India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved 03 (Three) projects of Ministry of Railways with total cost of Rs. 10,783 crore. These projects include: The increased line capacity will significantly enhance mobility, resulting in improved operational efficiency and service reliability for Indian Railways. These multi-tracking proposals are poised to streamline operat...
India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush and Minister of State, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, called upon States and Union Territories to strengthen the delivery of accessible, people-centric and quality Ayush services across the country. He was speaking at the National Workshop on 'Strengthening the Ayush Ecosystem in States and Union Territories', organised by NITI Aayog at Kan...
India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), an Institute of National Importance at Jamnagar under the Ministry of Ayush, has entered into a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Heartfulness Institute (HFI), Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad. The MoU provides a framework for leveraging the complementary strengths of ITRA in Ayurvedic education, clinical practice and research and HFI in meditation, yoga, l...
India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The world's scientific, policy and farming communities working on drylands will convene three-day Global Dryland Congress 2026, themed 'Transforming Dryland Agriculture with South-South Cooperation', in New Delhi from 10-12 September 2026. Jointly organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the Congress will be held at the Natio...
India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India is preparing to introduce a new and stringent Seed Act aimed at protecting the country's farmers from the losses caused by fake and substandard seeds. The proposed legislation is part of the Modi government's efforts to realise Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of a prosperous and self-reliant farming community. Before finalising the proposed legislation, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Wel...
India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today called upon BRICS countries to work together to expand opportunities for women entrepreneurs and women-led enterprises in international trade, stressing the need for easier access to credit, markets and predictable rules of business. Addressing the BRICS WBA Women-Led Development Conference in New Delhi as the Chief Guest, he said that an entrepreneur seeking to enter ...
India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Jitin Prasada, presided over the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the BEDF Basmati and Organic Training Centre cum Demonstration Farm at Tanda Bijeshi, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The centre is a joint project of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and the Basmati Export Development Founda...
India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC), under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, participated in the first-ever INNOPROM India 2026, being held from 9-11 September 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The inaugural edition of INNOPROM in India provides an important platform for advancing the India-Russia Special and...
India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal today met Ms. Suphajee Suthumpun, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand, at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. The two Ministers discussed ways to further strengthen the India-Thailand economic partnership, with a focus on enhancing bilateral trade and investment, expanding business opportunities and deepening business-to-business linkages between the two coun...
India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that dozens of children from Khambhatha and nearby settlements in the Mainpur Block area of Gariyaband district in Chhattisgarh, are compelled to climb a narrow and slippery iron ladder, attached to an unfinished bridge, to cross the Paiririver to reach their schools. Reportedly, the monsoon turns the shallow river into a torrent. Th...