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 Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) was launched for socio-economic development of 75 PVTG communities residing in 18 states and one UT. The mission aims to provide basic facilities to improve their socio-economic conditions such as safe housing, clean drinking water and improved access to education, health and ...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: FY Project Funds Sanctioned Funds Released Funds Utilised 2025-26 Nil Nil Nil Nil 2024-25 Workshop-cum Capacity Building Training on LanjiaSaora Painting (Idital) for Lanjiasaora youth of Odisha 9.29 9.29 9.29 2023-24 Live Demonstration of tribal Art and Crafts by Tribal Artists in the Museum Premises 45.00 45.00 15.96 Annual Insurance of artefacts and equipment of tribal Museum 3.00 3.00 0.21 2022-23 Live ...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. CTH Description of goods 2814 10 00 Anhydrous ammonia 2902 30 00 Toluene 2902 50 00 Styrene 2903 12 00 Dichloromethane (methylene chloride) 2903 21 00 Vinyl chloride monomer 2905 11 00 Methanol (methyl alcohol) 2905 12 20 Isopropyl alcohol 2905 31 00 Monoethylene Glycol (MEG) 2907 11 10 Phenol 2915 21 00 Acetic acid 2915 32 00 Vinyl acetate monomer 2917 36 00 Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) 2921 21...
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 in the Union Budget 2018-19, the Government of India decided to establish Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) from class VI to XII, in blocks having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, as per the 2011 Census. As on date, 723 EMRSs have already been sanctioned out of which 499 are functional through own o...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's bioeconomy crossed the $150 billion milestone in 2023, achieving its projected target two years ahead of schedule. By the end of 2024, the sector reached $165.7 billion (https://www.birac.nic.in/webcontent/indian_bioeconomy_report_2025.pdf). Aligned with the National Biotech Development Strategy 2021, which prioritizes innovation and manufacturing excellence, the Department of Biotechnology along with its Public Sector Ente...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The iGOT Karmayogi platform, established under the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) - Mission Karmayogi, has continued to expand rapidly in scale and reach. As on 27.03.2026, more than 1.53 crore users have been onboarded, and the platform hosts over 4,600 courses across domain, functional and behavioural competencies, with more than 8.3 crore course completions. The SPV - Karmayogi Bharat (KB) has ...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Chanchal Kumar has assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on 1st April 2026. He is a 1992-batch IAS officer from Bihar cadre. Upon his assumption of charge, he was welcomed by outgoing Secretary, Shri Sanjay Jaju and other officials of the Ministry and various media units. Shri Sanjay Jaju has now been assigned the charge of Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. Prior to th...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Secretary (Petroleum) chaired a meeting with Additional Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries (Food & Civil Supplies) of all States and Union Territories to review the fuel supply situation across the country. He briefed the states/UTs on steps taken by the Government to ease the supply of essential petroleum fuels and also appreciated respective states/UTs to work alongside the central Government to deal with the evolving s...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NMDC, India's largest iron ore producer and Responsible Miner, has achieved a historic landmark with the production of 53 MT of iron ore in FY26, becoming the first company in India's mining history to surpass the 50 MT annual production mark. The achievement goes beyond a numerical feat, symbolising the growing strength and momentum of India's mineral sector, with NMDC continuing to contribute a significant share to the nation's i...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SNo Member No. of Competitors Gold Silver Bronze Medallion for Total 1 Odisha 92 15 12 15 15 57 2 Tamil Nadu 67 12 7 15 12 46 3 Karnataka 53 10 6 6 7 29 4 Maharashtra 54 4 8 5 5 22 5 Gujarat 38 2 3 2 5 12 6 Haryana 29 2 2 1 7 12 7 Uttar Pradesh 27 4 2 3 3 12 8 Delhi 27 0 5 1 5 11 9 Telangana 14 3 2 1 3 9 10 Bihar 16 3 2 3 0 8 Excellence India's...