India, Oct. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a pro-people measure, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has waived off all charges for Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU-1), a move that is expected to benefit around 6 crore children. The waiver of MBU charges for the said age group has already kicked in effective 1 October 2025 and will be in force for a period of one year. A child under the age of five enrols for Aadhaar by providing the photograph, name, da...
India, Oct. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The "India-Singapore @60: Partnership for Growth & Engagement" business session was successfully held on 4 October 2025 in Singapore, marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore. The event was co-organized by FICCI, CII, and ASSOCHAM. Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, delivered the keynote address, commending the transformative progress achieved over the last six decades ...
India, Oct. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: At a grand ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan today Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi presided over the Kaushal Deekshant Samaroh, felicitating 46 All India Toppers from Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country. This marked the 4th edition of the National Skill Convocation, a unique initiative that was first conceptualized under the inspiration of the Prime Minister to make skill development aspirational. On the occasio...
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India, Oct. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today participated in the Rabi Workshop and Agricultural Advisory Dialogue held in Patna during his visit to Bihar. Addressing agricultural scientists, advisors, and farmers at the event, Shri Chouhan said, "Agriculture is the backbone of India's economy, and farmers are its soul. Serving farmers is akin to worshipping God." Recalli...
India, Oct. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Naya Raipur to jointly pursue research, innovation, and standardization in next-generation telecommunications technologies. This strategic partnership combines TEC's national leadership i...
India, Oct. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today highlighted a deeply satisfying national effort undertaken nearly two decades ago that fulfilled a long-standing wish of freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma. Shyamji Krishna Varma passed away in 1930, holding on to the hope that his ashes would one day return to a free India. This solemn wish remained unfulfilled for decades until August 2003, when Gujarat's then-Chief Minister Shri Narendr...
India, Oct. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is set to conduct the 10th edition of the National Level Pollution Response Exercise (NATPOLREX-X) in conjunction with the 27th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) & Preparedness Meeting from October, 05-06 2025, off the coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The two-day event will see active participation from central ministries, coastal state governments, major ports, oil handling agencies, a...
India, Oct. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for the Goa State Government's 'Mhaje Ghar Yojana' and various development projects. On this occasion, Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant, Union Minister Shripad Naik, and several other dignitaries were present. In his address, the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation said that the 'Mhaje Ghar Yojana' being laun...
India, Oct. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Honourable and popular Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar ji; my cabinet colleagues, Shri Jual Oram ji, Shri Rajiv Ranjan ji, Shri Jayant Chaudhary ji, and Shri Sukanta Majumdar ji; the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Samrat Choudhary ji; Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha ji; Ministers of the Government of Bihar; my Parliamentary colleague, Shri Sanjay Jha ji; other public representatives; lakhs of students from Industrial Trainin...