India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Coal met on Wednesday to discuss 'Commercial Coal Mining Reforms and Leveraging Private Sector Participation'. The meeting was chaired by the Union Minister of Coal and Mines Shri G Kishan Reddy. It was also attended by the Secretary, Ministry of Coal Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, senior officials of the Ministry and coal PSUs apart from the Members of the Commi...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, in collaboration with Nuernberg Messe India, is organising BIOFACH INDIA 2026 from 6-8 August 2026 at the India Expo Centre & Mart (IEML), Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR. The exhibition brings together stakeholders from the organic, natural and sustainable food sectors, providing a comprehensiv...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Tenth BRICS Industry Ministers' Meeting concluded successfully today in Jaipur, Rajasthan, under India's BRICS Chairship 2026. The meeting brought together Industry Ministers and senior representatives from BRICS member countries to culminate the ministerial engagement under the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR). Held under the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability," t...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Recent claims in the media suggesting that India is importing and intends to import large quantities of ethanol from the United States (U.S.) for fuel blending are baseless and factually incorrect. As per the domestic policy framework, ethanol used for fuel blending under the Ethanol Blended with Petrol Programme is sourced entirely from domestic producers. There is no import of ethanol for fuel blending from the U.S. Further, no c...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (O/o CGPDTM) has announced that the Trade Marks Agent Examination (TAE) 2027 is likely to be held on 9 January 2027 (Saturday), while the Patent Agent Examination (PAE) 2027 is likely to be conducted on 10 January 2027 (Sunday). The examinations are proposed to be held at 15 centres across the country, namely Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Gu...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today launched the nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 campaign in New Delhi, which will be observed across the country from 9 to 17 August 2026. The campaign, which has evolved into one of India's largest public participation movements, calls upon citizens to proudly hoist the National Flag and participate in a wide range of activities celebrating the spirit of patrio...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (20.COM), convened under the UNESCO 2003 Convention, was hosted by the Government of India at the Red Fort (Lal Qila), New Delhi, from 8 to 13 December 2025. The Session marked a historic milestone as it was the first time that India hosted the Intergovernmental Committee under the UNESCO 2003 Convention. It also coincided wi...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure Allocation Expenditure 1. Uttar Pradesh Agra 19.35 19.35 21.27 21.15 23.52 23.52 15.90 15.90 16.30 16.30 Jhansi 4.15 4.15 7.00 7.00 5.82 5.82 6.10 6.10 8.95 8.95 Lucknow 10.44 10.44 19.03 19.03 16.93 16.93 8.91 8.91 8.30 ...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl no. Scheme name 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 1 Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) Approved allocation 6150.00 2000.00 11767.75 2 Fund released 4217.00 1866.95 11757.75 Sl. No. Located in State/UT Science Centers/Museums Year of Establishment A & N Island Science Centre, Port Blair May 30, 2003 Mizoram Mizoram Science Centre, Aizwal July 26, 2003 Nagaland Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur Sep...
India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi on August 6, 2026, with discussions focusing on the 'Territorial Army'. During the meeting, senior officials presented a detailed briefing on the Territorial Army's mandate, role and key achievements to the committee members, who offered valuable suggestions to further strengthen the force & enhance...