GUWAHATI, India, Aug. 25 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on July 25: 1. Heard Mr. KN Choudhury, the learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr. RM Deka, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. I have also heard Mr. B Gogoi, the learned Additional Advocate General, Assam as well as the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent PWD. 2. Taking into account that the issues involved in the batch of four writ petitions are similar and there is an urgency expressed ...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, invites nominations for the National Youth Award (NYA) 2024. The Award aims to motivate young persons (aged between 15 - 29 years) to achieve excellence in the field of national development or social service; to encourage young people to develop a sense of responsibility to the community and thus to improve their own personal potential as good citizens; and to gi...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The sun may have set on the Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025, but the first-ever consolidated, national-level, open-age competition featuring kayaking, coaching and rowing has set a new chapter in the history of water sports in the country. The Games, hosted by the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council under the supervision of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), has lifted the enthusiasm of water sports athletes and...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Acting on the clarion call given by Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya last week to transform this year's National Sports Day 2025 into a true people's movement, States and Union Territories (UTs) across India have begun their preparations for this mega Pan-India celebration. Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Telangana, Mah...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, inaugurated the 'Giving Wings to Dreams Conclave 2025' at the Shangri-La Eros Hotel in New Delhi today. The event organized by SPORTSCOM was conceived as a platform where innovation meets opportunity, with the shared goal of making India a 'Sporting Superpower'. It brought together key stakeholders to discuss the future of the Indian sports ecosys...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday unveiled the glittering Hockey Men's Asia Cup 2025 Trophy here, marking the countdown to the tournament's 12th edition, scheduled to be held from August 29 to September 7 at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar. The Rajgir edition is set to be historic, being the first major international hockey tournament hosted in Bihar,...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), in collaboration with the National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways & Coasts (NTCPWC), IIT Madras, the National Maritime Complex (NMC), and Chennai Port Authority (ChPA), today launched MAR-a-THON 2025 - India's Maritime Hackathon at IIT Madras. Organised under the Sagarmala Start-up Innovation Initiative (S2I2), the programme seeks to advance Research, Innov...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: A new property of the largest antibody so far identified in our body, changes our existing understanding of antibodies from chemical keys that fit into microbial locks to mechanical engineers, altering the physical properties of molecules to protect us This could inspire new therapies by designing antibodies that mechanically stiffen dangerous proteins and disarming them. Our immune system is armed with many types of...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Railways and NTPC convened a National Conference on Fly Ash Utilisation and Transportation on 25th August 2025 at the Power Management Institute in Noida. The event brought together fly ash generators, users, transporters, and policymakers to discuss and formulate strategies for sustainable fly ash management in India. In 2024-25, India generated 340.11 million tonnes of fly ash, of which 332.63 millio...
India, Aug. 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: India and Japan have been deepening their partnership in the energy sector under the Japan-India Clean Energy Partnership, with a focus on energy security, clean energy transition, and addressing climate change. Both sides have institutionalized this cooperation through the India-Japan Energy Dialogue and sectoral Joint Working Groups (JWGs). A Ministerial-level India-Japan Energy Dialogue was held today (25th August ...