India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Around 8,200 years ago, a drop in temperature in Canada at one end of the globe triggered a decline in the intensity of the Indian Summer Monsoons, scientists have found. The "8.2 ka cooling event" is the largest climatic excursion of the Holocene from the perspective of Greenland temperature change. Greenland temperature dropped by 3 ºC, and methane declined by 80 ppbv, which suggest an important change in the hydrologic cy...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Index Numbers and Annual Rate of Inflation (Y-o-Y in %) * All Commodities/Major Groups Weight (%) Dec-25 (F) Jan-26 (P) Feb-26 (P) Index Inflation Index Inflation Index Inflation All Commodities 100.00 157.2 0.96 157.8 1.81 158.2 2.13 I. Primary Articles 22.62 194.2 0.21 193.9 2.21 192.9 3.27 II. Fuel & Power 13.15 148.3 -2.31 145.9 -4.01 147.6 -3.78 III. Manufactured Products 64.23 145.9 2.0...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India has approved the revision of commission rates payable to Arthiyas and cooperative societies engaged in procurement of wheat and paddy on behalf of the Government, effective from the Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2026-27 onwards. As per the existing guidelines governing procurement operations, commission is payable to societies, cooperatives, sub-agents and Arthiyas undertaking procurement of wheat and paddy ...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Crop residue burning has been identified as one of the significant factors in North India, particularly in Delhi NCR region, which aggravates the air quality index in the region during winter season after harvest of the preceding crop for sowing the next crop. The major steps taken by the Government to discourage and mitigate the practice of crop residue burning include the following: Under this scheme, 50% financial assistance ...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice headed by Shri Brij, MP, Rajya Sabha, presented its One Hundred Sixtieth Report on the Demands for Grants (2026-27) of the Department of Personnel and Training (Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions) to Rajya Sabha on 16th March, 2026 and laid it on the Table of Lok Sabha on 16th March, 2026.  While examini...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. State Destination Name of the Experience Sanction Sanctioned Cost Amount Authorised (in Rs. Crore) 1 Andhra Pradesh Bapatala Development of Suryalanka Beach Experience 2024-25 97.52 9.75 2 Andhra Pradesh Araku-Lambasingi Borra Cave Experience at Araku 2023-24 29.88 2.99 3 Arunachal Pradesh Mechuka Mechuka Cultural Haat 2023-24 18.48 1.85 4 Arunachal Pradesh Mechuka Mechuka Adventure Park 2023-...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The GoIStats mobile application has 17,475 downloads and 3,66,390 hits till February, 2026. Further, it has 2576 active users in the month of February, 2026. Onboarding of datasets, visualizations & infographics are a continuous processes. Presently, data and visualisation of 9 statistical products viz. National Accounts Statistics, Consumer Price Index, Wholesale Price Index, Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, Periodic La...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 'Land' and 'Colonization' are State subjects. Therefore, schemes related to housing for their citizens including young adults, first-time homebuyers, working professionals etc. are implemented by States/Union Territories (UTs). However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements the efforts of States/UTs by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015 to provide all...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has submitted India's Seventh National Report (NR-7) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), reaffirming its commitment to the three objectives of the Convention: conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components, and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources. Submission of national reports is a mandatory obl...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Governor of Odisha, Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati met with the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today at New Delhi.  The Prime Minister posted on X; "Governor of Odisha, @DrHariBabuK met Prime Minister @narendramodi." @GovernorOdisha Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....