India, Feb. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a step towards augmenting critical care capacity through technology-driven solutions, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri J.P. Nadda inaugurated the AI-Enabled E-ICU Command Centre at Yashoda Medicity, Ghaziabad today. The Command Centre is designed to integrate artificial intelligence with centralized monitoring systems to support improved clinical outcomes and streamlined intensive care management. Addressin...
India, Feb. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The AI Impact Summit 2026, held in New Delhi on 18-19 February, concluded with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, marking a significant milestone in global cooperation on artificial intelligence. As on 21 February, 2026, 88 countries and international organisations had endorsed this declaration. Since then, 3 more countries - Bangladesh, Costa Rica and Guatemala have joined the declaration, taking the total nu...
India, Feb. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Key Takeaways Introduction Tourism is a key sector of the Indian economy with significant potential for employment generation, foreign exchange earnings, and balanced regional development. Owing to its strong multiplier effect and capacity to create livelihoods across hospitality, transport, handicrafts, and allied services, tourism has been identified as a strategic growth driver in the Union Budget 2026-27. Based on the India T...
India, Feb. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw today virtually flagged off Train No. 11631/32 Bhopal-Dhanbad-Bhopal New Tri-Weekly Express and Train No. 11633/34 Bhopal-Chopan-Bhopal New Weekly Express at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi. This marks a significant step towards enhancing rail connectivity and passenger convenience in Madhya Pradesh and adjoining stat...
India, Feb. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 1st Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting on Agriculture was held today between India and Kenya in virtual mode. The meeting was co-chaired by Shri Ajeet Kumar Sahu, Joint Secretary (IC), Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfares, and Mr. Stephen Rono, Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Kenya. Officials from both sides shared perspectives on current priorities, key challenges, and emerging initiatives within their respec...
India, Feb. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, successfully organised the fourth Edition of 'Sujal Gram Samvad' today, reinforcing the Government of India's commitment to participatory water governance and community-led implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The virtual interaction brought together Gram Panchayat representatives, Village Water and Sanitation Committee members, community particip...
India, Feb. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM-K), an Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), will organise the "International Conference on Advanced Next Generation Vision for Emerging and Sustainable Healthy Foods (ANVESH-2026)" from 26-28 February 2026. Addressing a press conference held ahead of the event, Dr. Avinash Joshi, Secretary, MoFPI; D. ...
India, Feb. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Kamlesh Paswan today reviewed the progress of various schemes of the Ministry of Rural Development in Majuli district of Assam during his official visit. The Union Minister of State for Rural Development first held a review meeting with district-level officers at the Deputy Commissioner's office. During the meeting, the implementation of key schemes, physical and financial progres...
India, Feb. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a historic milestone for Indian mountaineering, a six-member team from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi and the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports (JIM&WS), Pahalgam successfully summited Mt. Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America and the second-highest peak in the world outside of Asia, on February 22, 2026, at 14:10 hours. The team led by Col Hem Chandra Singh (Principal, NIM and ...
India, Feb. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today said that at a time when the world is grappling with uncertainty, India is building "bridges of trade, trust and transformation," and now enjoys preferential trade access to nearly two-thirds of global trade owing to a series of high-quality free trade agreements (FTAs) concluded under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Virtually addressing the 5th C...