India, June 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Coal today successfully concluded a major Roadshow on Coal and Lignite Gasification Projects in Hyderabad, bringing together industry leaders, technology providers, investors, financial institutions, coal and lignite companies, industry associations, and representatives from Central and State Governments. The event served as an important platform to showcase the Government of India's vision for accelerating coal gas...
India, June 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal attended the closing session of the 5th Annual Meeting of India Global Innovation Connect in New Delhi today as the Chief Guest. Addressing the gathering, the Minister said that India's strategy of entering into Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with developed economies is designed to support the country's long-term growth ambitions by expanding global engagement, attracting inve...
India, June 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, will visit Berne, Switzerland, on 12 June 2026 for discussions with senior representatives of the Swiss Government and leaders of the Swiss pharmaceutical industry. The visit underscores the importance India attaches to its economic engagement with Switzerland and the other EFTA States. India and the EFTA States-Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland-signed the Tr...
India, June 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, has recently published a new Indian Standard - IS 20201:2026 Community Seed Bank Management - Requirements. Formulated by the Biodiversity Sectional Committee (EED 06) under the Environment and Ecology Department (EED) of BIS, this standard introduces a comprehensive, structured management framework for Community Seed Banks (CSBs) ac...
India, June 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Navy successfully completed a complex operation involving the recovery of an unexploded missile warhead from the crude oil tanker MT Olympic Life. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, which did not have any Indian nationals onboard, was on passage from Fujairah, UAE, to Kochi reported an explosion in its hull, while off the coast of Oman on 26 May 2026. The vessel reported the presence of an unexploded ordnance as it c...
India, June 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan interacted with student delegates from Chhattisgarh at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, today, as part of the Yuva Sangam Phase VI programme. Addressing the event, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that Yuva Sangam enabled young people to experience India beyond textbooks and classrooms and gain a deeper understanding of the country's cultural diversity, development ...
India, June 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the virtual meeting on Global Convergence for Growth Summit, from New Delhi, today. The Summit was held to bring together leaders of advanced and emerging economies to discuss ways of supporting a balanced growth anchored in an efficient global framework. French President H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron presided over the Summit that witnessed participa...
India, June 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major boost to digital financial connectivity and neighbourhood cooperation, India and Nepal officially launched a peer-to-peer (P2P) cross-border remittance mechanism on June 6, 2026. The newly operationalized system establishes a direct link between India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Nepal's National Payments Interface (NPI). This integration enables citizens of both nations to make seamless, real-time, and secure...
India, June 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, organized a Scientific Conclave and Interactive Session on Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) 2026 "Strengthening Pharmaceutical Manufacturing through Pharmacopoeial Standards and Quality Compliance" at Haridwar yesterday, in collaboration with the Association of Devbhumi Pharma Industries (ADPI) and aff...
India, June 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In the presence of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, a Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in New Delhi today between the Government of India, the Government of Assam and the Government of Nagaland for facilitating mineral oil operations in the Assam-Nagaland boundary areas. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Chief Minister of Assam, Dr Himanta Bi...