India, Jan. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "The latest edition of Trade Watch Quarterly offers a comprehensive and data-driven assessment of India's trade performance amid evolving global conditions, with a special focus on the structure and competitiveness of India's automotive exports." - Dr. Arvind Virmani, Hon'ble Member, NITI Aayog. The latest edition of the 'Trade Watch Quarterly' for Quarter I of FY 2025-26 (April-June 2025) was released on 6th January 2026 in New De...
India, Jan. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Panaji-Goa, 6thJanuary, 2025 India Energy Week (IEW) 2026 is returning to Goa from 27-30 January 2026, bringing together ministers from across the world, global CEOs, policymakers, financial institutions, academia and technology providers at a critical juncture for the global energy sector. As the first major international energy gathering of the year, IEW 2026 will focus on strengthening energy security, catalysing investment and ...
India, Jan. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, has enabled online ticket booking for over 170 centrally protected monuments and museums on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). This initiative greatly expands digital access to ASI monuments and museums, making it easier for visitors from across India and abroad to seamlessly book entry tickets to some of the countr...
India, Jan. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, is scheduled to visit Brussels for a significant two-day official trip from 8-9 January 2026. The visit underscores the intensifying diplomatic and technical engagements between New Delhi and Brussels, signalling a decisive push toward concluding the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The talks come at a historic juncture for India-EU economic relations. The negotiations...
India, Jan. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today chaired a high-level meeting to undertake a detailed review of Action Plans of the State Governments of Rajasthan and Punjab for tackling air pollution in Delhi-NCR. This was the fifth meeting in the series of such reviews, conducted on prescribed parameters and formats as directed by the Minister in the earlier review meeting held on 03.12.20...
India, Jan. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indusfood Manufacturing 2026, along with FoodTech 4.0, commenced at Yashobhoomi, IICC, New Delhi on 6 January 2026, marking the launch of an important platform dedicated to food processing, packaging, automation, and manufacturing technologies. Organised by the Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI), the platform brings together stakeholders across the food processing value chain, including technology providers, manufacturers, poli...
India, Jan. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Scientists have developed the first supercomputer-powered simulations to capture the long existing paradox of water that had eluded scientists for long-- hotter water freezing faster than colder water, a phenomenon technically called Mpemba effect. This research published in the journal Communication Physics can provide new insights into phenomena such as relaxation of materials due to sudden temperature changes technically called ...
India, Jan. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, in collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs), successfully organised a "Niveshak Shivir" in Bengaluru on 3rd January 2026 last week. The event was held at Sri Y Muniswamappa Kalyaana Mantapa, 17, Tumkur Road, near Gopal Theatre, Dr. Ambedk...
India, Jan. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Financial Year Number of JAKs functional Sales at MRP Value in Rs. crore Yearly addition Cumulative 2024-25 4142 15,403 2022.47 2025-26 2207 17,610 1409.32 States Total Project Cost Total Central Grants released (in Rs. crore) State Fund Funds utilised till November 2025 including State Share (in Rs. crore) Gujarat 2507.02 1457.01 600.00 137.10 427.92 Himachal Pradesh 1923 1118.46 225.00 35.54 50.76 An...
India, Jan. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has commenced its process for entrance exam for batch of 2026-27 in various UG and PG courses of fashion design, management and technology with reduced fee across various categories. In order to extend the benefit of reduced fee to maximum candidates, NIFT has extended the last date for form filling up to 13th January 2026 (from 14th to 16th January 2026 with late fee). The CBT and pen...