India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India's efforts to strengthen domestic coal production and energy security are being reinforced through coal mines allocated and auctioned under the Nominated Authority (NA) framework. Talabira II & III Open Cast Coal Mine in Odisha, allocated to NLC India Ltd. on 2 May 2016 under Schedule III of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, is among the NA-allocated mines demonstrating strong performance across ...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India-Japan partnership has expanded well beyond traditional trade to encompass strategic areas such as economic security, defence, supply-chain resilience, technology, innovation, clean energy and people-to-people exchanges stated Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, while addressing a round-table with Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), the apex economic organisation representing more than 1,500 leading...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Third Meeting of the India-Cambodia Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment (JWGTI) was held on 24 August 2026 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The meeting was co-chaired by Shri Amit Verma, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India, and Mr. Long Kemvichet, Director General of International Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia. Both sides noted the encouraging momentum in bilateral trade, w...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics & Information Technology Shri Jitin Prasada is on an official visit to the Kingdom of Morocco from 24 to 25 August 2026. During the visit, both sides are expected to discuss measures to further diversify the trade basket and enhance market access opportunities. Shri Jitin Prasada will co-chair the 7th Session of the India-Morocco Joint Commission with his counterpart, H.E...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Service PPI Q4: 2025-26 (F) Q1: 2026-27 (P) 1. Securities Transaction Service Price Index 91.7 89.9 2.(a) Banking Service Price Index 100.5 100.9 2.(b) Banking Service Contribution Index 131.5 134.8 3. Management of Pension Funds Service Price Index 103.8 113.3 4. Insurance Service Price Index 102.9 102.9 5. Telecom Service Price Index 112.2 112.2 6. Railway Service Price Index 103.3 103.4 6.(...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Posts has taken significant steps towards modernising postal service delivery with the rollout of upgraded Dak MITRA and Dak Sewa mobile applications and the inauguration of 14 renovated Post Office buildings across the country. Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, and Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Union Minister of State for Communications and Rur...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu will confer National Awards to Teachers (NAT) on 21 teachers/faculties of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and polytechnics at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on September 5, 2026. It was in 2023 that it was decided to institute two categories of awards for HEIs and polytechnics under the umbrella of the National Awards to Teachers. Till then, the awards were conferred on school teachers only...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), through MeitY Startup Hub (MSH), has launched GENESIS Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) Cohort 3, a national-level programme to support aspiring entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers, students and early-stage startup founders in transforming innovative ideas into technology-driven ventures. GENESIS EIR 3.0 was launched at the GENESIS NextGen Startup Summit, Coimbatore E...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav today said that land restoration is an established national priority for India and is integral to the country's efforts on sustainable land management, biodiversity conservation, climate action and rural development. Speaking at a side event organised by the IUCN at the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP 17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat De...
India, Aug. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today highlighted India's innovative and diversified financing architecture for land restoration and drought resilience at the Ministerial Dialogue on 'Innovative Financial Mechanisms for Healthy Land and Drought Resilience', during the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP17) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), at Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)....