India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The second edition of Defence Strategic Dialogue between India and New Zealand took place in Wellington on August 24, 2026. Co-chaired by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence Shri Amitabh Prasad and Deputy Secretary, New Zealand Ministry of Defence Mr Richard Schmidt, the high-level talks focused on advancing maritime security, joint military training, and overall defence cooperation. Building on the shared framework established a...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Navy is set to commission Nipun, the second Diving Support Vessel (DSV) of the Nistar-class, on 31 Aug 2026 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. The induction of the specialised vessel will mark an important addition to the Navy's deep-sea diving and underwater support capabilities and herald the beginning of a new chapter in the ship's journey from construction to operational service. Indigenously designed and constructed by Hi...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards achieving the vision of Aatmanirbharta in defence, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the transfer of DRDO-developed technologies of all conventional missile systems to the Indian defence industry for production within the country. This Transfer of Technology marks an important milestone in promoting greater participation of the domestic industries in the defence ecosystem by enabling them t...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today called for a fundamental shift in the global approach to drought - from reactive relief to proactive, technology-enabled resilience. Addressing the Ministerial Dialogue on 'Accelerating Drought Resilience', at the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP17) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), the Minister sai...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A review meeting on the performance of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) was held today in Delhi under the chairmanship of the Secretary, Department of Financial Services. The meeting was attended by the Chairman, NABARD, Chairpersons of all 28 RRBs, officials from the Department of Financial Services, Sponsor Banks, the Reserve Bank of India and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). The Secretary, Department of Financ...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The PMFME Conclave 2026 organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) on 24-25 August 2026 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, concluded today with a focus on sharing implementation experiences, strengthening stakeholder capacity and recognising excellence under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme. The two-day Conclave brought together 500+ stakeholders from across...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), in coordination with the Department of Health Research (DHR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), is closely monitoring the prevailing seasonal respiratory illness trends across the country through a robust pan-India surveillance network. Addressing the media in New Delhi, Secretary, Department of Health Research (DHR) an...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, organised an Interactive Meeting at the Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) and Central Cosmetics Laboratory (CCL), Kolkata. The meeting, being organised for the first time in Kolkata, West Bengal, brought together experts and stakeholders to discuss the way forward for pharmacopoeial standards and drug quality in the country. ...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) convened a two-day National Workshop on Samagra Shishu Bal Swasthya Karyakram (SSBSK) on August 24-25, 2026, at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. The workshop was held under the chairpersonship of Smt. Aradhana Patnaik, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), MoHFW, and brought together senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Family W...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Modi ji has set the target of developed India in 2047, and the first condition of developed India is strong internal security, if we want to become first in every field then internal security will have to be strengthened further If earlier governments had visualized the problems of Narcotics, Naxalism and North East before they became acute, then the country would not have had to bear the brunt of them for decades We have ended t...