PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DELAY IN COMMISSIONING NUCLEAR PLANTS

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The completion/ commissioning of Rajasthan Atomic Power Project, RAPP-8 (700 MW) is delayed mainly due to extensive design reviews and incorporation of new upgrades as a result of thorough analysis of the Fukushima accident in Japan. Another project, Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, KKNPP-3&4 (2 X 1000 MW) has been delayed due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and non-availability of rock products due to stoppage of quarry ope...


Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying ADOPTION OF ADVANCE TECHNIQUE FOR MILK PRODUCTIVITY

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No State/Union Territories 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1 Andhra Pradesh 6009.28 1260.00 786.50 2 Bihar 0.00 0.00 0.00 3 Chhattisgarh 297.22 75.00 50.00 4 Goa 0.00 0.00 0.00 5 Gujarat 0.00 0.00 100.00 6 Haryana 0.00 407.50 975.00 7 Himachal Pradesh 0.00 0.00 0.00 9 Jharkhand 0.00 64.00 0.00 10 Karnataka 0.00 250.00 725.00 11 Kerala 0.00 0.00 50.00 12 Madhya Pradesh 0.00 350.00 ...


Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal Freight Revenue Increases Four Times in Three Years, Reaching Rs.12,608.05 Cr in 2024-25

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial year Freight Revenue 2022-23 2,901.86 Cr. 2023-24 7,712.36 Cr. 2024-25 12,608.05 Cr. Following the introduction of the Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal(GCT) policy in 2021, Indian Railways has approved proposals for 306 GCTs. Under the GCT policy launched to facilitate development of cargo terminals on non Railway land, as well as on Railway land (partially or fully), so far, 118 new GCTs have been commission...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL MODULAR ATOMIC REACTORS

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under Nuclear Energy Mission funds, have been allocated for R&D of 200 MWe Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR-200) which is in advanced stage of obtaining administrative and financial sanction. BSMR is based on the proven pressurized water reactor technology. It will use Slightly Enriched Uranium (SEU) as a fuel. It has been provided with passive safety features as well as several engineered safety systems to ensure nuclear safety ...


NATIONAL FORENSIC INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT SCHEME

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India has approved the National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme in the year 2024 with a total financial outlay of Rs.2254.43 crore to be implemented from financial year 2024-25 to 2028-29. Establishment of 08 new Central Forensic Science Laboratories has been approved in the year 2023 and 2024. Filling up of vacancies is an on-going exercise. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs has undertaken review o...


CYBER CRIME CASES AND FORENSIC CAPABILITIES

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes the statistical data on crimes in its publication "Crime in India". The latest published report is for the year 2023. As per the data published by the NCRB, State/UT wise details of cases registered under cyber crimes (involving communication devices as medium/target) during the period from 2021 to 2023 are at the Annexure-I. The state of the art 'National Cyber Forens...


SAFETY AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (ITS)

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued guidelines for regular safety audit of all National Highways (NHs) at design, construction, pre-opening stage of NH projects as well as on existing NHs for ensuring road safety. Government has notified National Road Safety Board Rules, 2025 vide GSR 795(E) dated 27.10.2025. Corridor Length (km) State(s) Status Bengaluru - Mysuru (Augmentation) 117 Karnataka Comp...


Homi Bhabha's pledge and declaration to the world that India's Nuclear programme is dedicatedto peaceful purposes has found its vindication under PM Modi: Dr. Jitendra Singh

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that India's nuclear programme has achieved a historic vindication of Dr. Homi Bhabha's pledge and declaration to the world that India's Nuclear Programme is dedicated to peaceful purposeshas found its vindication under PM Modi. He added that this commitment has found its strongest realisation under the leadership of the Prime Minister, as India's nuc...


DoLR Symposium on NAKSHA and LandStack: Future Mapping plans discussed

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, holds the National Symposium on NAKSHA - (National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations) and LandStack here today. In his inaugural address, the Secretary, Department of Land Resources Shri Manoj Joshi emphasized the urgent need to transition revenue departments away from outdated, tape-based measurements and rough ha...


A Bridge of Hope: Sahibganj's Ganga Crossing Promises Relief, Jobs and Connectivity

India, Dec. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: For decades, the people of Sahibganj (Jharkhand) and the surrounding districts have lived between two realities, one on their side of the Ganga, and the other just across it. The distance may be short in kilometres, but the struggle has been long: costly boat rides, missed appointments, families unable to reach hospitals on time, and traders paying extra because supplies arrived late. Now, as the new bridge linking NH-133B in Jharkh...