India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Government has released Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) Untied Grants for Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)/Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in the States of Goa, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Uttarakhand during FY 2025-26. The release covers allocations pertaining to different financial years and aims to further strengthen rural local governance. For the state of Goa, Rs.11.60 crores have been released as the second instalment o...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Rural Development, and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a review meeting today on the programmes of the Department of Rural Development and the Department of Land Resources under the Ministry of Rural Development. During the discussions on MGNREGA and the VB - G Ram G Act in the meeting, it was informed that a budget of 244 crore agreed man-days had been allocated to the states thi...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched landmark initiatives in India's digital security framework. It has deployed next-generation AI enabled biometric deduplication and document verification platform. This platform will improve the deduplication accuracy of the Enrolment or Update transaction being undertaken by UIDAI. This "Invisible Shield" marks a new chapter in India's digital safety mission - a mul...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: At the India AI Impact Summit, a high-level panel featuring Salil Parekh, Chief Executive Officer of Infosys; K. Krithivasan, Chief Executive Officer of Tata Consultancy Services; C Vijayakumar, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of HCL Technologies; and Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairperson & CEO of Salesforce India, examined whether AI agents are fundamentally disrupting the traditional SaaS model. The discussion was moder...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met with H.E. Mr. Peter Pellegrini, President of the Slovak Republic today, on the sidelines of the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, currently underway in New Delhi from 16-20 February 2026. This is the first meeting between the two leaders. The meeting provided an opportunity for both leaders to review the full spectrum of India-Slovak relations and exchange views on regional and global issues of mut...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, organised the National CSR Workshop on Early Childhood Care, Education & Nutrition - Strengthening Anganwadi Centres on 20th February, 2026 at New Delhi. Held under the guidance and vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, with a focused emphasis on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) as a foundational pillar of Viksit Bharat @2047, the workshop marked a s...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Mr. Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit on 20 February 2026 UNSG congratulated PM for organizing the AI Impact Summit with a view to democratising AI and making it human-centric. PM appreciated UNSG's efforts in creating an Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence and for his support to developing countries on AI. P...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The fifth day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 featured a high-level session titled "The Role of Science in International AI Governance," bringing together global leaders, scientists, policymakers and industry representatives to deliberate on how scientific evidence must anchor responsible AI governance at the international level. The session had a keynote address by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations...
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: At a moment when frontier AI capabilities are advancing faster than the institutions designed to govern them, the session "International AI Safety Coordination: What Policymakers Need to Know" at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 examined how developing economies can shape the safety, standards and deployment pathways of artificial intelligence through collective action rather than remain rule-takers in a fragmented global landscape....
India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture project - India Chip Pvt. Ltd. - in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), Uttar Pradesh, on 21st February, 2026, at around 5 PM via video conferencing. Prime Minister will also address the gathering on the occasion. The establishment of the HCL-Foxconn semiconductor facility marks a significa...