Prime Minister pays homage to all who participated in the Dandi March

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, paid homage to all the great personalities who participated in the Dandi March, which began on this very day in 1930.  The Prime Minister shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam emphasising on the triumph of truth:  "सत्यमेव जयति नानृतं सत्येन प&#23...


SCHEMES FOR PROMOTION OF TOURISM

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year Annual Budget (B.E) No. of persons trained No. of persons placed 2023-24 35.00 24153 4584 2024-25 34.05 89801 25158* 2025-26 25.00 570* 17* (in Crore) The Ministry of Tourism conducts hospitality and tourism related short-term training certificate courses for skilling, up skilling and re-skilling of trainees of both genders, local communities, tribal areas, youth from underprivileged backgrounds etc...


TRIBAL WELFARE SCHEMES IN ASSAM

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that government is implementing Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) as a strategy for the development of Scheduled Tribes and areas having tribal concentration in the country including the State of Assam. Besides Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 41 Ministries/Departments are allocating certain percentage of their total scheme budget every...


Fund allocation for blue revolution

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Name of State/UT 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 TOTAL 1 Andhra Pradesh 487.5 0 0 964.8 556.2 2008.5 2 Arunachal Pradesh 52 0 50.544 0.01 0 102.554 3 Assam 0 81.2 52.65 253.66 0 387.51 4 Bihar 90 0 0 360.91 0 450.91 5 Chhattisgarh 222 100 100 200.37 0 622.37 6 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 1.11 0 1.11 7 Delhi 0 0 0 0.01 0 0.01 8 Goa 45.82 48.74 0 0.71 0 95.27...


From Regional Flavours to Food Innovation: Entrepreneurial Stories from AAHAR 2026

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Reflecting on her journey, Ms. Sangidoma recalls that her business started on a very small scale. "After receiving the loan, I could invest in machinery and expand my production. The scheme has opened new opportunities for entrepreneurs like me, especially women with fewer financial resources." "Our products are unique to Sikkim. People in big cities are very curious to try them and appreciate the authentic taste." "Hand-pluckin...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MISSION MAUSAM

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under Mission Mausam, the High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems of the Ministry of Earth Sciences were inaugurated on 26 September 2024 by the Hon'ble Prime Minister at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune and the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, Noida. The systems, named "ARKA" (computing capacity of 11.77 petaflops) and "ARUNIKA" (8.24 petaflops), along with a dedicated 1.9 petaflops AI/ML s...


EMRSs IN UTTAR PRADESH

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. District Block/ Taluka Name of the School Functioning Status Building Construction Status 1 Bahraich Mihinpurwa EMRS Bojhiya Functional Completed 2 Kheri Palia EMRS Saunaha Functional Completed 3 Lalitpur Bar EMRS Lalitpur Non- Functional Completed 4 Sonbhadra Chopan (Kun) EMRS Piparkhand Functional Completed Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that...


Policy for promoting fish farming in upstream dam and reservoir areas

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Fisheries (DoF), Government of India (GoI) has taken various steps to promote fisheries and aquaculture in the upstream dam and reservoir areas under schemes and programmes as it is one of the important source of fish production in the country. In order to harness these untapped resources, the DoF, GoI in consultation with all States and UTs and stakeholders has formulated a Model Guidelines for Reservoir Fisheri...


Doubling of fishermen's income through PMMSY

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:  The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana to address critical gaps in fish production and productivity, quality, technology, post-harvest infrastructure and management, modernisation and strengthening of value chain, traceability, establishing a robust fisheries management framework and fishers‟ welfare. The scheme is contribut...


MoEFCC Organizes 2-day Workshop to Address Challenge of Elephant-train Collisions

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Project Elephant Division of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India, organized a two-day national workshop on "Policy Implementation for Minimizing Elephant Mortalities on Railway Tracks" at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, on 10-11 March 2026. The event brought together 40 participants, including senior representatives from MoEFCC'...