India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flagged-in 'Samudra Pradakshina', the first ever Tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition through video conferencing on July 22, 2026. Aboard the Indian Army Sailing Vessel (IASV) Triveni, nine women officers of the three Services returned to Mumbai after successfully completing a 314-day voyage covering nearly 25,500 nautical miles across four oceans. The expedition was virtually f...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today said that the Centre and the States are equal partners in strengthening school education. He was chairing the two-day Conclave of State and UT Education Ministers to review Centrally Sponsored Schemes of the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, at the ICAR National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), New Delhi. In his address, Shri ...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of India's BRICS Presidency 2026, the Union Ministry of Education successfully convened the International Governing Board (IGB) meeting of the BRICS Network University (BRICS NU) on Tuesday (July 21, 2026) in virtual mode, following the BRICS Network University Conference on Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge Systems held on Monday (July 20, 2026). The two-day engagement brought together government representatives, univer...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Magnitude Range 2.0 - 2.9 3.0 - 3.9 4.0 - 4.9 5.0 - 5.9 No. of Earthquakes 12 3 NIL 1 The Government has taken note of the seismic activity in the Kangra-Chamba region. The National Center for Seismology (NCS) under Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) continuously monitors earthquakes across the country through the National Seismological Network. During June 2026, a total of 16 earthquakes were detected and reported by NCS...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The India Meteorological Department (IMD), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), issues warnings and alerts, including impact-based forecasts (IBFs) for heatwaves, at the district level twice a day. It includes the expected impact and suggested actions to mitigate heatwaves, as outlined in the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) guidelines and the heat action plan. These impact-based forecasts and risk-based warnin...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India Meteorological Department (IMD) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences monitors rainfall on a daily, weekly and seasonal basis against the Long Period Average (LPA). The Southwest Monsoon rainfall in 2026 has been lower than normal in several parts of the country during the initial weeks of the season. However, rainfall varies from place to place and from week to week, and some regions have received normal or above-normal rainf...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: # 2014-15 2025-26 Remarks Production of electronics goods (Rs.) ~1.9 Lakh Cr ~13.11 Lakh Cr Increased 7 times Export of electronics goods (Rs.) ~38 thousand Cr ~4.24 Lakh Cr Increased 11 times Production of mobile phones (Rs.) ~18 thousand Cr ~6.27 Lakh Cr Increased 33 times Export of mobile phones (Rs.) ~1500 Cr ~ 2.59 Lakh Cr Increased 165 times # District Number of plants 1 Chengalpattu 4 2 Chennai 6 ...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The government has taken cognizance of reports regarding the misuse of certain Battery Management System (BMS) mobile applications that enabled unauthorised remote control of e-rickshaw batteries. On 3rd July 2026, the Government issued orders for removal of such applications on app stores. Further, Government has institutionalised a nationwide integrated and coordinated framework to strengthen cybersecurity and digital resilienc...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The policies of the Government are aimed at ensuring an open, safe, trusted, and accountable internet for its users, including women and children. The Information Technology Act, and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, together, have put in place a stringent framework to deal with unlawful and harmful content in the digital space. CSAM material on social media: Governme...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The policies of the Government are aimed at ensuring an Open, Safe, Trusted and Accountable Internet for its users, including children. Legal structure: The Information Technology Act, 2000 ("IT Act") and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 ("IT Rules"), together, have established a framework to promote digital well-being, user safeguards and responsible digital particip...