India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India, Australia, and Canada today agreed to enter into a new trilateral technology and innovation partnership: the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership. The three sides agreed to strengthen their ambition in cooperation on critical and emerging technologies, to complement existing bilateral initiatives. The initiative will draw on the natural strengths of the three countries and have an emphasis ...
India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Key Takeaways 1. Gratuity to Fixed-Term Employees 2. Inclusion of Gig and Platform Workers 3. Universal Coverage under EPFO 4. National Registration & Unique Identification 5. Uniform Definition of "Wages" 6. Expanded Definition of "Family" 7. Commuting Accidents Covered under Employee's Compensation 8. Extension of ESIC Coverage 1. Maternity Benefit Entitlement 2. Work from Home 3. Simplified Certification for proof of ...
India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal held a series of wide-ranging engagements during his official visit to Israel, further strengthening bilateral cooperation across agriculture, technology, innovation and trade. During the course of his meetings on 21 November 2025, Shri Piyush Goyal met the Israeli Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Avi Dichter, for a detailed discussion on advancing agricultura...
India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The curtain raiser of the Sixth International Agronomy Congress (IAC) 2025 was held today at Agni Hall, NASC Complex, New Delhi. The event brought together senior leadership from ICAR, the Indian Society of Agronomy, scientists from IARI, and media representatives for a briefing on the forthcoming three-day congress dedicated to advancing sustainable agronomy for India's future. Dr. S.K. Sharma, President, Indian Society of Agrono...
India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Regional Open Digital Health Summit (RODHS) 2025 wrapped up its third and final day of progressive discussions in New Delhi, bringing together leaders from government departments and experts from international organisations and the health technology sector to put in motion a framework for Digital Health and AI collaboration across the South-East Asia region. The day's sessions focused on four critical pillars: person-centric d...
India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that India is capable of leading a global movement for "planetary stewardship" and called for a global coalition to address the pressing challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, emerging technologies, and planetary governance. ...
India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 10th Session of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) on Inclusive Disaster Risk Data Governance was held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs and Disaster Management. The delegation also included Shri Rajendra Singh, Member and Head of Department, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Sh...
India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Excellencies, Natural disasters continue to pose a major challenge to humanity. This year as well, they have impacted a large portion of the global population. These events clearly highlight the need to strengthen international cooperation for effective disaster preparedness and response. To support this idea, India formed the Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group during its G20 Presidency. I also congratulate South Africa for gi...
India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister participated today in the G20 Leaders' Summit hosted by the President of South Africa, H.E. Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg. This was Prime Minister's 12th participation in G20 Summits. Prime Minister addressed both the sessions of the opening day of the Summit. He thanked President Ramaphosa for his warm hospitality and for successfully hosting the Summit. Addressing the Opening Session on "Inclusive and sustai...
India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Excellencies, Namaskar! At the outset, I extend my congratulations to President Ramaphosa for the excellent hosting of the G20 Summit and for the successful presidency. Under South Africa's presidency, commendable progress has been made on key areas such as skilled migration, tourism, food security, AI, digital economy, innovation, and women's empowerment. The historic initiatives undertaken at the New Delhi G20 Summit have bee...