India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, through Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), successfully continued the outreach of the Viksit Bharat Yuva Connect Programme (VBYCP) across multiple educational institutions in the national capital on 13th March 2026, engaging over 1500 students in interactive sessions focused on youth participation in nation-building and the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047. The programme witness...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The CBFC submits its annual report to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting every year. This information is incorporated into the Ministry's consolidated Annual Report, which is published regularly and available on the Ministry's website. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) conducts its meetings with Board Members online. Since 2017, the certification workflow has been made predominantly digital through the e-Cinep...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme, the Government has so far upgraded 1,03,940 Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) into Saksham Anganwadi Centres for better delivery of nutrition and increased focus on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) services to the beneficiaries. The upgradation includes provision of LED screens and other audio-visual aids, Wi-Fi/Internet connectivity (wherever feasible), safe drinking water facilities...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Progress on procurement of Pulses is periodically reviewed with Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) namely National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Limited (NCCF). To ensure remunerative price to the farmers and self sufficiency in pulse production, CNAs undertake procurement of Tur, Urad & Masoor from registered farmers as much as offered by the...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan was today presented with a dividend of Rs.3,39,97,362 for the financial year 2024-25 by Agrinnovate India Limited in Delhi. Agrinnovate India Ltd., a Navratna enterprise under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Government of India, made this distribution in accord...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's global textile and apparel exports (including handicrafts) stood at US$ 37.75 billion in 2024-25, registering a growth of 5.2% compared to US$ 35.87 billion in 2023-24. India was the 6th largest exporter of Textiles & Apparel in the world in 2024. (Source: ITC Trade Map) The Indian textile industry is one of the largest in the world, with a strong raw material base of natural fibres, including cotton, silk, wool, and jute...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As informed by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, many of the drugs required for the treatment of rare diseases are expensive as they are imported from outside the country. National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021 (NPRD, 2021) facilitates financial and medical support of up to Rs. 50 Lakh per patient for treatment of any of the 63 identified rare diseases through 15 designated Centres of Excellence. Further, the Union Cabinet on ...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The prices of drugs are regulated as per the provisions of Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO), 2013.  National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) fixes the ceiling prices of the drugs included in the Schedule-I of DPCO 2013 which is based on the National List of Essential Medicines published by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.   As per the extant provision of DPCO 2013, the ceiling prices of scheduled dr...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Women and Child Development administers the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015), which is the primary legislation for ensuring safety, security, dignity and well-being of children. The Act provides for protection of Children in Need of Care and Protection (CNCP) and Children in Conflict with Law (CCL) by catering to their basic needs through care, protection, development, tre...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, organized the second edition of the National Additive Manufacturing Symposium (NAMS) on 13th March 2026 at Scope Convention Centre, New Delhi, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, start-ups and other stakeholders to deliberate on the growth of the Additive Manufacturing (AM) ecosystem in India. The symposium served as a n...