India, Oct. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, represented India at the Ministerial Roundtable of the 78th Session of the WHO Regional Committee of South-East Asia, held in Colombo during 13-15 October, 2025. During the Ministerial Meeting, the deliberations were centred around the theme "Healthy Ageing through strengthened primary health care." India reaffirmed its continued commitment to promo...
India, Oct. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Special Campaign 5.0 for the disposal of pending matters and cleanliness has reached its midway mark. The campaign is being carried out vigorously by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and its agencies to achieve the targets identified under various parameters during the preparatory phase. The Ministry has achieved 100% of its targets in cleanliness activities, covering 15,004 sites across the country. These s...
India, Oct. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has sanctioned 1.41 lakh additional houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0). The decision was taken during the 5th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) chaired by Shri Srinivas Katikithala, Secretary, MoHUA on 15th October 2025. With the latest approvals of 1,40,942 houses, the total number of sanctions under the PMAY-U 2.0 sche...
India, Oct. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India represented by the Surveyor General of India, Shri Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, IAS, has been elected to the prestigious position of Co-Chair of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP). The elections were conducted during the fourteenth Plenary Meeting of UN-GGIM-AP held from 24-26 September, 2025 in Goyang-si, Republic of Korea, hosted by the Nation...
India, Oct. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Health Authority (NHA) convened a two-day national review meeting on October 15-16, 2025, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, which served as a major platform for strategic alignment and knowledge exchange as well as to evaluate progress and chart the future course for two of India's flagship health initiatives - Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). The event brou...
India, Oct. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, addressed the India-Brazil Business Dialogue today, highlighting India's strong economic growth and deepening bilateral partnership with Brazil. Shri Goyal expressed gratitude to the Vice President of Brazil, H.E. Mr. Geraldo Alckmin, and the Minister of Defense, H.E. Mr. Jose Mucio Monteiro Filho, for their participation. He described the visit as a reflection of the str...
India, Oct. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, organised a function and a National Conference on the 'Human Rights of Prison Inmates' to celebrate its 32nd Foundation Day at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi today. The Commission was set up on 12th October in 1993. Addressing the function as the Chief Guest, the Former President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind said that long before the modern articulation of human rights, our sages and ...
India, Oct. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Shri K. Kailashnathan met the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi yesterday in New Delhi. The Prime Minister's Office posted on X: "Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Shri K. Kailashnathan met PM @narendramodi yesterday." @LGov_Puducherry Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
India, Oct. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Navy successfully organized a seminar on 'Impact of Cyber Attacks on Maritime Sector and Its Effects on National Security and International Relations' at theSushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi on 16 Oct 2025.The event was aimed at enhancing the understanding of cyber threats in the maritime domain and fostering collaboration amongst key stakeholders to strengthen the national cybersecurity posture. Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief ...
India, Oct. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, addressed the conference on 'Extradition of Fugitives: Challenges and Strategies' organised by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as the Chief Guest in New Delhi today. The event was attended by several dignitaries, including the Union Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary, Director of the Intelligence Bureau, and Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). ...