Lionel Messi’s much-anticipated India tour began on a turbulent note on Saturday after chaos broke out at Kolkata’s iconic Salt Lake Stadium. Angry fans vandalised sections of the venue, ripping out plastic seats and hurling them onto the pitch, following the Argentine football legend’s brief appearance at the stadium. The…
Month: December 2025
News
PRIP Scheme Amended to Boost Pharma MedTech Research
The Union Government has amended the Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech Sector (PRIP) Scheme to strengthen India’s pharmaceutical and medical technology innovation ecosystem. The revised framework, notified on October 1, 2025, aims to ensure smoother implementation, improve governance clarity, and make benefit-sharing mechanisms more effective. The amendment…
News
Project Cheetah: India’s Bold Wildlife Comeback
India’s ambitious Project Cheetah has transformed a once-lost predator into a symbol of ecological revival, global cooperation, and scientific conservation. As of December 2025, India is home to 30 cheetahs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, marking one of the most significant wildlife restoration efforts in modern history. Launched…
News
Mission Poshan 2.0: 2 Lakh Anganwadis Upgraded Nationwide
The Central Government is steadily transforming India’s grassroots nutrition infrastructure by strengthening two lakh Anganwadi Centres as Saksham Anganwadis under Mission Poshan 2.0. Implemented at the pace of 40,000 centres per year, the initiative aims to address malnutrition while improving early childhood care and education across the country. The scheme…
News
India’s Multi-Pronged Strategy to Address Women’s Mental Health
The Government of India has put in place a comprehensive, multi-pronged and convergent framework to prevent, mitigate and manage stress among women across sectors, integrating mental healthcare, workplace safety, legal protections and socio-economic empowerment. The details were shared in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Women and Child…
News
PM Greets Thiru Rajinikanth on His 75th Birthday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended warm greetings to veteran actor Thiru Rajinikanth on the occasion of his 75th birthday on Friday, December 12, 2025. In posts shared on X, the Prime Minister lauded Rajinikanth’s remarkable body of work and noted the special significance of the year, which also marks the…
News
ECI Deploys Special Roll Observers for SIR 2026
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has deployed Special Roll Observers (SROs) to oversee the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Electoral Rolls across eight major states. These states.West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are undergoing a crucial voter roll verification campaign ahead…
News
Government Details Plan to Broaden MSP Scope
The Government of India has elaborated its approach for increasing and managing the coverage of crops under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) framework. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Ramnath Thakur outlined the principles, criteria, and procurement systems designed…
News
Southern States See Boost in Organic Farming Under PKVY
The Government of India is promoting organic agriculture in the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Telangana through the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), a flagship organic farming scheme launched in 2015–16. Under PKVY, farmers are offered financial assistance of Rs. 31,500 per hectare over three years, including…
News
Cabinet Raises Copra MSP for 2026 to Boost Farmers’ Income
The National Makhana Board held its inaugural meeting at Krishi Bhawan on Friday, chaired by Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, and laid out a comprehensive roadmap to modernise India’s makhana sector. The Board initiated implementation of a newly approved Central Sector Scheme worth ₹476.03 crore…