REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVESTOCK

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year FMD HS LSD PPR 2023-24 658110 598000 Approx. 70000 - 2024-25 1285746 598000 173400 79000 2025-26 Approx.1210000 (two rounds) 598000 103900 79000 Year Artificial Insemination Done 2023-24 338799 2024-25 442613 2025-26 290953 Year Number of Napier root slips 2023-24 454000 2024-25 200000 2025-26 148000 Year Nandini Krishak Samridihi Yojna Mini Nandini Mukhyamantri Swadeshi Gau Sanvardhan Y...


Union Minister Shri Chirag Paswan inaugurated Incubation Centre under PMFME Scheme at Tezpur University, Assam on 13 March

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Shri. Chirag Paswan, inaugurated a state-of-the-art Common Incubation Centre at Tezpur University in Sonitpur district of Assam on 13 March, 2026 with 100% financial assistance from the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of India, under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME Scheme). The incubation centre has be...


Measures taken to Strengthen HPV Vaccination Programme

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The actions undertaken by the Ministry consequent to the recommendations of 72nd Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare on HPV vaccine trials were taken into cognizance by the Committee as reflected in its 81st Report. Government has undertaken many health research regulatory reforms in the last decade, some major ones are mentioned below: 1. New Drugs and Clinical Trials Ru...


Major Railway Projects Underway in Himachal Pradesh to Strengthen Connectivity, Enhance Passenger Convenience and Promote Regional Development

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Activity Scope Status Viaduct 9.2 km  Works taken up, about 25% completed Major Bridges 1 Works taken up Minor Bridges 7 Works taken up ROBs 2 Works taken up RUBs 8 Works taken up Activity Scope Status Major Bridges 13 Works taken up, about 70% completed RUBs 40 29 completed, Works taken up in balance 11 RUBs Station Building 3 2 completed, Works taken up in balance 1 Station Building Total Expen...


Indian Railways Recently Completes Key Infrastructure Projects Spanning Over 1,900 km to Strengthen Rail Connectivity Across the Nation

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Period New track Commissioned Average commissioning of new tracks 2009-14 7,599 Km 4.2 Km/day 2014-25 34,428 Km 8.6 Km/day (more than 2 times) S. No. Name of project Length 1 Udhampur- Srinagar- Baramulla new line 272 2 Bhairabi - Sairang New Line 51 3 Deoband - Roorkee New Line 27 4 Churu - Ratangarh Doubling 43 5 Tori-Shivpur 3rd Line 44 6 Araria - Galgalia New Line 110 7 Himmatnagar - Khedbrahma G...


Prasar Bharati Ensures Copyright Protection and Monitors Digital Platforms for Infringement

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prasar Bharati holds the copyright for content produced or commissioned by it. No recent cases of copyright violation by media production houses have been reported. However, copyright infringement by individual users on intermediary platforms are regularly monitored and addressed by Prasar Bharati. No instances of sub-contracting of production work have come to the notice of Prasar Bharati. As a safeguard, provisions restricting s...


LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES CREATED UNDER NLM

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Component Number of Beneficiary Remarks 1 Scientific Production          Goatery 120 beneficiaries Total 360 beneficiaries 2 Fodder Production at Farmers land 200 beneficiaries  Total 200 beneficiaries 3 Awareness workshop on Livestock feeds & fodder for farmers and rural youth 100 number of Workshop Total 100 beneficiaries 4 Providing Goat to cluster/SHG for...


Various schemes implemented by the Ministry of Women & Child Development for nutrition, safety and welfare of women and children all over the country

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Children 7,67,90,933 Pregnant Women 57,90,373 Lactating Mothers 56,43,545 Adolescent Girls 15,61,716 For effective implementation and efficient monitoring, various schemes implemented by the Ministry of Women & Child Development for nutrition, safety and welfare of women and children all over the country, including in rural and economically weaker regions of the country, have been reviewed and clubbed into three Umbrella M...


Prime Minister congratulates Jose Antonio Kast Rist on assuming the office of the President of Chile

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi congratulated Jose Antonio Kast Rist on assuming the office of the President of Chile. Shri Modi stated that he looks forward to working closely with him to further strengthen the warm and friendly relations between India and Chile and to deepen cooperation across trade, technology and energy. "Best wishes for a successful tenure! ", Shri Modi said. The Prime Minister posted on X: "Warm con...


FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS UNDER VB-G RAM G

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The primary objective of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, is to align the rural development framework with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047 by providing an enhanced statutory wage employment guarantee of one hundred and twenty-five days in each financial year to such rural households whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work, thereby enablin...