India, April 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW) has been conducting Digital Life Certificate Campaigns since November 2022 to bring the benefits of digitization of Life Certificate submission to pensioners, a crucial initiative to enhance Ease of Living of pensioners particularly super senior/sick/divyang pensioners. To achieve this purpose, camps have been held from 1-30 November, every year at identified cities across ...
India, April 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India achieved its highest-ever annual wind capacity addition of 6.05 GW during FY 2025-26 crossing the landmark of 5.5 GW capacity addition in FY 2016-17. This also represents an increase of nearly 46% over the capacity in FY 2024-25 marking a decisive acceleration in India's onshore wind deployment trajectory. With this addition, India's cumulative installed wind power capacity has crossed 56 GW. This milestone reflects renewed...
India, April 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Mines has notified the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026 on 30th March, 2026 providing detailed mechanism for inclusion of contiguous area in the mining lease and composite licence of deep-seated minerals and inclusion of associated minerals in the mining leases of major as well as minor minerals. The amendment in the rules have been made pursua...
India, April 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Navi Mumbai's Textile Recovery Facility is transforming textile waste into opportunity through circular systems and community participation. Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, the initiative cuts landfill waste, creates livelihoods, and offers a scalable model for urban India. India generates nearly 7.8 million metric tonnes of post-consumer textile waste each year, reflecting the scale and diversity of fabrics used across hou...
India, April 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on April 06, 2026, laid the foundation stones of Ophthalmology, Oncology and Joint Replacement Centres at Army Hospital (Research & Referral) and  new infrastructure at Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt as part of the 262nd Army Medical Corps Raising Day celebrations. The state-of-the-art facilities at Army Hospital (Research & Referral) are envisaged to significantly enhance the tertiary care capabi...
India, April 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Tri-Service seminar Ran Samwad is scheduled to be held on April 09-10, 2026 at the Air Force Training Command, Bengaluru. This edition marks the beginning of a continued and structured dialogue on emerging paradigms of warfare, with the theme "Multi Domain Operations: An Imperative for Addressing Conventional and Irregular Threats". During the two-day seminar, deliberations will dwell upon building a roadmap for preparing Indi...
India, April 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Keel laying ceremony for Fast Patrol Vessel-4 (FPV) (Yard 16504) along with plate cutting ceremony for FPV-7 (Yard 16507) of 14 FPV project (Yard 16501-14) for the Indian Coast Guard was held at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai on 06 Apr 26. These FPVs are being equipped with state-of-art machinery including AI based predictive maintenance system and multipurpose drones. The indigenous content of these ships is...
India, April 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released a Consultation Paper titled 'Formulation of a Regulatory Framework for Application-based Linear Television distribution (ALTD) Services (Including Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) Services)'. In view the evolving broadcasting landscape, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has sent a reference to TRAI, under Section 11(1)(a) of the TRAI Act ...
India, April 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Type of Drive Test in auto-selection mode (5G/4G/3G/2G) % of samples having poor signal strength Voice testing Data testing Airtel BSNL RJIL VIL Airtel BSNL RJIL VIL City 1.60% 34.01% 2.13% 5.91% 11.36% 29.72% 9.87% 17.10% Highway 0.47% 27.80% 0.55% 1.49% 6.68% 27.99% 8.28% 6.32% Railway 0.66% 8.17% 0.65% 2.97% 6.19% 35.51% 6.57% 8.94% Summary-Data services Summary-Voice services Data Downlo...
India, April 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government e Marketplace (GeM) has achieved a cumulative Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) of Rs.18.4 lakh crore, including crossing Rs.5 lakh crore GMV in the financial year 2025-26. The platform continues to evolve as a transparent, efficient and inclusive digital public procurement system, contributing to strengthening India's public economy. This milestone reflects GeM's growing role as a public digital platform enabling large...