India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), convened the first meeting of its Research Advisory Committee (RAC) under the chairpersonship of Smt. Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, MSDE and Chairperson, NCVET. The meeting marks a significant step towards institutionalising research and evidence-based policymaking in the vocational education and...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Name of the institute Project Title Broad Thematic Area 1 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar Centre for Human-Climate Interactions and Environmental Histories (CHIEH) Archaeology and Traditional Knowledge systems 2 National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru Centre For Excellence in Archaeomaterials, Archaeometallurgy, Earth Sciences & Conservation Research Archaeology and Traditional K...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A novel way to detect hidden turbulence in the Sun's outer atmosphere or corona could help scientists gain new insights into the long-standing mystery of why the corona is much hotter than the Sun's visible surface. The Sun's outer atmosphere, the corona, is filled with magnetic structures that constantly sway as waves travel along them. Among the most common of these are propagating transverse magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves, oft...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: U.S. Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor called on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today and discussed expanding bilateral collaborations in skilling, investment, knowledge exchange and industry-led partnerships across domains in biotechnology, quantum technologies, space, atomic energy and nuclear medicine. The Minister said, nuclear research had been opened up to the private sector for the first time in India, paving the way for new...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that a language grows faster when it gets linked with employment and business stakes. In the same vein, he said, Hindi is not being imposed upon anyone, but instead being promoted by linking it with official work, employment, business, sc...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari reviewed the quality and maintenance progress of 4,178 km of National Highway projects in Assam during a high-level meeting in New Delhi today. The review followed inputs received through media and social media. The meeting was attended by Union MoS Shri Ajay Tamta Ji, Shri Harsh Malhotra Ji, along with officials from NHAI, NHIDCL, MoRTH, and project contractors. Shri G...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under India's BRICS 2026 Chairship, the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, concluded a Senior Officials' Meeting on 19 to 20 May 2026 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, to deepen cooperation on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The meeting was held in hybrid mode, with senior officers from Brazil, China, India, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates....
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, successfully organised the seventh edition of the multilingual 'Sujal Gram Samvad' today, reinforcing the government's commitment to community-led water governance under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0. The virtual Samvad witnessed a diverse range of participants including Gram Panchayat (GP) representatives, members of Village Water and Sanitation Committees ...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) convened a two-day National Review of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 19-20 May 2026 under the chairpersonship of Sh. Manohar Lal, Hon'ble Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs. The progress of SBM-Urban has been significant, with 97% of wards now covered under door-to-door waste collection and communities increasingly adopting source segregatio...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant push towards accelerating India's clean mobility transition, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H. D. Kumaraswamy chaired a high-level stakeholder consultation in New Delhi today to encourage the wider adoption and deployment of electric buses and electric trucks across the country. The meeting brought together key stakeholders from across India, including fleet operators, aggregators, transport leaders,...