India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The fisheries up to 12 nautical miles from baseline is governed by the coastal States in accordance with their Marine Fishing Regulation Acts (MFRAs). Under the respective MFRAs, many coastal States/UTs have reserved fishing zones for different categories of fishing vessels. Near-shore coastal waters, generally up to 5 to 10 kilometers from the shore, are exclusively reserved for artisanal and non-mechanized traditional fishing ves...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying has been implementing a Central Sector Sub-scheme namely the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) under the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for a period of four years from FY 2023-24 to FY 2026-27 at an estimated outlay of Rs.6000 crore. The National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) was launched under PM-MKSS...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr. No. Coastal States/UTs Access Passes issued under EEZ Rules, 2025 (as on 5th August, 2026) KARNATAKA 2563 GUJARAT 2524 ANDHRA PRADESH 1952 ODISHA 887 MAHARASHTRA 627 DAMAN & DIU 372 LAKSHADWEEP 257 KERALA 256 GOA 87 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR 52 PUDUCHERRY 46 WEST BENGAL 21 TAMIL NADU 6 Grand Total 9650 The Access Pass for fishing in India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), is a free digital pass issued vi...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda today interacted with Members of Parliament from Jharkhand and Odisha on the sidelines of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, as part of the Government's continued engagement with parliamentarians to accelerate efforts towards a TB Mukt Bharat. Smt. Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare & Chemicals and Fertilizers, and Shri Sanjay S...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: District e-2W e-3Ws Total Agar Malwa 64 64 Alirajpur 65 65 Anuppur 204 19 223 Ashok Nagar 1,149 13 1,162 Balaghat 772 13 785 Barwani 409 2 411 Betul 1,023 20 1,043 Bhind 1,282 141 1,423 Bhopal 6,509 113 6,622 Burhanpur 226 2 228 Chhatarpur 1,160 23 1,183 Chhindwara 2,606 77 2,683 Damoh 671 138 809 Datia 513 58 571 Dewas 2,078 61 2,139 Dhar 1,233 22 1,255 Dindori 62 ...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Scheme FAME-I FAME-II PM E-DRIVE Scheme PLI Auto & Auto Components No. of EVs supported /sold 2.80 lakh 16.72 lakh 26.59 lakh ~21.30 lakh (Sold) (Sold) (Sold) (up to 31.03.2026) The details and progress of the schemes implemented by the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) for the development of electric vehicles in the country along with charging infrastructure are as under:- Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybr...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Heavy Industries under the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector has undertaken below mentioned initiatives for skill development:- 1. Setting up of four Smart Advanced Manufacturing and Rapid Transformation Hub (SAMARTH) Centres to promote Industry 4.0. 2. Setting up of Common Engineering Facility Centre (CEFC) at Welding Research Institute (WRI), Bharat Heavy Electric...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today launched the 'Gramin Gyan Setu' app developed to integrate the libraries of Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat through video conferencing. Addressing the event virtually, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah noted that today marks the birth anniversary of S.R. Ranganathan. He stated that the entire nation is celebrating the birth anniversary of Padma Shr...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: First phase of the Census 2027 i.e., Houselisting and Housing Census has already been completed in 31 States/UTs. In the remaining states first phase of the census is scheduled to be completed by September, 2026. Further, as per the notification dated 3rd August, 2026 in the Gazette of India, second phase of the Census i.e. Population Enumeration in the UT of Ladakh and the snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the UT of Jammu & Kash...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India has adopted a multi-pronged approach to curb cross-border smuggling including drugs, some of which are as under: - SL State/UT Opium Based Drugs Cannabis Based Drugs Cocaine Psychotropic Substances Medicinal Preparations Drug Precursor - Acetic Anhydride Other Drugs Kgs. Kgs. Kgs. Kgs. Kgs. Nos. Ltrs. Kgs. Kgs. Nos. Ltrs. 1 Andhra Pradesh 0 169201.893 20.644 0.967 0 11803 0 0 0...