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Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, addressed the ‘Revitalizing India’s Maritime Manufacturing Conference’ held in Mumbai as part of India Maritime Week 2025. He said India’s rapid economic growth is closely connected to the progress of its energy and shipping sectors, which together serve as strong pillars of national development. The Minister said that India’s economy is growing fast, with the GDP now around 4.3 trillion dollars. Nearly half of this comes from the external sector, which…

Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC), a Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Power, is observing Vigilance Awareness Week 2025 from October 27 to November 2, 2025, reaffirming its unwavering commitment to the principles of integrity, transparency, and accountability in all spheres of its functioning. The week-long observance began with the administration of the Integrity Pledge by Smt. Simmi R. Nakra, Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), in the presence of Shri Manoj Sharma, Director (Commercial), and Shri Sandeep Kumar, Director (Finance). Senior officials and employees…

New Delhi, Oct 2025 : Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Tuesday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia’s Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC-UAC) to collaborate on the production of the SJ-100 civil commuter aircraft in Moscow, Russia. The MoU was signed by Prabhat Ranjan from HAL and Oleg Bogomolov from PJSC-UAC, in the presence of D.K. Sunil, Chairman and Managing Director of HAL, and Vadim Badeka, Director General of PJSC-UAC, the company said…

Union Electronics and IT Minister Sh. Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the approval of first trench of 7 projects under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS). Now Multi-Layer  Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) , HDI PCBs, Camera Modules, Copper Clad Laminates, and Polypropylene Films will be Made in India. The move marks a major step in India’s journey from making finished products to manufacturing modules, components, materials & machineries used to manufacture them. Overwhelming response for ECMS The scheme has received wonderful response from…

HLL is a reliable hand in the Medical Health Services: Shri J.P. Nadda HLL providing yeoman service towards Accessible, Affordable and Quality healthcare: Union Health Minister HLL Lifecare Limited, a Mini-Ratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, has reinforced its strong financial performance by paying a record dividend of Rs. 69.53 crore to the Government of India for the financial year 2024–25. This is among the highest dividends ever paid…

A Decade of Decisive Action: From Violence Reduction to Development and Reintegration Introduction The Union Government has transformed India’s counter-Naxal strategy through an integrated approach combining security, development, and rehabilitation. Abandoning fragmented responses of the past, the central government adopted a unified plan rooted in Dialogue, Security, and Coordination, aiming to make all affected districts Naxal-free by March 2026. This approach focuses equally on law enforcement efficiency, capacity building, and social integration, marking a paradigm shift from reactive containment to…

Unlocking India’s Linguistic Future Through Technology “A language is simply not just a mode of communication, it is the soul of a civilization, it’s culture, it’s heritage.” -Prime Minister Narendra Modi Key Takeaways Introduction India’s linguistic landscape is among the most diverse in the world, with 22 Scheduled Languages and hundreds of tribal and regional dialects spoken across its vast geography. As digital transformation accelerates, the need to embed this linguistic diversity into digital infrastructure has become critical. Technology is no…

BIRC 2025 to Unlock ₹1.80 Lakh Crore in New Rice Markets; ₹25,000 Crore Export MoUs Expected States and Union Territories to exhibit local rice varieties in the conference The Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, has announced that the Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025 will be held at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, on 30th – 31st October 2025. Conceived as a global platform aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047, the…

New Delhi, Oct 2025 : India’s festive season retail sales have touched an all-time high this year, reflecting the strength of consumer demand and the positive impact of recent economic measures, including GST rate rationalisation, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the new CGST Bhawan in Ghaziabad, the Finance Minister said the next phase of Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms would make the system more efficient, equitable, and growth-oriented. “I am…

Introductions A hackathon is an event organised to bring together people and entities for the development of innovative solutions for the existing challenges in specified areas through identified problem statements. The problem statements are worked upon by the participants who include, but not limited to, individuals, teams, entities from the hardware/ software and coding community during the limited time-period of the hackathon. In this competitive event, the participants submit ideas, create solutions, exhibit the prototypes, and the solutions are judged by an independent panel to arrive at the winner/s of the hackathon. The solutions thus achieved are primarily technology- driven innovative solutions which are feasible…