India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State/UTs Central Government Scheme Project Name Project Cost Sanctioned Year Components 1. Chhattisgarh CBDD Development of Mayali Bagicha as Eco Tourism Destination 9.97 2025 Convention Hall 2. Arunachal Pradesh SASCI Siang Adventure & Eco-Retreat, Pasighat 46.48 2024 Convention Centre 3. Gujarat SASCI Tented City and Convention Centre 51.56 2024 Convention Centre 4. Madhya SASCI Internationa...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: An economic evaluation published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research has demonstrated that shorter, six-month all-oral treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) are cost-effective and offer improved health outcomes compared to the currently used longer regimens in India. The study was conducted by ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR-NIRT). It assessed ...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Defence Acquisition Council, under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for various proposals of the Services at an estimated value of about Rs 3.60 lakh crore, on February 12, 2026. For the Indian Air Force (IAF), AoN was approved for the procurement of Multi Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) {Rafale}, Combat Missiles and Air-Ship Based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (AS-HAPS)...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the Annual Reports of the Central Information Commission (CIC), the overall trend in disposal of RTI requests, since 2021, is as under: - Disposal of RTI requests Year Replied Rejected Transferred 2021-22 11,31,757 53,733 2,04,607 2022-23 13,15,222 52,662 2,13,162 2023-24 14,30,031 67,615 2,37,671 2024-25 13,80,509 58,501 2,80,353 Central Information Commission (CIC) has informed that data regarding par...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Post reforms in Space sector during June 2020, M/s. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a CPSE under Dept of Space, has taken several steps across the space value chain to involve private industry and space startups in the country to increase India's contribution to the global space economy. Salient activities are highlighted hereunder: The steps taken by NSIL, as detailed above, is envisaged to build the capacity in the Indian Space ...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Title of Projects Host Institute 1. Assessment of Impact of Climate Change on Natural Resources and Livelihood of Arunachal Pradesh North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh 2. Study of Glacial Dynamic and Sustainable Hydrological resources in Arunachal Himalaya Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 3. Assessment of socio-ecological vulnerabi...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, on Wednesday announced the dates for the Gulmarg leg of the Khelo India Winter Games 2026, which will be held from February 23 to 26 in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. This will be the sixth edition of the Khelo India Winter Games. The first leg of KIWG 2026, featuring ice sports, was successfully held in Ladakh from January 20 to 26, while Gulmarg will...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: For users of National Expressways that are only partially operational, the Government of India has notified an amendment to the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. Presently, user fee on National Expressways is charged 25% more than normal National Highways user fee for the completed length as they provide access-controlled, faster and seamless travel experience which provides comfortable trav...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In the recent Union Budget 2026-27, with wide ranging reforms focussed on manufacturing, creating champion MSMEs and infrastructure will directly & indirectly support the private participation and technology development in the space sector. As mandated in Indian Space Policy, 2023, IN-SPACe has announced various schemes/initiatives in order to promote private participation, start-ups, and technology development in the space sector....
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Project Name Fund Sanctioned Fund Disbursed Fund Space Based Information for Decentralized Planning - Update (SISDP-U) (completed) 118.95 118.95 118.95 Land cover and land use mapping at 1:50 000 Scale (5-Year Cycle) (ongoing) 106.66 42.67 42.67 National Wetlands Inventory and Assessment (completed) 31.25 31.25 31.25 Sl. No. Name of NGEs Type Location Activities 1 National Institute of Technology Warangal Aca...