Local conservation initiatives, including activities such as documenting traditional knowledge and creating and updating People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBR), will be supported.
Additionally, Rs 101.7815 crores, representing the withheld portion of the first instalment of Untied Grants for FY 2025–26, have been released to 20 eligible Zilla Parishads, 233 eligible Panchayat Samitis, and 649 eligible Gram Panchayats.
In Gujarat, the 2nd installment of Untied Grants for the Financial Year 2024–25 amounting to Rs 522.20 crore has been released for all 38 District Panchayats, 247 eligible Block Panchayats, and 14,547 eligible Gram Panchayats of the state.
In a letter dated September 16, 2025 addressed to the prime minister, Rahul Gandhi emphasized the inadequacy of the Rs 1,600 crore initial relief announced by the Union government considering the state's estimated loss of at least Rs 20,000 crore.
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has conducted searches and seizure actions at three premises, including a call center based in South Delhi's Khanpur area, allegedly involved in misleading foreign citizens by offering pirated software in the name of original ones.
A postmaster was taken into custody by the police after the head postmaster lodged a complaint of defalcation of depositors funds worth Rs 7 lakh.
The Champdany Municipality is facing an acute shortage of funds due to which the roads are in deplorable condition and cannot be repaired immediately.
Five private equity (PE) investors that come on top on the criterion of deal size collectively put in USD 10 billion in the first half of 2024, recent estimates by Bain & Company said.
The government is committed to ensure timely construction of the Bulk Drug Park, he added, while directing all the departments and agencies to work in unison for the early completion of the construction work.
With the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Janata Dal (United) providing critical support to the NDA government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced a major financial package for Andhra Pradesh and plans for mega infrastructure projects for Bihar in the General Budget.
