India, June 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards modernizing India's coal supply chain, the Government has paved the way for the establishment of Coal Exchanges in the country. The recently enacted Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2025 introduced the concept of a Mineral Exchange and empowered the Central Government to promote transparent and efficient trading of minerals, including coal and its processed forms. In pursua...
India, June 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal said that India's pharmaceutical sector reflects the country's commitment to ensuring wider access to quality and affordable healthcare across the world. Addressing the Global Ambassador Meet on the Pharmaceutical Sector in New Delhi, Shri Goyal noted that India's civilisational ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of "One Earth,...
India, June 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Over the past years, India's governance ecosystem has witnessed a steady shift towards technology-driven, transparent and citizen-centric service delivery. Since its inception on 9 August 2016, the Government e Marketplace (GeM) has supported this transition by enabling efficient and more transparent public procurement, while facilitating broader participation of buyers and sellers and contributing to improved service delivery outco...
India, June 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries and the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), organised a two-day National Workshop on Seafood Exports in Visakhapatnam on 5-6 June 2026. The workshop served as a platform for deliberations on enhancing India's seafood exports through value addition, sustainability, improved market access, innovation and infrastru...
India, June 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, facilitated the first export consignment of GI-tagged Tezpur Litchi from Assam to Dubai on 7 June 2026, marking a significant milestone in expanding international market access for agricultural products from the North Eastern Region. The one-metric-tonne consignment comprised GI-tagged Tezpur Litchi is one o...
India, June 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released the amended 'Rating Manual 2026' for assessment of Digital Connectivity under amended 'Rating of Properties for Digital Connectivity Regulations, 2024'. TRAI had notified the 'Rating of Properties for Digital Connectivity Regulations 2024' on 25th October 2024. This regulation aims to address the challenges faced by consumers in availing good digital connectivity insid...
India, June 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Guided by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of "Sahkar se Samriddhi" and under the leadership of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, the Ministry of Cooperation has been undertaking several initiatives to strengthen and modernise the cooperative sector. In this regard, the first meeting of the National Level Policy Implementation and Monitoring Committee constituted under the Nationa...
India, June 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Coast Guard's Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Mumbai received information regarding a missile attack on the Palau-flagged tanker MT Marivex, carrying 24 Indian crew members, anchored off Masirah, Oman at approximately 1420 hours on June 08, 2026. Following which, it established communication with the Oman Maritime Search and Rescue Centre (OMSC) and maintained close coordination with OMSC and other relevant sta...
India, June 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major step towards enhancing energy security, promoting renewable energy and ensuring optimum utilisation of vacant defence land, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the establishment of a 250 MW Solar Power Project with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Sitapur (Ex-Cantonment), Uttar Pradesh, on approximately 850 acres of vacant defence land. This is the first-of-its-kind project undertaken by the Ministry of D...
India, June 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) of 217 Course will be held at Air Force Academy (AFA) Dundigal, Hyderabad on 13 June 26. The event, marked by military precision, will commemorate the successful completion of the pre-commissioning training of Flight Cadets across various branches of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Hon'ble Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh, will be the Reviewing Officer (RO) for the parade. During the ceremony, the ...