India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Infrastructure continues to be central to India's growth strategy, with public capital expenditure following a sustained upward trajectory since FY15, and a defining feature of this transition has been the institutionalization of multimodal planning through PM GatiShakti, complemented by the National Logistics Policy and digital platforms that are reducing transaction costs and execution risks, said the Economic Survey 2025-26 tabl...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled in the Parliament today by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, says that in the midst of continuous shifts in trade policies and exacerbated geopolitical uncertainties, India's equity markets exhibited a phase of measured yet resilient performance, reflecting the interplay of supportive policies, macroeconomic conditions and sustained domestic investor pa...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled in the Parliament today by the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has observed that unlike previous years (2023 and 2024), rural inflation declined and remained lower than the urban inflation, further reducing rural stress. Throughout much of 2023 and 2024, rural inflation remained above urban inflation. This pattern reflected a difference in consumption weigh...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A total of 2488 dumpsites (with more than 1000 tonne of waste) having nearly 25 Cr. Metric Tonnes (MT) of legacy waste have been identified for remediation. So far, 1138 dumpsites have been remediated completely and 1020 sites are under progress. So far 15.51 Cr. MT (62%) of waste has been remediated and 8484.15 Acres (56%) land has been reclaimed. State-wise details of status of remediation of legacy dumpsites remediation is avail...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Chairing the proceedings of the House, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla today apprised the House of the successful conduct of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) 2026. The 28th CSPOC was a grand success, mentioned Shri Birla. Addressing the House, Shri Birla said: "Honourable Members, I am extremely pleased to inform you that the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the C...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Productivity enhancements are a factor of in situ and post-harvest interventions states the Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled in Parliament today by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. Several key initiatives to achieve this have been highlighted in the Economic Survey 2025-26. QUALITY SEEDS: The Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Materials (SMSP), launched in 2014-15, aims to ensure farmers...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said that the Economic Survey tabled today presents a comprehensive picture of India's Reform Express, reflecting steady progress in a challenging global environment. Shri Modi noted that the Economic Survey highlights strong macroeconomic fundamentals, sustained growth momentum and the expanding role of innovation, entrepreneurship and infrastructure in nation-building. "The Survey underscore...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: International Tourist Arrivals in India Year ITA (in million) 2019 17.91 2020 6.33 2021 7 2022 14.33 2023 18.89 2024 (Provisional) 20.57 In terms of international tourist arrivals, the latest data indicates a significant upward trend, as reflected in the table below: Source: Bureau of Immigration No specific study on the subject has been undertaken by the Ministry of Tourism. However, according to the latest UN Tou...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) form the backbone of India's industrial economy, says the Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled in Parliament by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman today. The Survey mentions that it accounts for approximately 35.4 per cent of manufacturing, around 48.58 per cent of exports, and 31.1 per cent of GDP in the country. With over 7.47 crore enterprises...
India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Digitized collections available on the website S. Name of Museum Total Number of artefacts in the Museum Available on website % Available on the website 1 National Museum 206169 109721 53.22 2 Indian Museum 108000 80240 74.30 3 Victoria Memorial Hall 28394 28127 99.06 4 Salar Jung Museum 48367 48367 100.00 5 Allahabad Museum 70121 63125 90.02 6 NGMA, New Delhi 15929 12814 80.44 7 NGMA, Mumbai 1...