New Delhi: Number of convictions and penalties of defaulting food operators for non-compliance in milk & milk products in the country has witnessed an over 13 fold rise in a span of  two years. According to the details provided by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the number of convictions and penalties on milk & milk product operators were at 552 in 2021-22, which increased to 6,953 cases in 2022-23 and further rose to 7,109 in 2023-24. Similarly, the number of ca...Read More

New Delhi: The number of passengers who have utilised National Waterways for travel shot up from 33.16 lakh in 2019-20 to 1.61 crore in 2023-24. Moreover, the Cargo Moved also increase from 73.64 million tons (MT) in 2019-20 to 133.03 million tons in 2023-24. Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal provided this information in the Rajya Sabha on April 1, 2025 while replying to a question raised by RS MP Parimal Nathwani. According to the statement of the minister, the...Read More

New Delhi: The flagship scheme of the Central Government, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) has benefitted nearly 14 crore people in Gujarat over the last four years. The central government has also reimbursed food subsidy of Rs 1,329 crore to the state of Gujarat in the last three years since FY2021-22. Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Smt. Nimuben Bambhaniya informed the Rajya Sabha on March 25, 2025, while replying a question raised b...Read More

New Delhi: Indian airlines placed orders for a total of 1359 new aircraft in previous two years – of which 999 new aircraft orders were placed in 2023 and 360 new orders in 2024. Currently, 680 aircraft are operational for passenger travel and 133 are grounded spread across various airlines. There are 105 aircraft which are over 15 years old, and out of these 43 belong to Air India Ltd. and 37 to Air India Express Ltd. Amongst the 680 operational aircraft, 319 belong to InterGlobe Aviation Ltd...Read More

New Delhi: Out of 194 Indian fishermen currently imprisoned in Pakistan, 123 are from Gujarat. Out of these 123 fishermen from Gujarat: 33 fishermen were apprehended in 2021, 68 fishermen in 2022, 09 fishermen in 2023 and 13 fishermen in 2024. This information was provided by Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh in Rajya Sabha, while replying to a question raised by Member of Parliament  Parimal Nathwani regarding fishermen from India currently imprisoned in Pakistan. As...Read More

New Delhi: Total 21 important corridors have been identified by the Government as per the management plan for Gir Protected Area. The information was provided by Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh in Rajya Sabha on February 13, 2025 while replying to a question raised by Member of Parliament Shri Parimal Nathwani regarding lion corridors in Gir. According to the statement of the minister, the Project Lion is being implemented in the Gir land...Read More

New Delhi: The prey base for the Asiatic Lion in Gir has increased by 37% in the last five years. The estimated prey base for Lion in Gir has increased from 1,55,659 in 2019 to 2,13,391 in 2024. Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh provided the information in Rajya Sabha on February 6, 2025 while replying to question raised by RS MP Shri Parimal Nathwani. According to the statement of the minister, prey base augmentation enclosures for ke...Read More

New Delhi: Gujarat has emerged as the leading state in cotton production in India for the 2023-24 crop year, according to data presented by the Central Government. The state recorded a remarkable production of 90.57 lakh bales of cotton during the 2023-24 season, surpassing other major cotton-producing states such as Maharashtra and Telangana. India's total cotton production for the same period is estimated at 325.22 lakh bales. The minister of state for textiles, Shri Pabitra Margherita, in ...Read More

New Delhi: Gujarat received a total of Rs. 7,281 crore under the 15th Finance Commission Grants for rural local bodies over the last three years, the Union government said. The state received Rs. 2,362 crore in 2021-22, which increased to Rs. 2,446 crore in the following year. For the current fiscal year (2023-24), Gujarat is slated to receive Rs. 2,473 crore. In a reply to a question from Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani, during the ongoing winter session of Parliament, the Minister of State ...Read More