India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The workshop marks a step towards strengthening India's data ecosystem and enabling greater engagement between data custodians, technology developers and institutions, in furtherance of AI innovation at scale. A workshop on AIKosh, the national datasets and models platform under the IndiaAI Mission, was organised today at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The workshop brought together representatives from Government, industry,...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PhonePe to draw on insights from PhonePe PulsePro, an enterprise data intelligence platform, to support the PM GatiShakti mission for national infrastructure planning, economic analysis, and holistic urban and rural development. Under the MoU, PhonePe PulsePro metrics will be integrated into the PM GatiShakti Nation...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) organized the 8th Meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Ocean Polar Science and Technology (OPST) at Goa, hosted by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) from 12-14 August 2026 during India's BRICS Presidency. Since the establishment of the BRICS OPST Working Group, the activities are conducted by MoES in coordination with the Department Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of Ind...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Unlocking the "Twilight Zone" (Mesopelagic Layer): Extending from 200 to 1,000 meters deep, this zone houses dense communities of lanternfishes (myctophids), deep-sea shrimps, and cephalopods. The report details how their nightly vertical migration drives the ocean's "biological carbon pump," transferring carbon from the surface to the deep sea to regulate global climate. Deep-Sea Demersal Resources: The report provides a meticulo...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Japanese Defence Minister Mr. Shinjiro Koizumi held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on 20 August 2026. The joint press statement is as follows: "On 20 August 2026, Mr. Shinjiro Koizumi, Minister of Defense of Japan, and Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence of the Republic of India, held a Japan-India Defence Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi. The two Ministers welcomed the steady strengtheni...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 51 GATCs already recognised | Verification scope expanded to 23 categories More Verification Capacity * Faster Services * Better Consumer Protection The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, has invited online applications from eligible industries, laboratories, engineering colleges, polytechnics, ITIs and testing facilities for recognition as Government Approved Test Centres (G...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Follow DoT Handles for more: - X - https://x.com/DoT_India Insta- https://www.instagram.com/department_of_telecom?igshMXUxbHFjd3llZTU0YQ Fb - https://www.facebook.com/DoTIndia Youtube: https://youtube.com/@departmentoftelecom?siDALnhYkt89U5jAaa India will host the 12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting on 21st August 2026 under its BRICS Chairship. The meeting will bring together Communications Ministers and senior repre...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Communications, Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, delivered a keynote address today at the BRICS ICT Track Thematic Panel Discussion on "Sustainable and Resilient Digital and ICT Ecosystems: Digital Public Infrastructure for Impact - Global South Insights on Powering Public Services and Economic Growth" held in Pune. Addressing an international delegation comprising ministers, policymakers, academicians, and...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Distinguished delegates from BRICS member countries, representatives from the Government of India and the Governments of various States of the Union of India, industry and academia, ladies and gentlemen, I wish you all a good afternoon. Since inception of the BRICS Information and Communication Technology Track in 2016, the focus has been mostly on the number of people digitally connected and the reach of digital networks. In the...
India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Follow DoT Handles for more: - X - https://x.com/DoT_India Insta- https://www.instagram.com/department_of_telecom?igshMXUxbHFjd3llZTU0YQ Fb - https://www.facebook.com/DoTIndia Youtube: https://youtube.com/@departmentoftelecom?siDALnhYkt89U5jAaa Ministerial Delegations of BRICS member countries arrived at Pune today to participate in the 12th BRICS Communications ministers meeting. During the day, the Digital BRICS Forum and E...