PIB releases · 16 March 2026
All PIB press releases from 16 March 2026 — grouped by ministry, with our editor's notes.
Competition Commission of India · 1 releases
Election Commission · 2 releases
Ministry of Commerce & Industry · 2 releases
- PRID 2240515Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India for the Month of February, 2026 (Base Year: 2011-12)
- PRID 2240674The cumulative exports (merchandise & services) during April-February 2025-26 is estimated at US$ 790.86 Billion, as compared to US$ 747.58 Billion in April-February 2024-25, an estimated growth of 5.79%.
Ministry of Communications · 2 releases
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution · 1 releases
Ministry of Culture · 9 releases
- PRID 2240536CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND HERITAGE PRECINCTS IN OLD DELHI
- PRID 2240537National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) and Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD)
- PRID 2240540FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TRADITIONAL ARTISTS, FOLK ARTISTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
- PRID 2240541NMMA AND MUSEUM GRANTS SCHEME
- PRID 2240543Strengthening conservation capacity
- PRID 2240544PROMOTION OF LIBRARY NETWORK UNDER NML
- PRID 2240546NATIONAL MISSION FOR MANUSCRIPTS
- PRID 2240548PROMOTION OF SOUTH INDIAN CULTURE HERITAGE
- PRID 2240704Sahitya Akademi Award 2025
Ministry of Defence · 1 releases
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · 5 releases
- PRID 2240576India Submits Seventh National Report to Convention on Biological Diversity
- PRID 2240577India Submits 1st National Report on Implementation of Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing to Convention on Biological Diversity
- PRID 2240640PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Green Credit Programme
- PRID 2240644PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Major steps taken by Government to discourage and mitigate crop residue burning
- PRID 2240922CAQM revokes GRAP Stage-I across Delhi-NCR as AQI improves to ‘Moderate’ category
Ministry of Finance · 2 releases
Ministry of Home Affairs · 1 releases
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs · 2 releases
Ministry of Jal Shakti · 6 releases
- PRID 2240594FUND ALLOCATED IN GOBARDHAN SCHEME
- PRID 2240596STATUS OF WATER SUPPLY THROUGH PIPES IN VILLAGES UNDER JJM
- PRID 2240597FIELD TESTING KITS UNDER JJM FOR COMMUNITY WATER MONITORING
- PRID 2240872STATUS OF STPs, EXPANSION OF RIVER CLEANING, LiDAR MAPPING AND E-FLOW COMPLIANCE
- PRID 2240875COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE UNDER JAL SHAKTI ABHIYAN
- PRID 2240880RIVER REJUVENATIONS
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises · 5 releases
- PRID 2240587SFURTI scheme benefits more than 3 lakh traditional artisans across the country
- PRID 2240588MSME Champion Scheme progresses towards achieving its intended objectives and exceeding stipulated targets
- PRID 2240589Government undertakes many initiatives to support MSMEs and boost their competitiveness in global value chain
- PRID 2240590Significant growth in credit disbursement to MSME sector by Scheduled Commercial Banks
- PRID 2240932Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises organises first National Workshop on MSME Online Dispute Resolution Portal
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs · 2 releases
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas · 1 releases
Ministry of Power · 4 releases
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways · 1 releases
Ministry of Rural Development · 1 releases
Ministry of Science & Technology · 2 releases
- PRID 2240850SUDDEN COOLING IN GREENLAND REDUCED SUMMER MONSOONS IN INDIA 8,200 YEARS AGO
- PRID 2240877Approval granted for establishing Quantum teaching facilities/laboratories in 23 academic institutions across India, 100 more under consideration to support advanced research and training in emerging quantum technologies
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship · 6 releases
- PRID 2240617DIGITAL SKILL TRAINING CENTRES IN RURAL AREAS
- PRID 2240619COMMUNITY HUB MOBILE SKILL VANS
- PRID 2240628ROADMAP FOR MAKING INDIA A GLOBAL SKILL HUB
- PRID 2240629PROMOTING DIGITALISATION AND ENHANCING SKILL DEVELOPMENT
- PRID 2240631STATUS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES
- PRID 2240634UPGRADATION OF ITIs (PM-SETU) SCHEME
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment · 1 releases
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation · 7 releases
- PRID 2240612GoIStats mobile application has 17,475 downloads and 3,66,390 hits till February, 2026
- PRID 2240614MoSPI has initiated several measures to strengthen accountability in data collection and dissemination
- PRID 2240616Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has revised base year of Gross Domestic Product from 2011-12 to 2022-23
- PRID 2240618Ministry monitors the projects through online portal/ web monitoring system "Project Assessment Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-Building (PAIMANA)"
- PRID 2240622National Statistics Office has planned to conduct “Rapid Survey on Functional Cooperatives” from April, 2026
- PRID 2240624Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is in process of revising base year of Index of Industrial Production from 2011-12 to 2022-23
- PRID 2240676MONTHLY BULLETIN OF PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY (PLFS)
Ministry of Tourism · 8 releases
- PRID 2240649STRENGTHENING OF DIGITAL INITIATIVES FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
- PRID 2240650REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR ADVENTURE TOURISM
- PRID 2240654INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS
- PRID 2240655IMPROVEMENT IN CONNECTIVITY FOR TOURIST DESTINATIONS
- PRID 2240657POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY IN TOURIST ARRIVALS
- PRID 2240660BOOSTING IN INDIA'S IMAGE AMONG FOREIGN TOURISTS
- PRID 2240662EASE OF TRAVEL IN INDIA
- PRID 2240663PROMOTION OF CARAVAN TOURISM
Ministry of Women and Child Development · 2 releases
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports · 3 releases
PIB Backgrounder · 1 releases
Prime Minister's Office · 3 releases
Rajya Sabha Secretariat · 5 releases
- PRID 2240722PRESS RELEASE ON THE 160TH REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW AND JUSTICE
- PRID 2240853PRESS RELEASE ON THE 164TH REPORT OF THEDEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING
- PRID 2240857PRESS RELEASE ON THE 163RD REPORT OF THEDEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW AND JUSTICE
- PRID 2240859PRESS RELEASE ON THE 162nd REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW AND JUSTICE
- PRID 2240862PRESS RELEASE ON THE 161ST REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW AND JUSTICE