India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today announced that India's Ramsar site tally has reached 103, with the designation of Sukhna Wetland in Chandigarh and Sauj Jheel in Uttar Pradesh as the latest additions to the list. In a social media post, Shri Yadav said that India continues to strengthen its commitment to wetland conservation. He highlighted the importance being accorded to wetl...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), under Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, in collaboration with the Department of Information Technology, Government of Manipur, organised the BHASHINI Rajyam Workshop, Manipur Chapter, in Imphal on 14 October 2026. The workshop explored opportunities to advance multilingual artificial intelligence, strengthen l...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Union Ministry of Education, organised a one-day regional Orientation-cum-Review Workshop on the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday (October 14, 2026). The Workshop focused on reviewing the progress of implementation of the Scheme, orienting officials on its mode of operation through the National Scholarship Portal (NS...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "Operation Sindoor, Balakot Airstrikes and Surgical Strikes weren't just military operations; they symbolised a decisive shift in the nation's approach, moving from diplomatic condemnation to proactive action aimed at rooting out terrorism by reaching its very source," said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at a Defence Conclave in New Delhi on October 15, 2026. Reiterating India's stand on cross-border terrorism, he asserted that a...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Defence has signed contracts worth a total of approximately Rs 4,106 crore for the acquisition of a dedicated communication satellite capability, GSAT-7C for the Indian Air Force, and Varunastra Heavy Weight Torpedoes for the Indian Navy. The contract for GSAT-7C, valued at Rs 2,563 crore, was inked with New Space India Limited, Bengaluru. This indigenously designed, developed & manufactured satellite will enhance ...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Rajya Mantri (RRM) Shri Sanjay Seth attended the Special Joint State Representatives and Additional Director General's Conference 2026 in Guwahati, Assam, organised by the National Cadet Corps (NCC) on October 15, 2026. The conference deliberated on the expansion, strengthening and effective functioning of the NCC in the North Eastern Region (NER), West Bengal and Sikkim. Addressing the conference, RRM appreciated the parti...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 14th High Level Meeting (HLM) between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) was held at Incheon, Republic of Korea, on 14 October 2026. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral maritime cooperation and further enhancing strategic engagement between the two maritime security agencies. During the meeting, both sides reviewed existing operational frameworks and discussed roadmap strategies to further ...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated TAKSHANAM, a major exhibition featuring over 250 sculptures by 150 participating artists representing diverse generations, artistic backgrounds and approaches to sculptural expression, at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi. Shri Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, was also present on the occasion. Conceived as a shared plat...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released findings of Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted across South Andaman district and Coastal Drive Test from Port Blair to Havelock in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands under West Bengal LSA, during the month of August 2026, for information of general telecom consumers. The purpose of this drive test is to assess and verify real time quality of mobile ne...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released findings of Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted across parts of Kolkata city, Howrah and Hooghly Districts under Kolkata LSA, during the month of July 2026, for information of general telecom consumers. The purpose of this drive test is to assess and verify real time quality of mobile network services (both voice & data) provided by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs). D...