India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Competion Commission of India has imposed a penalty on Intel Corporation for its India Specific Warranty Policy in respect of Boxed Microprocessors. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) passed an order on 12.02.2026 under the provisions of Section 27 of the Competition Act, 2002 (Act) imposing a penalty of INR 27.38 crores upon Intel Corporation (Intel) for contravention of provisions of Section 4 of the Act. The case origin...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Calling upon India's technology sector to reset its ambitions towards a trillion-dollar opportunity by 2035, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today said the industry must embrace reimagination to stay ahead in an era defined by artificial intelligence, data centres and clean energy. Launching the NITI Frontier Tech Hub's roadmap report titled "Reimagination Ahead" in New Delhi, the Minister said India shou...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Tourism has undertaken multiple steps to promote destination-based development including upgradation of tourism infrastructure and experiences in the country. Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (revamped version of Swadesh Darshan scheme) of Ministry of Tourism focuses on sustainable development of tourism destinations and the Ministry has sanctioned 53 projects for Rs.2208.31 Crore under this scheme. Further, 38 projects for Rs.697.9...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Department of Science & Technology is implementing the National Quantum Mission. The progress achieved under the Mission in 2025 is given below: These efforts contribute directly to India's capabilities in quantum communication, computing and sensing. Under NQM, state-of-the-art fabrication and central facilities are being established at IIT Bombay, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi to create world-class quantum device dev...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State/UTs Central Government Scheme Project Name Project Cost Sanctioned Year Components 1. Chhattisgarh CBDD Development of Mayali Bagicha as Eco Tourism Destination 9.97 2025 Convention Hall 2. Arunachal Pradesh SASCI Siang Adventure & Eco-Retreat, Pasighat 46.48 2024 Convention Centre 3. Gujarat SASCI Tented City and Convention Centre 51.56 2024 Convention Centre 4. Madhya SASCI Internationa...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: An economic evaluation published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research has demonstrated that shorter, six-month all-oral treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) are cost-effective and offer improved health outcomes compared to the currently used longer regimens in India. The study was conducted by ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR-NIRT). It assessed ...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Defence Acquisition Council, under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for various proposals of the Services at an estimated value of about Rs 3.60 lakh crore, on February 12, 2026. For the Indian Air Force (IAF), AoN was approved for the procurement of Multi Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) {Rafale}, Combat Missiles and Air-Ship Based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (AS-HAPS)...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the Annual Reports of the Central Information Commission (CIC), the overall trend in disposal of RTI requests, since 2021, is as under: - Disposal of RTI requests Year Replied Rejected Transferred 2021-22 11,31,757 53,733 2,04,607 2022-23 13,15,222 52,662 2,13,162 2023-24 14,30,031 67,615 2,37,671 2024-25 13,80,509 58,501 2,80,353 Central Information Commission (CIC) has informed that data regarding par...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Post reforms in Space sector during June 2020, M/s. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a CPSE under Dept of Space, has taken several steps across the space value chain to involve private industry and space startups in the country to increase India's contribution to the global space economy. Salient activities are highlighted hereunder: The steps taken by NSIL, as detailed above, is envisaged to build the capacity in the Indian Space ...
India, Feb. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Title of Projects Host Institute 1. Assessment of Impact of Climate Change on Natural Resources and Livelihood of Arunachal Pradesh North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh 2. Study of Glacial Dynamic and Sustainable Hydrological resources in Arunachal Himalaya Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 3. Assessment of socio-ecological vulnerabi...