India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan was today presented with a dividend of Rs.3,39,97,362 for the financial year 2024-25 by Agrinnovate India Limited in Delhi. Agrinnovate India Ltd., a Navratna enterprise under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Government of India, made this distribution in accord...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's global textile and apparel exports (including handicrafts) stood at US$ 37.75 billion in 2024-25, registering a growth of 5.2% compared to US$ 35.87 billion in 2023-24. India was the 6th largest exporter of Textiles & Apparel in the world in 2024. (Source: ITC Trade Map) The Indian textile industry is one of the largest in the world, with a strong raw material base of natural fibres, including cotton, silk, wool, and jute...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As informed by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, many of the drugs required for the treatment of rare diseases are expensive as they are imported from outside the country. National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021 (NPRD, 2021) facilitates financial and medical support of up to Rs. 50 Lakh per patient for treatment of any of the 63 identified rare diseases through 15 designated Centres of Excellence. Further, the Union Cabinet on ...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The prices of drugs are regulated as per the provisions of Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO), 2013.  National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) fixes the ceiling prices of the drugs included in the Schedule-I of DPCO 2013 which is based on the National List of Essential Medicines published by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.   As per the extant provision of DPCO 2013, the ceiling prices of scheduled dr...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Women and Child Development administers the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015), which is the primary legislation for ensuring safety, security, dignity and well-being of children. The Act provides for protection of Children in Need of Care and Protection (CNCP) and Children in Conflict with Law (CCL) by catering to their basic needs through care, protection, development, tre...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, organized the second edition of the National Additive Manufacturing Symposium (NAMS) on 13th March 2026 at Scope Convention Centre, New Delhi, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, start-ups and other stakeholders to deliberate on the growth of the Additive Manufacturing (AM) ecosystem in India. The symposium served as a n...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A delegation of parliamentarians, industry leaders and thought leaders from over 30 countries, attending the NXT Conclave 2026 in New Delhi, called on Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla at Parliament House today. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Birla expressed happiness at hosting the public representatives and other dignitaries from various democracies at the Parliament House and highlighted the importance of global parliamentary dia...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received an overwhelming response from bidders for the construction of the over 85 km long Kaliabor to Numaligarh section of NH-715, passing through Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode. In response to the bids invited by NHAI from highway developers, the project has received 18 bids and is scheduled to be awarded in ...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Period Outlay 2009-14 Rs. 838 Cr./year 2025-26 Rs. 10,599 Cr. (Nearly 13 times) Period New Track Commissioned Average Commissioning of new tracks per year 2009-14 267 Km 53 Km 2014-25 2,150 Km 195 Km Category No of sanctioned Projects Total Length Length Commissioned till Mar'25  (in Km) Total Exp upto Mar'25 New Lines 19 1,544 256 6,270 Doubling/Multi-tracking 30 2,466 1,173 21,773 Total 49 ...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release:  "Police" and "Public Order" are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibility to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including investigation and prosecution of cases of dowry and dowry death rests with the respective State Governments and they are competent to deal with it. The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, ...