India, June 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh planted a sapling at Lucknow Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh on World Environment Day on June 05, 2026. The objective of this special tree plantation drive was to promote environmental conservation, increase green cover, and raise public awareness on the issue of climate change. In a post on X, Raksha Mantri described a healthy environment as the foundation of sustainable development, national well-being a...
India, June 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Jammu today and announced that a similar centre would soon be established in Lucknow, expanding India's regional weather forecasting network. The Jammu facility becomes the country's seventh Regional Meteorological Centre and will serve Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, providing spec...
India, June 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) is a premier S&T organization under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) today organised STPI Tech Summit 2026: India's Next Leap at New Delhi, coinciding with its 35th Foundation Day. The summit brought together Senior government officials, venture capitalists, ecosystem enablers. The event was graced by Shri Jitin Prasada, Hon'ble Minister of State for Electronic...
India, June 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) celebrated World Environment Day 2026 on 05.06.2026 with the theme "Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future". On the occasion, the Authority released the publication "Looking at Digital Sequence Information through an Indian Lens", launched the revamped NBA website and unveiled the Voluntary Certification Scheme - Incentivisation for Access and Benefit Sharing (VCS-I-ABS), aimed at s...
India, June 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Zoological Park (NZP), New Delhi, successfully concluded its Summer Vacation Programme (SVP) 2026, held from 21.05.2026 to 04.06.2026 in two separate slots. Organized in observance of Mission LiFE, Swachh Bharat Mission and World Environment Day 2026 under the theme "Inspired by Nature: For Climate, For Our Future", the programme received 888 online registrations. A total of 102 students from 35 schools participated in ...
India, June 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, along with the Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Rekha Gupta, today inaugurated eighteen 'Namo Oxygen Parks' across Delhi and launched a series of environmental initiatives under the nationwide campaign 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' on the occasion of World Environment Day 2026. The event, held at Namo Oxygen Park, Maidangarhi, marked a significant step towards ...
India, June 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A National Workshop on Seafood Exports was convened by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, with support from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, on 5th & 6th June 2026 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, to chart a comprehensive roadmap for strengthening India's seafood export ecosystem across States and stakeholders. The event wa...
India, June 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A workshop on the recently launched Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP) was organised today at the auditorium of the Shipping Corporation of India in Mumbai. The event was held in collaboration with the Directorate General of Shipping and the General Insurance Council. The workshop brought together key stakeholders from the maritime sector, including shipowners, cargo owners and shipping lines, to discuss maritime insurance solut...
India, June 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In line with the Government's commitment to strengthen India's position as a leading global investment destination and to deepen the capital market, the Ministry of Finance has taken a series of measures aimed at enhancing the ease of investment for individual Persons Resident Outside India (PROIs) and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), and to attract stable long-term foreign capital flows. Building on the recent initiatives to en...
India, June 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah expressed satisfaction over India's GDP's expanding at 7.7% in FY 26. In a post on X, Shri Amit Shah said, "The visionary economic reforms initiated by PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji continue to fuel economic prosperity, making India the fastest-growing major economy in the world. India's growth at 7.7%, surpassing every major economy, at a time when the world is grappling w...