India, Oct. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Mumbai : 7 October 2026 The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) and YouTube are marking a key milestone in the Create with AI programme, announced in November 2025 to support AI-led creative projects and strengthen India's capabilities in emerging technologies. The programme has now debuted its first four AI-enabled short films, marking a step towards buildi...
India, Oct. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Chanchal Kumar, said today that India's live events sector grew by 44 per cent over the past year, with around 34,000 events held across the country and the sector now supporting more than one crore livelihoods. Addressing the 5th meeting of the Live Events Development Cell (LEDC), he said the Government has set an ambitious target of doubling the sector by 2030, with the poten...
India, Oct. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised a regional review meeting of States and Union Territories under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore) today. The meeting was chaired by Shri Ashok K. K. Meena, Secretary, DDWS, in the presence of Shri Kamal Kishore Soan, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJ...
India, Oct. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Standees for Special Campaign 6.0 installed in M/o MSME, Kartavya Bhawan-3, New Delhi Hybrid meeting held with officer of M/o MSME and its organisations for prepration of Special campaign 6.0 The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India, has commenced the Special Campaign 6.0, being organised from 2nd October to 31st October, 2026 with the objective of institutionalising Swachhata and minimising pe...
India, Oct. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today emphasised that promotion of Hindi should be based on creating greater opportunities and stake in the language rather than making its use appear imposed. Addressing the third meeting of the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Personnel, Pu...
India, Oct. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The second regional workshop of Sādhana Śrinkhla (Series) 2026, being organised by the Capacity Building Commission (CBC), will be held at Guwahati, Assam, on 9 October 2026. The workshop will be inaugurated by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, and will bring together stakeholders from all eight States of the North Eastern region, namely Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nag...
India, Oct. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The two-day Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Chintan Shivir was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 5-6 October 2026, bringing together senior officers and representatives from States/UTs, policymakers, technical experts, Knowledge partners and other stakeholders to deliberate upon future action taken for strengthening rural road connectivity through PMGSY. Over the past 25 years, PMGSY has emerged as a transformative pr...
India, Oct. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A breakthrough metal-free catalyst developed by scientists could significantly reduce the cost of next-generation clean-energy technologies. In energy storage devices such as zinc-air (Zn-air) batteries, oxygen from the air reacts with the electrode in a process known as the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The efficiency with which the battery operates is determined by this reaction. Zn-air batteries are a promising option for nex...
India, Oct. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has reviewed the preparedness of its Autonomous Institutions and field organisations for the Implementation Phase of Special Campaign 6, following the successful completion of the Preparatory Phase on 30 September 2026. A hybrid review meeting was held at DST Headquarters to assess the progress made during the Preparatory Phase and to ensure coordinated, outcome-oriented action during t...
India, Oct. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has successfully completed the Preparatory Phase of Special Campaign 6, with a comprehensive action plan in place for the Implementation Phase from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The Campaign, being undertaken by the Government with the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) as the nodal Department, seeks to strengthen Swachhata, improve efficiency, ensure tim...