India, Feb. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India, in collaboration with PCI India, organised a National Learning Dissemination Workshop on "Scaling Women Enterprises through Public Procurement" in New Delhi on 17th February 2026. The workshop brought together State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs), key Ministries, development partners, CSR le...
India, Feb. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister met with Prime Minister of Bhutan His Excellency Tshering Tobgay who is visiting India to attend the India-AI Impact Summit 2026. During the meeting, both leaders reviewed the progress in diverse areas of cooperation building on the outcomes of the highly successful visit of Prime Minister Modi to Bhutan in November 2025. Prime Minister Tobgay thanked Prime Minister Modi for India's support to Bhutan's 13th Five Yea...
India, Feb. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 18 : India and Australia on Tuesday agreed to expand and realign their science and technology partnership towards mission-oriented collaboration in critical and emerging technologies, following talks between Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh and Australian Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and Digital Economy Dr. Andrew Charlton MP. The Australian Minister called on the India...
India, Feb. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: President of Spain, HE Mr. Pedro Sanchez met the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today in New Delhi. Both leaders discussed ways to boost the India-Spain friendship, especially in areas such as defence, security, technology and more. Both nations are marking 2026 as the India-Spain Year of Culture, Tourism and AI. In separate posts on X, Shri Modi wrote: "Had a productive meeting with President Pedro Sanchez in Delhi. Discus...
India, Feb. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As India hosts the prestigious AI Impact Summit in Delhi, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shared his vision on the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence and India's pivotal role in shaping the global AI revolution. In an exclusive interview with ANI, the Prime Minister underscored India's unique position as a hub of innovation, talent, and ethical leadership in the AI era. In a post on X, Shri Modi wrote: "As Ind...
India, Feb. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), functioning under the aegis of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), has constituted a high-level Advisory Group (AG) on Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) under the Chairmanship of Shri Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh, Director General & CEO, IICA. The initiative follows the Ministry's order dated 31 December 2025 and aligns with the Government of India's vision of Viksit Bharat @2...
India, Feb. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, H.E. Mr. Pedro Sanchez, President of the Government of Spain, is paying an official visit to India from 18-19 February 2026 to attend the AI Impact Summit 2026. This is his second official visit to India, following his bilateral visit from 27-29 October 2024. He was accompanied by Mr. Óscar López Agueda, Minister for Digital Transformation and Civil Service, and Mr. ...
India, Feb. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved acquisition of portfolio management services business of Axis Securities Limited by Axis Asset Management Company Limited. The proposed combination is in the nature of an acquisition by Axis Asset Management Company Limited (Acquirer) of the portfolio management services business of Axis Securities Limited (Transferor) in India (Target Business) from the Transferor. The Acqui...
India, Feb. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), under the Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), marked a major milestone in India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) journey with the launch of VoicERA, an open source, end to end Voice AI stack, at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The launch was led by Shri Amitabh Nag, CEO, Digital India BHASHINI Division with EkStep Foundation, ...
India, Feb. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Research Symposium on AI & Its Impact, held as part of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on 18th February 2026 the third day of the summit, convened leading researchers, policymakers, technologists and industry leaders to explore the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence across Science, Governance, Industry and Society. Designed as a platform to bridge the gap between frontier research with real-world application, the Sy...