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The latest expansion includes nine land ports and two airports, taking the total number of designated international entry points for e-Visa holders to 88. These now comprise 37 airports, 38 seaports and 13 land ports, significantly broadening the geographical reach of India’s electronic visa system.
PAIMANA — Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-Building — was launched on 25 September 2025 as a web-based platform for monitoring Central Sector infrastructure projects costing ₹150 crore or more. It replaced the older Online Computerized Monitoring System, or OCMS-2006, and is designed to provide a more modern system for tracking project costs, expenditure, physical progress, timelines and implementation issues.
The company’s work represents an important branch of India’s emerging bioeconomy. Instead of depending entirely on farmland, fisheries or conventional chemical feedstocks, String Bio is exploring how biological manufacturing can produce useful materials inside controlled fermentation facilities.
The shipment represents the first export of mustard honey from the region and opens a new international market channel for local beekeepers and farmers associated with the FPO. The initiative is expected to encourage organised production, value addition and export-oriented apiculture while strengthening Tripura’s presence in the global agricultural market.
The proposed framework is based on Automotive Industry Standard AIS-230. The draft rules envisage an initial phase from October 1, 2027, under which vehicles in the relevant categories that are equipped with V2V systems would have to comply with the applicable AIS-230 requirements.
The talks were co-chaired by Rudrendra Tandon, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, and Luke Goh, Permanent Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore. Both sides assessed implementation of initiatives under the CSP roadmap and discussed projects being taken forward through the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR).
Gurugram-based Chakr Innovation is addressing this problem through an Indian-developed retrofit approach. Its flagship product, Chakr Shield, is fitted to the exhaust system of an existing diesel generator and is designed to reduce harmful emissions without requiring the operator to discard or replace the generator.
The move comes at a time when higher gold prices are encouraging more consumers to look towards silver jewellery and other silver products, increasing the need for reliable purity certification and stronger consumer protection.
Alongside the overall housing milestone, the programme has also emerged as a major instrument of women’s asset ownership. Of the approximately 1.25 crore houses sanctioned under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0, around 1 crore houses have been allotted either in the name of the female head of the household or under joint ownership involving women.
The milestone means India has already created more than 60% of the 500 GW non-fossil fuel capacity it has targeted for 2030, underlining the rapid transformation taking place in the country’s electricity sector.
