India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a teacher, annoyed with the bedwetting by some students, branded them with a hot iron rod at a hostel inside a temple complex in Barmer district, Rajasthan. Reportedly, the video of the incident also went viral on social media. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious ...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) convened an Open House Discussion on 'Re-examining Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions: Creating Safer Campuses through Awareness, Accountability and Action' at Manav Adhikar Bhawan, New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Justice Shri V Ramasubramanian, Chairperson, NHRC. It was attended by Members, NHRC, Justice (Dr) Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi and Smt. Vijaya Bharathi Sayan...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Chairperson, Competition Commission of India (CCI) held a meeting with the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) today, to deliberate on issues relating to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), and other matters such as interface with competition law. Officers from the CCI and MeitY also participated in the discussion. In digital economies, data serves as the fo...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, felicitated the young footballers of Minerva Academy Football Club, Mohali, in New Delhi today, terming their victories across Europe as a new beginning for Indian football, going forward. The Under-14/15 squad of 22 players scripted history in July-August 2025 by completing a never-before-achieved European treble, winning the Go...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: India's textile industry, the country's second-largest employment provider, requires stable access to high-quality cotton. In view of the persistent demand-supply gap, the Government has extended the import duty exemption on cotton until 31st December 2025. The decision, notified by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, is expected to stabilise the input costs across the textile value chain, including yarn, ...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As per the revised calendar, the Quick Estimate of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) will now be released on 28th of every month (or next working day if 28th is a holiday). The index is compiled with data received from source agencies, which in turn receive the data from the producing factories/ establishments. These Quick Estimates will undergo revision in subsequent releases as per the revision policy of IIP. 2. ...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Statistics Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), organized a Data User's Conference (DUC) on the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) on 28th August 2025 at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi. The conference aimed to strengthen dialogue between data producers and users, discuss innovations introduced in PLFS from January 2025, and deliberate on the use of high-frequency...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) today convened the Regional Conference of Skill Ministers - Kaushal Manthan in Chandigarh, a landmark dialogue aimed at deepening collaboration between the Centre, States and Union Territories on the future of skills and entrepreneurship. Guided by the vision of the Prime Minister's mantra of skilling, reskilling and upskilling, the conference, chaired by Sh...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) conducted its first Meet & Greet webinar with the inaugural cohort of Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (PMECRG) awardees on 26 August 2025. Over 560 participants joined virtually from different parts of the country for this interactive session. The webinar featured Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO, ANRF; Prof. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru, IIIT Hyderabad, and offic...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Kolkata, August 28: The CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata, concluded its year-long Platinum Jubilee celebrations today with Union Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh urging deeper collaboration between scientific institutions and industry to drive India's future technological growth. Addressing the closing ceremony at the M.N. Saha Auditorium here, Dr...