Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Flag Off Two Amrit Bharat Trains, Two Express Trains and a Passenger Train from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will flag off two Amrit Bharat express, two Express trains  and a passenger train from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu and another passenger train from Ernakulum in Kerala on 11 March 2026. The new train services will collectively benefit millions of passengers across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, and Jharkhand. The occasion will also see the inauguration of three redev...


PM-eBUS SEWA-PAYMENT SECURITY MECHANISM (PSM) SCHEME

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State/UT No of buses PM E-DRIVE (MHI) PM-eBus Sewa (MoHUA) Total 1 Gujarat 1,800 750 2,550 2 Karnataka 4,500 750 5,250 3 Maharashtra 2,500 1,609 4,109 4 Telangana 2,200 151 2,351 5 Delhi 2,800 - 2,800 6 Andhra Pradesh - 1,050 1,050 7 Madhya Pradesh - 972 972 8 Meghalaya - 55 55 9 Odisha - 400 400 10 Punjab - 447 447 11 Puducherry - 75 75 12 Rajasthan - 1,150 1...


Strengthening Cooperative Digital Governance in Odisha

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No  District  Total Societies as per NCD 1  ANUGUL 219 2  BALANGIR 327 3  BALESHWAR 408 4  BARGARH 438 5  BHADRAK 350 6  BOUDH 103 7  CUTTACK 730 8  DEOGARH 56 9  DHENKANAL 208 10  GAJAPATI 142 11  GANJAM 616 12  JAGATSINGHAPUR 560 13  JAJAPUR 256 14  JHARSUGUDA 107 15  KALAHANDI 257 16  KAND...


Steps taken for Testing and Surveillance of Drugs

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year No. of drugs samples tested No. of drugs samples declared Not of Standard Quality No. of drugs samples declared Spurious/ Adulterated 2020-21 84,874 2,652 263 2021-22 88,844 2,545 379 2022-23 96,713 3,053 424 2023-24 1,06,150 2,988 282 2024-25 1,16,323 3,104 245 The manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs are regulated in the country under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and...


Major Decision by the Government of India in the Interest of Farmers

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Fertilizer Stock Status (10.03.2026) Stock Status (10.03.2025) Urea 61.51 50.90 DAP 25.17 11.55 NPK 56.30 32.29 MOP 12.90 14.41 SSP 24.24 22.64 Total 180.12 131.79 The Government of India has issued the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, officially including the fertilizer sector in its priority list. To ensure that domestic fertilizer production remains unaffected, fertilizer plants have been catego...


Self reliance in APIs

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Country 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1 CHINA P RP 18646 20982 23791 25850 27032 2 U S A 1235 1215 928 737 691 3 SINGAPORE 790 1042 899 1000 917 4 ITALY 803 777 846 970 1089 5 JAPAN 547 598 755 748 650 6 GERMANY 471 560 541 873 693 7 SPAIN 534 541 641 630 704 8 BELGIUM 480 441 444 517 367 9 HONG KONG 413 427 366 606 167 10 FRANCE 355 409 46...


29th Prime Minister's Science, Technology & Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) Meeting discusses on Advanced Manufacturing Systems

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood chaired the 29th  Prime Minister's Science, Technology & Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) meeting on 10th  March 2026, at Kartavya Bhawan 3 in New Delhi to discuss the Advanced Manufacturing Systems. PM-STIAC members namely Dr. A.S. Kiran Kumar, Former Chairman, ISRO; Retd. Lt. Gen. Madhuri Kanitkar, former Deputy Chief of Integrated De...


Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries Component

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No State/UT/Institutes Fund released 1 A & N Islands 689.19 2 Andhra Pradesh 8695.54 3 Arunachal Pradesh 703.65 4 Assam 4216.40 5 Bihar 7679.97 6 Chhattisgarh 7223.71 7 Daman & Diu 248.46 8 Delhi 136.29 9 Goa 1399.88 10 Gujarat 4826.16 11 Haryana 3398.73 12 Himachal Pradesh 3511.42 13 Jammu & Kashmir 2957.27 14 Jharkhand 3889.72 15 Karnataka 16725.32 16 Kerala 23274.38 17 Laks...


e-BUS SERVICE

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: # State/UT Amount sanctioned (Rs. in Cr.) Amount Spent (Rs. in Cr.) BTM Civil Total BTM Civil Total 1 Andhra Pradesh 30.18 65.41 95.59 0 0 0 2 Assam 3.84 12.81 16.65 3.33 7.52 10.85 3 Bihar 79.25 33.21 112.46 79.25 8.3 87.55 4 Chandigarh 11.87 0.00 11.87 11.87 0 11.87 5 Chhattisgarh 30.36 20.19 50.55 25.09 6.07 31.16 6 Gujarat 35.69 40.61 76.30 19.88 9.06 28.94 7 Haryana ...


Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh interacts with Pensioners' Associations, lauds senior citizens' continued engagement in nation building:

India, March 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In an interactive meet with the representatives of various Pensioners' Associations today, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh lauded senior citizens' continued engagement in nation building. The Minister was chairing the 35th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) in New Delhi today. The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfa...