India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major boost to railway capacity augmentation in the coal-rich regions of India, Indian Railways has approved the Champa-Korba Third Line Project (42 km) of South East Central Railway (SECR) at an estimated cost of Rs.755 crore. The project involves construction of a third railway line between Champa and Korba, excluding the already sanctioned Madwarani-Saragbundia section. The corridor has been identified under Indian Railway...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has noticed a series of media reports suggesting that the Government of India is actively pursuing a deep-sea energy pipeline, sometimes referred to as the Middle East-India Deepwater Pipeline (MEIDP), connecting Gujarat to Oman and other Gulf countries. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas wishes to categorically clarify that no such proposal is currently under consideration by this ...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that the governance and pension reforms initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 12 years are reaching a wider section of employees and pensioners in Jammu & Kashmir following the transition of the erstwhile State into a Union Territory...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised the 9th edition of the District Collectors' Peyjal Samvad today through video conferencing, bringing together senior officials, District Collectors/ Deputy Commissioner, and Mission Directors of State/UTs JJM, to deliberate on accelerating the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 and sharing of best practices. The Samvad was chaired b...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 42nd meeting of National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) was held on 16.06.2026 in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by the Hon'ble Shri Manohar Lal, Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs and attended by Hon'ble Chief Minister Haryana, Shri Nayab Singh Saini; Hon'ble Chief Minister NCT of Delhi, Smt. Rekha Gupta; Hon'ble Minister Urban Development Rajasthan, Shri. Jhabar Singh Kharra; Hon'ble Minister Urban Develop...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The field operations for the Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) under Phase-I of Census 2027 have commenced today in Himachal Pradesh following the completion of the Self-Enumeration period. The house-to-house visits by Enumerators will continue till July 15, 2026. The Self-Enumeration (SE) facility has commenced in Kerala and Nagaland and will remain available till June 30, 2026. The corresponding Houselisting and Housing Cens...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: At an important meeting held in New Delhi today under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, consensus was reached among the concerned states on the long-pending Kishau Multipurpose Dam Project for the rejuvenation of the Yamuna River. Following the initiative of the Union Home Minister, the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan agreed to s...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today chaired a review meeting on the rehabilitation of slums in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Manohar Lal, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Shri Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Chief Minister of Delhi Smt. Rekha Gupta, Delhi's Urban Development Minister, Union Home Secretary, Delhi Chief Secretary, and other senior officials...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Schedule K of the Drugs Rules, 1945 provides exemptions from certain provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Rules made thereunder for specified classes of drugs. Prior to this amendment, Entry No. 13 of Schedule K permitted the sale of cough syrups in villages with a population of less than 1,000 without requiring compliance with certain retail sale licensing provisions. With the omission of the word "Syrup" from ...
India, June 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of the Republic of India and the Government of Japan have adopted the 'Rule of Implementation' of the Joint Crediting Mechanism on 08.06.2026, under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Last year, India and Japan signed the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM). The MoC established a framework for collaboration on ...