DEVELOPMENT OF PORTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl.No. Name of Major Port State 1 Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority West Bengal 2 Paradip Port Authority Odisha 3 Visakhapatnam Port Authority Andhra Pradesh 4 Chennai Port Authority Tamil Nadu 5 Kamarajar Port Limited 6 V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority 7 Cochin Port Authority Kerala 8 New Mangalore Port Authority Karnataka 9 Mormugao Port Authority Goa 10 Mumbai Port Authority Maharashtra 11 Ja...


INCREASE IN OPERATIONAL SHARE OF PRIVATE SECTOR IN PORTS

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The cargo handled by Major Ports has increased from 581.34 million metric tonnes (MMT) in Financial Year (FY) 2014-15 to 854.86 MMT in FY 2024-25. During the same period, the cargo handled by Other Than Major Ports (OTMPs) increased from 470.89 MMT to 742.41 MMT. Therefore, during FY 2024-25, the Major Ports account for 53.52% of the total cargo handled in the country, and thus remain a dominant player in the sector. The policy re...


Government approves wheat exports and allows additional wheat product and sugar exports

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Wheat stock availability with private entities during 2025-26 stands at approximately 75 LMT, which is nearly 32 LMT higher compared to the corresponding period last year. This substantial year-on-year increase indicates a comfortable supply position in the country. Furthermore, as on 1st April 2026, total wheat availability in the central pool with FCI is projected at around 182 LMT thus ensuring that export permissions will not i...


NSSTA Celebrates 18th Foundation Day

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA), Ministry of Statistics &Programme Implementation, Government of India celebrated its 18th Foundation Day at Mahalanobis Auditorium, NSSTA, Knowledge Park-II, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The theme for this year's celebration was "Reimagining Capacity Building for Official Statistics to achieve vision of Viksit Bharat@2047". The occasion marked NSSTA's journey as a premier ...


STRENGTHENING OF JUDICIAL HUMAN RESOURCES

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr. No. Date Name of ECT Number of participants Designation 1 28.12.2025 ECT_4_2025 Programme 118 Advocates & Advocates 2 16.11.2025 ECT_8_2025 Refresher Programme for Court staffs & N Step training 52 Staff 3 14.12.2025 ECT_9_2025 Refresher Programme for court staff 142 Staff 4 21.09.2025 ECT_13_2025 Computer Skill Enhancement Programme-Level I & II etc 18 Judicial 5 12.10.2025 ECT_16_2025 Ecourts ...


Newly discovered unusual mechanism of heat transport in solids can enable ultra-efficient thermal insulators

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers have discovered an unusual mechanism of heat transport in solids that fundamentally reshapes our understanding of how heat flows in crystalline materials with local disorder. This can have implications in next-generation thermoelectrics and thermal management technologies. Heat in solids is typically carried by phonons, which generally behave like particles that scatter as they move ...


Steps taken against Adulteration

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year No of Sample Analysed No. of samples found Non-Conforming No of Cases Launched 2024-25 33405 12780 12,057 Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is mandated to lay down science-based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. The implementation and enforcement o...


Implementation of PMBJP

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State/UT District No. of JAKs opened 1 Andaman and Nicobar Nicobar 1 2 North and Middle Andaman 2 3 South Andaman 3 4 Andhra Pradesh Alluri Sitharama Raju 2 5 Anakapalli 7 6 Ananthapuramu 12 7 Annamayya 7 8 Bapatla 8 9 Chittoor 12 10 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema 8 11 East Godavari 14 12 Eluru 11 13 Guntur 22 14 Kakinada 5 15 Krishna 9 16 Kurnool 20 17 Nandyal 7 18 NTR ...


In less than 24 months, India AI Mission has Set up a Foundation for Development of AI Ecosystem in the Country

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SNo. Name of Organization Compute Support Worth (Cr) Non-Compute Cost (Cr) Total Cost (Cr) 1 Sarvam Rs.246.72 Rs.0.00 246.72 2 Gnani Rs.177.27 Rs.0.00 177.27 3 Gan AI Rs.88.02 Rs.22.01 110.03 4 Soket AI Rs.162.47 Rs.14.61 177.08 5 Avataar AI Rs.12.88 Rs.3.22 16.10 6 Bharatgen Rs.990.92 Rs.67.60 1,058.52 7 Fractal Rs.137.91 Rs.0.00 137.91 8 Tech Mahindra Rs.2.66 Rs.0.00 2.66 9 Zenteiq R...


Eight Padma Awardee Progressive farmers lead national dialogue on balanced fertilizer use

India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a unique first-of-its-kind initiative, the Department of Fertilizers organised a high-level brainstorming session today at Shastri Bhawan to strengthen soil health and promote balanced and responsible fertilizer use as a nationwide movement. The initiative aligns with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the "Save Mother Earth (धरती मां को बचा&#...