India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) is 0.6-0.7 per cent of GDP. While India's present ranking in the Global Innovation Index (GII) is 38th, it has risen significantly from 81st in 2015 to 38th in 2025. The Government has taken several measures to increase the R&D expenditure to make India emerge as a high-tech manufacturing hub. These include: Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Amid opposition allegations surrounding the India-US Trade Deal, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today firmly stated that the agreement fully safeguards India's agricultural interests, particularly those of the farm and dairy sectors. He underlined that under the leadership and guidance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the deal reflects a new benchmark of dipl...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has informed that under the earlier Rules of Legal Education, 1989, the BCI had permitted and recognized evening LL.B. courses offered by certain universities and law colleges, including institutions in Delhi and some other States, subject to compliance with the then-prevailing standards. However, with effect from the academic year 2000-2001, the Bar Council of India, through the Rules of Legal Educati...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's research ecosystem is entering a decisive new phase with the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) emerging as a catalyst for globally aligned, mission-driven and partnership-based research, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said at the ANRF Foundation Day Function held ...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Legal Services Authority (Free and Competent Legal Services) Regulations, 2010, provides a robust framework for monitoring and evaluating the quality and progress of legal aid services through constitution of Monitoring and Mentoring Committees (MMCs) within all the legal services institutions, viz. Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC), High Court Legal Services Committees (HCLSCs), State Legal Services Author...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The North Eastern Region Agri-Commodity E-Connect (NE-RACE) portal is fully operational and facilitates market linkages between farmers/Farmer Producer Organisations/ Self Help Groups/Cooperatives of the North Eastern Region (NER) and buyers across the country. As on 23.1.2026, 6807 sellers/ farmers/Farmer Producer Companies and 735 buyers have been onboarded, with 1797 agri-commodities listed on the platform. The total value of sal...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Development of various tourism destinations, overall destination management and providing various facilities including quality accommodation, mitigating overcrowding etc. to enhance tourist experience primarily falls under the purview of the concerned State Governments/UT Administrations. However, the Ministry of Tourism through its various schemes of Destination Development provides financial assistance to the State Governments/UT...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As approved by the Cabinet vide its Cabinet Decision No. 3200 dated 10.05.2025, Department of Environment, Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, is undertaking a pilot project titled "Technology Demonstration and Evaluation of Cloud Seeding as an Alternative for Delhi NCR Pollution Mitigation." The Department of Environment, GNCTD, so far has pai...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State/UT Circuit / Sanction Year Name of the Project Amount Sanctioned (Rs. Cr.) Haryana Krishna Circuit 2016-17 Development of Tourism Infrastructures at places related to Mahabharata in Kurukshetra 77.39 Rajasthan Krishna Circuit 2016-17 Development of Govind Dev ji temple (Jaipur), KhatuShyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand) 75.80 Development and promotion of tourism destinations and products is prim...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State Name of District EMRS Sanctioned/ Land made available Functional Completed Under Construction Telangana Adilabad 3 3 3 BhadradriKothagudem 7 7 7 Kamareddy 1 1 1 Khammam 1 1 1 KomaramBheemAsifabad 1 1 1 Mahabubabad 5 5 4 1 Mahabubnagar 1 1 1 Nagarkurnool 1 1 1 Nizamabad 1 1 1 RajannaSircilla 2 2 2 Total 23 23 22 1 Gujarat Arvalli 2 2 2 Banas Kantha 3 3 2 1 Bharuch ...