Dossier
eastern India
Coverage of eastern India in the Nexus archive.
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- Eastern India lead in GI registrations, MP records highest registration in 2025-26
Eastern India leads in GI registrations, with Madhya Pradesh recording the highest registration in 2025-26. The DPIIT Chair of WBNUJS and JHARCRAFT secured the maximum GI registrations for West Bengal and Jharkhand, respectively.
- Fire at petrochemical plant in eastern India injures at least 20 people
A fire at a petrochemical plant in eastern India has injured at least 20 people.
- ₹47,000 crore push for Odisha as PM Modi signals strong tribal outreach
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation for a ₹25,016 crore coal gasification unit and ₹700 crore rail infrastructure in Odisha, signaling strong tribal outreach. He highlighted eastern India as a gateway to progress and announced the President’s in-laws’ village will be fully powered by solar energy.