India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah chaired the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. The meeting was attended by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Shri C. Joseph Vijay, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Chandrababu Naidu, Karnataka Chief Minister Shri D. K. Shivakumar, Keralam Chief Minister Shri V. D. Satheesan, Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Shri K. Kailashnathan, Andaman an...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah welcomed the decision of the Union Cabinet, under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, enabling sitting of bench of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir in Ladakh. In a post on X, Shri Amit Shah said, "The Union Cabinet under the visionary leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister of India took a historic decision enabling sitting of bench of High Cour...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D), Government of India, chaired an interactive meeting in Raipur, Chhattisgarh on 20th August 2026 to review the progress of Tilapia Cluster notified under PMMSY. During the interaction, the Union Secretary interacted with Tilapia fish farmers, entrepreneurs, Exporters and other relevant stakeholders to understand t...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, is convening a workshop on 20-21 August 2026 at the Union Bank of India Staff College, Bengaluru, on the implementation of the Government of India's Reservation Policy in Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs), Sectoral Regulators and Public Financial Institutions (PFIs). The workshop on Day 2 will address the issue ...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary participated virtually in the 21st Award Ceremony of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) at its Corporate Office in New Delhi today. Smt. Anu P. Mathai, Additional Secretary and Member of the Board of SPMCIL; Shri Amit Singla, Joint Secretary, from the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance; and Shri Vijay Ranjan Singh, Cha...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Aadhaar App has crossed the significant milestone of 50 million (5 crore) downloads, reflecting the growing adoption of convenient and digital-first Aadhaar services among residents. The milestone marks a significant expansion of the Aadhaar App's role as a digital interface between residents and UIDAI, enabling Aadhaar number holders to access a growing range of services from their smartphones, including mobile number update,...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The workshop marks a step towards strengthening India's data ecosystem and enabling greater engagement between data custodians, technology developers and institutions, in furtherance of AI innovation at scale. A workshop on AIKosh, the national datasets and models platform under the IndiaAI Mission, was organised today at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The workshop brought together representatives from Government, industry,...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PhonePe to draw on insights from PhonePe PulsePro, an enterprise data intelligence platform, to support the PM GatiShakti mission for national infrastructure planning, economic analysis, and holistic urban and rural development. Under the MoU, PhonePe PulsePro metrics will be integrated into the PM GatiShakti Nation...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) organized the 8th Meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Ocean Polar Science and Technology (OPST) at Goa, hosted by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) from 12-14 August 2026 during India's BRICS Presidency. Since the establishment of the BRICS OPST Working Group, the activities are conducted by MoES in coordination with the Department Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of Ind...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Unlocking the "Twilight Zone" (Mesopelagic Layer): Extending from 200 to 1,000 meters deep, this zone houses dense communities of lanternfishes (myctophids), deep-sea shrimps, and cephalopods. The report details how their nightly vertical migration drives the ocean's "biological carbon pump," transferring carbon from the surface to the deep sea to regulate global climate. Deep-Sea Demersal Resources: The report provides a meticulo...