PARLIAMENT QUESTION: CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CLRI) IN LADAKH 1963

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Presently, there is no plan to establish a regional centre of CSIR - Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI) in Ladakh. The CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, has been actively working in the Ladakh region to develop the local leather industry, improve the value chain, and promote entrepreneurship, particularly among women and artisans. This initiative is part of a broader collaboration under the CSIR-...


HIGH-END SKILL AVAILABILITY IN THE COUNTRY

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Sikhshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Trai...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ACCURACY OF WEATHER FORECASTS

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: There have been significant improvements achieved in the accuracy of weather forecasts, the dissemination of early warnings, and the delivery of climate services during the year 2025. India Meteorological Department (IMD)'s monsoon forecast for the 2025 southwest monsoon season was highly accurate. The first stage long range forecast, issued in April 2025, for the Southwest Monsoon (June-September) rainfall over the country as a wh...


TRAINING AND RETENTION RATE FOR WOMEN IN AI SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Job Role Name Female Trained / Oriented 1 AI - Business Intelligence Analyst 1,197 2 AI - Data Architect 942 3 AI - Data Engineer 561 4 AI - Data Quality Analyst 4,294 5 AI - Data Scientist 1,985 6 AI - Database Administrator 3,508 7 AI - DevOps Engineer 2,144 8 AI - Machine Learning Engineer 3,808 9 AI - Solution Architect 77 10 Pharmacovigilance Case- Processing (Incidents /adverse event using...


STRENGTHENING PANCHAYATS IN ODISHA

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl.No FY Fund Released (in.crores) 1 2022-23 Rs.11.40 2. 2023-24 Rs.27.33 3 2024-25 Rs.20.00 4 2025-26 Rs.53.50(as on 03.02.2026) Total Rs.112.23 There are 6794 Gram Panchayats functioning in the State of Odisha. "Panchayat", being "Local Government", is a State subject and part of State List of Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Panchayats are set up and operate through the respective State Panchayati ...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DEVELOPMENT OF INDIGENOUS ANTIBIOTICS

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Nafithromycin has been developed by the Wockhardt group. It is a novel macrolide specifically designed for the treatment of Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP). The phase III clinical study of Nafithromycin in India was supported in-part by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance council (BIRAC), a not-for-profit, Section 8, Public Sector Enterprise of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). Central Drugs Standard Contr...


Development of pisciculture infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Name of the Activity Physical Unit (Rupees in Lakh) Sanctioned Implemented Fund Sanctioned Fund Utilized (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) 1 Fresh water Fin fish Hatcheries 5 1 60.00 10.00 2 New Brackish Hatcheries 10 5 240.00 120.00 3 Biofloc ponds for Fresh water 47 10 307.8 65.2 4 Seed Stocking of fingerlings 1914.28 1203.65 2735.00 889.87 5 Large RAS systems 34 10 770.00 260.00 6 Ic...


DIGITISATION OF POST OFFICE SAVINGS SCHEMES

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, said that the Department of Posts, through a network of over 1.64 lakh post offices, serves more than 45 crore Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) account holders. To modernize and digitize Post Office Savings Schemes, Core Banking Solution (CBS) along with digital services such as ATMs, int...


CAQM Issues Technical and Operational Norms for Deployment and Utilization of MRSMs Towards Abatement of Road Dust in NCR

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant move towards strengthening road dust mitigation measures across the National Capital Region (NCR), the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has issued a detailed circular prescribing technical and operational norms for deployment and utilization of Mechanized Road Sweeping Machines (MRSMs) by all road-owning and road-maintenance agencies in the region. Road dust remains a dominan...


Advancing India's Mental Healthcare and Well-Being

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Key Takeaways Introduction The Union Budget 2026-27 marks a decisive shift in India's mental health policy by placing institutional expansion and regional equity at the centre of public health planning. By strengthening mental health and trauma care infrastructure, the budget advances the Government of India's vision of inclusive development, under "Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas" and the vision of a Viksit Bharat. Addressing the long-...