India, May 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Reinforcing its commitment to ensuring safe healthcare environments, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in partnership with all States and Union Territories and in coordination with relevant Central Ministries and Departments, commenced the nationwide observance of Fire Safety Week from 4th May to 10th May 2026. The observance was inaugurated with a nationwide pledge ceremony on the theme "Fire Safety in Health Facilit...
India, May 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A meeting was convened under the chairpersonship of Shri M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance today to undertake a comprehensive review of the Vision Strategy documents of three Public Sector Insurance/ Reinsurance companies, namely Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) and Oriental Insurance Co Ltd. (OICL) The Vision Strategy documen...
India, May 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In view of improving average AQI of Delhi, and IMD/ IITM forecasts indicating the air quality likely staying in 'Satisfactory' to 'Moderate' category in the coming days, the CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP today unanimously decided to revoke all actions under Stage-I of the extant schedule of GRAP in the entire NCR, with immediate effect. The Sub-Committee on Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of the Commission for Air Quality Management...
India, May 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has underscored the criticality of sustained focus on research and cultivating the element of surprise to stay future-ready in the present era of intense technological revolution. He was addressing defence personnel, industry captains, innovators, start-ups and academia representatives during the inaugural session of the three-day North Tech Symposium, organised by the Indian Army's Northern & Central...
India, May 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Project Deepak of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrates its 66th Raising Day on May 04, 2026 at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, marking over six decades of dedicated service in the strategically vital regions of the Western Himalayas. Having area of responsibility spanning key districts of Himachal Pradesh including Shimla, Kinnaur, Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti, Project Deepak- one of the oldest projects- has also been at the forefront of ...
India, May 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the last date for submission of comments on its Consultation Paper from 4th May 2026 to 11th May 2026, while the deadline for submission of counter comments has been extended from 18th May 2026 to 25th May 2026. Earlier, TRAI had released a Consultation Paper on 'Formulation of a Regulatory Framework for Application-based Linear Television Distribution (ALTD) Services (in...
India, May 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Area Sown Increase/ S. Normal Summer Area (DES) Final Summer Area 2025 Corresponding period of Last Year (2025) Decrease over corresponding period of Last year 1 Rice 31.49 33.28 31.05 32.42 -1.36 2 Pulses 23.40 27.07 23.49 22.76 0.73 a Greengram 20.44 23.49 18.99 19.00 -0.01 b Blackgram 2.96 3.58 4.20 3.58 0.62 c Other Pulses 0.00 - 0.30 0.19 0.11 3 Shree Anna cum Coarse Cereals 12.08 14...
India, May 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Ayush convened a crucial meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) today to deliberate on the planning and coordinated execution of activities for the International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2026. The meeting, held in New Delhi today, brought together senior officials from various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and Prominent Yoga Gurus, representatives from Yoga Institutions and Organisations. T...
India, May 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam, noting that skill, hard work, and compassion are amazing powers in our lives. He highlighted that through these, we can not only overcome every challenge but they are also helpful in achieving our goals. The Prime Minister further shared that for skilled people, no task is difficult; for hardworking people, no goal is too far; for educated people, there is no dif...
India, May 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) will organise a two-day National Workshop on the Preparation of Panchayat Development Plans (PDPs) on 4th and 5th May 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The workshop will be inaugurated in the presence of Shri Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Shri Ashok K.K. Meena, Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Sha...