'Scaling Urban Climate Resilience: The CapaCITIES Legacy and Way Forward' an event to celebrate the progress of CapaCITIES programme held in New Delhi today

India, July 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Celebrating the progress made over a decade of the CapaCITIES programme an event 'Scaling Urban Climate Resilience: The CapaCITIES Legacy and Way Forward', organized by ICLEI South Asia and National Institute of Urban Affairs, was held at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on 14 July 2026. CapaCITIES programme, has equipped Indian cities with the knowledge, tools, and institutional capacities to mainstream low-carbon, climate-re...


PIB organises one-day media workshop Varta on "Creating a future ready workforce for India's Creative Economy"

India, July 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Nagpur, 14 July 2026 "Film makers, digital content creators and other creative professionals are producing cutting edge content are playing a significant role in India's preeminent position in the global orange economy. At present, India contributes around 3 per cent to the global Orange Economy, and the country aims to increase this share to 12-15 per cent over the next decade. The Indian Institute of Creative Technology (IICT) i...


From Infrastructure Creation to Service Delivery: DDWS Holds 10th District Collectors' Peyjal Samvad

India, July 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised the 10th edition of the District Collectors' Peyjal Samvad today through video conferencing, bringing together Senior Officials, District Collectors/Deputy Commissioners and Mission Directors of State/UTs to deliberate on accelerating the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 for strengthening sustainable rural drinking water service de...


Union Labour Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates 15th BRICS Trade Union Forum Summit in Hyderabad

India, July 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Labour & Employment Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya today inaugurated the 15th BRICS Trade Union Forum (TUF) Summit 2026 in Hyderabad and called for building a worker-centric global order where technological advancement is guided by social justice, responsible innovation and human dignity. Addressing delegates from BRICS countries at the inaugural session, the Minister said India's BRICS Presidency theme, "Building for Re...


India to Host 12th Labour & Employment Ministers Meeting in Hyderabad

India, July 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India will host the 2026 BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting (LEMM) in Hyderabad on 15-16 July 2026. The meeting will bring together Ministers and senior officials from the BRICS member States, marking one of the key ministerial engagements of India's BRICS chairship in 2026. The meeting is being convened under India's BRICS Chairship theme: "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability (BRICS)"....


'Seva' and 'Samman' for the nation's Shram Shakti are at the core of our governance, says Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya

India, July 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, today inaugurated the new OPD Block of ESIC Hospital, Sanathnagar in Telangana. The new medical facility, built at a total cost of Rs. 211.13 crores, will cater to over 12.3 lakh Insured Persons and beneficiaries across Telangana. Addressing the gathering, Union Minister, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya stated that Shram Shakti and Yuva Shakti are ...


Udyam Registration Portal and the Udyam Assist Platform, two landmark digital initiatives of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises are formalizing enterprises, expanding access to Government support and strengthening the MSME ecosystem

India, July 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's entrepreneurial landscape is witnessing a remarkable transformation. As the nation moves towards becoming a global manufacturing and innovation hub, entrepreneurship is emerging as one of the strongest drivers of economic growth, employment generation and inclusive development. Today, millions of individuals are moving beyond the conventional search for jobs and creating enterprises that generate livelihoods for themselves ...


Ministry of Mines to Launch Eighth Tranche of Auction of Critical and Strategic Mineral Blocks

India, July 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Hon'ble Union Minister of Coal & Mines, will launch the Eighth Tranche of Auction of Critical and Strategic Mineral Blocks in the presence of Shri Satish Chandra Dubey, Hon'ble Minister of State for Coal & Mines, along with senior officials of the Ministry and other dignitaries on 15 July 2026 in New Delhi. The Eighth Tranche comprises 20 critical and strategic mineral blocks spread across nine States, includ...


Ministry of Panchayati Raj promotes Financial Self-Reliance of Panchayats through Virtual Outreach Workshops in Seven States

India, July 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj organized Virtual Outreach Workshops under the Atmanirbhar Panchayat program on 13th and 14th July 2026, bringing together participants from seven States namely, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. The workshop familiarized participants with the vision, objectives and implementation framework for strengthening financially self-reliant Panchayats t...


Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Unveils Eight More Structural Reforms under 'Reform Express' to Strengthen India's Freight Operations

India, July 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Continuing the 'Reform Express', Union Minister for Railways Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw today announced eight more structural reforms to modernise Indian Railways. With this, the total number of reforms implemented under the initiative has reached 17. The new reforms will bring significant changes in freight transportation, logistics, construction practices, project execution, wagon design, skilling and ease of doing business. Addressi...