India, Jan. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Government has released Rs.512.27 crores as Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC) Grants for Rural Local Bodies in Gujarat during the Financial Year 2025-26. The release includes the first instalment of Untied Grants for FY 2025-26, amounting to Rs.509.07 crores, for 14,561 eligible Gram Panchayats, 247 eligible Block Panchayats and all 33 eligible District Panchayats in the State. In addition, Rs.3.20 crores representing ...
India, Jan. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, today attended the 7th commemoration day of Dr. Sree Sree Shivakumara Mahaswamigalu at Sree Siddaganga Math, Tumakuru, Karnataka and paid rich tributes to the revered saint, remembering him as a beacon of compassion, sacrifice and selfless service. Addressing the gathering, the Vice-President said that although seven years have passed since the Mahaswamiji attained samadhi, ti...
India, Jan. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw outlined India's approach to Artificial Intelligence, emphasising large-scale AI diffusion, economic viability, and techno-legal governance, during a panel discussion titled "AI Power Play, No Referees" at the World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos on 20 January 2026. Addressing a question on global AI alignments and geopolitics, the Minister stated that In...
India, Jan. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The SAMPANN pension management system developed by the office of Controller General of Communication Accounts has been integrated with the UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) platform. This initiative facilitates pensioners in retrieving their Pension Payment Order (PPO) number and Life Certificate (LC) validity status via the UMANG web portal or mobile application, thereby ensuring that all the pensioners hav...
India, Jan. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Railways and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, highlighted India's comprehensive approach to artificial intelligence, semiconductors and deep tech innovation during various interactions on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 at Davos. AI Impact Summit to Focus on Impact, Global South and Safety Shri Vaishnaw said that the upcomin...
India, Jan. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Survey of India (SoI) on 20 January 2026 to support the digitisation, transcription and standardisation of geographical place names (toponyms) using AI-based speech and language technologies. The collaboration will strengthen the creation of accurate, multilingual and standardis...
India, Jan. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, delivered the 'Inaugural Address at the 22nd Subroto Mukerjee International Seminar organised by the Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies (CAPSS) on 21 Jan 2026. The Seminar is an annual event held in honour of Air Mshl Subroto Mukerjee, the first Indian Chief of the Air Staff and one of the visionary founders of the Indian Air Force. The theme of the seminar was 'NAT...
India, Jan. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA), participated today in a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos 2026. The session was themed "Scaling Solar Where It Matters: India's Lessons on Rooftop, Agriculture and Decentralized Energy for the Global South." Earlier in the day, Shri Pralhad Joshi, Hon'ble Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy...
India, Jan. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Manohar Lal, Minister of Power today said that the power sector in coming times is going to become enormous. The growing economy requires a thriving power sector far more than we can imagine today. In such a scenario, it is crucial for our DISCOMs to be strong, prosperous, and financially empowered, he said. Strong DISCOMs means improved services and greater sensitivity towards needs of consumers. The minister was delivering ...
India, Jan. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Asit Saha, DG, GSI welcoming Shri Piyush Goyal, Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Chairman CGPB at the 65th Central Geological Programming Board Meeting Inauguration of 65th CGPB Meeting by Shri Piyush Goyal, Secretary, Ministry of Mines along with other dignitaries with a traditional lamp lighting Address of Shri Piyush Goyal, Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Chairman CGPB at the 65th Central Geological Programming Board Mee...