GIS) based PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) Portal. This enables integrated planning of infrastructure, technology intervention, policy reform and identification of critical road a...


Indian Railways Sanctions Road Over Bridge to Decongest High-Traffic Level Crossing in West Bengal

India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Reinforcing India's transport infrastructure agenda, Indian Railways has approved Road Over Bridge (ROB) project and new halts focused to extend rail accessibility to underserved communities. 1. Replacement of Level Crossing No. 101 with Road Over Bridge (Katihar Division, West Bengal): Rs.176.99 Crore In response to severe traffic congestion and space constraints at Level Crossing No. 101 between Malahar Halt and Samsi on the Ka...


ACTIVATION OF ELF ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY NEAR MORAN

India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The state of Assam is going to witness a historic event, inauguration of an Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on the Moran bypass in Dibrugarh district on 14 February 2026. This ELF is first of its kind in the North East region. The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India will be inaugurating and dedicating this facility to the nation. The facility opens an identified stretch on the highway as an alternative runway during contingencies whic...


CCI approves proposed combination involving Amundi Asset Management S.A.S. (Acquirer) and ICG Plc (Target)

India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Competition Commission of India has approved the proposed combination involving Amundi Asset Management S.A.S. (Acquirer) and ICG Plc (Target). The Proposed Combination involves, inter alia, acquisition by the Acquirer of 4.64% of the voting share capital of the Target through on-market purchase, along with a right to nominate a director to the board of the Target, and subsequent subscription by the Acquirer to non-voting inst...


Measures by Government to make available affordable, quality and speedy legal services to the common man, including persons with disabilities

India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year Number of persons with disabilities provided legal services 2022-23 5,050 2023-24 11,591 2024-25 8,313 2025-26 (upto December, 2025) 10,119 The Government has undertaken several measures to make available affordable, quality and speedy legal services to the common man, including persons with disabilities. The legal Services Authorities (LSA) Act, 1987 provides for free and competent legal services to the we...


IMPLEMENTATION OF OPEN DEFECATION FREE SCHEME

India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State/UT-wise, Individual household latrines (IHHLs) constructed from 2.10.2014 to 04.02.2026 under SBM(G) Sr.No. State/UT Name No. of IHHLs constructed 1 A & N Islands 23394 2 Andhra Pradesh 4457387 3 Arunachal Pradesh 155725 4 Assam 4228133 5 Bihar 14223594 6 Chhattisgarh 3625479 7 D & N Haveli and Daman & Diu 22164 8 Goa 30361 9 Gujarat 4455629 10 Haryana 733759 11 Himachal Pradesh 232229 12 ...


DDWS Conducts a Training of Master Trainers on Sujalam Bharat: Government Accelerates Digital Water Governance Through Sujal Gaon ID and District Technical Units

India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: With over 81% of rural households covered under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), the focus of the Mission is progressively transitioning from infrastructure creation to standardized operation, maintenance, and monitoring of rural piped water supply systems. In this direction, the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, conducted a national-level Training of Master Trainers on the Sujalam Bharat Database...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: IMPROVING WEATHER FORECASTING CAPABILITIES

India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: To improve India's weather forecasting capabilities, the Government has fully organized an institutional mechanism for strengthening the observational network and adopting new techniques and technology to integrate and assimilate all types of data through all computational and modelling supports for generating forecasts and warnings at a more granular scale of various severe weather events affecting the region. The India Meteorolog...