India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, stated that Russia has always been "India's Sukh Dukh Ka Saathi," meaning a companion in both good times and difficult times, at the India-Russia Business Forum held today in New Delhi. Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation, Mr. Maxim Oreshkin, was the keynote speaker at the event. He stated that "India-Russia trade has made rema...
India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary inaugurated the 68th Founding Day celebrations of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), India's apex anti-smuggling intelligence and enforcement agency under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), at its Headquarters at New Delhi, today. Also present were Shri Vivek Chaturvedi, Chairman, CBIC; Shri M.K. Singh and Shri Yogendra Garg, Members CBIC; Shri...
India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has shared an article on how the cheetah reintroduction program reflects our commitment to the conservation of wildlife, written by Union Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav. Shri Modi stated that the growing population of cheetahs in the country is extremely encouraging. "The birth of five cubs by a female cheetah born in India is strong proof that cheetahs have fully adapted to the Indian environmen...
India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 10th edition of the India- Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI has commenced at the Special Forces Training School, Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh. The exercise is being conducted from 03 to 12 December 2025. The Indian contingent is represented by troops from THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (Special Forces), while the Indonesian contingent comprises personnel from the Indonesian Special Forces. The exercise aims to strengt...
India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sahi Fasal: The National Water Mission launched the "Sahi Fasal" campaign in 2019. Under this initiative, the BWUE, in collaboration with the Atal Bhujal Yojana and the Small Farmers' Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC), planned 14 campaigns across 7 states during the financial year 2024-25, all of which have been completed. The campaign aims to encourage farmers in water-stressed areas to adopt less water-intensive and more water-effici...
India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India launched the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in August 2019 in partnership with States/UTs to make provision of potable tap water supply in adequate quantity, of prescribed quality and on a regular & long-term basis to rural households in the country. Drinking water being a State subject, the responsibility of planning, approval, implementation, operation & maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including tho...
India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation does not maintain separate data on the number of villages with SC/ST majority population that have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF). Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen [SBM(G)] Phase-II, as per data recorded by the State on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G) Phase-II, out of identified 2,567 villages, 78 villages, i.e 3.03% villages, have been declared ...
India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) 2025 report on 'Polluted River Stretches for Restoration of Water Quality', two polluted river stretches have been identified in Maharashtra, one in Assam and four in Gujarat, where the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels exceed 30 mg/l. CPCB identifies polluted river stretches in the rivers across the country in association with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) and Pollu...
India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No Name States benefited Annual Irrigation Domestic & Industrial (MCM) Hydro power Status 1. a.) Mahanadi (Manibhadra) -Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Odisha 4.43 802 445 Feasibility Report completed Alternate Mahanadi (Barmul) - Rushikulya - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link Odisha 3.52 493.70 210 AP 0.91 91.3 (Drinking water) and 2. Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link AP ...
India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and the Defence Minister of Russia Mr Andrei Belousov co-chaired the 22nd session of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on December 04, 2025. Both sides reiterated that the India-Russia relationship is based on a deep sense of trust, common principles and mutual respect. This meeting precedes the 23rd In...