India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: CHEMCONNECT 2026, a one-day Industry-Academia Event, will be held Tomorrow, at the Student Activity Centre (SAC) Hall, IIT Madras. The event is jointly organized by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras in order to facilitate 18 CoE established by the Department. The event is being organised by the Centre of Excellence in B...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today launched India's first non-GMO, high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed at Musunuru in Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh, describing it as a significant step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat in agriculture. He also felicitated best-performing farmers from Andhra Pradesh and seven other States and partners associated with Gourmet Popcornica. Addressing the gathering, the Vice-President said ...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Officer Trainees of the 2025 Batch of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Seva Teerth earlier today. The group comprised 50 IFS Officer Trainees who come from different States and UTs across the country. During the interaction, Prime Minister called upon the young diplomats to build strong grassroots-level engagement in their countries of posting and deepen India's connection with local ...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, said that compassion brings self-respect and contentment brings true happiness. He noted that this spirit further strengthens the bonds of cooperation and harmony in society. The Prime Minister shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam- "कारुण्येनात्मनो मानं तृष्...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, an autonomous premier institution under the Ministry of Ayush, has introduced the Garbhini Mitra Course for the 2026-2027 academic session. The initiative is a structured healthcare skill-development programme aimed at creating trained personnel to provide appropriate health education, lifestyle guidance, and community-level support to women during pregnancy and the postnatal p...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: All India: Progressive Crop Area Sown Report - Kharif Weekly area coverage as on 2026-08-21 Area in Lakh Ha S. No. Crop Normal (DA&FW) Area Sown Difference In Area Coverage Over 2026-27 2025-26 2025-26 1 Rice 412.00 405.10 418.29 -13.19 2 Total Pulses 123.64 113.63 112.14 1.49 a Tur 44.32 43.86 43.44 0.42 b Urad 29.60 24.38 21.72 2.65 c Moong 35.48 32.68 33.93 -1.25 d Kulthi 1.48 0.23 ...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India's efforts to strengthen domestic coal production and energy security are being reinforced through coal mines allocated and auctioned under the Nominated Authority (NA) framework. Talabira II & III Open Cast Coal Mine in Odisha, allocated to NLC India Ltd. on 2 May 2016 under Schedule III of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, is among the NA-allocated mines demonstrating strong performance across ...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India-Japan partnership has expanded well beyond traditional trade to encompass strategic areas such as economic security, defence, supply-chain resilience, technology, innovation, clean energy and people-to-people exchanges stated Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, while addressing a round-table with Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), the apex economic organisation representing more than 1,500 leading...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Third Meeting of the India-Cambodia Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment (JWGTI) was held on 24 August 2026 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The meeting was co-chaired by Shri Amit Verma, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India, and Mr. Long Kemvichet, Director General of International Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia. Both sides noted the encouraging momentum in bilateral trade, w...