EXCAVATION AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN NALANDA

India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: There are 3686 protected monuments and protected areas (Archaeological sites) across the country, which are looked after by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Circle-wise details are given at Annexure-I. Details of total number of sanctioned staff at each of the ASI circles, in-position and vacancies, circle and category-wise are given at Annexure-II. Contractual staff like Data Entry Operators Skilled/Semi-skilled labour...


SKILL INDIA PORTAL INTEGRATION

India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State Number of Beneficiaries ANDHRA PRADESH 39 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 7 ASSAM 32 BIHAR 107 CHANDIGARH 2 CHHATTISGARH 31 DELHI 46 GUJARAT 62 HARYANA 35 HIMACHAL PRADESH 8 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 18 JHARKHAND 40 KARNATAKA 28 KERALA 3 MADHYA PRADESH 51 MAHARASHTRA 125 MANIPUR 3 MEGHALAYA 1 MIZORAM 1 NAGALAND 2 ODISHA 29 PUNJAB 28 RAJASTHAN 38 SIKKIM 2 TAMIL NADU 20 TELANGANA 17 TRIPURA 3 ...


WATER CONSUMPTION BY DATA CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY

India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) reported that no concerns have been received regarding water consumption in Data Centres. The Government is democratising the development and usage of technology. The focus is facilitating establishment of data centres in the country which will help strengthen digital infrastructure and improve delivery of digital services across various sectors. As per MeitY, data cen...


Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan approves procurement of over 18 lakh metric tonnes of Rabi crops at MSP worth over Rs 11,698 crore in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka

India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has approved proposals from the state governments for procuring record quantities of pulses and oilseeds during the Rabi 2025-26 season at Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka, which will ensure remunerative prices for the produce of lakhs of farmers. This procurement will be carried out under the P...


Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam, says life of Shyamji Krishna Varma inspires courage

India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister said that from the life of the great freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma, we receive an extraordinary inspiration of courage and determination. "It also instills in the countrymen the sentiment of fulfilling their duties toward the nation", Shri Modi added. The Prime Minister shared a Sanskrit verse- "विचित्रचरितोल्ल&#2...


PRESIDENT OF INDIA'S GREETINGS ON THE EVE OF MAHAVIR JAYANTI ​

India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu in her message on the eve of Mahavir Jayanti says: - "On the auspicious occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, I extend my greetings and best wishes to all fellow citizens, especially the Jain brothers and sisters. Bhagwan Mahavir's five principles - Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truth), Asteya (non-stealing), Brahmacharya (self-control) and Aparigraha (non-possessiveness) - inspire us to walk o...


Release of publication "Energy Statistics India 2026"

India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the annual publication "Energy Statistics India 2026". The publication is available at the website of Ministry www.mospi.gov.in. 2.  The Publication comprises integrated dataset containing diverse key information about reserve, capacity, production, Consumption and import/export of all the energy commodities (like Coal, Lig...


QUICK ESTIMATE OF INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND USE-BASED INDEX FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2026 (BASE 2011-12=100)

India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: STATEMENT I: INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION - SECTORAL (Base: 2011-12100) Month Mining Manufacturing Electricity General (14.372472) (77.63321) (7.994318) (100) 2024-25 2025-26 2024-25 2025-26 2024-25 2025-26 2024-25 2025-26 Apr 130.9 130.7 144.6 149.1 212.0 215.7 148.0 151.8 May 136.5 136.4 150.4 155.2 229.3 218.5 154.7 157.6 Jun 134.9 123.2 146.6 152.0 222.8 220.1 151.0 153.3 Jul 11...


Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP) benefits more than 18 Lakh participants in 5 years

India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year Fund allocated Expenditures incurred 2021-22 2.00 1.50 2022-23 40.00 38.714 2023-24 65.00 62.84 2024-25 74.32 73.79 2025-26(As on 23.03.2026) 95.70 89.83 Total 277.02 266.674 S. No. Name of State/UT 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 (As on 23.03.26) Programmes Beneficiaries Programmes Beneficiaries Programmes Beneficiaries Programmes Beneficiaries Programmes Beneficiaries ...


Exchange of Green Ammonia Agreements Under NGHM Mark Key Step for India's Energy Security: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. Name of Fertilizer Company Manufacturing Unit Quantity of Green Ammonia  (MT per year) Developer / Winner Discovered Price  (Rs/kg) 1. Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) Kandla (Gujarat) 1,00,000 ACME Cleantech 54.73 Paradeep (Odisha) 1,00,000 ACME Cleantech 49.75 2. Coromandel International Limited (CIL) Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) 85,000 Jakson Green & OCIOR 50.75 Vishakhapatna...