India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India and Sri Lanka today reviewed bilateral cooperation in the power sector at a meeting in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal, while the Sri Lankan delegation was led by Shri Anura Karunathilake, Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation and Minister of Energy of Sri Lanka. The Ministers reviewed the progress of ongoing bilateral initiatives, including the ...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal, today held a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Bhutan, H.E. Lyonpo Gem Tshering, in New Delhi. The meeting reaffirmed the special and enduring partnership between India and Bhutan in the power sector, which has been a cornerstone of the close bilateral relationship between the two countries. The Ministers reviewed the progres...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: F.Y. Principal Repayment Interest Payment Total 2021-22 14,192 14,510 28,702 2022-23 16,922 17,267 34,189 2023-24 20,084 17,946 38,030 2024-25 23,938 21,630 45,568 2025-26 24,853 21,685 46,538 Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) is dedicated market borrowing arm of the Indian Railways (IR). Its primary business is financing of Rolling Stock Assets, Railway Infrastructure Projects and le...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: SN Name of Project Status 1 Jalandhar Cantt. - Jammu Tawi (216 Km) 3rd line Detailed Project Report (DPR)has been prepared 2 Jammu - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Additional Line (78 Km) FLS sanctioned for preparation of DPR. Field survey has been taken up. 3 Jammu/Reasi - Poonch New Line (190 Km) FLS sanctioned for preparation of DPR. Field survey has been taken up. State/UT No. of Stations Name of Stations UT of Jam...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Railways serve about 58 cr meals every year on an average. About only 0.0008% food quality related complaints are received on average. Based on complaints during the last three years, appropriate penal actions have been taken by IRCTC. Such actions include imposition of fines amounting to Rs.5.13 crore, issuance of 54 show-cause notices, 06 termination of contracts and debarment of licensees for food quality and hygiene viola...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Period New track Commissioned Average commissioning of new tracks 2009-14 7,599 Km 4.2 Km/day 2014-26 36,429 Km 8.32 Km/day (nearly 2 times) Category No. of Projects Total Length Length Commissioned till Total Exp. upto Mar'26 New lines 169 16,634 3,361 1,57,572 Gauge conversion 29 3,987 3,045 24,227 Doubling 316 19,379 6,177 1,23,454 Total 514 40,000 12,583 3,05,253 Year Freight loading (in Millio...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr. No. State/UT Name Houses Sanctioned Houses Completed 1 Arunachal Pradesh - - 2 Assam 3,40,977 1,35,426 3 Bihar 4,73,839 2,63,151 4 Chhattisgarh 3,44,463 5,92,508 5 Goa - 3 6 Gujarat 4,475 1,23,451 7 Haryana 5,638 12,405 8 Himachal Pradesh 22 36,531 9 Jammu And Kashmir 3 16,015 10 Jharkhand 1,48,640 40,870 11 Kerala 7,614 3,873 12 Madhya Pradesh 5,59,011 4,90,185 13 Maharashtra...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr. No. Indicators Progress during FY 2023-24 to 2025-26 No. of Households covered in SHGs 1,06,33,882 No. of SHGs formed 7,58,243 No. of Village Organizations formed 1,07,677 No. of Cluster level Federations formed 9,324 Capitalization Support to SHGs, Village Organisations and Cluster Level Federations (in Rs. crore) 33,335.92 Bank Credit disbursed (in Rs. crore) 6,38,339.43 Non-Performing Assets % (NPA) 1.85% Num...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has commissioned evaluation of central rural sector schemes including the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) in the financial year 2025-26 through Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog. The study covered 2,206 rural households across 11 States and 2 Union Territories (UTs), covering 36 districts and 216 villages. The findings of the report submitted by th...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The first of three units of beam catcher equipment, an integral part of the beam line (the path leading from particle generator to the experimental end-station) has reached the International Mega Science Project, Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) site and waiting for its installation. These are one of the key elements of the super fragment separator (super-FRS) that produces the radioactive beams. The equipment is req...