Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a major hike in honorariums for Anganwadi workers and helpers, benefiting over three lakh workers across the state. The announcement was made during a government programme in Lucknow, where smartphones were also distributed to thousands of workers. Focus on grassroots services The Chief Minister emphasised that Anganwadi workers play a crucial role in strengthening child nutrition and maternal health services at the grassroots level. He assured that they would receive a “respectable and minimum guaranteed honorarium” soon.
Author: Aruna Sharma
In a significant milestone towards achieving the asset monetisation target for FY 2025–26, NHAI has realised Rs. 28,307 crores through a combination of Public InvIT, Private InvIT, and Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) model, including TOT Bundles 17 and 18. With bids received for TOT Bundle-19, which are under technical evaluation, NHAI is well poised to achieve the Government of India’s budgeted target of Rs. 30,000 crore for current FY 2025–26. Contributing significantly to this achievement, NHAI has successfully monetised over 310 km of National Highways under InvIT Round-5 as part of its Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) programme. The InvIT-5 has been awarded…
The Singrauli based flagship arm of Coal India, Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) has achieved its annual target of 140 Million Tonnes of Coal Production ahead of schedule in the financial year 2025–26 on 30th March, 2026 (After First Shift). With its 10 highly mechanized opencast mines, NCL has consistently upheld its legacy of meeting annual coal production targets for a decade demonstrating outstanding performance. Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), flagship subsidiary of Coal India Limited, has emerged as a key pillar in safeguarding India’s energy security. In the current energy scenario, domestically produced coal has once again proven to be a reliable…
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on 31st March 2026. At around 10 AM, Prime Minister will inaugurate the Samrat Samprati Museum in Gandhinagar. He will also address the gathering on the occasion. At around 12:45 PM, Prime Minister will inaugurate the Kaynes Semicon Plant at Sanand, Ahmedabad and also address a public gathering. Thereafter, Prime Minister will travel to Vav-Tharad where, at around 4 PM, he will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate, and dedicate to the nation multiple development projects worth more than ₹20,000 crore. He will also address the gathering on the occasion. PM in Gandhinagar…
India’s premier platform to celebrate excellence in skills, the IndiaSkills National Competition 2025–26 commenced today with a grand opening ceremony in Greater Noida. Organised under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and supported by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), the competition brings together over 650 skilled youth from across the country, competing across 63 skill categories aligned with national and global industry standards. The competition marks a significant milestone in India’s journey towards building a future-ready workforce and advancing the vision of a Viksit Bharat. The national competition features top-performing candidates who have emerged…
(HT) Two more Indian-flagged LPG tankers, carrying roughly a day’s supply of the country’s cooking gas, have safely navigated through the war-hit Strait of Hormuz and are expected to reach Indian shores in the next couple of days. “Two LPG carriers, BW TYR and BW ELM, carrying a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 tonnes, have safely transited the region and are moving towards Indian shores,” an official statement said. While BW TYR is proceeding towards Mumbai with an expected arrival on March 31, BW ELM is en route to New Mangalore with an estimated arrival date of April 1.…
TVS Orbiter V1 with 1.8 kWh is the newest addition to EV porfolio · Introduces Battery-As-A-Service (BaaS) across EV portfolio Lucknow, March 12, 2026: TVS Motor Company (TVSM), a global leader in the two and three-wheeler segments, today strengthened its electric vehicle portfolio with the launch of TVS Orbiter V1 with 1.8 kWh — the most accessible electric scooter in the company’s lineup. The company also introduced Battery-As-A-Service (BaaS) across its EV portfolio, offering customers a new and flexible ownership model. With the addition of TVS Orbiter V1 and the introduction of Battery-As-A-Service, TVS Motor’s EV scooter range now starts…
The Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar) marked a significant institutional milestone at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, by contributing to four high-impact national and international sessions focused on advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI). Demonstrating its growing leadership in AI-driven innovation, IIT Ropar played a central role in shaping global conversations across agriculture, energy, healthcare, entrepreneurship, and AI Centres of Excellence. Under the Ministry of Education AI-CoE Pavilion, Annam.AI, the Agriculture Centre of Excellence at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, showcased its advanced agricultural technologies. The exhibition received distinguished attention from Shri Dharmendra…
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, announced the establishment of a National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) for Skilling in Aeronautics and Defence at National Skill Training Institute (NSTI), Kanpur, in collaboration with the Government of the French Republic under the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) scheme of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The Prime Minister announced this statement was made during a joint press statement with the President of France while inaugurating the India–France Year of Innovation and related cooperation initiatives, including the National Centre of Excellence for Skilling in Aeronautics. The proposed…
AM Group, the leading energy transition platform backed by the founders of Greenko Group, which signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Invest UP, Government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) at Davos, Switzerland on 20 January 2026 to establish a 1 GW High Performance Compute Hub, has commenced development of its mega AI project. AM AI Labs, an affiliate of the AM Group, was issued a letter of intent by the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) today towards allocation of land parcels to establish the first two phases comprising 150 MW and 200 MW respectively of the cumulative 1 GW…