India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister: My dear friends, welcome to this important edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha. This time, it is a little different, a little special. Many students had suggested that Pariksha Pe Charcha should also be held in different parts of the country. So this time, I have sat with students across India to have these discussions. In this special episode, you will see exactly that. Let's begin with Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. The ener...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NITI Aayog is releasing eleven study reports on Scenarios towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero on the 9th and 10th of February 2026. The first set of three reports were released on the afternoon of 9th February 2026 at an event held at the Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. The eleven reports detail the findings of India's first government-led, multi-sectoral, integrated study to assess development scenarios that deliver on th...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure 1. Uttar Pradesh Agra 13.00 12.96 19.35 19.35 21.27 21.15 23.52 23.52 15.90 15.90 17.00 13.36 Jhansi 1.00 1.00 4.15 4.15 7.00 7.00 5.82 5.82 6.10 6.10 9.50 7.65 Lucknow 3.88 3.88 10.44 10.44 19....
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with Minister of the National Defence of the Hellenic Republic Mr Nikolaos-Georgios Dendias in New Delhi on February 09, 2026. Both Ministers reiterated that the India-Greece Strategic Partnership is based on shared values of peace, stability, freedom, and mutual respect. The two countries decided to expand capacity of their respective indigenous defence industries through p...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: PM SVANidhi scheme provides working capital term loans to urban street vendors in three tranches. Upon successful repayment of first and second tranches, the street vendor becomes eligible to avail second and third tranche loans respectively. This staggered lending structure prevents over-indebtedness and encourages sustainable repayment behaviour. In addition, UPI-linked RuPay Credit Cards have been introduced in the restructured P...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Follow DoT Handles for more: - X - https://x.com/DoT_India Insta- https://www.instagram.com/department_of_telecom?igshMXUxbHFjd3llZTU0YQ Fb - https://www.facebook.com/DoTIndia Youtube: https://youtube.com/@departmentoftelecom?siDALnhYkt89U5jAaa The Indian edition of International Exchange Initiative on Regulating E-waste and Engaging Tech Companies - Creating a Circular Economy for Electricals and Electronics commenced today in...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Generation expansion planning study is carried out by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to determine the optimal mix of different generation resources (coal, hydro, solar, wind, storage, nuclear etc.) to meet the projected electricity demand. Various parameters like the capital cost of different generation technologies, fuel cost, O&M cost, useful life etc. are considered in the Generation expansion planning study. As per the stu...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State No. of drinking water quality testing labs Total No. of accredited/ recognized labs State District/ Regional Block/Sub-Division/Mobile WTP facility labs Total State District/ Regional Block/Sub-Division/Mobile WTP facility labs Total 1. A & N Islands 1 3 7 - 11 1 - - - 1 2. Andhra Pradesh 1 26 85 22 134 1 23 57 - 81 3. Arunachal Pradesh 1 20 17 - 38 - - - - - 4. A...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received a telephone call today from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius, H.E. Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam. The two leaders reviewed progress in the wide-ranging bilateral cooperation since their last meeting in Varanasi in September 2025 with an emphasis on development partnership, capacity building and people-to-people exchanges. They reaffirmed their shared commitment to further adva...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of its continued efforts to conserve biodiversity and ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of biological resources, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has disbursed Rs 45.05 lakh to benefit claimers through State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils. The pay-outs will benefit more than 90 Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) across 10 States and two Union Territorie...