India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: At an important meeting held in New Delhi today under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, consensus was reached among the concerned states on the long-pending Kishau Multipurpose Dam Project for the rejuvenation of the Yamuna River. Following the initiative of the Union Home Minister, the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan agreed to s...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today chaired a review meeting on the rehabilitation of slums in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Manohar Lal, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Shri Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Chief Minister of Delhi Smt. Rekha Gupta, Delhi's Urban Development Minister, Union Home Secretary, Delhi Chief Secretary, and other senior officials...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Schedule K of the Drugs Rules, 1945 provides exemptions from certain provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Rules made thereunder for specified classes of drugs. Prior to this amendment, Entry No. 13 of Schedule K permitted the sale of cough syrups in villages with a population of less than 1,000 without requiring compliance with certain retail sale licensing provisions. With the omission of the word "Syrup" from ...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of the Republic of India and the Government of Japan have adopted the 'Rule of Implementation' of the Joint Crediting Mechanism on 08.06.2026, under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Last year, India and Japan signed the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM). The MoC established a framework for collaboration on ...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The second day of Bharat Innovates 2026 (June 15, 2026) witnessed intensive engagement among global investors, industry leaders, researchers, policymakers, startups and academic institutions, and focused on accelerating innovation, strengthening technology partnerships and advancing the commercialisation of DeepTech solutions. An initiative of the Government of India and implemented by the Ministry of Education, Bharat Innovates 2...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 58 student delegates from Himachal Pradesh visited Puducherry from June 8 to 13, 2026 as part of the Yuva Sangam Phase VI programme under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat initiative. Hosted by NIT Puducherry, the delegation embarked on an enriching journey of cultural exchange and experiential learning. The visit also facilitated meaningful cultural exchanges between the participants and local communities, enabling them to develop a...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major healthcare outreach initiative under Operation DRISHTI, a specialised ophthalmic team from the Indian Army and Indian Air Force has commenced a Mega Advanced Surgical Eye Camp at Military Hospital Namkum, Ranchi. The camp is being conducted from June 15-19, 2026 with an aim to restore vision and improve the quality of life of more than 200 beneficiaries with free of cost advanced eye surgeries. The surgical team led by ...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Parameter AIRTEL BSNL RJIL VIL Total Number of Samples captured on Drive test route 51058 48601 50514 50572 Number of Samples having poor signal strength 589 13582 623 569 Parameter AIRTEL BSNL RJIL VIL Number of successful Calls Established 453 431 454 453 Number of dropped Calls 1 22 2 4 Parameter AIRTEL BSNL RJIL VIL Call Established 440 NA* 439 449 Number of silences calls for >3 Sec 16 ...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today held a high-level weekly agriculture review meeting at Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi, and conducted a detailed review of preparations across the country for the Kharif 2026 season. Along with this, in the context of possible El Niño conditions, he placed special emphasis on increasing cotton production, achieving self-reli...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, in association with AIIMS, New Delhi, organized a Blood Donation Camp on 16th June 2026 at the Recreation Club, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. The camp was conducted as part of the observance of World Blood Donor Day 2026, celebrated under the theme "One Drop of Humanity: Give Blood, Save Lives." The initiative aimed at promoting voluntary blood donation and raising awareness about the v...