India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's rich cultural heritage has gained another global recognition with the inscription of the Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the 48th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea. As the place where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon, Sarnath is one of the four principal Buddhist pilgrimage sites associated with his life. The inscription takes India's tally to 45 UNESCO...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: MYTH FACT Ethanol diversion caused the sugar price rise. Sugar diverted to ethanol production fell from 12% in 2022-23 to around 9% in 2025-26. Ethanol is taking away sugar from consumers. Nearly three-fourths of India's ethanol now comes from grains, particularly maize. India is facing a sugar shortage. Adequate stocks are available to meet domestic demand until the new crushing season begins. Global sugar prices have rema...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Capacity building of the mind, alongside skills, is equally equally essential for India to remain globally relevant, 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 said today. Capacity building must evolve from an individual, skill-based approach into a collective and whole-of-society effort to...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has credited the pension for the month of August 2026 to the accounts of 4,40,901 pensioners under the Keralam Zone on 26 August 2026, ahead of the festival of Onam. EPFO wishes all its Members and Pensioners a very happy Onam. Ordinarily, the monthly pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 is disbursed at the end of month. However, in view of the upcoming Onam cele...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Mumbai, 26 August 2026 The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) and Netflix have announced scholarships for 100 students, offering up to 80% financial support across six professional programmes comprising two one-year diploma programmes and four six-month certificate programmes. The six programmes covered under the scholarship initiative are the Diplomas in Interactive Comics & Sequential Arts and Visual Effects Maste...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Central Government in close watch on the situation arising out of the flash flood in Nepal. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah spoke with the Chief Ministers of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh regarding the disaster in Nepal. Union Home Minister in his post on 'X' said that, the devastation caused by the floods in Nepal is deeply tragic. My condolences are with the families who have lost loved ones in this disaster. The Government of ...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Manesar, Haryana: In a significant development for India's passenger transport sector, the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) has issued its first compliance certificate for a 15-metre multi-axle sleeper bus under AIS-119 and AIS-153, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR). The certificate has been awarded to Synaty Automotive Pvt. Ltd. for its 15-metre multi-axle...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D), Government of India, hosted a high-level bilateral meeting on 25 August with a distinguished delegation from the Republic of Seychelles. The Seychelles delegation was led by H.E. Mr. Wallace Cosgrow, Minister of Fisheries, Agriculture and Blue Economy, while the Indian delegation was led by Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Secretary, Department of Fis...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) organized a conclave of the Heads of Regional Rural Banks on expanding the SIDBI-RRB MSME Co-Lending arrangement on 25th August 2026 in New Delhi. The Conclave chaired by Shri Sanjay Lohiya, Secretary, Department of Financial Services was attended by Shri Manoj Mittal, CMD, SIDBI; senior officials from DFS, SIDBI and NABARD; and Chairmen of all 28 Regional Rural Banks. During ...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India has emphasised the critical role of rangelands in sustaining pastoralist communities, conserving biodiversity and regulating water and carbon cycles, while calling for restoration approaches rooted in science, secure tenure and community stewardship. Addressing the Ministerial Dialogue on "Restoration of Rangelands and the Well-being of Pastoralist Communities" at the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP17) of the UN Convention to...