India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: INS Tamal, the latest stealth frigate, arrived at Souda Bay, Greece, on 19 Aug 2025 during her return passage to India post commissioning in Russia. The engagements during the port call include a range of professional and cultural activities focused on fostering Indo-Greek bilateral relations, such as discussions with senior Hellenic Navy functionaries, familiarisation of operations and procedures at the NATO Maritime...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Till date, details of 4.84 lakh villages out of 6.5 lakh villages across India have been identified and uploaded on the MGMD portal. The State/UT-wise details are placed at Annexure-I. The MGMD programme, through its comprehensive portal documents intangible cultural heritage components include: * Linguistic diversity - local dialects, scripts, and language usage patterns. * Oral traditions - folk tales, epics, prove...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: To protect, promote and preserve various forms of folk art & culture throughout the country, the Government of India has set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with headquarters at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur. These ZCCs organize various cultural activities and programmes on regular basis in their member States. These ZCCs also undertake documentation of vanishing art forms,...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: A Cultural Property Agreement (CPA) has been signed between India and USA in 2024. No expenditure for the prevention of illegal trafficking of the Indian Antiquities under the provisions of CPA is incurred. Government has set up a gallery on Confiscated and Retrieved Antiquities at Purana Qila, New Delhi. Several exhibitions and workshops have been organized. Special Programmes are also conducted on various occasions ...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Culture is committed to promoting awareness and protection of Intellectual Property (IP) in relation to India's rich cultural heritage. In this regard, the Ministry is establishing dedicated IP cells within its academies, centres, and constituent units to educate artists about IP rights, facilitate IP registration, and support Geographical Indication (GI) registration of traditional products, including ...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Culture provides grants to its autonomous bodies such as Kalakshetra Foundation and Sangeet Natak Akademi for supporting training, performances, preservation and propagation of performing arts, namely music, dance and drama. In addition, the Sangeet Natak Akademi extends financial assistance to classical dance institutions under the scheme "Financial Assistance to Cultural Institutions". Moreover, fina...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The primary objectives of the Gyan Bharatam Mission are as follows: * To identify all Indian manuscripts. * To collect metadata and prepare a comprehensive list of manuscripts preserved by institutions and individuals. * To ensure the proper conservation of rare and important manuscripts. * To implement a standardized framework for the scientific preservation and conservation of manuscripts held by institutions and...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The policy of the Government is to promote all Indian Languages. The National Education Policy, 2020 lays a lot of stress on promoting multilingualism and making efforts to keep Indian languages vibrant. The Government of India in the National Education Policy has provided that wherever possible the medium of instruction up to at least class 5 and preferably up to class 8 will be in the home language/ mother tongue/loc...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In yet another action towards protection of consumer rights, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has ordered Rapido (Roppen Transportation Services Pvt. Ltd.) to pay penalty of rs 10,00,000 for publishing misleading advertisement and unfair trade practice. In addition, the Authority has also directed the online ride hailing platform to ensure that any consumer who availed the "AUTO IN 5 MIN OR GET rs 50" ...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released its Independent Drive Test (IDT) findings for the Tamil Nadu Licensed Service Area (LSA), covering extensive city routes of Madurai City in the month of July 2025. The drive tests conducted under the supervision of the TRAI Regional Office, Hyderabad were designed to capture real-world mobile network performance across diverse usage environments- Urban Zones, In...