India, July 1 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the the National Sports Policy (NSP) 2025, a landmark initiative aimed at reshaping the country's sporting landscape and empowering citizens through sports. The new policy supersedes the existing National Sports Policy, 2001, and lays out a visionary and strategic roadmap to establish India as a global sporting powerhouse and a strong con...
India, July 1 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Union Cabinet has approved construction of 4-Lane Paramakudi - Ramanathapuram Section (46.7 km) in Tamilnadu. The project will be developed on Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) at a total capital cost of Rs.1,853 crore. Currently, connectivity between Madurai, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram, Mandapam, Rameshwaram, and Dhanushkodi is dependent on existing 2-lane National Highway 87 (NH-87) and associated State Highways, which e...
India, July 1 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: To expedite preparedness and ensure smooth travel experience for the pilgrims of the upcoming 'Amarnath Yatra', a review meeting through Video Conferencing was held today by NHAI with the officials from state administration. Detailed reviews were held of all stretches of 228 km long Jammu - Srinagar section of NH-44 that falls on the Yatra route under NHAI jurisdiction. The initiative was led by NHAI Chairman Shri Sant...
India, July 1 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Railways is continually taking steps to improve passenger amenities. Introducing new generation trains, redeveloping stations, upgrading old coaches to new LHB coaches, and many more such steps have improved passenger experience in the last decade. Union Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw launched a new app, RailOne, today at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on 40th Foundation Day of Centre for Railway Information...
India, July 1 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on 01-07-2025 between the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Ministry of Power, Government of India and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee to foster collaboration in knowledge sharing, capacity building, and interdisciplinary research in the power and energy sector. The MoU was signed by Shri Ghanshyam Prasad, Chairperson, CEA, and Prof. Kamal Kishore Pant,...
India, July 1 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: "In the past eleven years, India has risen from the eleventh to the fourth largest economy in the world. Our GDP has more than doubled-from USD 2.1 trillion in 2014 to USD 4.3 trillion in 2025" said Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, here today. "We have recently overtaken Japan and are poised to become the third-largest economy by 2030, overtaking Germany," the Minister remarked, highlighting...
India, July 1 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Scheme for the Prime Minister's Awards forExcellence in Public Administration 2025 is notified to Central Ministries/Departments, States and Districts on1st July, 2025 by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances. * The web portal for registration and submission of nominations on PM's Awards will be formally launched from 2nd October, 2025 and nominations can be submitted thereafter. * The Award...
India, July 1 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions will address the National Workshop on Pension Litigation on July 02, 2025. The National Workshop on Pension Litigation will be attended by Nodal Officers and Panel Counsels of all Ministries/Departments including Legal Experts and reiterate Government's commitment for improving litigation management and ensuring greater coordination. Pensi...
India, July 1 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited, a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, has achieved the milestone of executing over 60 Gigawatts (GW) of Power Sale Agreements (PSAs) of Renewable Energy (RE) capacity. This marks a pivotal step in the nation's progress toward a clean and sustainable energy future and indicates the positive trend of u...
India, July 1 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Production of some key minerals in the country continue to witness growth during FY 2025-26, after reaching record production levels in FY 2024-25. Iron ore accounts for 70% of the total MCDR mineral production by value. Production of iron ore was 289 million metric tonne (MMT) in FY 2024-25. As per provisional data, production of iron ore has increased from 52.7 MMT in FY 2024-25 (April- May) to 53.0 MMT in FY 2025-26 ...