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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...