India, May 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved the development of a state‑of‑the‑art Ship Repair Facility at Vadinar, Gujarat, marking a major expansion of the national ship repair ecosystem. The project will be jointly implemented by Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), with a combined investment of Rs.1,570 crore. The pr...
India, May 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Keeping in view interest of sugarcane farmers (Ganna Kisan), the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for Sugar Season 2026-27 (October - September) at Rs.365/qtl for a basic recovery rate of 10.25%, providing a premium of Rs.3.56/qtl for each 0.1% increase in recovery over and above 10.25%, & reduction in FRP by Rs.3.56/qtl ...
India, May 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the Cotton Productivity Mission. Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, said that the approval of the mission, along with the agreement on safe trade of agricultural products, plant quarantine and phytosanitary cooperation with SCO member countries, marks an extremely significant decision for fa...
India, May 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Government has taken yet another key decision in a significant move to ensure remunerative prices for farmers and prevent distress sale of agricultural produce, as Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the procurement of 9,023 metric tonnes of sunflower at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Karnataka for the Rabi 2026 season. Additionally, the governm...
India, May 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar, INS Sunayna, entered Yangon Harbour on 04 May 2026 as part of India's ongoing maritime engagement in the region. The visit coincides with the visit of Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), highlighting the focus on strengthening bilateral maritime engagement between India and Myanmar. https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID2257454 The port call commenced with a ceremon...
India, May 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, inaugurated a conference on 'Brain-Computer Interface(BCI): Expanding Neural Frontiers & Its Strategic Implications' jointly organised by Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) and the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies at New Delhi on May 05, 2026. The conference, envisioned by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman COSC (CISC), Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, brough...
India, May 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited, Hyderabad for the procurement of five Ground-Based Mobile Electronic Systems, worth Rs 1,476 crore, for the Indian Army with minimum 72% indigenous content. The contract, under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category, was inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi on Ma...
India, May 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "India's military might is forged in the factories of our defence industries," said Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth as he credited the success of Operation Sindoor to the unmatched courage and determination of the defence forces, further bolstered by the effectiveness of indigenously-developed state-of-the-art weapons & systems. Addressing the North Tech Symposium in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on May 05, 2026, he described MSMEs ...
India, May 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated IIT Madras' first-ever Technology Summit today in New Delhi at Bharat Mandapam. Union Minister of State for Education and Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Shri Jayant Chaudhary, was the Guest of Honour. The summit, inaugurated under the theme "From IITM. For Bharat. Building Together", aimed to build a collaborative fr...
India, May 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of its outreach to global investors, the Ministry of Education, Government of India, organised a roadshow in Paris today to showcase Bharat Innovates 2026. The Bharat Innovates initiative, scheduled to be held from 14th-16th June in Nice, France aims to connect India's deep-tech start-ups and higher education innovation ecosystem with global investors, corporates, universities and research institutions. The Paris roadshow, a...