India and New Zealand conclude Free Trade Agreement Negotiations on Financial Services, a part of Annex to the Trade in Services Chapter

India, Dec. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India and New Zealand have concluded negotiations on the Financial Services Annex of the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on 22nd December,2025. This marks a significant milestone in strengthening bilateral economic and strategic cooperation. This landmark achievement was finalized during the last round of negotiations held on December 10, 2025. India and New Zealand share a robust commitment to strengthen bilateral co...


PRESIDENT OF INDIA ADDRESSES IB CENTENARY ENDOWMENT LECTURE ON THESUBJECT'PEOPLE-CENTRIC NATIONAL SECURITY: COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN BUILDING VIKSIT BHARAT'

India, Dec. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, addressed the IB Centenary Endowment Lecture on the subject 'People-Centric National Security: Community Participation in Building Viksit Bharat' in New Delhi today (December 23, 2025). Speaking on the occasion, the President said that it is a matter of pride that after Independence, IB has been playing a stellar role in providing security to the people of India and assuring the unity an...


National Consumer Day

India, Dec. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In July 2025, 10 States, along with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recorded a disposal rate of more than 100 percent. This indicates that the volume of cases resolved during the month surpassed the number of newly filed cases, demonstrating enhanced efficiency and a reinforced commitment to delivering timely consumer justice. Justice Delivered for a Consumer in Tripura Dark patterns are design tactics...


Raksha Mantri releases 'Guide on Preparation of Detailed Project Reports for Road Infrastructure Projects'

India, Dec. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh released the 'Guide on Preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for Road Infrastructure Projects' prepared by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), in South Block, New Delhi on December 23, 2025. The BRO is entrusted with the construction and maintenance of highways & strategic roads in some of the most remote & challenging terrains of the country, and the DPRs serve as a comprehensive doc...


Industrial Parks Facilitating Smarter Infrastructure and Stronger Industrial Growth

India, Dec. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State No. of Industrial Parks Total Land Area (Hectares) Land Available (Hectares) Andaman & Nicobar 6 35 8 Andhra Pradesh 638 110595 10747 Arunachal Pradesh 18 741 248 Assam 56 43497 486 Bihar 82 4139 649 Chandigarh 7 352 32 Chhattisgarh 114 22972 2574 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 5 119 50 Daman & Diu 5 57 0 Delhi 68 7017 976 Goa 22 1699 102 Gujarat 285 193975 12605 Haryana 51 9597 11...


Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam emphasising the importance of Farmers

India, Dec. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam- "सुवर्ण-रौप्य-माणिक्य-वसनैरपि पूरिताः। तथापि प्रार्थयन्त्&#235...


Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah pays tribute to former Prime Minister, a great leader of the farmers and Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh Ji on his birth anniversary

India, Dec. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah paid tribute to former Prime Minister, great farmer leader and Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary. In a post on 'X', Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said, tribute to former Prime Minister, a great leader of the farmers and Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh Ji on his birth anniversary. He said that Chaudhary Charan Singh's life was dedicat...


CISC underscores strategic importance of critical minerals for defence preparedness and Viksit Bharat 2047

India, Dec. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), in collaboration with IP Bazzaar, hosted Tech Talk, a high-level, closed-door roundtable discussion on the theme "Minerals That Matter: Geopolitics, Sovereignty & Value Chains" on 17 December 2025 in New Delhi. In his keynote address, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) highlighted that critical minerals have emerg...


Prime Minister shares an article on how India's FTAs are part of a broader mission to strengthen the economy

India, Dec. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today shared an article written by Union Minister, Shri Piyush Goyal which explains that India's FTAs today go well beyond tariff reductions, forming part of a broader mission to strengthen the economy and improve the lives of millions."He highlights that the India-New Zealand FTA is a historic milestone as it is India's first women-led FTA. Almost the entire negotiating team comprised women",...


Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah pays tribute to Swami Shraddhanand on his Balidaan Diwas

India, Dec. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah paid tribute to Swami Shraddhanand on his Balidaan Diwas. In a post on 'X', Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said Swami Shraddhanand Saraswati Ji contributed to Swaraj and Indian culture equally and fought against social maladies throughout his life. Shri Shah said that he played an unforgettable role in promoting women's education and the Indian intellectual traditi...