India, Feb. 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 86th Meeting of the Governing Body (GB) of the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) was convened at NIH Roorkee to review the Institute's progress and strategic direction. The meeting was chaired by the Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti, Shri V. L. Kantha Rao. The deliberations underscored NIH's expanding role as a premier research organizat...
India, Feb. 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A Chintan Shivir of the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance was held at Coorg, Karnataka on 13th and 14th February 2026. The event was attended by Secretary DFS, Shri M. Nagaraju, all senior officers and departmental staff, apart from the senior leadership of PSBs, PSICs and DFIs. Experts from public policy as well as practitioners from various fields of financing presented their views and ideas, as well as reflec...
India, Feb. 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Key Takeaways India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) IT Services Simplification and Safe Harbour Provisions Safe Harbour Margin Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) A "Safe Harbour Margin" (under the Income Tax Act) refers to a specified profit margin declared by a taxpayer for certain international transactions, without detailed checking, if it meets prescribed conditio...
India, Feb. 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Women and Child Development organised a National Conference on Safety of Women at Workplace (SHe-Box) today ( 14 February 2026 ) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The conference was held in the august presence of the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Annpurna Devi; Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Savitri Thakur; & Members of Parliament, including Shri Sudhanshu Trivedi, Smt. Re...
India, Feb. 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards strengthening India's cybersecurity posture against emerging quantum computing threats, the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier telecommunications R&D institution under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India, has signed an agreement with Synergy Quantum India Private Limited, a deep-tech sovereign quantum security company providing comprehensive post-quant...
India, Feb. 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: "This is not merely an exhibition; it is a celebration of dignity, self-reliance and empowerment." With these powerful words, Dr. Virendra Kumar, Hon'ble Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, inaugurated the 29th edition of Divya Kala Mela at the Exhibition Ground, Chandigarh, today. He described the Mela as a transformative movement that has emerged as a new ray of hope in the lives of Divyangjan across the country, re...
India, Feb. 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw today announced that in line with Indian Railways' resolve to undertake "52 reforms in 52 weeks" during 2026, two new reforms are approved by the Indian Railways and their implementation will commence immediately. He said that reforms are not one-time events but a continuous process. Shri Vaishnaw stated that the...
India, Feb. 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah remembered the bravery of the soldiers martyred in the Pulwama terrorist attack and paid tribute to them. In a post on X platform, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that I remember the bravery of the soldiers martyred in the Pulwama terrorist attack and pay tribute to them. He said that terrorism is humanity's greatest enemy and India ...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Hon'ble President of the National Company Law Tribunal, Chief Justice (Retd.) Ramalingam Sudhakar, demitted office today, 13 February 2026, after completing a distinguished tenure at the helm of the Tribunal. He had joined the Tribunal in November 2021. During his tenure of over four years, the President significantly strengthened the institution and contributed meaningfully to the dispensation of justice in corporate and inso...
India, Feb. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Startup India is an initiative by the Government of India. As on 31st December 2025, a total of 2,07,135 entities have been recognised as startups by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) across all States/Union Territories (UTs), and such startups have generated over 21.9 lakh direct jobs. The year-wise details of recognized startups and jobs generated by such startups are placed as Annexure-I. Data ...