Newdelhi:21/3/26:The Bharat Innovates Deep-Tech Pre-Summit, a landmark national showcase of India’s most promising deep-technology ventures, was inaugurated today at ASPIRE – IIT Bombay Research Park Foundation on the IIT Bombay campus in Mumbai. The two-day event was inaugurated by Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India and Chairperson of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology & ...

Newdelhi:19/3/26:India’s mineral sector has achieved a significant milestone in the financial year 2025–26 with the successful auction of 200 mineral blocks, the highest ever in a single year. This achievement reflects the strong cooperative efforts between the Union and State Governments and highlights the growing maturity of India’s auction-based mineral allocation framework. Out of the 200 auctioned blocks, 123 are ...

Newdelhi:19/3/26:The National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC), under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, will anchor the implementation of the BHAVYA scheme aimed at developing 100 plug-and-play industrial parks across the country under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP). Under the BHAVYA scheme, NICDC will develop industrial ...

Jalgaon:19/3/26:  On the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a cordial interaction with banana-producing farmers in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, and reiterated the Central Government’s commitment to increasing farmers’ income and strengthening agricultural infrastructure. Extending his greetings on Gudi Padwa, he said that the land of Khandesh, particularly ...

Ayodhya:19/3/26:   The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, visited Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, today (March 19, 2026) and had Darshan of Ram Lalla. She also performed Darshan and Aarti at various places within the Ram Janambhoomi Mandir and performed the Shri Ram Yantra Sthapana and Pujan. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that it is ...

Newdelhi:19/3/26:Coal is continuing to ensure reliable baseload power to support core industries such as steel and cement that underpin the economic growth of the country. The country’s coal production continues to match prevailing consumer demand, and adequate stocks are being built at the mine end to maintain supplies to consumers as per their requirements, with continued support from Railways. The ...

Election Commission India (ECI) has deployed 1,111 Observers for the ongoing General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and the bye-elections in 6 States. It may be recalled that CEC Shri Gyanesh Kumar, while announcing the schedule for the general elections had asserted that the elections be conducted in a violence-free and inducement-free manner so ...

Newdelhi:17/3/26:The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, graced an event to commemorate the five billion meals of the Akshaya Patra Foundation at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre today (March 17, 2026). Speaking on the occasion, the President said that serving five billion meals in furtherance of educational objectives is the remarkable achievement of the Akshaya Patra Foundation. The theme of ...

Newdelhi:10/3/26:Prasar Bharati-Shared Audio-Visuals for Broadcast and Dissemination (PB-SHABD) was launched in March 2024 as a shared feed service to provide access to logo-free, daily news items across various formats, including video, audio, text, and photos, to media organizations. Prasar Bharati is pleased to announce that free access to SHABD will remain free till March 2027. Leveraging a robust network of ...

Visakhapatnam:10/3/26:efence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy jointly conducted four successful in-flight release trials of the indigenous Air Droppable Container ‘ADC-150’ from the P8I aircraft off the coast of Goa between February 21 to March 01, 2026, at different extreme release conditions. Indigenously designed and developed to deliver 150 kg payload, the Air Droppable Container enhances the ...