India, April 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: CEO, NITI Aayog released the second edition of its report "From Borrowers to Builders: Women and India's Evolving Credit Market" on 7th April 2026 in New Delhi.  NITI Aayog Programme Directors Neelam Patel (Agriculture Technology/Rural Development & Panchayati Raj), Rajib Kumar Sen (Health & Family Welfare/State Finances/ SDGs/ WCD), Ishtiyaque Ahmed (Industry & Foreign Investment), Sonia Pant (Education/ Services & Economic I...
India, April 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NITI Aayog organized a national level consultative meeting, "Institutional Structures & Processes for Research Translation and Productization" on 6th April, 2026 in NITI Aayog, New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Dr V.K. Saraswat, Member (S&T), NITI Aayog. The meeting brought together a distinguished gathering of directors and CEOs of leading Research Parks, Innovation Hubs, and S&T Clusters, to collectively deliberate on differen...
India, April 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NITI Aayog today organised a workshop and released the report titled "Roadmap for Horticulture Development in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir" at NITI Aayog, New Delhi. The report was released in the presence of Shri Suman Bery, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog; Prof. Ramesh Chand, Member (Agriculture), NITI Aayog; Ms. Nidhi Chhibber, CEO, NITI Aayog; and Dr. Neelam Patel, Programme Director, NITI Aayog. The workshop, held in hyb...
India, April 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Women and Child Development will celebrate the 8th edition of Poshan Pakhwada from 9th to 23rd April 2026, reaffirming the Government's commitment to improving nutritional outcomes across the country. Underscoring the importance of nutrition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasised:"A well-nourished child is the foundation of a strong nation. Poshan Abhiyaan is not just a government programme, but a people's mo...
India, April 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian steel industry delivered a robust performance in the financial year 2025-26, consolidating its position as the world's second-largest producer while navigating global uncertainties and price pressures. Driven by strong domestic demand and expanding infrastructure activity, the sector recorded impressive gains in production, consumption, and exports. Strong Growth in Production and Demand India's crude steel output con...
India, April 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In view of the evolving global situation, including the ongoing West Asia crisis, and the inconvenience and hardship being caused to stakeholders due to this situation, it has been decided to postpone Bharat Steel 2026 until further notice. The decision has been taken in the larger interest of all stakeholders associated with the steel sector. Revised dates of the event will be announced in due course. Bharat Steel 2026 was schedu...
India, April 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Accounts Division (NAD) of the National Statistics Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), is organising a three-day All-India Workshop on State Income and Related Aggregates with the new base year (2022-23) for officers of the Directorates of Economics and Statistics (DES) of States/UTs from 8th to 10th April, 2026 at Hotel Daspalla, Suryabagh,Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh....
India, April 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Education, Government of India, Shri Jayant Chaudhary today initiated the campaign to build a Skills Outcomes Fund, a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at unlocking aspirational livelihoods for youth from low-income backgrounds. The fund envisages to mobilise public and private capital to scale outcomes-based financing (OBF)...
India, April 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the National Quantum Mission, a 1,000-km quantum communication network-one of the longest in the world-has been successfully demonstrated within less than two years of its launch, marking rapid progress against the mission's target of achieving 2,000 km over an eight-year period, Union Minister for Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh was informed during a review of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) here today...
India, April 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards enhancing biodiversity and integrating ecological sustainability in National Highway development, NHAI has taken the initiative to develop 'Arogya Van', the thematic medicinal tree plantations on vacant land parcels along the National Highways. The initiative aims to enrich biodiversity along the National Highways by introducing medicinal tree species that support pollinators, birds and microfauna, the...