India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NHAI has accepted the offer of the Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) amounting to Rs. 9,500 crores towards asset monetization of five sections spanning over 260 km across four States. The monetized assets include the 80.52 km long Gorhar-Barwa Adda section in Jharkhand, the 69.4 km long Chilakaluripet-Vijayawada section in Andhra Pradesh, the 32.6 km long Chennai Bypass, the 33 km long Chennai-Tada section in Tamil Nadu, and th...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Development and promotion of tourist destinations and products, including MICE tourism, is primarily the responsibility of the respective State Government/Union Territory (UT) Administration. However, as part of its on-going activities, the Ministry of Tourism regularly promotes India as a holistic tourism destination including MICE tourism through various mediums including social media and websites. The Ministry of Tourism has for...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Efforts of the Central government for augmenting the water/groundwater resources of the country are mainly channeled through the flagship campaign of Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA). JSA is a time bound and mission mode programme being conducted annually by the M/o Jal Shakti. under which various ground water recharge and conservation related works are being taken up in convergence with various central and state schemes. To further streng...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Chirag Paswan, Minister of Food Processing Industries, today visited the ongoing PLASTINDIA 2026, one of the world's leading plastics exhibitions, being held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from February 5-10, 2026. During his visit, the Union Minister released the Plastic Industry Status Report 2025 and presented awards to the winners of the Startup Search Initiative, developed by the Plastindia Foundation in collaboration wit...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Key Highlights: India's preparations for the India AI Impact Summit 2026 have gathered nationwide momentum through seven Regional AI Conferences held across Meghalaya, Gujarat, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Kerala. Organised under the IndiaAI Mission, in partnership with State Governments, premier academic institutions and thematic Central Ministries, these conferences served as high-level, outcome-oriented ...
CUTTACK, India, Feb. 10 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on Jan. 9: 1. Since all these three appeals arise out of a common judgment passed by the learned First Additional Sessions Judge, Rourkela in Special G.R. Case No.6 of 2019, all the appeals were heard analogously and disposed of by the present common order. 2. Learned Special Judge vide the impugned judgment dt.16.08.2021 convicted all the three appellants for the offence under Section 20(b)(ii) (C) of the NDPS Act and Se...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Budget allocation to Tamil Nadu has increased more than 8.5 times since 2014, reaching Rs.7,611 crore in 2026-27, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, said in a series of posts on X. For ongoing railway projects, only 24% of the required land has been handed over, that is 1,052 hectares out of 4,326 hectares. Rs.1,465 crore has already been paid to ...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Central Water Commission (CWC), under Department of Water resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt of India organised a One-Day Stakeholders' Workshop on Flood Forecasting Services and Guidelines for Preparation, Submission and Appraisal of Flood Management Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) today at the CWC Auditorium, Library Building, R K Puram, New Delhi. The workshop was inaugurated by S...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah will deliver keynote address at National Conference on "Tackling Cyber-Enabled Frauds & Dismantling the Ecosystem" on Tuesday, 10th February 2026, in New Delhi. On this occasion, the Home Minister will preside over an Investiture Ceremony of CBI Officers and also inaugurate the New Cybercrime Branch of CBI and launch S4C Dashboard of I4C, MHA. A two-day National Confer...
India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that at least 14 migrant workers from the Giridih, Hazaribagh and Bokaro districts of Jharkhand have been stranding in Dubai. Reportedly, a company engaged in transmission line work had employed them and seized their passports to block their journey back home. Their wages are also not being paid. The workers have appealed to the Govern...