India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Education is organizing the Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam, 2025 on 29th July, 2025 to coincide with the 5th anniversary of NEP 2020 at the Bharat Mandapam premises. The day long deliberations will be inaugurated by Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan. The Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam (ABSS) 2025, marking the fifth anniversary of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, ABSS 2025 will serve ...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: "The objective of Operation Sindoor was not to cross the border or capture the territory, it was to eliminate terror nurseries which Pakistan had nurtured for years, and provide justice to the innocent families who lost their loved ones in cross-border attacks," said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in the Lok Sabha on July 28, 2025. He termed Pakistan-sponsored terrorism as not "Random Madness", but a "well-planned st...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed an MoU to establish a state-of-the-art testing facility in Mechanical & Material domain Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor in Tiruchirappalli under the Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS), on July 28, 2025 in New Delhi. The MoU was exchanged between the senior officials of MoD and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO), in the presence of Secretary (D...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The role of the Museum Grant scheme is as under: Setting up of new Museums by Central Government, State Governments, Societies, Autonomous bodies, Public Sector Undertakings, Local Bodies and Trusts registered under the Societies Act at the regional, state and district level. Strengthening & modernization of the existing museums by Central Government, State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings, Societies, Autonomou...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government of India has set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with headquarters at Patiala (Punjab), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Udaipur (Rajasthan), Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), Kolkata (West Bengal), Dimapur (Nagaland) and Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) to protect, promote & preserve various forms of folk art & culture including tribal culture. These ZCCs organize various cultural activities and programmes on regular basis ...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: There are 3685 centrally protected monuments/sites under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the country. Periodical inspection is conducted by ASI to assess the condition of these monuments/sites and it is a regular process. Conservation and maintenance is taken up as per the requirement of monument/site and availability of resources. However, no monument/site is in dilapidated condition. The ...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As per the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, the subject of 'Libraries' falls under the State List, and public libraries function under the administrative control of the respective State/Union Territory Governments. As per records available with the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), Kolkata-an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture-library legislation has so far been enacted in ...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Indian delegation led by Union Culture Shri Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat participated in the Xth BRICS Ministers of Culture Meeting' held on 26 May 2025 in Brasilia, Brazil. The Declaration adopted in the BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting (CMM) is placed at Annexure. The implementation of initiatives envisaged under BRICS platform are nation specific and not region specific. DECLARATION OF THE X BRICS MINISTERS O...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: To preserve and promote India's rich cultural heritage, the Ministry of Culture has established the National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM). Implemented by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), the mission aims to document India's cultural heritage and its potential to revitalize rural economics. As a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, NMCM launched Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD) portal in June 202...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Minister of Communications, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, chaired a review meeting with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)'s Chief General Managers (CGMs) in New Delhi. This high-level meeting, convened, reviewed BSNL's operational progress, addressed regional challenges, and outlined the strategy ahead for the company's network and service delivery. Also in attendance were Minister of State for Communications S...