STEPS TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF DIGITAL ARREST SCAMS

India, March 12 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The States/UTs are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes including cyber crime and digital arrest scams through their Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). The Central Government supplements the initiatives of the States/UTs through advisories and financial assistan...


MEASURES TO CURB DRUG TRAFFICKING

India, March 12 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government has taken various measures to curb drug trafficking, some of which are mentioned below: - * A 4-tier Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism for ensuring better coordination between Central & State Drug Law Enforcement Agencies and other stake holders in the field of controlling drug trafficking and drug abuse in India has been established. An all-in-one NCORD portal has been developed for informat...


NATIONAL HOUSING BANK RELEASES REPORT ON TRENDS AND PROGRESS OF HOUSING IN INDIA 2024

India, March 12 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: National Housing Bank (NHB), a statutory body under the Government of India has released the Report on Trends and Progress of Housing in India, 2024 pursuant to provisions of Section 42 of National Housing Bank Act, 1987. The report broadly covers the housing scenario and house price movements, flagship programmes of GoI on housing sector, role of Primary Lending Institutions (PLIs) in providing housing credit, perfo...


INSURANCE TO THE AQUACULTURE FARMING

India, March 12 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing a new Central Sector Sub-scheme namely the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) under the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for a period of four years from FY 2023-24 to FY 2026-27 at an estimated outlay of rs 6000 crore comprising of rs 3,000 crore the public finance and the remain...


INTENSIVE AQUACULTURE IN PONDS AND TANKS

India, March 12 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (MoFAH&D), Government of India under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) has approved the proposals received from Government of Andhra Pradesh at a total cost of Rs.2398.72 crore, with central share of Rs.559.10 crore for development of fisheries and aquaculture including intensive aquaculture in ponds and tanks in the State...


CLIMATE RESILIENT COASTAL FISHERMEN VILLAGES (CRCFV) IN ANDHRA PRADESH

India, March 12 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying recognizing the importance of developing the coastal communities, has taken up a transformative initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) to develop existing 100 Coastal Fishermen Villages(CFV) situated close to the coastline in all coastal States and Union Territories(UTs) including in Andhra Pradesh as Climate R...


DAIRYING AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY IN THE MARATHWADA, MAHARASHTRA

India, March 12 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) is implementing the following schemes across the country including Maharashtra to complement and supplement the efforts for milk production and milk processing infrastructure made by State Government: National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO) Animal Husbandry Infr...


SCHEMES FOR DAIRY FARMER

India, March 12 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) does not have any plan to introduce price support scheme or subsidies for dairy farmers as DAHD does not regulate the procurement and sale prices of milk in the country. Prices are decided by the cooperative and private dairies based on their cost of production and market forces. In the Dairy Cooperative sector, about 70-80% of the consumer rupee is paid back to milk ...


WHITE REVOLUTION 2.0

India, March 12 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: White Revolution 2.0 has been launched by Ministry of Cooperation on 19.09.2024. Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) is implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission for development and conservation of indigenous breeds and genetic upgradation of bovine population in order to enhance milk production and productivity of bovines. In addition to this DAHD is implementing the following Dairy Development schemes acr...


PALIAMENT QUESTION: WEATHER AND AGRO ADVISORY STATUS

India, March 12 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: he India Meteorological Department (IMD)/ Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) provides operational Agrometeorological Advisory Services (AAS) viz., Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) scheme specifically for the benefit of the farming community in the country. Under the scheme, the IMD generates medium-range weather forecasts (temperature, rainfall, wind, relative humidity and cloud amount) for the next 5 days at district ...