India, May 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A group of artisans and weavers from the North Eastern States called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (May 19, 2026). The artisans and weavers were who helped in crafting the invitation kit and showcasing the diverse artistic and cultural heritage of the North Eastern region of India during the 'At Home' Reception held on January 26, 2026. For example, artisans from Nagaland made baskets by ...
India, May 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India organised a day-long Conference of the State Human Rights Commissions (SHRCs) along with its Special Rapporteurs and Special Monitors in virtual mode at its premises in New Delhi. Chairing the Conference, NHRC Chairperson, Justice V. Ramasubramanian emphasised that India's human rights framework is unique, as both the NHRC and SHRCs exercise concurrent jurisdiction on certain matter...
India, May 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has issued an Advisory 2.0 to ensure the welfare of transgender persons to the Secretaries of 11 Ministries, the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner and the Chief Secretaries/ Administrators of all the states and union territories as part of its continuing efforts to protect and promote their human rights. The Advisory has been issued to the Ministries of Social Ju...
India, May 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India began its two-week Online Short Term Internship Programme (OSTI) for university-level students. Chairperson, NHRC, Justice V. Ramasubramanian inaugurated the programme in the presence of Secretary General, Shri Bharat Lal, Joint Secretary, Smt. Saidingpuii Chhakchhuak, Director, Shri Irsad Alam and senior officers. 100 students from diverse academic backgrounds, shortlisted out of 1...
India, May 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Textiles, Shri Giriraj Singh inaugurated the National Seminar on "New Age Fibre: Innovation, Research and the Road Ahead" today in New Delhi .The seminar was organized by the Ministry of Textiles through the National Jute Board, that brought together a wide spectrum of stakeholders including policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, innovators, startups, and academia to deliberate on the transformative potentia...
India, May 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Accounts Division, National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, organizes Annual Joint Discussions on Comparable Estimates of State Domestic Product (SDP) Estimates every year between officials of the National Accounts Division (NAD) and the Directorates of Economics & Statistics (DESs) of States/UTs. The discussions aim to reconcile differences in SDP estim...
India, May 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: PM Narendra Modi led Union Government is scaling up efforts to transform the Brahmaputra into a multi-functional economic corridor, with Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal spearheading an integrated push that combines transport, trade, tourism and river management. The push was reviewed at the High Powered Review Board (HPRB) meeting of the Brahmaputra Board in Guwahati, Assam today, where ...
India, May 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Dr. N Kalaiselvi, DG, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR with: a) Prof. Tor Grande, Rector, NTNU; b) Dr. Alexandra Bech Gjørv, CEO Stiftelsen Sintef (SINTEF); c) Ms. Anne Kjersti Fahlvik, Executive Director, Research Council of Norway; and d) Dr. Andreas A Pfaffhuber, CEO Emerald As India and Norway deepen bilateral engagement during the visit of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Norway, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Rese...
India, May 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a breakthrough that could reshape astronomers' understanding of how stars evolve, researchers have made the world's first confirmed discovery of a blue straggler star hosting a brown dwarf companion in an extraordinarily compact binary system. Scientists have long been puzzled by blue straggler stars, which appear brighter and bluer than the main-sequence turn-off in star clusters, defying standard stellar evolution because all ...
India, May 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that promoting 'Grassroots Innovators' can strengthen India's rural economy and reduce regional imbalance through inclusive, innovation-led growth. The Minister said, said grassroots innovators ...