New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) India’s production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes for pharmaceuticals have driven cumulative investments of Rs 41,943 crore in both brownfield and greenfield projects, the Parliament was informed on Friday.The investments substantially exceed the targeted committed investment of Rs 17,275 crore over the six-year period of the scheme, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Anupriya Patel, said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.The incentive scheme generate…
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Vijayawada, March 19 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday that the objective of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led coalition government is to provide financial, social, and health security to every single individual in the state. Addressing Ugadi celebrations here, the Chief Minister added that the state government over the last 21 months launched several schemes to achieve the objective.Listing out the welfare schemes, Chief Minister Naidu said that through t…
Amaravati, March 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced that the government is considering the proposal to establish an Electronics City near Hindupur.CM Naidu also announced that a Creative City will be established in Amaravati to encourage content creators, AI, film and creative industries, aiming to boost the creative economy in the state.Addressing the district Collectors’ conference on the second day, he stated that the government is developing …
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The false narrative circulating on social media about the sinking of the Iranian ship IRIS Dena by the US, which participated in the International Fleet Review (IFR) and Milan 2026, hosted by the Indian Navy off Visakhapatnam, underscores the need to monitor online discourse and effectively counter damaging information, a report said on Thursday. “Excessive attention to the fact that IRIS Dena was returning from IFR at Visakhapatnam and use of phrases like ‘it was …
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the government has allocated Rs 14,500 crore over three financial years to improve customer amenities and infrastructure at goods and parcel terminals across the country.In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Vaishnaw said the allocation covers FY2024, FY2025 and FY2026 and is aimed at strengthening freight logistics, improving rail freight efficiency and enhancing first- and last-mile connectivity.As part…
Bengaluru, March 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and BJP Yuva Morcha president Dheeraj Muniraju on Wednesday urged the Congress-led Karnataka government to set up dedicated data centre parks in Bengaluru and its outskirts.He cited reports that a Google data centre project had moved to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh instead of Bengaluru.Responding to the demand, Karnataka Minister for IT and Biotechnology Priyank Kharge said the Andhra Pradesh government had offered substantial subsidies fo…
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) Hyderabad Zonal Office has provisionally attached fifty immovable properties, valued at Rs 29.76 crore, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the illegal surrogacy racket case. The racket was run by Dr Pachipalli Namratha, alias Athluri Namratha, in the name of Universal Srusthi Fertility & Research Centre. The attached properties are in the form of land parcels, flats, as well as a hospital in the n…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday explained India’s decision to permit an Iranian naval vessel to dock in Kochi amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, saying the ships had been “caught on the wrong side of events”.Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, EAM Jaishankar described how India had received a request from Iran regarding one of its naval ships, IRIS Lavan, which had reported technical problems while operating in the regio…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Top government sources on Saturday allayed fears that current global energy situation can become a crisis for India, saying that the country currently holds over 250 million barrels (around 4,000 crore litres) of crude and petroleum products, providing about 7-8 weeks of buffer across the supply chain.These stocks are not held in a single location or a single form. They are distributed across above-ground storage tanks, underground strategic caverns, pipeline systems, t…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) PSU oil marketing companies Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) on Friday dismissed rumours of shortages of fuel — petrol and diesel — in certain areas, calling them “completely unfounded” and “baseless”.In a post on its X handle, BPCL said India’s energy supply remains reliable and resilient, with ample petroleum reserves and uninterrupted supply chains.”There have been some rumours about shortages of petrol and diesel …