India, March 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government launched the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana scheme to make quality generic medicines available at affordable prices to all. Under the scheme, dedicated outlets known as Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) are opened across the country to provide medicines at rates that are about 50% to 80% cheaper than those of branded medicines. As of 28.02.2026, a total of 18,646 Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been opened acros...
India, March 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Heavy Industries has released the Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of beneficiaries to set up integrated Sintered NdFeB Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (REPM) manufacturing facilities of 6,000 Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) capacity under the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnet. With this bidding process, prospective applicants can submit their bids to establish integrated s...
India, March 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India has successfully implemented the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Fertilizers system to ensure efficient subsidy disbursal and timely availability of fertilizers to farmers across the country. Under the DBT system, 100 per cent subsidy on various fertilizer grades is released directly to fertilizer companies based on actual sales made to farmers through Aadhaar-authenticated Point of Sale (PoS) devices inst...
India, March 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The visit of the Secretary (Posts), Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India, to Bhutan from 19-22 March 2026 enhanced India-Bhutan cooperation in the postal sector by strengthening connectivity, service delivery, and institutional collaboration between the postal administrations of the two countries. During the visit, Secretary (Posts), Ministry of Communications, Government of India and Secretary, Mi...
India, March 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla has greeted the people on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. In his message, Shri Birla has said, "Wishing everyone a joyous and blessed Eid-ul-Fitr. May this festival bring happiness, peace, and prosperity to all. Eid Mubarak". Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, March 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Financial Year Tonk Sawai Madhopur 1. 2023-24 0.07 0.47 2. 2024-25 0.20 0.66 3. 2025-26 0.18 0.62 (Till 28.02.2026) A total of 11 Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) are functional in the Tonk district and 13 JAKs are functional in the Sawai Madhopur district of Sawai Modhopur Lok Sabha Constituency of Rajasthan. These Kendras are established and made functional after obtaining initial approval from Pharmaceutical...
India, March 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Admiral D K Joshi (Retd.), met with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today. The Prime Minister wrote on X: "Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Admiral D K Joshi, (Retd.) met Prime Minister @narendramodi." Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, March 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) regulates the prices of medicines as per extant provisions of DPCO, 2013. NPPA fixes the ceiling prices of formulations specified in Schedule-I to DPCO, 2013. All manufacturers, marketers and importers of scheduled medicines are required to sell their products within such ceiling price (plus applicable local taxes). As on 18.3.2026, Ceiling prices of 935 formulations are effecti...
India, March 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India is implementing Central Sector Scheme on "Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants" throughout the country to promote the cultivation of medicinal plants wherein following activities are supported: Information Education & Communication (IEC) activities like Training / Workshops / Seminars/ Conferences etc. Forward and b...
India, March 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....