India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Freedom of speech is guaranteed under Article 19 of the Constitution. At the same time, the Government is also cognisant of the growing risks posed by fake, false and misleading information on digital platforms. The Government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, under the Information Technology Act, 2000. Part-III of these Rules provide for publishers of onli...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: To ensure effective implementation of the newly enacted legislations, the rule-making exercise has been undertaken in respect of the Coastal Shipping Act, 2025, the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, and the Indian Ports Act, 2025. The exercise has been undertaken through a comprehensive consultative process involving all relevant stakeholders to ensure their participation at the drafting stage itself. The following measures have been t...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Coronary stents [Bare Metal Stents (BMS) and Drug Eluting Stents (DES)] are included in Schedule-I of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013) and accordingly NPPA fixes their ceiling prices as per the provisions of DPCO, 2013. The present applicable ceiling price for BMS is Rs.10,692.69 and for DES Rs.38,933.14. The prices fixed under DPCO, 2013 are applicable across the country. All manufacturers, marketers and importe...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Expenditure (inRs. crore) 21.52 10.83 3.82 4.76 15.26 The Vizhinjam International Seaport Project is being developed under the Public Private Partnership (PPP)model between the Government of Kerala (GoK) and Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited (AVPPL)for which a concession agreement was signed on 17.08.2015. The Phase I of the project became operational on 03.12.20...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles implements two schemes namely National Handicrafts Development Programme (NHDP) and Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) for overall development and promotion of handicrafts sector across the country including the state of Rajasthan. International Marketing Events are organized in India and abroad under Marketing...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Total, operational and other units in Preparation and Spinning textile fibres (1311) 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Sr. N. State Number of Factories Factories in Operation Others* Number of Factories Factories in Operation Others* Number of Factories Factories in Operation Others* Number of Factories Factories in Operation Others* Number of Factories Factories in Operation Others* 1 Andhra Pradesh ...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No State Name No. of SHGs provided with the Drones by LFCs & No. of members of Women SHGs trained as drone pilot 1. Andhra Pradesh 108 2. Assam 28 3. Bihar 32 4. Chhattisgarh 15 5. Goa 1 6. Gujarat 58 7. Haryana 102 8. Himachal Pradesh 4 9. J&K 2 10. Jharkhand 15 11. Karnataka 145 12. Kerala 51 13. Madhya Pradesh 89 14. Maharashtra 60 15. Odisha 16 16. Punjab 57 17. Rajasthan ...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Smt. Anu Garg, IAS, Hon'ble Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha, visited Paradip Port Authority (PPA) to review its operations and long-term expansion plans. She was received by Shri P. L. Haranadh, IRTS, Chairman, PPA, at the Wet Basin and accorded a Ceremonial Guard of Honour by the CISF Unit. She also took a launch ride to review berth readiness, vessel traffic management systems, and marine operations. Paradip Port achieved ...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Promotion and Development of tourist places is primarily undertaken by the concerned State Government/Union Territory (UT) Administration. However, the Ministry of Tourism as part of its ongoing endeavour, promotes various tourism destinations and products of India including the states of Himachal Pradesh in a holistic manner, through various initiatives including promotional events, Central financial Assistance (CFA) to State Gove...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State / Union territory Number of JAKs opened 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 6 2 Andhra Pradesh 272 3 Arunachal Pradesh 35 4 Assam 176 5 Bihar 1058 6 Chandigarh 19 7 Chhattisgarh 345 8 Delhi 589 9 Goa 18 10 Gujarat 848 11 Haryana 474 12 Himachal Pradesh 74 13 Jammu and Kashmir 351 14 Jharkhand 166 15 Karnataka 1585 16 Kerala 1714 17 Ladakh 3 18 Lakshadweep 1 19 Madhya ...