India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Sixteenth Finance Commission (XVIFC) was constituted by the Hon'ble President of India in pursuance of clause (1) of article 280 of the Constitution. The XVIFC, headed by Chairman Dr. Arvind Panagariya, submitted its Report today to the Hon'ble President of India. Members of the XVIFC, Smt. Annie George Mathew, Dr. Manoj Panda, Shri T. Rabi Sankar and Dr. Soumyakanti Ghosh and the Secretary to the XVIFC Shri Ritvik Pandey accom...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Category Name of the winners of NGRA 2025 with rank Best Dairy farmer rearing indigenous cattle/buffalo breeds Non-NER: 2. Best Dairy Cooperative society/ Milk Producer company/ Dairy Farmer producer organization Non-NER: 3. Best Artificial Insemination Technician (AIT) Non-NER: 1st Shri Aravind Yashavant Patil, Kolhapur, Maharashtra. 1st Meenan Gadi Ksheerolpadaka Sahakarana Sangham Ltd, Wayanad, Kerala. 1st Mr...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), for the very first time, organised its state-of-the-art pavilion at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The pavilion was formally inaugurated by Union Minister for Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, in the presence of Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Sushree Shobha Karandlaje, Central Provident Fund Commissioner, Sh...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A Memorandum of Understanding between Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) and Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) was signed on November 17, 2025 in New Delhi in the presence of Dr. Samir V. Kamat (Chairman - DRDO, and Secretary of Defence R&D). GSV and DRDO joined hands to develop smart technological solutions for national security. Dr. Samir V. Kamat said on the occasion, "the collaboration is expected to facilitat...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian Archery team for their best ever performance at Asian Archery Championships 2025. Shri Modi said that the team has delivered their best-ever showing at the Championships, bringing home a total of 10 medals, including 6 Golds. He highlighted the historic Recurve Men's Gold medal, secured after a gap of 18 years. The Prime Minister also appreciated the strong perfor...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today held a bilateral meeting with New Zealand's Minister for Trade, Todd McClay, in Mumbai to advance discussions on the proposed India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The engagement marked an important step in the ongoing negotiations, with both Ministers focusing on convergence across key disciplines relating to trade in goods and services. Both sides acknowledged...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a historic development, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, today announced that Indian PSU oil companies have successfully concluded a one-year structured contract to import around 2.2 MTPA of LPG from the US Gulf Coast for the contract year 2026. This represents close to ten percent of India's annual LPG imports and marks the first such structured US LPG contract for the Indian market. The Minister ...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today issued its response to the back- reference dated 29.08.2025, received from the Department of Telecommunications (DOT), Ministry of Communications, Government of India in respect of TRAI's recommendations dated 18.11.2022 on 'Regulatory Framework for Promoting Data Economy Through Establishment of Data Centres, Content Delivery Networks, and Interconnect Exchanges in India'....
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. Normal Area (2019-20 to 2023-24) Area Sown Increase(+)/Decrease(-) over 2024-25 2025 - 26 2024-25 1 Wheat 312.35 66.23 56.55 9.68 2 Rice 42.93 7.44 6.82 0.62 3 Pulses 140.42 52.82 48.93 3.88 a Gram 100.99 37.43 34.04 3.39 b Lentil 15.13 6.83 6.08 0.74 c Field Pea 6.50 4.75 4.24 0.51 d Kulthi 1.98 0.97 0.97 0.00 e Urd Bean 6.16 0.79 0.98 -0.19 f Moong Bean 1.41 0.05 0.09 ...
India, Nov. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Science & Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today chaired an intensive review meeting at Prithvi Bhawan to evaluate the progress of arrangements for the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025, scheduled from 6-9 December 2025. The Minister noted that today's del...