Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Jhpiego and Edith Cowan University, Australia joins hands to advance nursing competencies and future-ready workforce

India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, in collaboration with Edith Cowan University (ECU), Australia, and Jhpiego, successfully inaugurated Day 1 of the two-day Roundtable on 'Strengthening the Nursing Workforce in India and Australia: Building Collaborative Pathways for a Resilient and Skilled Nursing Workforce Aligned with the SDGs', here today. The dialogue aimed to foster deeper cooperation, share be...


67th EC of NMCG Approves Major Research Projects to Strengthen Scientific River Management

India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Map showing depth of water of 10cm interval at 10m spacing and contour at 30 cm interval in Upper Ganga Canal The 67th Executive Committee (EC) meeting of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), was chaired by Director General Shri. Rajeev Kumar Mital. The EC deliberated on various issues for the rejuvenation of river Ganga, focusing on pollution abatement and research. EC also focused on rejuvenation of the Yamuna in Delhi t...


Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) can play crucial role in storing surplus green power, says Shri Manohar Lal; underscores role of state governments in development of PSPs

India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Power convened today a meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Members of Parliament at Pinnapuram, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. The meeting that focussed on Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) was chaired by Shri Manohar Lal, Union Minister of Power. It was attended by Sh. Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for Power, Members of the Consultative Committee for Ministry of Power from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha...


CSIR-ISRO Space Meet 2025 held in Bengaluru to strengthen India's preparedness for Human Spaceflight Programme

India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 17th November 2025: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) jointly organised the CSIR-ISRO Space Meet 2025 at Bengaluru to align multidisciplinary research, technology development and institutional collaboration for India's human spaceflight mission requirements. The programme was hosted by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru, the nodal organ...


PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY (PLFS) Monthly Bulletin October, 2025

India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Snapshot: Overall LFPR reached a six-month high of 55.4% in October, 2025 Overall female LFPR showed an increasing trend from 32.0% in June, 2025 to 34.2% in October, 2025 The female workforce in rural areas has increased consistently for four months, reaching 36.9% in October, 2025 from 33.6% in June, 2025. At the all-India level, the monthly estimates are based on information collected from a total number of persons surveyed ...


Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah chairs 32nd meeting of Northern Zonal Council (NZC) in Faridabad, Haryana

India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today chaired the 32nd meeting of the Northern Zonal Council (NZC) in Faridabad, Haryana. The meeting was attended by Haryana Chief Minister Shri Nayab Singh Saini, Punjab Chief Minister Shri Bhagwant Mann, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Rajasthan Chief Minister Shri Bhajan Lal Sharma, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Shri Omar Abdullah, De...


Prime Minister meets delegation of the 16th Finance Commission led by Chairman Dr. Arvind Panagariya

India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, met a delegation of the 16th Finance Commission members led by the Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Arvind Panagariya. The Prime Minister wrote on X; "Met a delegation of the 16th Finance Commission members led by Dr Arvind Panagariya, the Chairman of the Commission. @APanagariya" Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


INDIAN NAVY UNVEILS CREST OF MAHE

India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Navy has unveiled the crest of Mahe, the first ship of the indigenously designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), ahead of its upcoming commissioning in Mumbai. This marks an important milestone in the ship's journey from design to induction, celebrating India's growing self-reliance in naval shipbuilding and the symbolic identity that binds the ship's heritage, design, and opera...


Bihar Elections: Index Cards published on ECINet

India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of two and injuries to ten others onboard a private bus which caught fire after touching an overhead high-tension wire in Rajasthan's Manoharpur village

India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a private bus carrying over 50 labourers caught fire after touching an overhead 11 KV power cable resulting in the death of two of them and injuries to ten others. The incident happened near Manoharpur village on the Jaipur-Delhi highway on 29th October 2025. The labourers were travelling from Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh t...