India, Sept. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, visited The Energy and Resources Institute's (TERI) Gwal Pahari campus in Gurugram today and reviewed a series of green shipping initiatives, positioning the sector's decarbonisation as a priority area for his ministry. Sarbananda Sonowal, who planted a tree during the visit to mark the occasion, was briefed on the National Centre of Excellence for Green Ports ...
India, Sept. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raihan (name changed), a 29-year-old resident of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh, faced serious personal, social and economic challenges due to alcohol dependence. Educated up to the high-school level and unemployed, he struggled with low self-esteem, emotional distress and uncertainty about his future. His recovery was made more difficult by an unstable home environment. Raihan's father was also affected by alcohol dependence, whi...
India, Sept. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Mass Pledge Against Drug Abuse has been scheduled this month to mark the 6th anniversary of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA). The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is the Nodal Ministry that aims to mobilise 10 Crore+ citizens through both physical and online participation. In this connection, two high-level coordination meetings chaired by Joint Secretary (Drug Prevention) in the Ministry Dr. San...
India, Sept. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Occupational Safety Training Programme under the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme was inaugurated in West Bengal, with the first batch commencing for sanitation workers of the Durgapur Municipal Corporation. The programme was organised under the NAMASTE Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, with technical support from the CSIR-Central Mechanical Engin...
India, Sept. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 1. Steel Production & Prices 1a. Production Overview (in Mt) Production Aug 2026 Aug 2025 YoY % Apr-Aug 2026 Apr-Aug 2025 CPLY % Crude Steel 14.1 14.1 -0.1 70.3 69.0 1.8 Hot Metal 8.0 8.1 -1.1 40.0 39.2 1.9 Finished Steel 13.5 13.4 0.3 68.1 65.6 3.8 Producer Annual Crude Steel Capacity Crude Steel Production Hot Metal Production Finished Steel Production Top 7 117.4 39.2 ...
India, Sept. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Bharat Tex Trade Federation (BTTF) and Premiere Vision SA, one of the world's leading international platforms for creative fashion, textiles, and sourcing, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 2nd September, 2026 at the Premiere Vision (Paris) exhibition to establish a multi-year institutional partnership aimed at strengthening India's engagement with the global fashion and textile ecosystem. The MoU was signed by Dr....
India, Sept. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Smt. Ranjana Chopra, Secy, MoTA reviews Ministry of Tribal Affairs' schemes such as DAJGUA and PM JANMAN on 3rd September 2026 with a focus on strengthening delivery mechanisms, improving convergence, accelerating fund utilisation and addressing implementation bottlenecks across states and implementing agencies. The review, held under the Chairpersonship of Smt. Ranjana Chopra,Secretary Ministry of Tribal Affairs brought together ...
India, Sept. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, successfully organised its Fourth Regional Consultative Workshop for the Western Zone in Pune, Maharashtra today ( 03 September 2026). The workshop was organised in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra and the State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA), Maharashtra, in Pune, Maharashtra. The w...
India, Sept. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A National Focus on Water Conservation and Collaboration The Ministry of Jal Shakti's Departmental Summit was held in New Delhi on 1-2 September 2026. It was the first in a series of Departmental Summits aimed at strengthening cooperative federalism and closer Centre-State collaboration. Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari: Catch the Rain was among the Summit's four key thematic pillars, alongside water infrastructure projects, source susta...
India, Sept. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's expanding agricultural production and food security efforts have increased the importance of decentralised grain storage infrastructure across the country. The Decentralised Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector, launched in 2023, is designed to improve storage, processing, procurement, and distribution systems through Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS). The Plan adopts an integrated, cooperative-led approach b...