Defence Secretary calls on Seychelles' Minister for Foreign Affairs & Diaspora and Chief of Defence Forces in New Delhi

India, Feb. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh called on Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora of the Republic of Seychelles Mr Barry Faure and Chief of Defence Forces, Seychelles Defence Forces Major General Michael Anselme Marc Rosette in New Delhi on February 10, 2026. During the meeting, both sides reiterated their commitment to strengthening defence cooperation between the two nations. They reviewed the growing defence and ...


CULTIVATION OF MAIZE

India, Feb. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: (Rs In crores) Year Allocation Release Expenditure 2020-21 72.03 50.48 43.95 2021-22 66.21 23.55 28.90 2022-23 44.57 19.51 18.06 2023-24 68.68 39.32 28.76 2024-25 92.57 73.48 61.70 State-wise number of operational holdings engaged in cultivation of Maize Sl. No State Name 2015-16 1 A & N ISLANDS 2 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 3,20,522 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 87,814 4 ASSAM 68,474 5 BIHAR 43,17,309 6...


CSIR-NIScPR organised International Symposium on Human-Centred AI and Energy Security​

India, Feb. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR), New Delhi, organised an International Symposium on "Human-Centred AI and Sustainable Development: Holistic Pathways for Energy Security" as an official pre-summit event of the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 at Vivekananda Hall, CSIR-NIScPR, Pusa. The day-long symposium brought together leading experts from India and abroad to deliberate on people-centr...


IMPLEMENTATION OF VB G RAM G

India, Feb. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, provides to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work, not less than one hundred and twenty-five days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year. It is stated that, against provision of 100 days of wage employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, under the New Act, number of guaranteed days of wage em...


RBI Rolls Out Measures to Strengthen Cooperative Banks' Financial Health, Governance and Digital Inclusion

India, Feb. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in consultation with the Government of India, has announced that loans sanctioned by banks to National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) w.e.f. January 19, 2026, for on-lending to cooperative societies are eligible for classification as priority sector lending under the respective categories. These apply to banks other than Regional Rural Banks, Urban Cooperative Banks, Small Finance Banks ...


Kaushal Rath flagged off with "Yuva AI for All" for Democratising AI Literacy Across India

India, Feb. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: IndiaAI, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) in collaboration with All India Society for Electronics and Computer Technology (AISECT), today flagged off Kaushal Rath, a mobile Artificial Intelligence (AI) awareness initiative under the National AI Literacy programme "Yuva AI for All." The initiative aims to expand access to foundational AI education and bridge the digital divide by reaching students, youth, edu...


Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam highlighting the blessings of Mother Earth

India, Feb. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam highlighting the blessings of Mother Earth: "अस्मे वोऽअस्त्विन्द्रियमस्मे नृम्णमुत क्रतुरस्मे ...


BHARAT TAXI

India, Feb. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Cooperation remains committed to empowering cooperatives as instruments of employment generation, social security, and grassroots economic participation. Bharat Taxi is envisaged as a transformative intervention in the mobility sector by placing drivers-referred to as Sarathis-at the centre of ownership, governance, and value creation, thereby offering a sustainable and dignified alternative to aggregator-driven mod...


Govt notifies Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services & Posts) Amendment Rules 2026

India, Feb. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has notified the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services & Posts) Amendment Rules 2026, under Article 309 of the Constitution. The key change revises Rule 2(c)(i) to clearly include the personnel who have served in any rank, whether combatant or non-combatant, in the Regular Army, Navy or Air Force, as well as the Military Nursing Service (MNS) of the Indian Union within the definition framework for ex...


India's Ease of Doing Business Performance Strengthened; World Bank B-READY Assessment Scheduled in 2026

India, Feb. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Leaders NONE Aspiring Leaders Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Acceleration Required Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Jump Start Needed Uttarakhand, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tripura & Goa, Kerala...