India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture headed by Shri Sanjay Kumar Jha, M.P., Rajya Sabha, presented its 393rd Report on "From Manuscript to Mission: Preserving, Mapping and Sustaining India's Cultural Heritage in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" on Wednesday, the 12th August, 2026. The full Report is available on the website of Rajya Sabha https://sansad.in/rs -->Committees->...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: CHAIRMAN: Hon'ble Members, certain instances have come to my notice regarding discourteous and undignified comments being made by Members interrupting the speech of other Members in the House. I would advise that Hon'ble Members should be careful not to hurt the sentiments and feelings of fellow Members. Our culture is unique and inclusive of diverse regional cultures. There should be no disrespect to the cultural traditions and r...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The third meeting of the Hindi Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Ayush was held today at Kartavya Bhawan-I, New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Shri Prataprao Jadhav, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush and Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The meeting was attended by Hon'ble Members of Parliament Shri Rahul Singh Lodhi and Shri Gyaneshwar Patil, along with Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, ...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H), Ministry of Ayush, and the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the "One Herb, One Standard" initiative today. The MoU was exchanged by Dr. Kousthubha Upadhyaya, Director I/c, PCIM&H, and Dr. V. Kalaiselvan, Secretary-cum-Scientific Director, IPC, ...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. List of Start-Ups 1 Agnikul Cosmos Pvt Ltd, Chennai 2 Akshath Aerospace Private Limited, Bengaluru 3 Azista BST, Hyderabad 4 Bellatrix Aerospace Pvt Ltd, Bangalore 5 Cosmoserv Space India Private Limited, Bangalore 6 Dhruva Space Private Limited, Hyderabad 7 Digantara Research and Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore 8 GalaxEye Space Solutions Private Limited, Bangalore 9 HEX20Labs India Pvt ltd., Thiruvanat...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government, through the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), has formulated a Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework for the development, deployment and operation of Earth Observation (EO) satellite constellations, with a view to enhancing the country's space-based observation capabilities, space economy and building an indigenous, self-reliant Earth Observation ecosystem in the country. Und...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Key space-based applications undertaken during 2026 by ISRO/DoS are: · For Agriculture: Satellite-based national level crop sown and harvest area mapping for 2 crop seasons; All-India mapping of Kharif rice, Wheat, Jute crops; national level crop yield estimation for rice and wheat crops, technology support for State level mapping of crops for Maharashtra (Soybean, Cotton, Paddy) and Madhya Pradesh (Soybean, Wheat, Gram, Must...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India is steadily strengthening its indigenous nuclear energy ecosystem with a focus on advanced reactor technologies, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), domestic manufacturing capabilities, private-sector participation and long-term utilisation of the country's abundant thorium resources, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Prime Minister's Office, Dr. Jitendra Singh, said in a written reply in the Lok Sa...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Adequate measures are in place to ensure the security of nuclear power plants. Periodic security assessments are conducted both internally and by AERB, at all Nuclear Power Plant sites including Kudankulam. Additionally, assessments of nuclear power plants are also conducted by external Government agencies. The observations made are reviewed; monitored and necessary upgrades are carried out for compliance. In all nuclear power pla...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), a constituent unit of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), has carried out exploration in the coastal tracts of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, for Beach Sand Minerals (BSM) and established a BSM deposit, viz. "Pudupuram-Cuddalore BSM deposit", containing 1.912 Million tonnes (Mt) of Total Heavy Minerals (THM), including Monazite (0.005 Mt), Ilmenite (0.926 Mt) and Zirco...