India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security (PDUNASS) convened a strategic National Workshop today, signaling a decisive shift in social security administration towards a "Member-First" approach. The session focused on recalibrating operational frameworks to prioritize the dignity and convenience of pensioners while ensuring institutional readiness for the CITES Project and the Code on Social Security. Delive...
India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: All MSP Crops 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Total Procurement 1,118 1,089 1,223 Total MSP Value 2.47 2.63 3.47 (In LMT) (In lakh Crore) Every year, Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops for the country as a whole, based on the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments con...
India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Technology Advisory Group (TAG) constituted by the Empowered Technology Group (ETG) convened its third meeting on 3 February 2026 under the chairmanship of Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, to discuss the ecosystem, successes, challenges and strategic roadmap for Robotics in India. The meeting brought together TAG members, ETG members, senior government officials, leading acad...
India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the final estimate of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), the area under oilseed cultivation has increased from 301.92 lakh hectares in 2023-24 to 304.40 lakh hectares in 2024-25.The production of oilseeds has also increased from 396.69 lakh tonnes in 2023-24 to 429.89 lakh tonnes in 2024-25. The National Mission on Edible Oils - Oilseeds (NMEO-OS) was approved on 3rdOctober, 2024 to boost domestic oilse...
India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the Para 3 of Schedule I of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB- G RAM G Act, 2025, the core objectives and key provisions are given below: The Act makes provision for works to be identified and prioritized through participatory Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans, which are aggregated at Block, District, State and National levels. Types of works fall under four thematic domains: (i) water-relate...
India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: States/UTs Property Cards prepared (villages) Number of Property Cards prepared Andaman and Nicobar Islands 141 7409 Andhra Pradesh 908 384336 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 Assam 0 0 Chhattisgarh 2557 196757 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 75 4397 Delhi 0 0 Goa 410 672646 Gujarat 10122 1658089 Haryana 6260 2515646 Himachal Pradesh 364 5419 Jammu and Kashmir 1294 43910 Jharkhand 0 0 Karnatak...
India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: On 01.02.2026, Air India B787-8 aircraft VT-ANX operated flight AI 132 (London- Bangalore). During engine start in London, on two occasions crew observed that the fuel control switch did not remain positively latched in the "RUN" position when light vertical pressure was applied. On the third attempt, the switch latched correctly in "RUN" and subsequently remained stable. Before continuing with the rest of procedure, a physical veri...
India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government is working towards increasing the exports of agricultural and allied commodities and increasing its share in the global trade. The overall exports of these products in 2024-25 were US$ 51.9 Billion. To support the exports of agriculture commodities, initiatives and schemes are being implemented by the Agriculture and Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority (APEDA), under Department of Commerce. These in...
India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Paradip Port Authority (PPA) has been awarded the First Prize at the Swachhata Pakhwada Awards 2025, instituted by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), in recognition of its outstanding performance in cleanliness, sustainability, and community participation. The award was presented by Hon'ble Union Minister of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, with Hon'ble Minister of State, Shri ...
India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has finalized setting up of PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks at 7 sites viz. Tamil Nadu (Virudhnagar), Telangana (Warangal), Gujarat (Navasari), Karnataka (Kalaburagi), Madhya Pradesh (Dhar), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow) and Maharashtra (Amravati) with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 cr for a period of seven years upto 2027-28. The PM MITRA scheme is expected to generate employment of 3lakhs (1 lakh di...