The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the ‘Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31’ with an outlay of Rs.2584.60 crore for installation of Small Hydro Power (SHP) Projects of an approximate capacity of 1500 MW. The scheme will support small hydro projects (between 1-25 MW capacity) ...
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EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
The present installed nuclear power capacity in the country is 8,780 MW comprising of 24 nuclear power plants (excluding RAPS-1 – 100 MW). The total generation from the nuclear power plants during the past three years have been 45855 Million Units (MUs) in 2022-23, 47971 MUs in 2023-24 and 56681 Mus in 2024-25. At present, there are 18 nuclear power ...
Read More »BCCL Organizes Interaction with NRS Linkage and CIL SWMA e-Auction Consumers
With the objective of promoting better coal dispatch and ensuring effective clearance of available coal stocks, Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) organized an interaction with NRS Linkage and CIL SWMA e-Auction consumers on Saturday. Coal traders associated with the company, representatives from various industries, and consumers participated in large numbers, actively sharing their suggestions and views during the meeting. The ...
Read More »PROGRESS OF SCHEME ON ENHANCEMENT OF COMPETITIVENESS IN INDIAN CAPITAL GOODS SECTOR
Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- Phase-II has a total financial outlay of Rs. 1207 crores with budgetary support of Rs.975 crore. Total 29 projects with project cost of Rs. 891.37 crores and budgetary support of Rs. 714.64 crore have been sanctioned so far.State-wise distribution of the sanctioned projects is as under: Centres of Excellence: ...
Read More »Progress and Impact of the Pradhan Mantri Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme
Under the Pradhan Mantri Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, 59,202 Micro food processing enterprises have been formalized as on December 31, 2025 since inception of the scheme. The State/ UT wise details are at Annexure. Cumulatively, investment of Rs. 17015.8 crore has been mobilized under the scheme across the country. Ministry maintains the sector-wise distribution of sanctioned units, including participation ...
Read More »Performance And Impact of the PLI Scheme for Food Processing Industries
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for the Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) for the period from Financial Year (FY) 2021-22 to FY 2026-27, with an approved outlay of ₹10,900 crores. The details of year-wise budgetary allocations, funds released and incentives disbursed under the scheme till date are as under: (Rs. in crores) Financial ...
Read More »Foreign Direct Investment Strengthening India’s Food Processing Sector
The details of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow over the last five years in food processing sector is as below: Year (April to March) FDI in FPI sector In US$ million In Rs. Crore 2020-21 393.41 2934.12 2021-22 709.72 5290.27 2022-23 895.34 7194.13 2023-24 608.31 5037.07 2024-25 540.76 4557.27 The details of the funds for infrastructure development in the sector over ...
Read More »AI models developed under IndiaAI Mission represent important progress in building India’s own AI capabilities tailored to local languages and use-cases
Government of India launched the IndiaAI Mission in March 2024 with the objective of building a robust ecosystem of AI in the country. The Mission seeks to expand access to AI technologies, support innovation and promote the development of AI solutions addressing India-centric challenges. AIKosha: IndiaAI Datasets Platform AIKosha is platform which provides access AI models, development tools and other ...
Read More »Data centre capacity in the country has increased from about 375 MW in 2020 to around 1500 MW by 2025
The data centre industry in India is growing steadily. The total data centre capacity in the country has increased from about 375 MW in 2020 to around 1500 MW by 2025. To support AI development, about 38,231 GPUs have been onboarded through 14 empanelled service providers/data centres under the AI compute capacity framework. These are being provided to startups, researchers, ...
Read More »Record Coal Production from Captive/Commercial & Other Mines
India’s coal sector has achieved a significant milestone as Captive/Commercial & Other mines crossed the landmark of 200 Million Tonnes (MT) of coal production on 11 March 2026 during FY 2025–26. This achievement reflects the collective efforts and unwavering commitment of various Central and State Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs/SPSUs) along with private sector participants, whose relentless work and resilience have played a ...
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