India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, celebrated World Environment Day 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 5th June 2025, with the slogan 'One Nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution'. As part of one month long pre-campaign activities undertaken before World Environment Day 2025, around 69,000 events were organized in which around 21 lakh people participated across the country. The event saw the...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Zoological Park, New Delhi, concluded the seven-day Global Tiger Day celebrations today, marking the successful culmination of a series of interactive and awareness-oriented activities held from 29th July to 4th August 2025. Organized to commemorate Global Tiger Day (29th July), the event aimed to educate and sensitize school students about the critical importance of tiger conservation and broader environme...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's flagship initiative, Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC), which has been successfully organised by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with MyGov since 2018, has been conferred with the Guinness World Record for the "Most people registered on a Citizen Engagement Platform in one month." This recognition celebrates the unprecedented achievement of 3.53 crore valid registrations received d...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: To mark its Foundation Day, the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) will inaugurate the first Annual Trident Lecture Series (ATLS) at the Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt on August 05, 2025. Anchored on the theme 'Dominating the Future Battlespace', Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan will deliver the inaugural lecture, setting the tone for deliberations on the evolving character of warfare, technologi...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: A Joint Expedition Team comprising Instructors from the premier National Mountaineering Institutes Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports (JIM&WS) Pahalgam; Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) Uttarkashi, and Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) Darjeeling, successfully summited Mt Merag-III (6,480M) & Mt kangju Kangri (6710M), the highest peaks in Pangong Tso region, Union Territory of Ladakh. The...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In a landmark step towards Atmanirbharta in defence technology, the Indian Army has joined hands with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras to establish 'Agnishodh', the Indian Army Research Cell (IARC) on the IIT Madras campus. The research facility was formally inaugurated today by General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), during his two-day visit to Chennai. The initiative is part of the Ind...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: A report on identities and background of the Pahalgam attackers is being circulated through media/social media handles and attributed to the Services. No authorised media handle of the Indian Armed Forces has prepared or issued any such document. Neither have any remarks of this nature been made by the Armed Forces Public Relations Offices/nominated spokespersons. The report appears to be a compilation of information o...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government of India has taken steps to integrate various forms of Indian traditional dances into the school education framework, in alignment with the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. NEP 2020 advocates art-integrated education as a cross-curricular pedagogical approach, encouraging the incorporation of Indian art forms such as traditional dance into mainstream classroom learning. It emphasiz...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Indian delegation led by Culture Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat participated in the Xth BRICS Ministers of Culture Meeting' held on 26 May 2025 in Brasilia, Brazil. The Declaration adopted in the BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting (CMM) is placed at Annexure. The BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting is a vital platform for promoting mutual understanding, cultural exchange, and other collaborative initiatives in the c...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The property titled "Maratha Military Landscapes of India", comprising 12 Maratha forts, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee held in UNESCO Headquarters, Paris this year. The list of these forts is enclosed at Annexure I. The Maratha Military Landscapes of India has been inscribed under Criteria (iv) and (vi) as per UNESCO's Operational Guidelines. Ar...