PARLIAMENT QUESTION: CANCER TREATMENT CENTRES/ HOSPITALS UNDER TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE AND DAE

India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Tata Memorial Centre under the Administrative control of DAE expanded in seven states by establishing 11 Hospital / Institutions to provide the comprehensive cancer care at Mumbai, Kharghar-New Mumbai, Punjab, Varanasi, Vizag, Muzaffarupur and Guwahati. TMC created the facility at Khopoli by tapping Indian system of medicine for drug discovery and for cheaper and less side effective drugs. Promotion of Indian and Traditional knowl...


Permanent Mission of India in New York hosts a reception in honour of Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Savitri Thakur on  sidelines of CSW-70

India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A reception was hosted by the Permanent Mission of India (PMI) to the United Nations in New York in honour of Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Savitri Thakur, on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-70). The reception brought together Ministers and senior representatives from several countries for a pull-aside interaction and informal exchanges on advancing global ...


Ministry Invites Public Comments on Draft Amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945 to Update Testing Norms for Blood Products

India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, has issued a draft Gazette Notification GSR 164(E) dated 9th March 2026, inviting public comments on a proposal to amend Para G (Testing of Blood Products), Part XII C, Schedule F of the Drugs Rules 1945. The proposed amendment seeks to align regulatory requirements for testing of blood products with internationally accepted pharmacopoeial standards and to re...


Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates, dedicates to the nation multiple developmental projects worth around Rs.11,000 crore in Ernakulum, Keralam

India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited the vibrant coastal city of Kochi today to  accelerate the development of Keralam by launching multiple high-impact projects. Highlighting the scale of the investment, the Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for initiatives totaling approximately Rs.11,000 crore. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister noted that coming to Kochi is always a magnificent exper...


NITI Aayog launches second annual edition of "Fiscal Health Index"

India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Suman Bery, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, and Smt. Nidhi Chhibber, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NITI Aayog, released the second annual edition of the "Fiscal Health Index 2026" in New Delhi today. It was released in the distinguished presence of other senior officials. The Fiscal Health Index provides a comprehensive and comparable assessment of the fiscal performance of Indian states. The Index has been designed as a data-dr...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION (RDI) SCHEME

India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Science & Technology (DST), as the nodal Ministry for the RDI Scheme, has formulated and finalized the implementation guidelines for the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund, as well as the Special Financial Rules for the Scheme, in consultation with the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) and the Department of Expenditure (DoE). These guidelines have been approved by the Executive Council of the Anus...


Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah replies to the discussion on the No-Confidence Motion moved against Shri Om Birla, the Speaker, Lok Sabha

India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah today replied to the discussion in the Lok Sabha on the no-confidence motion against the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha rejected the no-confidence motion by voice vote, after discussion. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation said that this is not an ordinary event, and that a no-confidence motion against the Speaker of the Lok Sabha has come after n...


Indian Railways Renews 54,600 km of Tracks During 2014-26 to Ensure Safe Train Operations

India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Track renewed ~ 54600 Km Sectional Speed &#160;(kmph) 2014 2026 (up to Feb'26) Track Km % Track Km % 130 & above 5,036 6.3 23,713 22.4 110 - 130 26,409 33.3 62,036 58.7 < 110 47,897 60.4 19,923 18.9 Total 79,342 100 1,05,672 100 Upgradation and renewal of tracks is a continuous and ongoing process. The track renewal is carried out as per the laid down criteria based on age, traffic carried, conditio...


 MoS WCD Smt. Savitri Thakur holds  a series of bilateral meetings with international counterparts and senior UN leadership on the margins of CSW-70

India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: On the margins of the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-70) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, &#160;Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Savitri Thakur, held a series of bilateral meetings with international counterparts and senior UN leadership on 10 March 2026 to discuss cooperation on advancing gender equality and women's empowerment. Bilateral Meeting with France MoS ...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: MINERALS IN COASTAL BEACHES

India, March 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a constituent unit of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), has established resources of Beach Sand Minerals (BSM) in the red (teri) and coastal beach sands in parts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal and Jharkhand. State Deposits Ilmenite Rutile Leucoxene Monazite Zircon Garnet Sillimanite THM Odisha 13 172.25 ...