India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The digital trade chapter of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) establishes a facilitative framework to ensure a secure and trustworthy digital environment for electronic transactions, aimed at strengthening the growth of goods and services trade between India and the EU. It promotes paperless trade, e-invoicing, e-contracts, e-authentication etc., to ease cross-border trade. The chapter also contains provisions to enhance con...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Respected Ministers of the Central Government, Members of Parliament, Government employees, distinguished guests, and my dear companions! Today, we are witnessing the making of a new history. On this auspicious day of Vikram Samvat 2082, Phalguna Krishna Paksha, Vijaya Ekadashi-which also corresponds to Magha 24, Shaka Samvat 1947, and in today's common calendar, February 13-India's developmental journey is entering a new chapter....
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Key Takeaways Samaveshi Aajeevika Yojana: Ultra-Poor Graduation Approach SHE-Marts for Rural Women-led Enterprises The Samaveshi Aajeevika Yojana, launched in April 2023, implemented under DAY-NRLM, adopts the Ultra-Poor Graduation Approach to promote sustainable livelihoods among rural women through integrated support across livelihoods, social protection, social empowerment, and financial inclusion. State-level pilots, such as...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Freedom of speech is guaranteed under Article 19 of the Constitution. At the same time, the Government is also cognisant of the growing risks posed by fake, false and misleading information on digital platforms. The Government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, under the Information Technology Act, 2000. Part-III of these Rules provide for publishers of onli...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: To ensure effective implementation of the newly enacted legislations, the rule-making exercise has been undertaken in respect of the Coastal Shipping Act, 2025, the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, and the Indian Ports Act, 2025. The exercise has been undertaken through a comprehensive consultative process involving all relevant stakeholders to ensure their participation at the drafting stage itself. The following measures have been t...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Coronary stents [Bare Metal Stents (BMS) and Drug Eluting Stents (DES)] are included in Schedule-I of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013) and accordingly NPPA fixes their ceiling prices as per the provisions of DPCO, 2013. The present applicable ceiling price for BMS is Rs.10,692.69 and for DES Rs.38,933.14. The prices fixed under DPCO, 2013 are applicable across the country. All manufacturers, marketers and importe...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Expenditure (inRs. crore) 21.52 10.83 3.82 4.76 15.26 The Vizhinjam International Seaport Project is being developed under the Public Private Partnership (PPP)model between the Government of Kerala (GoK) and Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited (AVPPL)for which a concession agreement was signed on 17.08.2015. The Phase I of the project became operational on 03.12.20...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles implements two schemes namely National Handicrafts Development Programme (NHDP) and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) for overall development and promotion of handicrafts sector across the country including the state of Rajasthan. International Marketing Events are organized in India and abroad under Marketing...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Total, operational and other units in Preparation and Spinning textile fibres (1311) 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Sr. N. State Number of Factories Factories in Operation Others* Number of Factories Factories in Operation Others* Number of Factories Factories in Operation Others* Number of Factories Factories in Operation Others* Number of Factories Factories in Operation Others* 1 Andhra Pradesh ...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No State Name No. of SHGs provided with the Drones by LFCs & No. of members of Women SHGs trained as drone pilot 1. Andhra Pradesh 108 2. Assam 28 3. Bihar 32 4. Chhattisgarh 15 5. Goa 1 6. Gujarat 58 7. Haryana 102 8. Himachal Pradesh 4 9. J&K 2 10. Jharkhand 15 11. Karnataka 145 12. Kerala 51 13. Madhya Pradesh 89 14. Maharashtra 60 15. Odisha 16 16. Punjab 57 17. Rajasthan ...