India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, will organise IIHT SUTRA 2026 - the Inaugural National Conclave of the Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology on 12 August 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC), New Delhi. The conclave is being organised as a national platform for dialogue, collaboration and knowledge sharing among the Indian Institutes of Handloom T...
India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, successfully organised the National Handloom Designers' Conclave 2026 today at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. The conclave brought together policymakers, eminent fashion designers, textile experts, academicians, cluster designers, master weavers, exporters, retailers and other stakeholders to deliberate on strengthening...
India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Tourist Footfall in North-Eastern Region (NER) in 2025 S. No. Name of State Domestic Tourist Visits (DTVs) Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) 1 Arunachal Pradesh 913383 4582 2 Assam 9055943 33858 3 Manipur 25281 2892 4 Meghalaya 1848239 7116 5 Mizoram 828223 11484 6 Nagaland 127428 5425 7 Sikkim 1654838 68992 8 Tripura 681103 27320 Tourist Footfall in NER for January-June, 2026 S. No. Name of State...
India, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No Infrastructure Sub-sector Total Number of Indicators 1 Civil Aviation 31 2 Roads 8 3 Power 14 4 Ports, Shipping & Waterways 62 5 Telecommunications 13 6 Railways 37 Total 165 PAIMANA - An Overview Efficient monitoring of infrastructure projects is essential for timely implementation, transparency and governance. To support this, PAIMANA (Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring and Analy...
India, Aug. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) has achieved another significant milestone with the sanction of over 1.25 crore houses under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0, of which more than 1 crore houses have been completed and delivered to beneficiaries across the country. Building on this milestone, the Government continues to accelerate the implementation of PMAY-U 2.0 to expand access to affordable housing for eligible urban families. In...
India, Aug. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India will be an essential player in the next industrial revolution which will be biotechnology and AI driven, unlike the last industrial revolution which was IT driven and India was late in becoming a part of that, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, said today. Speaking at a media ...
India, Aug. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has informed the Rajya Sabha that, as per the NITI Aayog Guidelines, 2017 for the Development Action Plan for Scheduled Castes (DAPSC), earlier known as the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP), 38 Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are earmarking funds across various schemes for the welfare and development of Scheduled Castes. Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale shared...
India, Aug. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Higher education can create opportunities for young people to build meaningful careers and work towards a stable and independent future. However, financial constraints can make it difficult for students from economically weaker families to meet the costs associated with higher education. Demonstrating the importance of educational financial assistance, Ganesh Kumar, a 21-year-old B.Tech. II Year student from the OBC-NCL category, h...
India, Aug. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, the Meeting of Heads of BRICS Competition Authorities was organised by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), on 8th August, 2026 in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The meeting brought together the Heads and senior representatives of competition authorities from BRICS member countries to strengthen cooperation in promoting fair competition and addressing emerging challenges in competition law and policy....
India, Aug. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today inaugurated the 'Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan' by hoisting the National Flag at Flag Point, Sri Vijaya Puram, on the occasion of August Kranti Diwas, commemorating the Quit India Movement of 1942. Addressing the gathering at the State Function and Tiranga Concert on Vande Mataram at the DBRAIT Auditorium, the Vice-President said there could be no more appropriate place to launch the campaig...