India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal called for a new, user-friendly and AI-enabled platform to make public procurement more efficient, cost-effective, transparent and competitive. Addressing the 10th Foundation Day celebration of Government e Marketplace (GeM) at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Shri Goyal said the new platform would help buyers and sellers make more intelligent use of the procurement process and t...
India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), a constituent board of the Quality Council of India (QCI), launched India's first-of-its-kind Accreditation Scheme for Mobile Food Testing Laboratories under the Integrated Assessment Programme at the 'Gunvatta Samanvaya - A Multilateral MoU Exchange Ceremony' held at Hotel Ashoka, New Delhi. The initiative aims to expand access to reliable, quality-...
India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: APEDA facilitated the first-ever export of 1 Metric Tonne of Mustard Honey by Dergang Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) from Tripura to Dubai. The export marks a new milestone for the FPO and the region by creating an opportunity for local beekeepers and farmers to access international markets through organised export-oriented production. The shipment represents the first-ever export of Mustard Honey from the area and opens new a...
India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant Ease of Doing Business measure for exporters, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has removed the requirement of submitting physical duty payment challans while applying for Export Obligation Discharge Certificates (EODC) under the Advance Authorisation (AA) and Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Schemes. Licence-wise voluntary duty payment data received from Customs/ICEGATE has been integrated with ...
India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued the Direction on use of 1601 series numbers for the transactional and service calls by the entities in sectors other than Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) sector, and Government entities which are using numbers from 1600 series, issued earlier. Considering the critical and sensitive nature of communications made by the entities in BFSI sector and Govern...
India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year Number of Scholarships Awarded across the country under CTSS scheme 2021-22 225 2022-23 178 2023-24 289 2024-25 269 2025-26 313 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 106.94 114.81 123.62 169.55 150.61 Sl. No. Financial Year Amount Released 2021-22 3.90 2022-23 1.19 2023-24 4.52 2024-25 3.26 2025-26 5.38 (Rs. in Cr) The Government promotes the inclusion of Indian classical dances in school ...
India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Culture promotes India's cultural relations with other countries through the Global Engagement Scheme (GES), an umbrella scheme aimed at strengthening India's international cultural engagement and cultural diplomacy. The Scheme seeks to promote India's civilizational heritage, cultural diversity and contemporary creative traditions through structured bilateral and multilateral cooperation. It supports cultural excha...
India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The details of the amount received by the Government through the auction of mementos and gifts presented to the Hon'ble Prime Minister are as under: 1stEdition (2021) : Rs. 3.1 Cr 2ndEdition (2022) : Rs. 3.6 Cr 3rdEdition (2023) : Rs. 15.8 Cr 4thEdition (2023) : Rs. 14.4 Cr 5thEdition (2024) : Rs. 11.16 Cr 6thEdition (2024) : Rs. 2.24 Cr 7thEdition (2025) : Rs. 1.89 Cr The date...
India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State / UT Institutions Arunachal Pradesh Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies Bihar Bihar State Archives; Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Delhi (NCT) Central Secretariat Library; Centre for Cultural Resources and Training; Delhi Public Library; Delhi State Archives; Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti; Harijan Sevak Sangh; Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts; Lalit Kala Akademi; National Archives of India...
India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Nation will mark its 80th Independence Day on August 15, 2026, with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi leading the celebrations from the historic Red Fort in Delhi. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on August 10, 2026, Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh stated that as 2026 marks 150 years of 'Vande Mataram', the National Song that inspired millions during the freedom struggle will be sung from the ramparts of the...