Commerce Secretary Urges Enhanced Trade, Investment and Business Engagement at India-Tajikistan Joint Commission Meeting

India, June 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Commerce Secretary, Government of India, Shri Rajesh Agrawal, delivered the opening remarks at the 12th Meeting of the India-Tajikistan Joint Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, held today through video conference. He noted that the Joint Commission was meeting at a time when the global trade, supply-chain and technology landscape had changed significantly, and underlined the need for India and Taji...


DGTR Organises Media Briefing on Trade Remedy Measures and Fair-Trade Practices

India, June 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), Department of Commerce, organised a media briefing on the theme "Trade Remedy Measures: Creating a Level Playing Field for Indian Industry" at its headquarters in New Delhi today. The briefing was held as part of the Department of Commerce's media outreach initiative to highlight key institutional achievements, reforms and policy initiatives. Addressing the media Additional Secreta...


Announcement of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna) & Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the years 2024 and 2025 and Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for the years 2024 and 2025

India, June 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The General Council of Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, New Delhi, at its meeting held from 22-26 March 2026 at New Delhi unanimously elected seven (7) eminent personalities in the field of performing arts as Akademi Fellows (Akademi Ratna). The fellowship of the Akademi is a most prestigious and rare honour, which is restricted to 40 at any given time. The General Council also selected 108 ar...


Historic 10-Day Exposition of Holy Relics of Lord Buddha's Chief Disciples Concludes in Mongolia

India, June 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Holy Relics of Lord Buddha's two Chief Disciples, Arhant Sariputra and Arhant Maudgalyayana, returned to India today following a highly successful 10-day exposition at the Gandan Tegchenling Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. At the request of the Gandan Tegchenling Monastery, the National Museum of India under the Ministry of Culture, in association with the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka and the...


Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD inks Rs 449 crore contract for 20 Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System Jammers for Indian Navy

India, June 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Accord Software and Systems Private Limited (ASSPL), Bengaluru for the procurement of 20 Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System (ECGNSS) Jammers for the Indian Navy at a total cost of Rs 449 crore with minimum 75% indigenous content. The contract, under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category, was inked in the presence of Defence Secr...


Workshop on defence procurement, iDEX, TPCR and Testing Procedures to be held for MSMEs & start-ups

India, June 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A workshop on defence procurement, Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), Technology Perspective Capability Roadmap (TPCR) and Testing Procedures for MSMEs & Start-ups' will take place at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt on June 11 & 12, 2026. The event is being jointly organised by the Indigenisation Directorate, Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) and the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS). It is aimed at enha...


Delegation from Andhra Pradesh Visits Maharashtra as part of Yuva Sangam Phase-VI Programme

India, June 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme, is facilitating the Yuva Sangam Phase VI initiative. The programme aims to promote cultural exchange, experiential learning, and national integration among youth from diverse regions of the country. As part of the programme, a delegation from Andhra Pradesh, led by the Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati was hosted by the...


Tripura Delegation Visits Haryana as part of Yuva Sangam Phase-VI Pgmm under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Initiative

India, June 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Higher Education (DoHE), Ministry of Education, Government of India, is facilitating the Yuva Sangam Phase-VI programme under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) initiative. The programme aims to promote cultural exchange, experiential learning, and national integration among youth from diverse regions of the country. As part of the Yuva Sangam programme, a delegation from Tripura led by the National Institute ...


DigiLocker Experiences Massive Expansion

India, June 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: DigiLocker, India's flagship digital document wallet under the Digital India programme, has successfully onboarded 68 Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) and Power Departments across the country. This major integration allows electricity consumers across 35 States and Union Territories to securely access their digital electricity bills directly within the DigiLocker app, bringing greater convenience, accessibility and eff...


ECLGS 5.0 Achieves a Major Milestone, Guarantee Issuance Crosses 1 Lakh Mark, with total amount of guarantees more than Rs.48,000 Crore

India, June 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 was approved by Union Cabinet on 05.05.2026. As on June 9, 2026, the total number of guarantees issued under the scheme has officially crossed the 1 lakh mark, reaching a total of 1,06,549 with total amount of guarantees at Rs.48,484.26 Crore, demonstrating the extensive scale of credit protection being extended to lenders. Out of the total coverage, 96% of the guarantees issue...