India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Leveraging India's potential to emerge as a global hub for high quality, affordable sports goods, a dedicated initiative for sports goods is set to be launched in the country. This was stated by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament today. The announcement on sports goods is centred on the first of the three kartavyas that form the pillars ...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's growth outlook remains positive, supported by strong domestic demand, structural reforms, and a stable macroeconomic environment. The country received three sovereign rating upgrades during the year. Inflation outlook remains benign, as per Macroeconomic Framework Statement and Medium-term Fiscal Policy cum Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement laid by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on t...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament today, the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the third Kartavya, aligns with the Government's vision of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas, to ensure that every family, community, region and sector has access to resources, amenities and opportunities for meaningful participation. The Finance Minister laid down a broad roadmap for achieving the ...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in the Parliament today. The Budget cites Emerging technologies and AI as important components in realizing the second kartavya of fulfilling aspirations of common citizens and buisld their capacity to make them strong partners in India's path to prosperity. Acknowledging that the adoption of technology is for the benefit of ...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) conducted an evening inspection drive in Central Delhi to assess compliance related to prevention of open dumping and burning of municipal solid waste (MSW)/ biomass and to identify localized sources of air pollution. The inspection by CAQM flying squads covered areas in Karol Bagh and Rajinder Nagar. As per the consolidated inspection reports, 20 incident...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In the Union Budget post Operation Sindoor, Defence Services have received an unprecedented allocation amounting to Rs 7.85 lakh crore for the Financial Year (FY) 2026-27. This allocation stands at 2% of the estimated GDP for the next Financial Year and shows a significant increase of 15.19% over the Budgetary Estimates (BE) of FY 2025-26. Total Defence budget is 14.67% of the Central Government expenditure and is the highest among ...
India, Jan. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, successfully organized a Regional Consultative Workshop on "Promoting Non-Institutionalised Rehabilitation of Children with Special Needs (Divyaang Children)" today (30th January 2026) in Guwahati, Assam. The day-long consultation witnessed participation of 122 stakeholders, including representatives from State A...
India, Jan. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: An innovative sunlight-powered supercapacitor called photo-capacitor developed by scientists can both capture and store solar energy in a single integrated device. This could be a remarkable step towards clean and self-sustaining energy storage systems paving the way for efficient, low cost, and eco-friendly power solutions for portable, wearable, and off grid technologies. Traditionally, solar energy systems rely on two separat...
India, Jan. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India has demonstrated strong preparedness to navigate sustained geopolitical volatility in global energy markets and will continue to occupy centre stage in international energy discourse, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Singh Puri said at the Closing Ceremony of India Energy Week (IEW) 2026. The event was organised in Goa from 27th January to 30th January 2026. Speaking during the closing fireside chat,...
India, Jan. 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A Parliamentary delegation from Republic of Korea led by Mr. Lee Hack-Young, Hon'ble Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea called on Hon'ble Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh in the Parliament House today. During the meeting Shri Harivansh stated that India and the Republic of Korea are strong and progressive democracies and share a robust tradition of parliamentary exchanges. He observed that...