India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India and Mozambique conducted the Fifth Joint Defence Working Group (JDWG) meeting from 1-2 April, 2026 in Maputo, Mozambique. The deliberations were focused on expansion in structured military exchanges, joint training opportunities, maritime domain awareness, conducting military exercises and promoting collaboration in supply of defence equipment. The issues regarding strengthening of defense cooperation between the t...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Geological Survey of India (GSI) has prioritized the exploration of critical and strategic minerals, including REE. Between 2021-22 and 2023-24, GSI carried out 166 mineral exploration projects targeting REE in the country. Further, in 2024-25, GSI carried out 78 exploration projects on REE and taken up 92 projects during 2025-26. The Ministry of Mines has successfully auctioned 46 critical mineral blocks, including 7 blocks of REE...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.Nm Project Titled  NER State Implementing Institute 1. Exploring Carbon Capture and Utilization in Millet-Based Agroforestry Systems: Enhancing Biomass and Soil Carbon through Microbial Activity Arunachal Pradesh Central Agricultural University, Manipur 2. Carbon Sequestration through Afforestation & Bioengineered Plant Systems Meghalaya Bio-Resources Development Centre, Shillong 3. Developing and demonstrating ...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: IndiaAI, an Independent Business Division (IBD) under the Digital India Corporation (DIC) of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), announced the launch of CDSCO-IndiaAI Health Innovation Acceleration Hackathon on April 2, 2026, in collaboration with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). This initiative falls under the IndiaAI Application Development Initiative (IADI), aimed at promoting the development and ...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A Parliamentary Delegation led by H.E. Mr. Vladimir Yakushev, First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, called on the Hon'ble Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh, in Parliament today. Welcoming the delegation, Shri Harivansh expressed his pleasure on Mr. Yakushev's first visit to India and noted that his appointment as the Head of the Friendship Group of the Federation Council for cooperati...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Principal Secretary Shri P. K. Mishra, Chairman of Karmayogi Bharat Shri S. Ramadorai, Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission S. Radha Chauhan, Other distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen! My heartfelt congratulations to all of you on the occasion of Karmayogi Sadhana Week. In this era of the 21st century, with rapidly changing systems, a swiftly transforming world, and India advancing at the same pace, it is essenti...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 No. of Houses Amount (in crores) No. of Houses Amount (in crores) No. of Houses Amount 1500 79.28 750 40.33 1200 52.68 Details of Fund Released and Utilized to under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (Rs. in crore) Sl. No. Name of the State/UT F.Y. 2021-22 F.Y. 2022-23 F.Y. 2023-24 F.Y. 2024-25 F.Y. 2025-26 Fund Released Utilized Fund Released Utilized Fund Rele...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, H.E. Denis Manturov, called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.  First Deputy PM Manturov briefed PM on the progress in various areas of mutually beneficial cooperation, including trade and economic partnership, fertilizers, connectivity and people-to-people ties.  PM recalled the successful visit of President Putin to India in December 2025 for the 23rd...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has extended financial assistance to Indigenous Energy Storage Technologies Private Limited, Roorkee, Uttarakhand for the project titled "Commercialization of Bio-waste / Agricultural Waste Derived Hard Carbon for Sodium-Ion Batteries." The project aims to establish indigenous capabilities for the production of advanced anode mate...
India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Biotechnology has been implementing the Biotech‑KISAN (Krishi Innovation Science Application Network) Scheme since 2017 as a flagship farmer‑centric programme. The scheme has made notable progress in bridging the gap between laboratories and agricultural fields by establishing hubs across diverse agro‑climatic zones. These hubs serve as demonstration units, training centres, and enterprise incuba...