India, April 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held bilateral meetings with his Kyrgyz, Kazakh and Belarusian counterparts on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on April 28, 2026. During the meeting with the Defence Minister of Kyrgyzstan Major General Mukambetov Ruslan Mustafaevich, both sides discussed ways to strengthen the existing bilateral defence cooperation. Ra...
India, April 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The first assessment cycle of the IICA Arbitrator Qualifying Assessment Program (AQAP) was conducted in-person from April 24-26, 2026, at the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) Campus, Manesar. The event was organised by the Centre of Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution (CEADR), a 3-tier rigorous assessment for certification as an arbitrator. A first-of-its-kind initiative, the program aims at creating a pool o...
India, April 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Summary-Voice services Summary-Data services Call Setup Success Rate: Airtel, BSNL, RJIL and VIL have 100.00, 96.11%, 97.95% and 99.08% call setup success rate respectively in Auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G). Data Download performance (Overall): Average download speed of Airtel (5G/4G/2G) is 161.18 Mbps, BSNL (4G/3G/2G) is 8.32 Mbps, RJIL (5G/4G) is 260.01 Mbps and VIL (4G/2G) is 27.83 Mbps. Call Setup Time: Airtel, BSNL, RJ...
India, April 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a "Draft Telecom Consumers Protection (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2026" on 7th April 2026 on TRAI's website for inviting comments of the stakeholders. The last date for receiving written comments on the draft amendment from the stakeholders was fixed as 28th April 2026. In view of the requests received from stakeholders and their association for extension of time f...
India, April 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, chaired a meeting with Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) and industry associations at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 27th April 2026, to deliberate on strategies for strengthening India's export ecosystem in the context of evolving global trade dynamics. The meeting was held in continuation of the India-New Zealand FTA signing ceremony in Bharat Mandapam and was attended ...
India, April 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, in partnership with the South Asia International Economic Law Network (SAIELN), organised a Virtual Trade Talk on "The Future of Multilateral Trade Governance and the Role of the WTO" on 27 April 2026. The Trade Talk featured Shri Amitabh Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, as the Guest of Honour and ...
India, April 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, collaborated with the Centre for Studies in International Trade and Investment Laws (CITIL), Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur, in organising the WTO Chairs Programme-International Symposium on "Carbon Governance and Global Justice: Reconciling Trade Competitiveness and Cli...
India, April 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards ensuring a grand and impactful observance of the International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2026, the Ministry of Ayush convened a high-level Core Committee Meeting today. The meeting was chaired by Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, and brought together representatives from key Ministries and Departments of the Government of India. The meeting witnessed participation from key Ministries inclu...
India, April 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today announced that all intellectual property (IP) registrations related to sports-including trademarks, copyrights, patents, designs, traditional knowledge, and geographical indications-will be exempt from fees for a period of three years, effective immediately. . The announcement was made while addressing the World Intellectual Property Day celebrations in New Delhi, the...
India, April 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a landmark milestone for India's energy transition and self-reliance, the Ministry of Coal today executed Coal Mine/Block Production and Development Agreements (CMDPAs) with successful bidders for four coal mines - marking the first-ever tranche of commercial coal mines in India to carry embedded provisions for Underground Coal Gasification (UCG). This historic step signals a transformative leap in how India envisions and unloc...