{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2321704", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2321704", "headline": "India transforms lighthouses into tourism and cultural landmarks", "summary": "PIB Delhi announced on 10 October 2026 that India is reimagining its 205 lighthouses by combining their primary navigation role with tourism and heritage preservation. To date, 75 lighthouses have been developed as tourism destinations, with 25 more proposed, while four new 20-metre lighthouses are being established along the Brahmaputra waterway at a combined outlay of about ₹84 crore. These sites are being upgraded with museums and digital ticketing via the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships. The release does not say when all these developments take effect, but notes that tourism visitors grew from 4 lakh in 2014 to 18.63 lakh in 2024–25.", "key_points": ["75 lighthouses developed for tourism; 25 more proposed.", "4 new lighthouses being built on the Brahmaputra for approx. ₹84 crore.", "All lighthouses in the country are now solar-powered.", "87 Automatic Identification System (AIS) shore stations installed for vessel safety.", "Lighthouse tourism grew to 18.63 lakh visitors in 2024–25."], "issued_date": "2026-10-10", "listing_date": "2026-10-10", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2321704", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": []}, "issuer": "PIB Delhi", "department": "PIB Backgrounder", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2321704"}, "topics": ["maritime infrastructure", "tourism", "culture"], "reader_topics": ["Land & housing", "Culture & tourism"], "intent": "updates", "states": ["ga", "gj", "ka", "kl", "or", "tn"], "national": false, "places": ["along the coast"], "applies_to": ["vessels"], "dates": [{"kind": "event", "date": "2023-01-01", "wording": "2023", "what": "first edition of lighthouse festival at Fort Aguada in Goa", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "event", "date": "2024-01-01", "wording": "2024", "what": "second edition of lighthouse festival in Puri", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "event", "date": "2026-01-01", "wording": "2026", "what": "third edition of lighthouse festival in Visakhapatnam", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "5c2910a0baea80c2", "recorded_at": "2026-10-10T12:23:39.289388+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-23T21:40:35.949254+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:13+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}