India, Jan. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The ships of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron (1TS) - INS Tir, INS Shardul, INS Sujata, along with ICGS Sarathi made a port call at Belawan, Indonesia, on20 Jan 2026. The squadron was accorded a warm welcome by the Indonesian Navy, marked by a ceremonial reception featuring traditional dance performance. The ships are presently on atraining deployment to Southeast Asia. During the port call, personnel from the Indian Navy...
India, Jan. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a landmark cultural handover, Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi, Vice Chancellor of the Central Sanskrit University, presented a rare 233-year-old Sanskrit manuscript of the Vālmīkirāmāyaṇam (with the Tattvadīpikāṭīkā) to Shri Nripendra Misra, Chairman of the Executive Council of Prime Ministers Museum and Library at Teen Murti. The manuscript, authored by Ādi Kavi Vālm...
India, Jan. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) marked the successful completion of one year of its Internet Governance Internship & Capacity Building Scheme (IGICBS) with a commemorative event held in New Delhi on 19th January 2026 The milestone event celebrated a year of focused efforts towards building awareness, skills, and leadership in the field of internet governance among India's young digital talent. The initiative has bro...
India, Jan. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The second day of the ongoing 86th All India Presiding Officers' Conference (AIPOC) at Lucknow concluded with deliberations on three key themes - (1) Leveraging technology for transparent, efficient and citizen-centric legislative processes; (2) Capacity building of legislators to enhance efficiency and strengthen democratic governance; and (3) Accountability of Legislatures towards the people. Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha, Shri ...
India, Jan. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Government has released Rs.213.9 crores as XV Finance Commission Untied Grants for Rural Local Bodies in Assam. This amount represents the first installment for the financial year 2025-26. It has been released for all 2,192 eligible Gram Panchayats, 182 eligible Block Panchayats and 27 eligible Zilla Parishads across the State. Government of India through Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department ...
India, Jan. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is organizing a "Round Table conference with Ambassador and High commissioners on Seafood export promotions" for strengthening Bilateral trade and International Market Linkage on 21st January 2026, at New Delhi. The event will be chaired by Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (Mo...
India, Jan. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi underscored that the real challenge of the global energy transition lies in building infrastructure that is resilient, scalable and investment-ready. Speaking at the session "Resilient Infrastructure for Growth", the Union Minister highlighted India's experience of combining scale with system resilience, noting that ...
India, Jan. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The first commercial run of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train (Train No. 27576) between Kamakhya (KYQ) and Howrah (HWH) has received an overwhelming response from passengers. With all seats getting booked within a few hours of opening the ticket reservation through PRS and other sites. The swift sell-out vividly reflects passengers' eagerness to experience the speed, comfort and modern amenities of the Vande Bharat Sleeper inaugurated...
India, Jan. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 11th Meeting of the National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS) was held on January 20, 2026, at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, Janpath, New Delhi. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation; Central Water Commission (CWC); National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA); Central Electricity Authority (CEA); Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Ch...
India, Jan. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The CCI has approved proposed combination between Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL), JSW Sambalpur Steel Limited (JSW Sambalpur), JFE Steel Corporation (JFE) and JSW Kalinga Steel Ltd. (JSW Kalinga). The proposed combination pertains to the (a) transfer of BPSL's steel business undertaking (Target Business) to JSW Sambalpur by way of slump sale; and (b) the acquisition by JFE of a 50% direct shareholding in JSW Kalinga, there...