India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved the development of 135.871 km, 4-lane access-controlled Guwahati-Tezpur Corridor of NH-15 in Assam. The project will be developed on Built-Operate -Transfer (BOT) Toll Mode at a total capital cost of Rs.8970.20 crore under NH(O). The project envisages construction of an Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) (4.9 Km.) in Tez...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ayush and Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav chaired the 27th Meeting of the Governing Body of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) in New Delhi today. During the meeting, Union Minister Shri Prataprao Jadhav virtually inaugurated the vertical extension of the Research Laboratory and Animal House Building at CCRAS-RARI, Pun...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today informed the Rajya Sabha that India's first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, has achieved major milestones in the development and validation of critical human-rating systems, marking steady progress towards the country's maiden i...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The LVM3-M6 mission successfully deployed the US-based AST Space Mobile's BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite, into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) of 520km circular, which is the heaviest payload (6100kg) to be launched by LVM3 from Indian soil. This launch has demonstrated India's technological prowess, which has significantly enhanced commercial confidence in LVM3 launch vehicle, thereby becoming one of the preferred launch vehicles i...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The details of scheme/initiatives undertaken by the Government to boost production and manufacturing of space technology in India are as under; IN-SPACe Schemes / Initiatives are PAN India schemes. Consequently, the State-wise and Gender-wise details are not maintained. As the private space sector in India is currently in a nascent, developmental phase, government interventions are primarily focused on creating baseline infrastruc...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Project Year Funds Sanctioned Funds Released Funds Utilized Beneficiary/Implementing Agency 1 Land Cover Land Use project (1:50,000 scale) - Ongoing 2025-28 Rs. 75.78 lakhs Rs. 30.31 lakhs Rs. 30.31 lakhs Department of Ecology, Environment & Remote Sensing, SDA Colony, Bemina, Srinagar 2 SILAAS (ISRO-DMSP budget head) -Ongoing 2023-28 Rs. 50.16 lakhs Rs. 23.36 lakhs Rs. 23.36 lakhs University of Jammu 3 ...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The country's coal supply position for the power sector continues to remain adequate, backed by robust growth in production, despatch and receipts during July 2026. The overall coal production during July 2026 stood at 69.75 Million Tonnes (MT), as against 64.88 MT during the corresponding period last year, registering a growth of 7.51%. Overall coal despatch during the month stood even higher, at 86.85 MT compared to 73.58 MT in th...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In India's journey towards becoming a global economic powerhouse, Bhubaneswari Opencast Project (OCP) of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) stands as a Prime Example of the harmonious integration of productivity, technology and sustainability. Located in the coal-rich Talcher Coalfield of Odisha, Bhubaneswari has steadily evolved into one of Coal India Limited's most advanced and productive opencast mines. Operating with a peak rated...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Coal met on Wednesday to discuss 'Commercial Coal Mining Reforms and Leveraging Private Sector Participation'. The meeting was chaired by the Union Minister of Coal and Mines Shri G Kishan Reddy. It was also attended by the Secretary, Ministry of Coal Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, senior officials of the Ministry and coal PSUs apart from the Members of the Commi...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, in collaboration with Nuernberg Messe India, is organising BIOFACH INDIA 2026 from 6-8 August 2026 at the India Expo Centre & Mart (IEML), Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR. The exhibition brings together stakeholders from the organic, natural and sustainable food sectors, providing a comprehensiv...