India, June 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah today highlighted the achievements of the Modi Government in strengthening national security over the past 12 years. Shri Shah said that in the 12 years of the Modi government, India has been rebuilt as a bastion of security that shields the citizens and unleashes destruction upon its enemies. In a post on X, Shri Amit Shah said, "In the 12 years of the Modi governmen...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant boost to the Housing for All mission, over 2.13 lakh houses for eligible urban poor families were sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0) at the 7th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC), chaired by Shri Srinivas Katikithala, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) at Sankalp Bhawan in New Delhi on 17th June 2026. The meeting was also attend...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Pralhad Joshi, launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Portal of India (GHCI) during the National Workshop on "Strengthening the National Green Hydrogen Mission: Through State Policies, Hubs & Infrastructure" organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy here today. Developed by MNRE, the portal will facilitate transpa...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, today called upon State Governments to actively adopt Centre's besst governance platforms, administrative reforms and citizen-centric service delivery models developed by the Government of India, saying t...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant boost to railway infrastructure and capacity enhancement in Gujarat, Indian Railways has approved the doubling of the Adipur-Bhuj section (49 km) of Western Railway at a cost of Rs.493 crore. The project has been approved under Indian Railways' ongoing programme for capacity augmentation through doubling, tripling and other network enhancement works. The doubling of this strategically important section will streng...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards enhancing rail capacity and improving freight movement in Maharashtra, Indian Railways has approved the construction of the Somtane-Chikhli Chord Line (3.7 km) on Central Railway at a cost of Rs.172 crore. The new chord line will bridge a critical missing rail link between Chikhli on the Karjat route and Somtane on the Roha route. It will provide seamless connectivity between the Karjat and Roha corri...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major step towards modernising signalling infrastructure and strengthening railway safety, Indian Railways has approved a Rs.405 crore signalling upgradation project on Eastern Railway involving the replacement of relay-based interlocking systems with Electronic Interlocking (EI) at 32 stations. This includes 25 Panel Interlocking (PI)/Route Relay Interlocking (RRI) stations and 7 Intermediate Block Signalling (IBS) locations ...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major boost towards improving urban transportation infrastructure and enhancing rail-road connectivity in Madhya Pradesh, Indian Railways has approved the rebuilding of Road Over Bridge (ROB) No. 103-C, popularly known as Shastriya Bridge, in Indore Yard at a cost of Rs.139 crore. The project has been sanctioned under Indian Railways' ongoing programme for construction and modernization of road over bridges, road under bridge...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought was celebrated with great enthusiasm on 17 June 2026 across 813 project areas under the Watershed Development Component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDC-PMKSY 2.0) throughout the country. The Watershed Management Division, Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, is implementing WDC-PMKSY 2.0 to promote soil and water conservation, restore degrad...
India, June 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ahead of the International Day of Yoga to be observed on June 21 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh today released the book "Yoga and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: An Integrated Approach to Wellness", postulating 40% reduction of risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with ...