India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a speech and hearing impaired gang rape victim was found dead at her house in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh on 21st August, 2025. Reportedly, she was subjected to gang rape by two men in the Loni area of the district on 18th August, 2025. The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited by Adani Group Entities. The Proposed Combination relates to the acquisition of up to 100% shareholding of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) and Adani Infrastructure and Developers Private Limited (AIDPL) or any other entity forming part of Adani Group. JAL is currently undergoing corp...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of an additional 40% shareholding by PSA India Pte. Ltd. (Acquirer) in PSA Bharat Investments Pte. Ltd. (Target). The Proposed Combination involves the acquisition of an additional 40% shareholding by the Acquirer in the Target from AIN Investment Ltd. (Seller). Pursuant to the Proposed Combination, the Acquirer shall be entitled to 100% of the equity sh...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of shareholding by Multiples Private Equity Fund IV, Multiples Private Equity Gift Fund IV, Samvibhag Securities Private Limited, Mr. Mithun Padam Sacheti and Mr. Siddhartha Sacheti in V.I.P. Industries Limited. The proposed combination relates to the acquisition of certain shareholding by Multiples Private Equity Fund IV (MPEF), Multiples Private Equity...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: National Statistical Office (NSO) of Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in collaboration with Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Kerala is organizing one day workshop on "Capacity Building of Coastal States on development of Ocean Accounts" at Kochi, Kerala on 29th August, 2025. The main objective of the workshop is to encourage the Coastal States to create their own Ocean Accounts, w...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Gross Value Added grew by 11.89% in current prices in the year 2023-24 over previous year Industrial output grew by more than 5.80% in 2023-24 over the previous year Total estimated employment in the sector* showed a robust growth of 5.92% in 2023-24 over the previous year This sector added more than half a crore (57 lakh) jobs during the last decade 2014-15 to 2023-24 Top 5 industries in respect of GVA are Basic metal...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India is organising a Data User's Conference on Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) on 28th August, 2025 at Kaushal Bhawan, New Moti Bagh, New Delhi. This conference will build upon the dialogue initiated between data users and data producers of PLFS in the first Data User's Conference on PLFS organised in ...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) hosted the Ambassadors' Roundtable Meet in Delhi today, convening envoys from 28 nations along with senior officials, industry leaders and multilateral representatives to discuss collaboration ahead of India Maritime Week (IMW) 2025, scheduled for October 27-31 in Mumbai. The event, chaired by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Marking one year of the BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment)Policy, Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh today launched the BioE3 Challenge for Youth and the country's first National Biofoundry Network, calling it a step towards making biotechnology a driver of India's economy, environment and employment. "India's bioeconomy has grown from just $10 billion in 2014 to $16...
India, Aug. 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Shri George Kurian will chair the MoU signing between the Ministry of Minority Affairs and ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute for a skill training and women entrepreneurship development project under the Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan(PMVIKAS) scheme at the Animation Centre, Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. ...