Prime Minister congratulates Gulveer on winning Silver in Men's 10,000m at Commonwealth Games 2026

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has congratulated Gulveer on winning the Silver medal in the Men's 10,000m event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. The Prime Minister lauded Gulveer's commitment and dedication and wished him success in his future endeavours. In a post on X, Shri Modi said; "Gulveer shines in Glasgow! Congrats to him for winning a Silver in the Men's 10,000m event. His commitment and dedication ...


Prime Minister congratulates Harjinder Kaur on winning Silver in Women's 69 kg event at Commonwealth Games 2026

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has congratulated Harjinder Kaur on winning the Silver medal in the Women's 69 kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. The Prime Minister noted that Harjinder's performance was a personal best and said it was heartening to see India's weightlifters perform so well at the Games. Shri Modi extended his best wishes to Harjinder Kaur for her future endeavours. The Pri...


Prime Minister extends greetings on Global Tiger Day, reaffirms commitment to tiger conservation

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has extended greetings to all wildlife enthusiasts on Global Tiger Day. The Prime Minister said that the people of India are proud that the country is home to almost 70 per cent of the global tiger population. He noted that India's tiger conservation efforts are inspired by the country's centuries-old culture of living in harmony with nature and powered by the collective will of its people....


Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam highlighting the role of teachers on Guru Purnima

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, extended his heartfelt greetings to the people of the country on the occasion of Guru Purnima. He said that, along with imparting knowledge, teachers infuse their students with positive energy and shape them through noble thoughts and values. The Prime Minister called upon everyone to make the ideals of their gurus a guiding force in their lives. The Prime Minister shared a Sanskrit Subhashi...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: GAGANYAAN PROGRAMME

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The development activities carried out for Gaganyaan mission include the following: Parallelly, various ground qualification tests towards demonstrating new systems realized for Gaganyaan are being carried out. Gaganyatris have completed generic training at Glavkosmos, Russia. Gaganyaan mission specific training is in progress at Astronaut Training facility, Bengaluru. Activities are in progress towards accomplishment of first u...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SPACE TECHNOLOGY FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN LADAKH

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government of India is using satellite and geospatial technologies to monitor glaciers, glacial lakes, snowfall, water resources and landslides in Ladakh. Details of the activities are given below: Satellite-based projects undertaken in Ladakh during the last five years include: ISRO/DOS is engaged in advanced R&D activities to strengthen space input-based early warning system for GLOF, extreme weather events, as well as landslid...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: OPERATIONAL STAUTS OF NAVIC CONSTELLATION

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: After completion of mission life (10 years) of IRNSS-1F, presently the NavIC constellation has three satellites for providing PNT services viz., IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1I and NVS-01. To provide basic positioning service, minimum four operational satellites are required in orbit. Hence, the NavIC constellation cannot provide standalone positioning service, however timing service is functional. Armed Forces are using multi constellation GNS...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: YUVIKA (YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAMME)

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The YUVIKA 2026 programme was successfully conducted during May 11-22, 2026 at nine ISRO Centers, namely Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Space Applications Centre (SAC), Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) and Regional Remote ...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SPACE SECTOR

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The impact assessment has been carried out by the IN-SPACe, the preliminary note on the impact assessment is attached herewith at Annexure-I. In the year 2026, a total investment of $ 187 million have been reported. A total of 108 authorizations, till date, have been granted to Non-Government Entities (NGEs) by IN-SPACe for various space activities which include establishment and operation of satellite/payload, launch of space tra...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR POWER PROJECTS

India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State Location Project Capacity (MW) Gujarat Kakrapar KAPP-3&4 2 X 700 Rajasthan Rawatbhata RAPP-7 1 X 700 State Location Project Capacity (MW) Rajasthan Rawatbhata RAPP-8 1 X 700 Kudankulam KKNPP-3&4 2 X 1000 KKNPP-5&6 2 X 1000 Kalpakkam FBR- 1 1 X 500 Karnataka Kaiga KAIGA-5&6 2 X 700 Haryana Gorakhpur GHAVP-1&2 2 X 700 Tamilnadu The nuclear power projects under implementation are continually ...