Day 3 of Regional Open Digital Health Summit 2025 highlights need for sustainable financing, regional Collaboration, and AI-enabled governance

India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Regional Open Digital Health Summit (RODHS) 2025 wrapped up its third and final day of progressive discussions in New Delhi, bringing together leaders from government departments and experts from international organisations and the health technology sector to put in motion a framework for Digital Health and AI collaboration across the South-East Asia region. The day's sessions focused on four critical pillars: person-centric d...


India Capable of Leading Global Movement for 'Planetary Stewardship': Dr. Jitendra Singh

India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that India is capable of leading a global movement for "planetary stewardship" and called for a global coalition to address the pressing challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, emerging technologies, and planetary governance. ...


10th Session of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) on Inclusive Disaster Risk Data Governance held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 10th Session of the Asian and Pacific Centre for Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) on Inclusive Disaster Risk Data Governance was held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs and Disaster Management. The delegation also included Shri Rajendra Singh, Member and Head of Department, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Sh...


English Translation of Prime Minister's statement at the G20 Summit: Session 2

India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Excellencies, Natural disasters continue to pose a major challenge to humanity. This year as well, they have impacted a large portion of the global population. These events clearly highlight the need to strengthen international cooperation for effective disaster preparedness and response. To support this idea, India formed the Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group during its G20 Presidency. I also congratulate South Africa for gi...


Prime Minister participates in G20 Summit in Johannesburg

India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister participated today in the G20 Leaders' Summit hosted by the President of South Africa, H.E. Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg. This was Prime Minister's 12th participation in G20 Summits. Prime Minister addressed both the sessions of the opening day of the Summit. He thanked President Ramaphosa for his warm hospitality and for successfully hosting the Summit. Addressing the Opening Session on "Inclusive and sustai...


English Translation of Prime Minister's statement during the G20 Summit: Session 1

India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Excellencies, Namaskar! At the outset, I extend my congratulations to President Ramaphosa for the excellent hosting of the G20 Summit and for the successful presidency. Under South Africa's presidency, commendable progress has been made on key areas such as skilled migration, tourism, food security, AI, digital economy, innovation, and women's empowerment. The historic initiatives undertaken at the New Delhi G20 Summit have bee...


VISIT OF INDIAN NAVAL SHIP SAVITRI TO SEYCHELLES FOR JOINT EEZ SURVEILLANCE

India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Naval Ship (INS) Savitri, an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) of the Indian Navy arrived at Port Victoria, Seychellesas part of its Operational Deployment to the Indian Ocean Region.The ship was accorded warm welcome by the personnel of the Seychelles Coast Guard underscoring the deep mutual respect and strong bilateral relationship between the two nations. The ship handed over critical spares to Seychelles Coast Guard reaffirm...


Ministry of Education to organise Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS) 4.0 from 2nd December, 2025

India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Beginning 2nd December, 2025, the Ministry of Education is organising the fourth edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS) 4.0 to celebrate the deep civilizational links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi. The initiative, inspired by the vision of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, continues to honour the civilizational, cultural, linguistic, and people-to-people linkages between the two regions, reflecting the spirit of Ek Bharat Shresh...


CAQM revises GRAP schedule, making it more stringent to Prevent further Deterioration of Air Quality in Delhi-NCR

India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Stage I - 'Poor' Air Quality Stage II - 'Very Poor' Air Quality Stage III - 'Severe' Air Quality (DELHI AQI ranging between 201-300) (DELHI AQI ranging between 301-400) (DELHI AQI ranging between 401-450) (ii) State Governments may take a decision to stagger timings for public offices and municipal bodies in other areas of NCR. The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has revised Graded Re...


Indian Railways Crosses 1 Billion Tonne Freight Loading in FY 25-26

India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Railways' freight performance continues to strengthen India's economic backbone, with cumulative loading this year crossing the 1-billion-tonne mark-reaching 1020 Million Tonnes (MT) as of 19 November. This milestone reflects broad-based support from key sectors: coal remains the largest contributor at 505 MT, followed by iron ore (115 MT), cement (92 MT), container traffic (59 MT), pig iron & finished steel (47 MT), fertil...