Amrit Bharat Station Scheme Making Rapid Progress Nationwide; 8 More Stations Redeveloped in a Month, Total Now 180

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year Gross Budgetary Allocation (Rs. in crore) % Utilisation 2024-25 2,52,200 100% 2025-26 2,52,200 ~ 97% State No. of Names of Stations Chhattisgarh 32 Akaltara, Ambikapur, Baikunthpur Road, Balod, Baradwar, Delhi 13 Adarshnagar Delhi, Anand Vihar, Bijwasan, Delhi, Delhi Cantt., Gujarat 87 Ahmedabad, Anand, Ankleshwar, Asarva, Bardoli, Bhachau, Bhaktinagar, Himachal 4 Amb Andaura, Baijnath Paprola...


Government Undertakes Multiple Initiatives to Strengthen Rural and Semi-Urban MSMEs

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has, inter-alia, undertaken the following measures at the policy level to enhance and strengthen the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ecosystem in the country, including Rural and Semi-Urban MSMEs: This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY UNDER SUNIL PROGRAMME

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Strengthening, Upscaling & Nurturing Innovations for Livelihood (SUNIL) programme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) follows a decentralized and participatory institutional framework to ensure effective participation of Community Based Organisations (CBOs), Self Help Groups (SHGs), and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in grassroots technology delivery for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). The key mechanism...


SAFETY STANDARDS IN TRIBAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS

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 a few isolated instances of suspected food poisoning and infections in certain Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) have been reported. In such cases, necessary medical attention was provided to the affected students and appropriate corrective measures were taken by the concerned school authorities in coordination with the State/UT EMRS Soc...


NALSA has also formulated various schemes for the implementation of preventive and strategic legal service programmes, which are implemented by the Legal Services Authorities at various levels i.e. State, District and Taluka level

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year Number of Beneficiaries 2023-24 15,50,164 2024-25 16,57,527 2025-26 (upto January 2026) 16,60,249 Total 48,67,940 Year State Lok Adalat Permanent Lok Adalat National Lok Adalat* 2023-24 12,07,103 2,32,763 8,53,42,217 2024-25 13,44,814 2,37,980 10,45,26,119 2025-26 7,24,681 2,32,940 14,84,25,050 Total 32,76,598 7,03,683 33,82,93,386 Year Number of Legal Awareness Camps / Programs organised No. o...


Deep-Sea Fishing promotion and incentives

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State/UT No of fishing vessels issued Access Pass (As on 5th March, 2026) 1 Gujarat 274 2 Maharashtra 2 3 Odisha 47 4 Andhra Pradesh 162 5 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 34 6 Daman & Diu 91 7 Goa 5 8 Karnataka 3 9 Kerala 63 10 Tamil Nadu 2 11 West Bengal 9 12 Puducherry 2 13 Lakshadweep 13 Total 707 S. No. District No of Access Pass Issued 1 Kakinada 105 2 Vishakhapatnam 52 3 ...


Ministry of Education organises one-day workshop on National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme in Delhi

India, March 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education (MoE), organized a One Day National Workshop with State/UT and District level Officers implementing the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) on 10.03.2026 in New Delhi. Shri Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, DoSEL chaired the Workshop. Secretary, DoSEL led the deliberations, focusing on the effective implementation of the National Education Policy ...


RBI IMPOSES MONETARY PENALTY ON MANAPPURAM FINANCE LIMITED

MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 09, 2026, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.70 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Seventy Thousand only) on Manappuram Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on 'Guidelines on Compensation of Key Managerial Personnel - Deferral of variable pay'. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RB...


DETAILED RESULT: OMO PURCHASE AUCTION HELD ON MAR 13, 2026 AND SETTLEMENT ON MAR 16, 2026

MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: I. Summary OMO Purchase Results Aggregate Amount (Face value) notified by RBI : ₹50,000 crore Total amount offered (Face value) by participants : ₹1,07,869 crore Total amount accepted (Face value) by RBI : ₹50,000 crore II. Details of OMO Purchase Issue Security 6.45% GS 2029 7.95% GS 2032 6.79% GS 2034 6.64% GS 2035 7.41% GS 2036 7.62% GS 2039 7.06% GS 2046 No. of offers received 159 29 170...


OPEN MARKET OPERATION (OMO) - PURCHASE OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SECURITIES HELD ON MAR 13, 2026: CUT-OFFS

MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Security 6.45% GS 2029 7.95% GS 2032 6.79% GS 2034 6.64% GS 2035 7.41% GS 2036 7.62% GS 2039 7.06% GS 2046 Total amount notified Aggregate amount of ₹50,000 crore (No security-wise notified amount) Total amount (Face Value) accepted by RBI (₹ in crore) 13,006 2,908 4,496 8,350 14,491 1,749 5,000 Cut off yield (%) 6.1187 6.6080 6.6403 6.6351 6.7353 6.9841 7.3268 Cut off price (₹) 101.04 106.95...