From Enterprise to Empowerment: The MSME Story

India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: PM Vishwakarma PM Vishwakarma Transforming Lives of Artisans of Nagaland Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) MSME Champions Scheme Self- Reliant India (SRI) Fund Promotion of MSMEs in North Eastern Region and Sikkim National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) Rigtech Infra's Rise: A Story of Innovation, Support and Growth Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) Raising and Accelerating MSME Pe...


From Job Seekers to Job Creators The ASPIRE Story

India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: ASPIRE: Turning Rural Ambition into an Enterprise On a rain-soaked morning in Mawsynram, Meghalaya, Mr. Banshailang Marbaniang stood watching dark clouds roll across the hills. The rain fell steadily, as it often does in the world's wettest place. Yet it was not the weather that occupied his thoughts; it was the question that had followed him for years: how does a young man from one of the remotest corners of the country build a f...


India Reaffirms Commitment to Women-Led Development at SCO Women's Forum 2026, Bishkek

India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Annpurna Devi addressed the SCO Women's Forum 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic today , through a video message, reaffirming India's commitment to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and its principles of mutual respect, equality, and consensus, and to strengthening the partnership and advancing the Organisation's shared development goals. Delivering India's opening ...


Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar Leads Anti-Drug Awareness Programme in Haridwar

India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Nasha Mukt Bharat Saptah, observed from 17 June to 26 June 2026, witnessed the participation of more than 1.31 crore citizens through a series of awareness generation and community mobilisation activities including Nasha Mukti Mitra registration drives, seminars and webinars, training and awareness programmes for children and youth, street plays (Nukkad Nataks), skits, slogan-writing competitions, e-pledges, rallies, yoga sessi...


AI, Nuclear, Space, Quantum technologies to determine contours of future growth and global competitiveness: Dr Jitendra Singh

India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that AI, Nuclear, Space and Quantum technologies will determine contours of future growth and global competitiveness India is rapidly emerging as a major force in frontier technologies, with the Nati...


First-Ever Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan to Be Held in Delhi on June 28-29

India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will chair the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan 2026, scheduled to be held on June 28-29 at the Bharat Ratna C. Subramaniam Auditorium, Pusa, New Delhi. The two-day Sammelan will bring together Rural Development Ministers, senior government officials and experts from all States and Union Territories to deliberate on holistic rural de...


SARAS Aajeevika to Showcase the Spirit of Women-Led Rural Enterprise at Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan

India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Rural Development has undertaken several initiatives to strengthen branding and enhance market access for products made by women Self Help Groups (SHGs) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). To create a distinct national identity for SHG products, the Ministry has secured trademarks such as SARAS, SARAS Aajeevika and Aajeevika, which are being leveraged to promote and ...


Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah chairs 10th Apex Level Meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) in New Delhi, unveils 'Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029)'

India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah chaired the 10th apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) in New Delhi today. The Home Minister released the 'Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029)' and the 'NCB Annual Report-2025', and also e-inaugurated NCB zonal offices in Jammu and Guwahati. Shri Amit Shah further launched the 'Online Drugs Disposal Fortnight Campaign' for the destruction o...


Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Invites Public Comments on Draft Amendment to Rationalise Residual Shelf-Life Requirement for Imported Drugs

India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has published a draft notification proposing amendments to Rule 31 of the Drugs Rules, 1945, with the objective of rationalising the residual shelf-life requirement for imported drugs and further promoting Ease of Doing Business in the pharmaceutical sector. The draft amendment, published for public consultation vide Gazette Notification G.S.R. 505 (E) dated 22nd June 2026, proposes ...


Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Notifies Amendments to FSSAI Licensing and Registration Regulations to Enhance Ease of Doing Business

India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In line with the Government's commitment to fostering a transparent, efficient and business-friendly regulatory ecosystem, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011 under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The amendments, notified through the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food ...