PARLIAMENT QUESTION: RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDER PRITHVI SCHEME

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Names of the States Number 2024-25 2025-26 Total Assam 1 2 3 Arunachal Pradesh 1 1 Andhra Pradesh 2 1 3 Delhi 4 10 14 Goa 1 1 Gujarat 2 2 Haryana 1 1 2 Himachal Pradesh 2 2 4 Jharkhand 1 1 Jammu & Kashmir 1 4 5 Kearla 2 5 7 Karnataka 2 2 4 Maharashtra 7 7 Madhya Pradesh 1 2 3 Nagaland 1 1 Punjab 2 3 5 Odisha 3 10 13 Rajasthan 1 1 2 Sikkim 2 2 Telangana 2 1 ...


Measures to Stablize Food Availability

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Entities Revised Wheat Stock Limit Trader/ Wholesaler 2000 MT; Retailer 8 MT for each Retail outlet Big Chain Retailer upto 8 MT for each retail outlet subject to maximum quantity of (8 multiplied by total no. of outlets) MT. This will be the maximum stock that can be held at all their retail outlets and depots put together Processor 60% of Monthly Installed Capacity (MIC) multiplied by remaining months of FY 2025-26 As pe...


Export of Organic Food Products

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr. No. Year Quantity (MT) Value (USD Million) 1. 2020-21 888179.68 1040.95 2. 2021-22 460320.40 771.96 3. 2022-23 312800.51 708.33 4. 2023-24 261029.00 494.80 5. 2024-25 368155.04 665.97 The export of organic food products for years 2020-21 to 2024-25 in terms of quantity (Metric Tons) and value (USD Million) are as follows: Source: Information provided by the certification bodies accredited under National ...


GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT IN BIHAR AND MAHARASHTRA

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Water being a State subject, sustainable development and management of water and groundwater resources is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments. However, the Central Government facilitates the efforts of the State Governments by way of technical and financial assistance through its various schemes and projects. The major steps taken by the Government in this direction, including in the states of Bihar and Maharashtr...


Russia Has Always Stood by India in Good Times and Difficult Times: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, stated that Russia has always been "India's Sukh Dukh Ka Saathi," meaning a companion in both good times and difficult times, at the India-Russia Business Forum held today in New Delhi. Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation, Mr. Maxim Oreshkin, was the keynote speaker at the event. He stated that "India-Russia trade has made rema...


Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary inaugurates the 68th Founding Day of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), New Delhi, today

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary inaugurated the 68th Founding Day celebrations of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), India's apex anti-smuggling intelligence and enforcement agency under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), at its Headquarters at New Delhi, today. Also present were Shri Vivek Chaturvedi, Chairman, CBIC; Shri M.K. Singh and Shri Yogendra Garg, Members CBIC; Shri...


Prime Minister shares an article on how the cheetah reintroduction program reflects commitment to the conservation of wildlife

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has shared an article on how the cheetah reintroduction program reflects our commitment to the conservation of wildlife, written by Union Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav. Shri Modi stated that the growing population of cheetahs in the country is extremely encouraging. "The birth of five cubs by a female cheetah born in India is strong proof that cheetahs have fully adapted to the Indian environmen...


INDIA- INDONESIA JOINT SPECIAL FORCES EXERCISE GARUDA SHAKTI COMMENCES IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 10th edition of the India- Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI has commenced at the Special Forces Training School, Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh. The exercise is being conducted from 03 to 12 December 2025. The Indian contingent is represented by troops from THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (Special Forces), while the Indonesian contingent comprises personnel from the Indonesian Special Forces. The exercise aims to strengt...


ADOPTION OF DRIP IRRIGATION AND SPRINKLER SYSTEM

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sahi Fasal: The National Water Mission launched the "Sahi Fasal" campaign in 2019. Under this initiative, the BWUE, in collaboration with the Atal Bhujal Yojana and the Small Farmers' Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC), planned 14 campaigns across 7 states during the financial year 2024-25, all of which have been completed. The campaign aims to encourage farmers in water-stressed areas to adopt less water-intensive and more water-effici...


CONTAMINATION OF WATER IN UTTAR PRADESH

India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India launched the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in August 2019 in partnership with States/UTs to make provision of potable tap water supply in adequate quantity, of prescribed quality and on a regular & long-term basis to rural households in the country. Drinking water being a State subject, the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation & maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including tho...