DoWR, RD & GR Convenes Regional Conference of State Water Secretaries to Strengthen Centre-State Coordination

India, Feb. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti, convened a high-level Regional Conference of State Water Secretaries under the chairmanship of Shri V. L. Kantha Rao, Secretary, DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti in New Delhi. The conference aimed to engage states in deeper discussions to strengthen centre-state coordination and accelerate the implementation of o...


English rendering of PM's address at India AI Impact Summit 2026

India, Feb. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Excellencies, Honourable Ministers, Industry Leaders, Innovators, Entrepreneurs, Researchers, Delegates, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen - Namaste! A heartfelt welcome to all of you at the world's largest and historic AI Impact Summit. This summit is being held in India, a nation that represents one-sixth of humanity. India is home to the world's largest youth population, the biggest pool of tech talent, and one of the ...


Prime Minister shares the glimpses of inauguration of AI Impact Summit 2026

India, Feb. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shared the glimpses of his address at the inauguration of AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi today. In a series of posts on X, Shri Modi said: "Artificial Intelligence is among the biggest transformations in human history!" "India's vision for AI is encapsulated in the word MANAV, which means human." "Artificial Intelligence will elevate the potential of humanity to new hei...


India's Youth Dividend in the AI Era

India, Feb. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Key Takeaways Empowering Youth at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 Guinness World Record at the India-AI Impact Summit The India AI Impact Summit 2026 has positioned youth and inclusive talent development at the centre of India's AI transformation journey. Through global challenges, innovation showcases, and policy dialogues, the Summit is highlighting how young innovators and women entrepreneurs are shaping responsible, scalable...


All India Institute of Ayurveda participates in All India Official Language Conference at Agartala

India, Feb. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The All India Official Language Conference for Eastern, North-Eastern and Northern Regions was organised by the Department of Official Language under the Ministry of Home Affairs at the International Indoor Exhibition Centre, Hapania, Agartala. The conference to be graced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as the Chief Guest. The conference aimed to promote effective implementation of Official Language Hindi and facilitate exchange o...


High-Level Kenyan Delegation Visits National Health Authority to Study India's Flagship Health Schemes AB PM-JAY & ABDM; Strengthening South-South Cooperation in Digital Health and Health Financing

India, Feb. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A high-level delegation from the Government of Kenya, led by Dr. Gregory Ganda, County Minister for Health, Kisumu County, visited the National Health Authority (NHA), here today for a knowledge exchange on India's digital health infrastructure and health insurance programmes. The delegation brought together senior officials spanning Kenya's health systems architecture, reflecting representation at both the Kenyan national and coun...


Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan releases book"The Sage who Reimagined Hinduism: The Life, Lessons and Legacy of Sree Narayana Guru"by Dr. Shashi Tharoor

India, Feb. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Vice-President of India,Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan,released and launched the book"The Sage who Reimagined Hinduism: The Life, Lessons and Legacy of Sree Narayana Guru"authored by Member of Parliament, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, at the India International Centre, New Delhi, today. Addressing the gathering, the Vice-President said that Sree Narayana Guru emerged as a spiritual guide at a time when caste divisions and social discriminatio...


DRDO conducts successful qualification test for Gaganyaan Drogue Parachute

India, Feb. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's human spaceflight programme has achieved a key milestone with the successful qualification level load test of Drogue Parachute for Gaganyaan programme at Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh. RTRS is a specialized dynamic test facility being used extensively for high speed aerodynamic and ballistic evaluat...


India-New Zealand Hold First Joint Working Group Meeting on Horticulture Cooperation

India, Feb. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India and New Zealand convened the first meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on horticultural cooperation today, marking a significant step forward under the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed between the two countries on 12 March 2025. TheJoint Working Group (JWG) meeting of India and New Zealand was co-chaired by Shri Priya Ranjan, Joint Secretary (Horticulture), DA&FWin person from Indian side and Mr. Steve Ainsworth, ...


"India is regarded in Mongolia as a sacred geography and a 'Spiritual Neighbor'"- Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

India, Feb. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The two-day international conference titled 'Cultural Interflow between India and Mongolia', organized by the Department of Brihattar Bharat and Area Studies of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, to mark seventy years of diplomatic relations between India and Mongolia, was inaugurated at the Samvet Auditorium of IGNCA in New Delhi tod...