India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Yard 18003(Krishna),the first of the threeCadet Training Ships (CTS) under construction at M/s L&T, Kattupalli (Chennai), has been launched on16 Feb 2026. In keeping with the Naval traditions,Mrs Anupama Chauhan launched the ship in the presence of General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff. Senior officials of the Indian Armed Forces and M/s L&T Shipbuilding, Chennai attended the event. Theship isindigenously designed and built...
India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Sector Total Grievances Total Amount Refunded (Rs.) 1 E-Commerce 47,743 36,79,86,191 2 Travel & Tourism 5,149 4,16,39,652 3 Agency Services 1,103 1,53,97,771 4 Electronic Products 788 1,45,23,681 5 General Insurance 293 1,18,08,426 Total 55,076 45,13,55,721 The National Consumer Helpline (NCH) has facilitated refunds amounting to Rs.52 crore across 31 sectors by addressing 79,521 consumer grievance...
India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 2026 edition of the Vice Admiral KK Nayyar Memorial Lecture was held on 16 Feb 2026, marking the 21st Foundation Day of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi. The annual lecture honours the enduring legacy of VAdm KK Nayyar, whose intellectual vision and strategic foresight laid the foundation for NMF's emergence as India's premier institution for maritime thought and policy advocacy. VAdm Nayyar was not only a dis...
India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Education organised a special session titled "Ministry of Education - Pushing the Frontier of AI in India" today at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, as part of the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The session was attended by Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and was also graced by Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State for Education & Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge). Senior of...
India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A high-level delegation of the Tanzania Peoples' Defence Forces (TPDF) is on a three-day visit to India from February 17-19, 2026. The delegation today interacted with Indian Defence Forces and also visited Indian Defence Cyber Security facilities. Key deliberations during the meeting focused on cooperation in the cyber domain and further strengthening of ongoing Defence engagements. The interaction highlights a shared commitment ...
India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Tenth meeting of the Monitoring Committee on Business Correspondents was held under the chairmanship of Shri M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services at New Delhi today. It aimed to deliberate upon the progress on action points emerged during the previous meeting and fresh agenda items. The meeting was attended by the members of the Monitoring Committee along with Chief General Manager, Financial Inclusion and D...
India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, today launched two pioneering digital health initiatives - SAHI (Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for India) and BODH (Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI) - during the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The launch marks a significant milestone in advancing safe, ethical, and evidence-based deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Ind...
India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 opened with a high-impact session that examined the dual imperatives of people-centric AI and sovereign technological capability. The session "From Algorithms to Outcomes: Building AI that Works for People" at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 focused on ensuring that artificial intelligence systems translate into measurable improvements in public service delivery and citizen welfare...
India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The session "From Insights to Action for Resilient, High-Performance Data Centres", held today on the second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 and organised in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE) and the National Lab of the Rockies, earlier known as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), discussed the growing pressure that AI-driven data centre expansion is placing on energy systems and infrastr...
India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Introduction Building a Circular Economy to Balance Growth and Sustainability Circular economy principles offer a viable, forward-looking solution that can help India balance between economic activity and ecological sustainability. By 2050, India's circular economy is expected to reach a market value of $2 trillion and create 10 million jobs. What is Biomass? What is Biochar & Engineered Biochar? Government Initiatives Driving...