NHRC, INDIA TAKES SUO MOTU COGNIZANCE OF THE REPORTED COLLISION OF A TRAIN WITH A SCHOOL VAN AT A LEVEL CROSSING IN CUDDALORE DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU, KILLING THREE CHILDREN AND INJURING SEVERAL OTHERS

India, July 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a passenger train collided with a school van at a level crossing in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, killing three children and injuring several others on 8th July, 2025. Reportedly, the gate was open at the level crossing, and a train was passing through when the incident occurred. The Commission has observed that...


NHRC, INDIA TAKES SUO MOTU COGNIZANCE OF THE REPORTED GANG RAPE OF A WOMAN IN AN EMPTY COMPARTMENT OF A STATIONARY TRAIN IN PANIPAT CITY OF HARYANA

India, July 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that on 24th June, 2025, a woman was allegedly gang-raped in an empty compartment of a stationary train in Panipat city of Haryana, and later thrown on the rail tracks by the perpetrators, where a train ran over her leg. She is undergoing treatment at a hospital after police found her on the railway tracks near Hindu Col...


2-DAY TRAINING PROGRAMME ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOR INDIAN FOREST SERVICE PROBATIONERS ORGANISED BY THE IGNFA WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE NHRC, INDIA BEGINS IN DEHRADUN

India, July 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As a part of the National Human Rights Commission's ongoing initiative to sensitise and build capacities of All India Services officers who work on the ground, on human rights, a 2-day training programme organised by the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) for the 2023 batch of the Indian Forest Service (IFS) probationers began in Dehradun today. Inaugurating the programme, the NHRC, India Chairperson, Justi...


AT KHELO BHARAT CONCLAVE, SPORTS MINISTER MANDAVIYA OUTLINES INDIA'S MEDAL STRATEGY FOR 2036 OLYMPICS

India, July 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, on Thursday, outlined India's strategy towards finishing among the top 10 nations in the 2036 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. In a well-attended Khelo Bharat Conclave, key stakeholders from the Indian Olympic Association, Paralympic Committee of India, National Sports Federations, leading sports institutions, prominent corporate houses, and senior...


CARA ISSUES DIRECTIONS TO STATES FOR STRENGTHENING COUNSELLING SUPPORT AT ALL STAGES OF ADOPTION

India, July 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), functioning under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, has issued comprehensive directions to all State Adoption Resource Agencies (SARAs) to strengthen and institutionalize structured counselling services throughout the adoption process - from pre-adoption, to during adoption, and post-adoption stages. These directions have been issued under ...


SAVITRI THAKUR ADDRESSES NETAJI SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE INA TRUST EVENT AT FICCI TODAY

India, July 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Smt. Savitri Thakur, Minister of State for Women and Child Development addressed a programme organized by the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose INA Trust at FICCI to commemorate the 129th Foundation Anniversary of the Rani Jhansi Regiment in New Delhi today. Netaji established the Rani Jhansi Regiment as part of the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) to ensure the active participation of women in the freedom struggle - a ...


MOSPI HELD BILATERAL MEETING WITH STATISTICS, INDONESIA ON JULY 16TH

India, July 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: A bilateral meeting was convened between Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India and a delegation from Republic of Indonesia on 16.07.2025 at Khurshid Lal Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi. The Indonesian delegation was led by His Excellency Dr. Sonny Harry B. Harmadi, Vice Minister of Statistics, Republic of Indonesia and included Her Excellency Ms. Ina H. Krisnamurthi, Ambassador o...


UNION MINISTER CHAUDHARY INAUGURATES SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE AT AMAL COLLEGE OF ADVANCED STUDIES, NILAMBUR, AND LAUNCHED NEW-AGE COURSES, INCLUDING AI, MEDICAL CODING, DIGITAL AND FINANCIAL LITERACY

India, July 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Malappuram, operating under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India, commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Ministry through a vibrant Beneficiary Meet and Exhibition in the presence of Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Government of India Shri ...


PHOTOCATALYTIC LEAP TOWARD GREEN SYNTHESIS OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DISINFECTANT

India, July 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Sunlight and water could now be turned into a powerful disinfectant - Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) - using a photocatalyst. The new method of synthesis of this chemical, with uses ranging from cleaning wounds, purifying water, powering fuel cells and driving industrial chemistry, could open up new avenues for green chemistry. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a vital oxidizing agent with broad applications in chemical synthesis...


COMPLEX GREENHOUSE GAS DYNAMICS IN THE CENTRAL HIMALAYAS REVEALED

India, July 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Indian scientists have, for the first time, captured high-resolution, continuous online measurements of key greenhouse gases in the Central Himalayas highlighting how both environmental factors and human activities jointly impact greenhouse gas levels in this sensitive ecosystem. Ground observations with diurnal variability over the Himalayas are crucial to validate climate mitigation efforts, build accurate emissions...