India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Taking forward Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of 'Sahkar Se Samriddhi', Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah will inaugurate the new office of the National Urban Co-operative Finance and Development Corporation Limited-NUCFDC at Sharda Sadan, Fort, Mumbai, on 8 August 2026. On the occasion, Shri Amit Shah will also interact with representatives of State Urban Cooperative Bank Federations and dist...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, in collaboration with the National e-Governance Division (NeGD), organised a Stakeholder Engagement Session with Companies' Nodal Officers on the Integrated IEPFA Portal 2.0. The session served as an interactive platform to demonstrate the proposed Claimant and e-Verification Report (EVR) modules of the new por...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Education Shri Pralhad Joshi today reaffirmed India's commitment to a people-centric and humanity-first approach to BRICS cooperation. He was chairing the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting which concluded in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, with the adoption of the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Declaration. Reiterating India's commitment to working closely with all the BRICS partners, the Union Minister expressed con...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today graced Haryana's 77th Van Mahotsav, organised at Manesar. Dignitaries present on the dais included CM (Haryana), Shri Nayab Singh Saini, State Minister for Environment and Forests, Shri Rao Narbir Singh, public representatives and senior officials of the State Government. Addressing the event, Shri Yadav congratulated the State Government for its...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, is making all out efforts for the effective development of Animal Husbandry and Dairy sector to provide sustainable livelihood to the farmers. Indigenous bovine breeds of India are robust and possess the genetic potential to play crucial role in the national economy. The "Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)", was launched in Dec...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Continuing its sustained crackdown on cross-border smuggling and narcotics trafficking along India's North-Eastern frontier, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) carried out a series of intelligence-driven operations in Mizoram and Assam, resulting in the seizure of 15 kg Methamphetamine tablets, around 11 MT of foreign-origin poppy seeds, and 10 MT of smuggled foreign-origin areca nuts. In a major intelligence led narcot...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has undertaken a range of measures to reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) on healthcare by expanding access to free and affordable health services, strengthening healthcare infrastructure, and providing financial protection to households across the country. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) supplements the efforts of the States and Union Territories (UTs) in expanding affordable healthcare services an...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: HFW/Steps Taken to Strengthen Medical Education Infrastructure/07August2026/3 The Government has significantly expanded medical education infrastructure in the country, resulting in a substantial increase in the number of medical colleges as well as MBBS and PG seats. The number of medical colleges has increased by 118.6%, from 387 before 2014 to 846 at present. Further, the number of MBBS seats has increased by 172.4%, from 51,348...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has undertaken a range of measures to strengthen food safety enforcement across the country through enhanced testing infrastructure, capacity building, regulatory oversight and consumer awareness initiatives. These efforts aim to ensure the availability of safe and wholesome food for consumers and strengthen compliance with food safety standards. To achieve these objectives, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of...
India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has undertaken several initiatives to promote the care, nutrition and welfare of pregnant women, with a focus on improving maternal health outcomes and ensuring the timely delivery of benefits to eligible beneficiaries. Under the National Health Mission (NHM), the Government of India implements various schemes and initiatives to provide healthcare, nutritional support and welfare services to pregnant women across the ...