India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Mumbai, 27 August 2026 Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Education, Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution, Shri Pralhad Joshi, addressed a high-level gathering of investors, developers, financial institutions and industry leaders and stakeholders today at the Mumbai Roadshow for the upcoming Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo (BRESE) 2026. Delivering the keynote address on the occasion, Union Minister fo...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj invites public participation to become 'DAANVEERs' and contribute towards strengthening digital infrastructure at the grassroots. DAANVEER, a people-led Computer Crowdsourcing Initiative, enables individuals and organizations to donate desktop computers directly to verified Gram Panchayats through a simple, transparent and technology-enabled mechanism. Complementing infrastructure support provided und...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, New Delhi, has been selected for "Rajbhasha Utkrishtta Sammaan" for the year 2025-26 by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, for its outstanding work and continuous excellent performance in the implementation of the Official Language. It is noteworthy that the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances was honored with the Ra...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: On the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, celebrated the festival with Self-Help Group (SHG) Didis and Lakhpati Didis from across the country and reiterated the Government's unwavering commitment towards their empowerment, prosperity and well-being. The programme was organized by the Ministry of Rural Development under the Deend...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A high-level delegation representing the African Union Commission, senior government officials from six African nations (Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Zambia), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) visited the Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Government of India, at Kartavya Bhawan-3, New Delhi, for an intensive technical engagement on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in land governance. The expo...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today flagged off a Metro train themed around India's freedom struggle at Central Secretariat Metro Station in New Delhi. The train showcases the lives, thoughts and contributions of freedom fighters, revolutionaries and other prominent personalities associated with India's independence movement. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Chou...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A student's suggestion during an interaction with Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal at Dibrugarh University in Dibrugarh, Assam, at the 'Khelo India Dialogue' has led to the announcement of a swimming pool on the university campus. Sonowal also announced a national sports excursion for the university's top-performing athletes. During the interaction, a student raised the need for swimming faciliti...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial assistance at the right stage can enable talented scholars from disadvantaged backgrounds to continue higher education, pursue meaningful research and build careers that contribute to national development. Karnan A, a 30-year-old scholar from Sivagangai district in Tamil Nadu, experienced this transformation through support under the National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students (NFSC) Scheme. He is now a full-time em...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Timely financial assistance and access to mechanised equipment can enable sanitation workers to move away from unsafe work, become self-employed and build secure livelihoods with dignity. Himanshu, a 25-year-old graduate from the OBC Lohar community, experienced this transformation through assistance under the Swachhta Udyami Yojana (SUY) component of the NAMASTE Scheme. A resident of Village Nandgram, Mariyam Nagar, Ghaziabad, he...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE), with its department being a nodal agency for Drug Demand Reduction in the country, has finalised three short films of 60 seconds each to create widespread public awareness about substance abuse and its harmful effects. The Department Of Social Justice and Empowerment has been implementing the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) with the objective of creati...