NITI Aayog Member (Health) Prof. (Dr.) M. Srinivas Visits CCRAS-NIIMH, Hyderabad

India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prof. (Dr.) M. Srinivas, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, Government of India, visited the CCRAS-National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH), Ministry of Ayush, Hyderabad. He was accompanied by Dr. Shobhit Kumar, OSD (Health), NITI Aayog, and Dr. Janvi Prajapati, Young Professional, NITI Aayog. Dr. N. Srikanth, Deputy Director General, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), New Delhi, welcomed Prof. Sri...


"Students of today are the Torchbearers of Tomorrow's Democracy": CEC Gyanesh Kumar

India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


50 Years of ICAR-ICRISAT Partnership Celebrated at Dryland Congress 2026

India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The second day of Dryland Congress 2026 in New Delhi today featured a special session commemorating 50 years of collaboration between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). The session brought together former and current leaders of both institutions to reflect on five decades of partnership and deliberate on a roadmap for strengthening ...


Monsoon Resilience: Captive Mines Delivering Growth

India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Captive mines have been a mainstay of coal production, and their output has grown steadily. Production from captive mines rose from 167.44 MT in FY 2024-25 to 184 MT in FY 2025-26, a growth of 10.10%. Along with commercial mines, which produced ~26 MT, the captive and commercial segment together accounted for 210 MT in FY 2025-26 against 190.95 MT the previous year. Captive and Commercial mines account for about 21% of total domes...


Facts on Auction of Tara (Revised) Coal Block

India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Recently, reports have appeared in media on the auction of the Tara Coal block. These reports are misleading and incomplete facts have been used in these reports. These reports do not take into account the important developments that took place after 2023, which ultimately led to the auction of Tara (Revised) Coal Block in 2026. It is a fact that the Tara coal block offered under the 7th Tranche in 2023 was taken out of commercia...


Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal Calls for Deeper, Resilient and More Balanced Intra-BRICS Trade

India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: With BRICS accounting for nearly one-fourth of global trade, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today underlined the need for member and partner countries to build deeper, more resilient and balanced trade partnerships. Addressing the Opening Session of the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi, Shri Goyal emphasised greater market access, diversified supply chains and simpler regulatory procedures to unlock the...


India's Coastline Must be Viewed as an Integrated Space of Ecology, Security, Economy, Technology and Human Development: Dr. Jitendra Singh

India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's coastline must be viewed as an interconnected space of ecology, security, economy, technology and human development, 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, said today while virtually addressing the National Conference on Coastal Ecology, Security and Sustainability (CCESS) 2026...


BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition being held on September 11-12, 2026 as part of 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi

India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Ministry of Education, in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs, is organizing 'Bharat Innovates Exposition' on 11-12 September 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi to showcase India's Deep-Tech innovations as a lead up to and alongside the 18th BRICS Summit 2026, to be held on 12th and 13th September 2026 under India's BRICS Chairship. Bharat Innovates is a national programme of the Union Ministry of Educati...


Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 2026 to come into force from 1st October 2026

India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has consistently pursued reforms to strengthen the banking and financial sector, promote ease of doing business and modernise the legal and regulatory framework in line with the evolving needs of the economy. With banking practices and technology evolving rapidly, laws governing banking records also need to keep pace with these changes. The Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 2026, which received the assent of the Preside...


Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) Organizes National Conference on Quality and Safety of Biosimilars: Strengthening India's Biopharma SHAKTI Vision

India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, organized a two-day National Conference on "Quality and Safety of Biosimilars: Strengthening India's Biopharma SHAKTI Vision" on September 10-11, 2026, at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), Bengaluru. The conference was attended by 160 participants from regulatory authori...