India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah addressed the inauguration session of the two-day Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) workshop as the chief guest. The workshop is being organized by the Border Management Division, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in New Delhi. On this occasion, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah also launched the logo of the Vibrant Villages Program. Union Minister of State fo...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In a major strike against drug trafficking and distribution syndicates, the officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have seized a significant quantity of narcotic substances under Operation codenamed "Rainbow". A specific intelligence on the modus of smuggling of narcotics viz cocaine, in small quantities, concealed in soft toys and smuggled using domestic courier networks, was further developed by t...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Honourable Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, Mr Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, accompanied by a high-level delegation, visited the head office of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in New Delhi on Tuesday. He was warmly welcomed by the Chief Executive Officer of UIDAI Sh. Bhuvnesh Kumar, and senior officials of the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of I...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education selects 21 teachers in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Polytechnic for National Awards to Teachers (NAT) 2025. NEP 2020 recognizes that motivated, energized and capable faculty is critical for advancement of the students, institution and profession. It also envisages incentives such as rewards and recognitions to cultivate a culture of excellence in educat...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, has selected 45 teachers for this year's National Teachers' Awards, to be conferred on 5th September 2025. The awardee teachers have been selected through a rigorous, transparent and online process in three stages, i.e., District, State and National level selection process, by the Department of School Education and Literacy. The 45 selected teachers...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Emphasising that battlefields of tomorrow will not recognise service boundaries, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan has called for swift and decisive joint responses across domains to ensure victory in future wars. He was delivering the keynote address at RAN SAMWAD, a first-of-its-kind Tri-service seminar on war, warfare & warfighting, on the theme 'Impact of Technology on Warfare' at the Army War Colle...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As a testimony to India's growing shipbuilding prowess and its march towards self-reliance, two multi-mission stealth frigates of Project 17A - INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri - were commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at the Naval Base, Visakhapatnam on August 26, 2025. It was for the first time that two frontline surface combatants indigenously constructed by two differe...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Under the aegis of Ministry of Defence, Aarambh - a learning and support centre initiative has been launched by the Delhi Cantonment Board, in Silver Oak School, Delhi Cantonment on August 26, 2025. The initiative is focused on inclusive development of child welfare, to provide free education and essential medical facilities to the children of construction labourers working in the Cantonment area. The Children of migr...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In order to manage the overall food security and to prevent hoarding and unscrupulous speculation, the Government of India imposed stock limits on wheat applicable to Traders/Wholesalers, Retailers, Big Chain Retailers and Processors in all States and Union Territories. The Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, 2025 was issued on 27 May 2025...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In a historic first for India and the global telecom community, the 3GPP Radio Access Networks (RAN) Working Group meetings - RAN1 through RAN5 - were inaugurated on 25th August, in Whitefield, Bengaluru. With support from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, and hosted by the Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI), the meetings mark the first time discussions...