India, July 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: New Delhi | July 10, 2026: The Sports Authority of India (SAI), under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS), and the Safdarjung Sports Injury Centre (SIC), under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in sports science, sports medicine, athlete rehabilitation, research, innovation, education and capacity building. The MoU aims to create a...
India, July 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting commenced in Kochi today under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, bringing together Ministers and Heads of Delegation from BRICS Member Countries to strengthen cooperation, advance women's empowerment and reaffirm shared commitment to inclusive, resilient and sustainable development. The meeting builds on the BRICS Women Working Group Meeting held on 6-7 July 2026, where senior officials deliberated o...
India, July 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The workshop concluded with the presentation of the consolidated recommendations and the adoption of the Bhubaneswar Declaration, a landmark national framework for strengthening Tribal Research Institutes as centres of excellence in research, knowledge generation and evidence-based policymaking. In his concluding remarks, Shri Anant Prakash Pandey, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, said, "Over the past two days, we have ...
India, July 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has launched Handloom Hackathon 2026 - "Weaving Innovation", a national innovation challenge aimed at harnessing technology, design, entrepreneurship and sustainable solutions to strengthen India's handloom sector. The initiative is being organised as part of the celebrations of National Handloom Day 2026. The Grand Finale of the Hack...
India, July 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) on 15th August 2020 to combat drug demand in the country. Recognising the urgent need for collective action, the Ministry coordinates various initiatives including prevention, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, aftercare, public information dissemination, and community awareness. As the drug addiction in India has long been a sil...
India, July 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant effort to accurately model the near-earth space researchers have developed a novel approach to reconstruct the topside ionosphere over the Indian region for the first time by integrating ground and space-based observations. This approach would be critical for satellite operations, communication systems, and navigation services. The ionosphere is a complex, ionized part of Earth's upper atmosphere that plays a vital...
India, July 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds promise of manifold increase in India's Agriculture Economy which, according to one estimate , could be to the tune of around Rs 7...
India, July 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), through the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), is participating in the Side Event Exhibition at the BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting in Kochi, Kerala, on 8 and 9 July 2026, showcasing women-led rural enterprises from across India under India's BRICS Chairship. The exhibition was inaugurated by Ms. Annapurna Devi, Hon'ble Minister for Women and Child Dev...
India, July 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, today organised a brainstorming meeting with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and the Department of Posts to explore synergies between the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) and DIGIPIN, India's digital addressing framework. The meeting was chaired by Shri Narendra bhooshan, Secretary, Department of Land Resource...
India, July 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Kochi, Kerala; July 8, 2026: Under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj showcased the country's transformative initiatives in empowering women through democratic decentralisation and strengthening grassroots governance during the panel discussion on "Advancing Women's Leadership at the Grassroots" held as part of the BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting in Kochi, Kerala. The panel was chaired by Shri Vivek Bharadw...