India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) organised the 11th National Conference on Economics of Competition Law in New Delhi today. Shri Rajiv Gauba, Member, NITI Aayog was the Keynote Speaker at the Conference, while Smt. Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, CCI delivered the Special Address at the Inaugural Session of the Conference. The Conference, which brings together scholars, practitioners, and experts working in the area of econom...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted all the devotees and participants of the Matua Dharma Mela. This special occasion is associated with the Jayanti of Purna Brahma Shree Shree Harichand Thakur Ji. "I offer my humble Pranams to him. His thoughts and teachings continue to give strength and hope to several people. They awakened a powerful movement for dignity, equality and devotion. He inspired generations to walk the...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has revised the base year of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2011-12 to 2022-23 and the revised estimates have been released on 27th February, 2026. The revised GDP series (based on 2022-23) has been improved on account of incorporation of new data sources, use of latest classifications, methodological and conceptual improvements as per international recommendations. T...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is in the process of revising the base year of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) from 2011-12 to 2022-23. The exercise involves reviewing and updating methodologies, item basket, item weights, data sources, and the list of factories to ensure that IIP accurately captures the industrial growth in the country. The proposal to revise the industrial weights and the adoptio...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 'Water' being a State subject, the aspects related to water resources, including its conservation, are studied, planned, funded and executed by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. The Central Government supplements the measures and efforts being taken up by the State Governments. The Ministry of Jal Shakti launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019 as a time-bound, mission-mode water con...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No State FA Sanctioned (Rs. crores) 1 Andhra Pradesh 45.00 2 Chhattisgarh 18.00 3 Gujarat 16.26 4 Haryana 0.45 5 Madhya Pradesh 45.00 6 Maharashtra 46.94 7 Odisha 18.00 8 Punjab* 17.94 9 Rajasthan 9.00 10 Telangana 9.00 11 Uttar Pradesh 22.41 Total ~248.00 Sl. No State FA Sanctioned (Rs. In crores) 1 Delhi 0.10 2 Gujarat 2.08 3 Haryana 3.39 4 Jharkhand 0.83 5 Karnataka 1.6...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year Energy Requirement Energy Supplied Energy not Supplied Peak Demand Peak Met Demand not Met (MU) (MU) (MU) (%) (MW) (MW) (MW) (%) 2022-23 15,13,497 15,05,914 7,583 0.5 2,15,888 2,07,231 8,657 4.0 2023-24 16,26,132 16,22,020 4,112 0.3 2,43,271 2,39,931 3,340 1.4 2024-25 16,93,959 16,92,369 1,590 0.1 2,49,856 2,49,854 2 0.0 2025-26 (upto February, 2026) 15,59,936 15,59,482 4...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) regularly examines suggestions/feedback received from stakeholders including Ministries/Departments, academia, data users, etc. and incorporates them, wherever found appropriate, to enhance efficiency, reliability, and accountability of statistical data systems. MoSPI examines global statistical standards and best practices for its suitability in Indian context and p...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Name of Project Amount Sanctioned Status A Swadesh Darshan 1.0 Development of Kakinada - Hope Island - Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary - Passarlapudi - Aduru - S Yanam - Kotipally (March 2015) 67.83 Completed Development of Nellore - Pulikat Lake - Ubblamadugu Waterfalls - Nelapattu- Kothakoduru- Mypadu - Ramateertham - Iskapalli (December 2015) 49.55 Completed Development of Buddhist Circuit: Shalihundam- Bavikonda-...
India, March 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM SETU) scheme aims to enhance the overall quality and relevance of vocational training in the country. The Scheme has a total outlay of Rs. 60,000 crore (Central Share - Rs. 30,000 crore, State Share - Rs. 20,000 crore and Industry Share - Rs. 10,000 crore). The scheme comprises of two components: The selection of ITIs under PM-SETU scheme is l...