Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam, prays to Lord Hanuman

India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi stated that Lord Hanuman Ji is the unparalleled symbols of devotion, strength, and unwavering dedication. "May the grace of the mighty one infuse courage and positivity into all his devotees", Shri Modi said. The Prime Minister shared a Sanskrit verse- "मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेग&#2306...


Continuous Learning and Competency-Driven Governance Central to Future-Ready Civil Services: Dr. P. K. Mishra at Karmayogi Sadhana Saptah Inauguration

India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India today launched Karmayogi Sadhana Saptah, a national learning initiative under Mission Karmayogi, aimed at strengthening the capabilities, commitment, and citizen-centric orientation of public servants across the country. In his message, the Prime Minister conveyed his greetings and underlined that governance in a fast-changing world must remain aligned with evolving needs, driven by the spirit of "Naagrik De...


Geological Survey of India Concludes Field Season 2025-26 with Major Achievements in Mineral Exploration and Critical Resource Assessment

India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Geological Survey of India (GSI), under the Ministry of Mines, has successfully concluded its Field Season (FS) 2025-26, marking a year of notable achievements in mineral exploration, critical resource assessment, technological advancement, and geohazard mitigation. The year assumes added significance as GSI commemorates 175 years of its distinguished service to the nation, reaffirming its pivotal role in advancing the objectiv...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PRIVATE SECTOR IN SPACE RESEARCH

India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Through IN-SPACe, Industries are being encouraged to take up space research for commercial product and services development. 13 ISRO satellites have been launched from India in the past three years. In addition to this, 49 satellites have been launched by M/s. NewSpace India Limited on commercial basis in the last three years (from January, 2023 to December, 2025). With respect to communication and navigation missions, India has l...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SHARE IN SPACE ECONOMY

India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the Decadal Vision and Strategy for Indian space economy, the size of India's space economy was about $8.4 billion which is about 2% of the global space economy in 2023. However, India's space economy is projected to grow to approximately $44 billion by 2033 (~8% of the global space economy) and $100 billion by 2040 (~10% of the global space economy). The Government has undertaken proactive measures through the liberalizati...


GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS

India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Operational Carbon Capture & Utilisation Projects State / UT Project Implementing Agency Status: Madhya Pradesh 3,000 Tonnes Per Annum (TPA) Flue Gas CO₂‑ to‑ Methanol Plant at NTPC Vindhyachal, Vindhyanagar, Singrauli NTPC Ltd. Commissioned Tamil Nadu 60,000 TPA CO₂ Capture Facility, Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) M/s Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. Operational Maharashtra 500  Ton...


Altered understanding of bacterial transcription mechanism can pave new path to combat tuberculosis

India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A team of scientists has uncovered a fundamental flaw in a long-standing model of how bacteria control gene expression that can form the base for innovative strategies to combat tuberculosis and other bacterial infections. Tuberculosis is one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, and drug-resistant strains pose an increasing global threat to cure of the disease. M. tuberculosis (TB) bacteria survive inside the human host b...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION:  COMMERCIALISATION OF RADIATION-BASED TECHNOLOGIES

India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: One industrial scale plant has been deployed in cotton textile printing and dyeing industry Jodhpur, Rajasthan for technology demonstration. Till date technology has been transferred to six private entrepreneurs on non- exclusive basis for commercialisation. As a part of transfer of technology (ToT) process, the hands-on-training and technical know-how is provided to the licensees  on various aspects of the technology, includi...


IMPLEMENTATION OF TSP GUIDELINES

India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey today informed in Lok Sabha that the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) framework has been continued but renamed as Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST). NITI Aayog in 2017, issued revised guidelines for earmarking of funds for DAPST. Some salient features of the guidelines are as follows: Ministries/Departments have been mandated to allocate certain percentage of t...


SKILL CENTRES UNDER DAJGUA

India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No Name of the State Name of the District Sanctioned Centers Inaugurated Centers 1 Bihar Paschim Champaran 1 1 2 Chhattisgarh Bastar 4 4 Surguja Kondagoan Sukma 3 Gujarat Valsad 2 2 Surat 4 Jharkhand Ranchi 3 3 Simdega Dumka 5 Karnataka Raichur 1 1 6 Madhya Pradesh Dhar 4 4 Mandala Dindori Ratlam 7 Maharashtra Nandurbar 2 2 Nashik 8 Manipur Senapati 1 1 9 Meghalaya East K...