India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. State Proposed paired HEIs Paired State Proposed paired HEIs 1 Uttar Pradesh BHU Varanasi Keralam IIT Palakkad 2 Madhya Pradesh SPA Bhopal Karnataka CU Karnataka 3 Assam IIT Guwahati Telengana CU Hyderabad 4 Goa NIT Goa Mizoram CU Mizoram 5 Rajasthan IIT Jodhpur Sikkim Sikkim University 6 J&K, Ladakh NIT Srinagar Maharashtra IIT Bombay 7 West Bengal IIT Kharagpur Uttarakhand HBNU, Srinag...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Education, under India's BRICS chairship 2026, is scheduled to host the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting and the 3rd BRICS Senior Officials' Meeting from August 5-7, 2026 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. These meetings would bring together education ministers, senior officials and delegates from BRICS member countries to discuss topics of collaboration, including the following priority areas: (a) Strengthening Early C...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Geological Survey of India (GSI) signed an Umbrella Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in geoscience, mineral exploration and disaster management through advanced next-generation technologies. The MoU was signed at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi, in the presence of Shri S. Krishnan,...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has issued an amendment dated 03.08.2026 to its Statutory Direction No. 86 to further strengthen enforcement against violations of dust mitigation measures at Construction and Demolition (C&D) sites with plot area less than 500 sqm. across the National Capital Region (NCR). The amendment widens the ambit of enforcement by extending the powers to initiate p...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: On the occasion of International Clouded Leopard Day, India has reaffirmed its commitment to the conservation of one of Asia's most elusive wild cats through the newly launched Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan (CAP). Prepared under the Government of India-GEF-UNDP initiative, the Action Plan CAP was released during the 91st meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wild Life (SCNBWL), held in the second week...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Some major initiatives have been undertaken by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) during the last five years to improve the flow of credit to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country. These include the following initiatives: The Government has introduced Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 in May, 2026. Under the scheme, MSMEs are eligible for additional credit up to 20% of the ...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, informed the Lok Sabha that the Government continues to strengthen the dairy and livestock sectors through focused interventions in dairy infrastructure, breed improvement, entrepreneurship promotion and animal health preparedness. The Government informed that milk procurement prices are determined by dairy cooperatives and priva...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) provides health coverage of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to 12 crore economically vulnerable families, constituting the bottom 40% of India's population. In March 2024, the scheme was expanded to include approximately 37 lakh families of Accredited Social Health Activists, Anganwadi Workers, and Anganwadi Helpers. The sche...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Public health and Hospitals are a state subject. The primary responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system lies with the respective States/Union Territories. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/ Union Territories to strengthen the public healthcare system in rural and underserved areas as per Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS), based on the proposals received...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government has increased the budget in health research along with new schemes/initiatives to make research grants more competitive and accessible. The budgetary allocation for the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has increased from Rs.2,732.13 crore in Budget Estimates 2024-25 to Rs.3,125.50 crore in Budget Estimates 2025-26 and Rs.4,000.00 crore in Budget Estimates 2026-27. The allocation for 2026-27 represents an increase...