India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: U.S. Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor called on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today and discussed expanding bilateral collaborations in skilling, investment, knowledge exchange and industry-led partnerships across domains in biotechnology, quantum technologies, space, atomic energy and nuclear medicine. The Minister said, nuclear research had been opened up to the private sector for the first time in India, paving the way for new...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that a language grows faster when it gets linked with employment and business stakes. In the same vein, he said, Hindi is not being imposed upon anyone, but instead being promoted by linking it with official work, employment, business, sc...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari reviewed the quality and maintenance progress of 4,178 km of National Highway projects in Assam during a high-level meeting in New Delhi today. The review followed inputs received through media and social media. The meeting was attended by Union MoS Shri Ajay Tamta Ji, Shri Harsh Malhotra Ji, along with officials from NHAI, NHIDCL, MoRTH, and project contractors. Shri G...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under India's BRICS 2026 Chairship, the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, concluded a Senior Officials' Meeting on 19 to 20 May 2026 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, to deepen cooperation on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The meeting was held in hybrid mode, with senior officers from Brazil, China, India, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates....
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, successfully organised the seventh edition of the multilingual 'Sujal Gram Samvad' today, reinforcing the government's commitment to community-led water governance under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0. The virtual Samvad witnessed a diverse range of participants including Gram Panchayat (GP) representatives, members of Village Water and Sanitation Committees ...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) convened a two-day National Review of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 19-20 May 2026 under the chairpersonship of Sh. Manohar Lal, Hon'ble Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs. The progress of SBM-Urban has been significant, with 97% of wards now covered under door-to-door waste collection and communities increasingly adopting source segregatio...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant push towards accelerating India's clean mobility transition, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H. D. Kumaraswamy chaired a high-level stakeholder consultation in New Delhi today to encourage the wider adoption and deployment of electric buses and electric trucks across the country. The meeting brought together key stakeholders from across India, including fleet operators, aggregators, transport leaders,...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), Government of India, held a high-level meeting under the chairmanship of Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy, Union Minister for Heavy Industries & Steel, on 20th May 2026 in New Delhi with senior representatives of public and private sector banks including SBI, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India and HDFC, SIDBI, bus and truck operators, including associations such as the All India Mo...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda held a bilateral meeting with Ms. Helen Clark, Board Chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva today. During the meeting, the Union Health Minister reaffirmed India's strong commitment towards advancing the global agenda for women's, children's and adolescents' health. Hig...
India, May 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) organised the APY Annual Felicitation Programme at New Delhi today. In the program, 53 APY SPs, 10 SLBCs and country wide top 5 Branches and Lead District Managers were awarded for their outstanding performance in achieving the annual target under APY during the F.Y. 2025-26. Shri M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, appreciated the collective effort...