The President of India will present the prestigious Handloom Awards during the National Handloom Day celebrations on 7 August 2026. The function will be attended by the Union Minister of Textiles, Shri Giriraj Singh, senior dignitaries, representatives of the handloom industry, master weavers, designers, exporters, artisans, and other distinguished guests. A total of 22 awardees, comprising 3 Sant Kabir […]
The two-day meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices (NSO) of BRICS Member Countries was concluded on 4th August 2026, at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India under the theme “Quality Statistics as a Driver of Change” aligned with the overarching BRICS theme, “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”. The event brought together more than 350 […]
India’s coal production witnessed a growth of 7.51% in July 2026, compared to the same period last year. The overall coal production in the country during July 2026 reached 69.75 MT (Provisional), marking an increase over the 64.88 MT produced July, 2025. Meanwhile coal dispatch in July 2026 showed a robust growth of 17.34% YoY […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India and the Government of Madhya Pradesh today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ) in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh in the presence of Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region; Dr. Mohan Yadav, […]
Strengthening of women led enterprises gets a push in DAY NRLM through focus on Public Procurement Public Procurement of SHG goods and services gets focus as MORD and Project Concern International (PCI) sign an MOU Secretary Rural Development leads the push to strengthen women led enterprises through public procurement The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), […]
Traction System Upgrade Over 164 Track Km to Handle Higher Freight Volumes and Support Running of Vande Bharat Express Trains In a significant step towards strengthening railway infrastructure and enhancing network capacity, Indian Railways has sanctioned the upgradation of the electric traction system on the Parbhani-Mudkhed double line section in Nanded Division of South Central […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the second high-level meeting with Secretaries to the Government of India at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg earlier today. He reviewed the future action agenda of Ministries and Departments dealing with Finance and Economy, Commerce and Industry, and Technology sectors. The meeting focused on accelerating progress towards the […]
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi officially took charge of the Ministry of Education at Kartavya Bhavan today. The Minister also holds charges of the Union Ministries of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and New and Renewable Energy. Joshi chaired a review meeting of the Ministry in which he reviewed the implementation of various Schemes and […]
The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) and the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), a statutory body under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership for promoting innovation, intellectual property (IP) management, technology transfer and commercialization of research outcomes in the Indian […]
