INDIAN NAVY SIGNS CONTRACT WITH M/S BEL FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NMDA PROJECT

India, July 8 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Indian Navy has signed a contract with M/s Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bengaluru for the implementation of National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) Project towards strengthening maritime and coastal security. The contract was signed in the presence of VAdm Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, and Shri Manoj Jain, Chairman and Managing Director, M/s BEL. The project will bring in an integrated approa...


USER TRIALS OF EXTENDED RANGE ANTI-SUBMARINE ROCKET SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT FROM INS KAVARATTI

India, July 8 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: User trials of Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR) were successfully carried out from INS Kavaratti from June 23, 2025 to July 07, 2025. DRDO's Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, in association with High Energy Materials Research Laboratory and Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, has designed and developed ERASR for indigenous rocket launcher (IRL) of Indian Naval Ships. ERASR is...


IBC TO CELEBRATE ASHADHA PURNIMA - DHAMMACAKKAPPAVATTANA DIVAS AT SARNATH ON JULY 10TH

India, July 8 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Mahabodhi Society of India, will commemorate ashadha Purnima-Dhammacakkappavattana Divas-with a solemn spiritual programme at Mulagandha Kuti Vihara, Sarnath, on Thursday, 10th July 2025. Ashadha Purnima marks the First Turning of the Wheel of Dhamma, the day when Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon ...


"THE INDIAN TELECOM SERVICES YEARLY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS" FOR THE YEAR 2024-25

India, July 8 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: TRAI today has released the "The Indian Telecom Services-Yearly Performance Indicators" for the year 2024-25. This Report provides a broad perspective of the Telecom Services in India and presents the key parameters and growth trends of the Telecom Services as well as Cable TV, DTH & Radio Broadcasting services in India for the period covering 1st April, 2024 to 31st March, 2025. This report is compiled mainly on the ba...


FROM ABANDONMENT TO OPPORTUNITY: BCCL REVIVES LEGACY COAL MINE VIA MDO MODEL

India, July 8 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In a major stride towards achieving the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat as envisioned by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) has successfully restarted coal production from its long-discontinued PB Project under the Mine Developer and Operator (MDO) model. This marks a historic moment for BCCL and the entire Coal India ecosystem, becoming the first operational MDO mine within the CIL group....


DIGITAL PLATFORMS DRIVING EFFICIENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN AGRICULTURAL SCHEMES, SAYS AGRICULTURE SECRETARY DEVESH CHATURVEDI

India, July 8 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (Mechanization & Technology Division) organized a one-day national workshop on the Implementation of the Online Centralized Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Platform Version 2.0 and the NaMo Drone Didi Yojana in New Delhi today. The event was graced by Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary, DA&FW, Dr. Pramod Kumar Meherda, Additional Secretary, and Smt S. Rukmani, Joint Secretar...


BIHAR SIR FORM COLLECTION TOUCHES NEARLY HALF-WAY MARK IN 14 DAYS; 17 DAYS STILL LEFT

India, July 8 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Going by the progress of SIR till 6 PM on July 08, it is most likely that the exercise of collection of Enumeration Forms will be completed well before the last day of collection i.e. 25th July 2025. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, is progressing well with 3,70,77,077 Enumeration Forms, which is 46.95% of the total of 7,89,69,844 (nearly 7.90 crore) electors in Bihar, collected (at 6.00 PM) in the first 1...


JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON ANIKANT PYARELAL ODHAR V/S STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANR.

RANCHI, India, July 8 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on JUne 9: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the instant writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON HOLIKA KUMARI RAM V/S STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ORS.

RANCHI, India, July 8 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on JUne 9: 1. By way of filing this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- (a) For the issuance of an appropriate writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions in nature of certiorari for quashing the order no.230, dated 14.12.2020 (Annexure-18) whereby and whereunder the petitioner has been dismissed from her services, for the reason that the order of dismissal lacks coregent reasoning and...


CM INSPECTS VULNERABLE POINTS ALONG SHOGHI-DHALLI FOUR-LANE PROJECT

SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, July 8 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release: Assures safety and relief to affected families Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today conducted an on-site inspection of various vulnerable points along the under-construction 27-km Shoghi-Dhalli four-lane project in Shimla district. He visited Bhattakufar, Sanjauli, Dhalli, Lindidhar, and nearby areas to assess the situation and listene...