India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: DefenceSecretaryShriRajeshKumarSinghvisitedforward areas in the Creek Sector inBhuj, Gujaraton04-05February2026. He interacted with Lt. General Dhiraj Seth, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command and other senior officers of the Konark Corps. He was briefed on various initiatives being undertaken in line with the Indian Army's Decade of Transformation Road map, transforming the Indian Army into a technologically advan...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The key laws enacted for environmental protection other than that dealing with Forest, Wildlife and Biodiversity in the country are as follows: (i) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024 (ii) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (iii) The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and, (iv) The Commission for Air Quality Management i...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Annexure - A1 Statement showing the number of persons benefitted through Legal Services provided under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 during the year 2021-2022. S.No. Name of the State/UT Authority Categories of Persons availing Legal Aid Total SC ST Women Children In Custody Persons with Disability Industrial Workmen Transgender Victim of Trafficking in Human beings or Begar Victims of Mass Disaster Violence, F...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India appointed Central Nodal Officers (CNOs) in 2025 for the ground inspection of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) schemes across identified districts. The CNOs inspected 163 schemes in 155 districts across the country. The parameters assessed during the inspections, inter-alia, included functionality of schemes, institutional mechanisms, quality of works, technical design, grievan...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The budget allocated to National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) during the last five years is placed at Annexure-I. It is informed that the projected requirements of NCSM are examined in detail each year during the Budget Estimates (BE) and Revised Estimates (RE) stages. Wherever additional requirements have arisen beyond the initial allocations, the Ministry has endeavoured to augment the funds through re-appropriation, savings ...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the India-GCC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) were signed between Shri Ajay Bhadoo, Additional Secretary and Chief Negotiator, Department of Commerce and Dr. Raja Al Marzouqi, Chief Negotiator, Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, on 5 February 2026 at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. The signing took place in the presence of Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minis...
MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511132956 A) filed by Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, on Dec. 29, 2025, for 'an intelligent shooting performance analysis system using athlete data.' Inventor(s) include Vijay Kumar Sharma. The application for the patent was published on Feb. 6, under issue no. 06/2026. According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to an intelligent shootin...
MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511132933 A) filed by Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, on Dec. 29, 2025, for 'a smart social engagement analyzer device.' Inventor(s) include Dr. Manish Sachan; and Dr. Neeraj Kumar Singh. The application for the patent was published on Feb. 6, under issue no. 06/2026. According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a smart social engagemen...
MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511132890 A) filed by Ms. Deepshikha Rawat Dr. Veerma Ram; Dr. Mamta F Singh; Dr. Arun Kumar Mahato; Dr. Arvind Singh Farswan; Ms. Shubhashini Badoni; and Dr. Srishti Dora, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on Dec. 29, 2025, for 'methods and compositions for treating diabetic nephropathy using extracts from cornus capitata wall ex. roxb..' Inventor(s) include Ms. Deepshikha Rawat; Dr. Veerma Ram; Dr. Mamta F Singh;...
MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511132253 A) filed by Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun; and Graphic Era, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on Dec. 26, 2025, for 'embedded iot and ai-driven system and method for predictive durability analysis of composite construction mixtures.' Inventor(s) include Khushi Nautiyal; Shinjini Shrivastava; Simar Singh Rayat; Dr. Chandradeep Bhatt; and Dr. Anupam Singh. The application for the patent was publish...