Indian Industry Plus A Pratisrutiplus Suppliment

A novel way to distinguish between pollen from cultivated crops and from wild grasses enables scientists to unlock the story of India’s agricultural beginnings, particularly in the Central Ganga Plain.  It offers a powerful window into how human societies shaped the landscape over millennia. India is the second-largest producer of wheat and rice, the world’s major food staples. Establishing region-specific ...

Indian Railways has approved multiple projects worth ₹1,364.45 crore to strengthen safety, signalling and communication infrastructure across its network. The sanctioned works include provision of Kavach on locomotives, expansion of optical fibre cable network and replacement of panel interlocking with electronic interlocking systems across various railway zones. Kavach equipment to be installed on 232 locomotives in Southern Railway Indian Railways ...

India achieved its highest-ever annual wind capacity addition of 6.05 GW during FY 2025-26 crossing the landmark of 5.5 GW capacity addition in FY 2016-17. This also represents an increase of nearly 46% over the capacity added in FY 2024–25 marking a decisive acceleration in India’s onshore wind deployment trajectory. With this addition, India’s cumulative installed wind power capacity has crossed 56 ...

In a significant achievement for India’s maritime sector, the Major Ports under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways have collectively handled 915.17 million tonnes (MT) of cargo during FY 2025–26, surpassing the annual target of 904 MT. This marks a year-on-year growth of 7.06%, reaffirming the sector’s strong recovery, enhanced efficiency, and sustained growth trajectory. This milestone underscores the ...

Odisha is now a favoured destination for investors for setting up of various sunrise industries. A sunrise industry is characterised by significant future potential, higher investment level, newer technology, rapid innovation and high growth rate. In view of transforming our nation to “Viksit Bharat by 2047”, our state Odisha also has envisioned to make the state “Samruddha state by 2036”. ...

As global uncertainty persists, India’s MSMEs are strengthening economic resilience through innovation, adaptability and enterprise led confidence. Over the past few years, India’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have emerged as the central pillar of the country’s economic growth and socio-economic transformation. As we moved forward the conversation around micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) move beyond survival. The ...

I was prompted to write on gold because of the growing public eagerness to purchase it, driven by recent geopolitical tensions in the Central East, where global uncertainties have influenced gold prices and created a sense of urgency among people. Gold has captivated human imagination for millennia, not only for its beauty and rarity but for the deeper layers of ...

India’s fisheries sector has emerged as a major contributor to food security, employment, export earnings and sustainable livelihoods, backed by a record ₹39,272 crore investment by the Government of India since 2015. The sector supports nearly 30 million fishers and fish farmers at the primary level and almost twice as many across the value chain. Ranked the second‑largest aquaculture producer ...