LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES CREATED UNDER NLM

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Component Number of Beneficiary Remarks 1 Scientific Production          Goatery 120 beneficiaries Total 360 beneficiaries 2 Fodder Production at Farmers land 200 beneficiaries  Total 200 beneficiaries 3 Awareness workshop on Livestock feeds & fodder for farmers and rural youth 100 number of Workshop Total 100 beneficiaries 4 Providing Goat to cluster/SHG for...


Various schemes implemented by the Ministry of Women & Child Development for nutrition, safety and welfare of women and children all over the country

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Children 7,67,90,933 Pregnant Women 57,90,373 Lactating Mothers 56,43,545 Adolescent Girls 15,61,716 For effective implementation and efficient monitoring, various schemes implemented by the Ministry of Women & Child Development for nutrition, safety and welfare of women and children all over the country, including in rural and economically weaker regions of the country, have been reviewed and clubbed into three Umbrella M...


Prime Minister congratulates Jose Antonio Kast Rist on assuming the office of the President of Chile

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi congratulated Jose Antonio Kast Rist on assuming the office of the President of Chile. Shri Modi stated that he looks forward to working closely with him to further strengthen the warm and friendly relations between India and Chile and to deepen cooperation across trade, technology and energy. "Best wishes for a successful tenure! ", Shri Modi said. The Prime Minister posted on X: "Warm con...


FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS UNDER VB-G RAM G

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The primary objective of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, is to align the rural development framework with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047 by providing an enhanced statutory wage employment guarantee of one hundred and twenty-five days in each financial year to such rural households whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work, thereby enablin...


Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone for various development works worth over Rs.4,570 crore in Kokrajhar, Assam

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for various development works in Kokrajhar, Assam via Video Conferencing. The Prime Minister stated that due to inclement weather, he was unable to visit Kokrajhar in person and expressed his sincere apologies to the gathered citizens. PM Modi remarked that he was communicating from Guwahati. Shri Modi noted that he bows to the great personalities of the land like Bodofa ...


MoHUA Organises 'AMRUT Mitra Mahotsav' Celebrating Women-Led Grassroots Leadership in Urban Water Management under AMRUT 2.0

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) today hosted the AMRUT Mitra Mahotsav, a national gathering that celebrated the leadership of women Self-Help Groups (SHGs)- AMRUT Mitra's in strengthening urban water services under AMRUT 2.0. The event was chaired at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi by Hon'ble Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal with participation of over 1000 women and 300 officials from 30 States and...


Steps taken for Reducing Maternal Mortality

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State/ UT -wise Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) over the last five years as per Sample Registration Survey (SRS) S. No. India/States SRS 2019-21 SRS 2020-22 SRS 2021-23 India 93 88 88 1 Andhra Pradesh 46 47 30 2 Assam 167 125 110 3 Bihar 100 91 104 4 Jharkhand 51 50 54 5 Gujarat 53 55 51 6 Haryana 106 89 89 7 Karnataka 63 58 68 8 Kerala 20 18 30 9 Madhya Pradesh 175 159 ...


Central Ethics Committee of CCRAS (CEC CCRAS) Undergoes International Evaluation by SIDCER-FERCAP, Setting a New Benchmark for Ethical Review in Ayush Research

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release:  The Central Ethics Committee (CEC) of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, underwent an external evaluation by the internationally recognized ethics accreditation body-the Strategic Initiative for Developing Capacity in Ethical Review (SIDCER) under the aegis of the Forum for Ethical Review Committees in the Asian and Western Pacific Region (FERCAP) from 9th ...


NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported physical assault of a woman from Manipur by a group of boys after she objected to their lewd and racial abuse in Malviya Nagar area of South Delhi

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a woman from Manipur was physically assaulted when she objected to lewd and racial abuse by a group of boys in the Malviya Nagar area of South Delhi. Reportedly, the incident happened on 8th March 2026. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights ...


YOGA MAHOTSAV-2026

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ayush and Minister of State, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, today inaugurated Yoga Mahotsav-2026 in New Delhi, marking the 100-day countdown to the 12th edition of the International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2026. On the occasion, the Minister launched "10 Yoga Protocols for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Target Groups", designed for individuals across dif...