India, Aug. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Fourth Meeting of the India-Argentina Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was held on 24 August 2026 at Palacio San Martin, Buenos Aires. The Indian delegation was led by Commerce Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal, while the Argentine delegation was led by Ambassador Fernando Brun, Secretary for International Economic Relations. Both sides reviewed progress on the roadmap agreed during Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's visit t...
India, Aug. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "Dr BR Ambedkar's mantra of 'Educate, Agitate and Organise' means acquiring knowledge, questioning injustice not by violence but through constitutional means, and uniting to bring about change through democratic methods," said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh while addressing students at the convocation ceremony of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on August 29, 2026. Emphasising the importance of con...
India, Aug. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major breakthrough against the illegal diversion and trafficking of psychotropic medicines, the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) MP Unit, acting on specific intelligence developed by CBN, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh Unit. Acting upon specific intelligence regarding the movement of a massive illicit consignment of psychotropic medicines along the Punjab-Himachal Pradesh corridor, a specialised preventive team of the CBN MP Unit m...
India, Aug. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Continuing its sustained crackdown on trafficking of synthetic drugs, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), in two intelligence-led operations on 25.08.2026, seized around 14.9 kg Amphetamine at Bengaluru and 2.53 kg (approx) Amphetamine along with 878 grams MDMA tablets at Pune, cumulatively weighing more than 18 kg. Four persons have been arrested in the two cases under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotrop...
India, Aug. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said here today that empowering mother can enable early identification of disability in a child. Lauding the initiative of SAKSHAM in organising the Prabudh "Matri Shakti Sammelan" to educate and create awareness among women on the prevention of...
India, Aug. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving the highest priority to the Udhampur-Kathua-Doda Parliamentary constituency over the last 12 years, resulting in sustained expansion of road connectivity across some of the most remote and difficu...
India, Aug. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A recent newspaper article suggested that the revised price of Compressed Biogas (CBG) under the GOBARdhan Scheme could place a significant additional burden on CNG and household PNG consumers. This conclusion does not present the correct picture. It is based on select inconsistent assumptions: The revised pricing framework has been carefully designed to balance two objectives. CBG producers receive a stable and viable price that...
India, Aug. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Textiles today convened the 2nd Coordination Committee Meeting of Textile Research Associations (TRAs) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, under the chairpersonship of Smt. Neelam Shami Rao, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles. The meeting marked a significant step towards strengthening coordination, enhancing effectiveness and promoting greater outcome-orientation in textile research and development activities across the coun...
India, Aug. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The nation celebrated National Sports Day today to commemorate the 121st birth anniversary of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand, whose contribution to Indian sport remains an enduring source of inspiration. In New Delhi, a special sporting event was organised at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, India Gate, in the presence of Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Minister of Law...
India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Vice President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today launched 'Gnani Artha', a sovereign AI stack comprising Evon 3.3 and Plexus, developed by GNANI AI, at Uprashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Evon 3.3 is a large language model, while Plexus is a platform that connects AI intelligence with real-world work and institutions. Welcoming the launch of Gnani Artha, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan said the combination of Evon 3.3 and Plexus reflects the g...