India to Host BRICS Women Working Group Meeting in Kochi from 6-7 July 2026

India, July 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India will host the BRICS Women Working Group (WWG) Meeting on 6-7 July 2026 in Kochi, Kerala, under its BRICS Chairship this year. Senior government officials from BRICS Member Countries will come together to deliberate on key issues relating to women's empowerment across all sectors and women-led development, while advancing cooperation across shared priorities. Guided by India's BRICS Chairship theme, "Building for Resilience, I...


MSDE Extends Registration Deadline for Navachar Mantra to 15 July 2026

India, July 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Responding to the overwhelming interest from innovators across the country, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has extended the registration deadline for Navachar Mantra, its flagship national innovation platform, to 15 July 2026, providing more aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to transform promising ideas into successful ventures. Thousands of registrations have already been received from aspiring ...


Shivraj Singh Chouhan Releases First Installment of Rs.25,863 Crore to States for VB-G-RAM-G

India, July 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today reviewed the implementation of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G-RAM-G] through a video conference with Rural Development Ministers of all States and Union Territories. During the meeting, he released the first installment (Mother Sanction) of Rs.25,863 crore to the States for implementation of the scheme. Addressing the ...


Senior Officers of the Ministry of Rural Development to Visit to Karnataka for Review of Rural Development Programmes including lunch of Viksit Bharat-GRAMG

India, July 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of the Ministry of Rural Development's ongoing Nefforts to strengthen the implementation of flagship rural development programmes, a team of senior officers from the Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, comprising Shri Altaf Hussain Haji (ISS) Deputy Director General & Statistical Advisor DORD along with Shri Anil Kumar K.C, Under Secretary and Shri Baldev Verma, Assistant Di...


Government secures future of nearly 65,000 erstwhile Ordnance Factory employees through redeployment into Regular Government Service: Dr. Jitendra Singh

India, July 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A 19-member delegation representing Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) and affiliated employees' organisations from across the country called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh, today to discuss a range of issues relating to Government employee...


Reforms Utsav & Chintan Shivir 2026 organised by Ministry of Law & Justice concludes at Mount Abu

India, July 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Reforms Utsav & Chintan Shivir 2026 jointly organised by the Department of Legal Affairs and Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice , concludes with Adoption of the "Sankalp Patra." The two-day Reforms Utsav & Chintan Shivir 2026 concluded today at Gyan Sarovar, Mount Abu, with the adoption of the Mount Abu Declaration-the Ministry's Sankalp Patra reaffirming its collective commitment to building a future-ready, te...


Ministry of Law and Justice Concludes 'Reforms Utsav & Chintan Shivir 2026'; Releases Sankalp Patra to Advance Legal and Legislative Reforms

India, July 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Legislative Department & the Department of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Law and Justice jointly organised a two-day 'Reforms Utsav & Chintan Shivir 2026' on 4 and 5 July, 2026 at the serene Gyan Sarovar, Mount Abu, Rajasthan. The Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, inaugurated the Reform Utsav & Chintan Shivir on 4th July, 2026, and addressed the senior officers and pa...


India to host BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies meeting on 6-7 July 2026 in Guwahati

India, July 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India will host BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting on 6-7 July 2026 in Guwahati, Assam. The meeting will bring together the Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies and senior officials from BRICS member countries to strengthen institutional continuity and foster deeper operational cooperation among grouping drug control agencies. The global drug trafficking landscape has evolved significantly, with the proliferation of synthetic drugs, ...


Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah and Minister for Coal and Mines Shri G. Kishan Reddy reviewed situation of illegal coal mining and coal theft

India, July 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah and Minister for Coal and Mines Shri G. Kishan Reddy reviewed situation of illegal coal mining and coal theft in a high-level meeting in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by the Union Home Secretary, the Union Coal Secretary, senior officials from the Ministry of Coal, CISF, Coal India Limited and BCCL. During the meeting, the Home Minister expressed concern over the ...


ICMR wins Gold at National Awards for e-Governance 2026

India, July 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s flagship initiative, ICMR-MINDS, a National Health Research Priority project, has been conferred the Gold Award under Category 2 - Innovation by Use of AI and Other New Age Technologies for Providing Citizen-Centric Services - at the National Awards for e-Governance, instituted by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grie...