ECONOMIC SURVEY PROPOSES DISCIPLINED SWADESHI FOR STRATEGIC RESILIENCE: A THREE TIERED FRAMEWORK FOR STRATEGIC INDIGENISATION

India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India has performed well in recent years, but the global environment confronting it today is materially different and unsettled. In a world characterised by geopolitical fragmentation, strategic trade, volatile capital flows, and rapid technological disruption, the central constraint is no longer macroeconomic management alone. It is the depth and quality of state capacity. In this uncertain global environment, India's approach is...


Completion of Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway

India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The work of six-laning of Sriperumbudur - Karaipettai section of NH-48 was part of 6-laning project of Poonamalle-Walajahpet section of NH-48 and taken up on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT)-Toll mode in 2012. Due to defaults on the part of BOT Concessionaire, the Concession Agreement was terminated in 2016, and the balance works were awarded in 3 separate packages. The work of Sriperumbudur - Karaipettai section, taken up on EPC mode...


DIGITAL MODERNISATION OF LEGAL SERVICES

India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has launched the Notary Portal as a dedicated platform for providing online services for the works related to the Notaries Act, 1952 and the Notaries Rules, 1956. It is intended to provide an online interface between the Notaries and the Government for various services like submission of applications for appointment as Notaries, verification of eligibility for appointment as Notaries, issuance of digitally signed Cer...


INAUGURATION OF PROJECT TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE AT LEH

India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A project aimed at developing civil aviation infrastructure at Air Force Station Leh was inaugurated on 28 Jan 26 by Shri Kavinder Gupta, Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor of The Union Territory of Ladakh in the presence of Air Marshal JS Mann, Senior Air Staff Officer, Western Air Command. The inauguration marks a significant milestone in strengthening the Civil Aviation infrastructure in Ladakh and the spirit of close cooperation betw...


Inclusive Energy Transition Needs Bankable Solutions: Pradip Kumar Das, CMD, IREDA at India Energy Week 2026

India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman & Managing Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA), today participated in two panel discussions at India Energy Week 2026 in Goa. Speaking at the panel on "Empowering Economic Policy with Energy Data: Steering India's Growth towards Viksit Bharat," Shri Das said that Viksit Bharat will be built not on slogans, but on reliable data, realistic policy and patient capital. He n...


Public Comments invited on Proposed Amendments in IEPFA (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 to Simplify Refund Process for low-value claims of investors

India, Jan. 29 -- 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, has invited public comments on the proposed amendments to the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016, aimed at simplifying, expediting, and strengthening the refund process for investors The proposed amendments focus on easing procedural requireme...


PM interacts with CEOs and Experts working in AI Sector

India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with CEOs and Experts working in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), at his residence at Lok Kalyan Marg earlier today. Aligned with the upcoming IndiaAI Impact Summit in February, the interaction was aimed to foster strategic collaborations, showcase AI innovations, and accelerate India's AI mission goals. During the interaction, the CEOs expressed strong support towards the goa...


"Economic Survey documents the strength of Indian agriculture and rural India": Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday reacted to the Economic Survey and said that the survey's data clearly demonstrates that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the country has made unprecedented progress on both, the agriculture and rural development, fronts. Sustained and stable growth in agriculture Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan sa...


Internet Connectivity in Rural and Remote Areas

India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, in a written reply to an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha today, said that BharatNet is being implemented in a phased manner to provide broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats (GPs). The total number of GPs undertaken under BharatNet Phase-I and Phase-II are 2,22,341 GPs, out of which 2,14,904 are Service Ready which includes 46,746 ...


100 m long 'Make in India' Steel Bridge Completed in Ahmedabad for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project

India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant milestone reflecting Indian Railways' commitment to safe, modern and passenger-centric infrastructure, a 100 m long 'Make in India' steel bridge has been successfully completed over the underground metro tunnel in Ahmedabad district for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project. This is the 13th steel bridge completed in Gujarat, out of a total of 17 steel bridges planned in the state, strengthening high-speed rail...