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Over 1,074 crores extended to States under Silk Samagra-2: Centre
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Centre through the implementation of the Silk Samagra-2 scheme has extended support for the development of the sericulture industry in the country and to increase the productivity and livelihoods of silk farmers and weavers, Pabitra Margherita, the Minister of State for Textiles, said in
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"No such data maintained centrally." MoS Home Nityanand Rai on number of p
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Union Minister of State Home Affairs Nityanand, in a written reply in Lok Sabha, said that "No such data is maintained centrally" on the number of persons killed and injured during the recent Maha Kumbh Stampede.
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19,826 km roads constructed so far under Bharatmala: Nitin Gadkari
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Bharatmala projects covering a total length of 26,425 km have been awarded and out of this 19,826 km have already been constructed, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed Lok Sabha in a written reply earlier this week.
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2,601 Bangladeshis held on India-Bangladesh border in last 13 months: MHA
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Nityanand Rai shared the information in a written reply, mentioning that these 2,601 Bangladeshis were apprehended on the India-Bangladesh border between January 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025.
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Foreign tourists' footfall in India soars 124% in 2023
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Foreign tourist arrivals in India soared by a whopping 124 per cent in 2023 at 1.92 crore, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informed Lok Sabha in a written reply on Monday.
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e-Shram portal: 30.7 crore unorganised workers registered with women, cons
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Over 30.68 crore unorganised workers have already registered on the e-Shram portal, with more than half of them being female (53.68 per cent), Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Lok Sabha said on Monday.
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136 Vande Bharat trains operational, running at almost 100% occupancy: Ash
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
As many as 136 Vande Bharat train services having chair cars are operational on Indian Railways network as of January 2025, minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply. The minister also said that overall occupancy in these trains are almost 100 per cent.
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Specialty steel companies committed investment worth Rs 27,106 crore under
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Specialty steel companies have committed to an investment worth Rs 27,106 crore so far, and of which Rs 18,848 crore has been achieved till December, 2024, MoS Steel Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
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Makhana cultivation expanded from 13,000 hectares to 35,000: MoS agricultu
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Makhana cultivation has expanded from approximately 13,000 hectares to 35,000 hectares across multiple states, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Bhagirath Choudhary, said in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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2,661 climate-resilient crops developed by govt during 2014-2024: MoS Bhag
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
ICAR Institutes, State and Central agricultural universities have developed 2,900 varieties of different crops during 2014-2024, out of which 2,661 varieties are climate resilient, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Bhagirath Choudhary, said in a written reply in Lok Sabh
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Work at Jowai-Ratacherra stretch of NH6 in Meghalaya scheduled for complet
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The work of strengthening and improvement of Jowai - Ratacherra stretch of National Highway 06 in Meghalaya commenced in March 2024 and is scheduled for completion in March 2025, the Rajya Sabha was informed earlier this week in a written reply.
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Bangladesh reported 2,200 cases of violence against minorities, Pakistan 1
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, informed that 2,200 cases of violence against Hindus and other minorities were reported in Bangladesh till December 8 of this year.
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