Inland Fisheries

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Name of the Components Units/Ha Total Project Cost Central Share (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) 1 Establishment of New Freshwater Finfish Hatcheries 21 525.00 168.00 2 Construction of New Grow-out ponds 823.68 5765.76 1740.27 3 Inputs for fresh water Aquaculture 759.86 3039.44 912.13 4. Stocking of Fingerlings in Reservoirs 140053.2 16096.00 3951.92 5. Establishment of Medium RAS (with 6 tank of min...


Traditional Fisher Folk in Kerala

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release:  The Department of Fisheries, Government of India, through its schemes, policies and programmes has taken several initiatives for the holistic development of the fisheries sector, including strengthening the livelihoods of traditional fisherfolk. Under the flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) implemented by the Department, during the last five years and the current year fisheries developmental projects...


USE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Number of Registered Electric Vehicles (EVs) 1.74 1.43 4.59 11.83 16.81 19.68 The Year-on-Year (YoY) use of electric vehicles (EVs) between financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25 is depicted below: (Nos. in lakh)                         &#1...


PANCHAYAT LEARNING CENTRES

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State Total PLC developed 1 A & N Islands 4 2 Andhra Pradesh 9 3 Arunachal Pradesh 7 4 Assam 14 5 Bihar 10 6 Chhattisgarh 0 7 DNHDD 0 8 Goa 2 9 Gujarat 0 10 Haryana 24 11 Himachal Pradesh 3 12 Jammu & Kashmir 31 13 Jharkhand 0 14 Karnataka 234 15 Kerala 36 16 Ladakh 0 17 Lakshadweep 0 18 Madhya Pradesh 121 19 Maharashtra 79 20 Manipur 0 21 Meghalaya 0 22 Miz...


MoPR to Host National Conference of Women Elected Representatives under Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan on 11th March 2026

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj will organize a one-day National Conference of Women Elected Representatives of Panchayats under the Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan on 11th March 2026 in New Delhi. The conference will be graced by Union Minister of Panchayati Raj, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh; Union Minister, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Smt. Annpurna Devi; Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Prof. ...


SPECIAL DRIVE AGAINST DRUG MAFIA

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Delhi Police has launched "Operation Kavach" as a focused enforcement drive against the drug mafia to make the National Capital drug-free. Starting from 13.05.2023 up to 23.01.2026, total 12 such special operations have been carried out in various parts of Delhi, in which 9,694 locations were raided, 851 cases under the Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and 1,690 cases under the Delhi Excise Act, 2009 were regis...


Fishermen registered under Welfare Scheme

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No State/UT Total Project Cost Central Share State Share Beneficiary Share Funds Released 1 A & N Island 2886.75 1684.25 0.00 1202.50 500.00 2 Andhra Pradesh 162788.20 31720.00 110588.40 20480.40 20604.68 3 Arunachal Pradesh 15411.39 10739.09 1192.96 3479.34 10069.97 4 Assam 33948.88 20184.79 2820.86 10905.21 11043.02 5 Bihar 27501.48 8817.39 5828.27 12792.82 2641.74 6 Chhattisgarh 7...


"TDB-DST supports M/s Wellnesys Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for Commercialization of AI-Powered Smart Yoga Mat"

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Reinforcing its commitment to nurturing India's deep-tech startup ecosystem and enabling the journey of indigenous innovations from laboratory to market, the Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has extended financial assistance to Wellnesys Technologies Private Limited, a Bengaluru-based start-up, for the commercialization of its innovative product, the YogiFi Smart Yo...


Cabinet approves construction of 4 Lanning of Badnawar-Petlawad-Thandla-Timarwani section of (NH-752D) of Delhi Mumbai expressway in Madhya Pradesh on Hybrid Annuity Mode worth Rs.3,839.42 crore

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved the development of a 4-lane corridor from Badnawar-Petlawad-Thandla-Timarwani section of NH-752D having a length of 80.45 kilometer with a total capital cost of Rs.3,839.42 crore. Sr. No. Project Features Details 1 Length 80.45 kms (Greenfield + Brownfield) Corridor 2 Type of pavement Flexible Pavement 3 Propo...


REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: At present, Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has no such scheme in place. However, Ministry of Steel (MoS) has informed that following steps have been taken:- (i)         MoS has released the Taxonomy for Green Steel to provide standards for defining and categorizing the low emission steel. (ii)       MoS has released a report titled "Greening the Steel Sector in...