India, July 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be on a two-day visit to West Bengal on July 13-14, 2026. During the visit, he will hold key discussions with Chief Minister Shri Suvendu Adhikari on agriculture and rural development, besides interacting directly with jute farmers and women from Self-Help Groups. Shri Chouhan will arrive in Kolkata on the evening of July 13 and...
India, July 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: June 2026 June 2025 Merchandise Exports 40.41 34.98 Imports 70.84 54.08 Services* Exports 33.03 32.11 Imports 17.92 15.90 Total Trade Exports 73.45 67.09 Imports 88.76 69.98 Trade Balance -15.32 -2.89 April-June 2026-27 April-June 2025-26 Merchandise Exports 129.32 111.57 Imports 216.18 180.31 Services* Exports 103.41 97.41 Imports 53.97 49.51 Total Trade Exports 232.73 208.98 Imports ...
India, July 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The quarterly results of first quarter of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for FY 2026-27 were reviewed at the Strategic Review and Planning Meet (SRPM) held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, today. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and attended by Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Sec...
India, July 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India and Japan held their 8th Defence Policy Dialogue in Tokyo, Japan on 13 July 2026. The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh and the Japanese delegation was led by Vice Minister of Defence for International Affairs Mr. Kano Koji. Both sides reviewed the significant progress made in bilateral defence cooperation since the previous Defence Policy Dialogue and reaffirmed their commitment to furthe...
India, July 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Naval Sail Training Ship INS Sudarshini arrived at Boston on 12 Jul 2026 after her successful participation in the Sail4th 250 celebrations at New York. The ship took part in the Grand Parade of Sails, marking the commencement of Sail Boston 2026. Shri Raghuram Sastry, Consul General of India in Boston, embarked INS Sudarshini for the Grand Parade of Sails and the ship's ceremonial entry into Boston. Sailing proudly with th...
India, July 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with Drone Federation India (DFI), today launched the second edition of the National Innovation Challenge for Drone Application and Research (NIDAR 2.0, 2026-27) under the SwaYaan initiative. The programme was held at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi, in hybrid mode, with students, faculty, government representatives and industry leaders joining in perso...
India, July 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), along with the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the Computer Security Incident Response Team in Finance (CSIRT-Fin) and SISA, today released the second edition of the Digital Threat Report 2025-26 for the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) and payments ecosystem. The report provides financial institutions, regulators and cybersecurity le...
India, July 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major breakthrough against interstate synthetic drug trafficking syndicate, the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Madhya Pradesh Unit has dismantled a sophisticated Mephedrone (MD) manufacturing laboratory in Pune, Maharashtra, and arrested the two chief conspirators of the syndicate from Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) and Jodhpur (Rajasthan) under Operation Vajra. The operation was carried out by the Preventive Branch, Office of t...
India, July 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a series of intelligence-driven pan-India operations against illegal wildlife trafficking, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 440 endangered/protected wild life animals and about 15 kg in ivory articles and elephant ivory in coordinated operations across country; and arrested 33 persons involved in wildlife trafficking. On 10.07.26, officers of DRI intercepted persons engaged in the illegal trade of elephant i...
India, July 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman today interacted with Managing Directors (MDs) and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and Public Financial Institutions (PFIs) on the Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) [FCNR(B)] deposits, External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) and Overseas Foreign Currency Borrowings (OFCBs) swap initiatives in New Delhi. The Secretaries of the De...