India, Nov. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, today virtually interacted with the first batch of students participating in the Ashtalakshmi Darshan Youth Exchange Programme. The session was also attended by the Secretary, DoNER, Joint Secretary, DoNER, and the Acting Vice Chancellor and Registrar of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU). The inaugural edition of the programme brou...
India, Nov. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Dr. Chandrashekhar Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA), visited Chhattisgarh to review the progress of projects being implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK). During the visit, the Secretary also reviewed the status of Waqf property registration by the State Waqf Board. In addition, a review meeting was held to assess the progress of initiatives undertaken by the National Minorities Devel...
India, Nov. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today participated in the 'Plant Genome Saviour Awards Ceremony', celebrating the Silver Jubilee of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights (PPV&FRA) Act, 2001 and the 21st Foundation Day of the PPV&FRA, held at C. Subramaniam Hall, Pusa Campus, New Delhi. On this occasion, the Union Minister felicitated select farmer ...
India, Nov. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: DAILY BULLETIN: 3:00 PM of 12th November 2025 STATEs/UTs NUMBER of BLOs/BLAs EFs PRINTED EFs DISTRIBUTED Name Electors as on 27th Oct 2025 BLOs* BLAs** Number % Number % 1. Andaman & Nicobar 3,10,404 411 435 3,10,404 100% 2,76,930 89.22% 2. Chhattisgarh 2,12,30,737 24,371 38,368 2,12,30,737 100% 1,35,33,764 63.75% 3. Goa 11,85,034 1,725 669 11,85,034 100% 11,84,915 99.99% 4. Gujarat 5,08,43,436...
India, Nov. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a collaborative framework for leveraging CSIR's R&D expertise and innovative technologies across India's upcoming industrial corridors. The MoU was signed in the presence of Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, Director General, CSIR, and Shri Rajat Kumar Saini, I...
India, Nov. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the guidelines issued by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) under the Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters 5.0 (SCDPM 5.0), the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) and its attached/subordinate offices, autonomous bodies and public sector undertakings actively participated in the campaign held from 2nd to 31st October 2025. The campaign focused on institutionalizin...
India, Nov. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The annual awards in the genre of children's literature - the Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 of the Sahitya Akademi will be held on Friday, 14 November 2025 in the Triveni Auditorium, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. The awards will be presented by the President of the Akademi, Madhav Kaushik. Eminent Gujarati writer, Varsha Das will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest, and the Vice President of the Akademi, Kumud Sharma will propose the vote ...
India, Nov. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the National Quantum Mission (NQM), of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), P- Quest Group at IIT Bombay has developed India's first indigenous Quantum Diamond Microscope (QDM) for dynamic magnetic field imaging - a breakthrough that marks a milestone in quantum sensing and has earned India its first patent in this domain. The QDM which was formally announced on the sidelines of the recently concluded Emerging Sci...
India, Nov. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has cracked down on a major gold-smuggling syndicate in Mumbai under "Operation Bullion Blaze." The operation uncovered an organised racket involved in smuggling gold into India, melting it in covert furnaces, and illicitly selling the refined bullion into the grey market. Acting on specific intelligence, on 10.11.2025 DRI officers carried simultaneous searches at four discreetly locat...
India, Nov. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Sanjeev Kumar has called for deeper collaboration with start-ups & innovators to strengthen the technological backbone of the country and achieve the goal of Aatmanirbharta in defence. Addressing the Delhi Defence Dialogue organised by Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi on November 12, 2025, he emphasised the importance of working with young entrepreneurs & i...