India

India–Maldives FTA Negotiations Register Significant Progress Across Eight Technical Sessions In a major step towards expanding bilateral trade and investment engagement, the first round of negotiations for the India–Maldives Free Trade Agreement (FTA) concluded successfully. The negotiations were held in virtual mode from 29 June to 7 July 2026. India’s…

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, commenced the Spain leg of his official visit on 13 July 2026 with a series of high-level engagements aimed at deepening the India-Spain economic partnership and expanding cooperation in trade, investment, innovation and industry. The visit underscores the shared commitment of…

Historic growth underscores India Post’s future-ready transformation under the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi The Department of Posts convened its Quarterly Business Review Meeting today, for Q1 of FY 2026–27 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, chaired by Union Minister of Communications and DoNER, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, in…

New Policies to Reduce Logistics Costs, Improve Supply Chains, Encourage Private Investment and Promote Cleaner Freight Transportation Reforms to Enable Faster Project Execution and Encourage Innovation across the Railway Ecosystem: Ashwini Vaishnaw Continuing the ‘Reform Express’, Union Minister for Railways Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw today announced eight more structural reforms to modernise…

Amidst the escalating maritime security crisis in West Asia following attacks on two merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal launched a comprehensive ‘Seafarer-First’ response, directing an unprecedented whole-of-government approach to safeguard every Indian seafarer operating in the conflict-affected region. Chairing a…

New Delhi, July 2026 : The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will launch a revamped version of its ticket booking website on July 15, introducing a host of new features aimed at making train ticket reservations faster, smoother and more user-friendly. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the…

Mumbai, July 2026 : Veteran Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman has voiced her support for education reformer and environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk, urging the government to engage in constructive dialogue as he continues his indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Taking to Instagram, the veteran actress shared a heartfelt message…

New Delhi, July 2026 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to significantly strengthen its position in the Rajya Sabha following the upcoming by-elections in West Bengal, bringing the party within touching distance of a simple majority in the Upper House ahead of the politically crucial Monsoon Session of…

NIDAR 2.0 challenges students to build smarter drones powered by an Indian-made chip Offers a prize pool of over Rs 65 lakh, along with startup incubation, cloud credits, software support and internships for student teams The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with Drone Federation India (DFI),…

Over 440 endangered/protected wild life animals and about 15 kg in ivory articles and elephant ivory seized in coordinated operations across country; 33 arrested In a series of intelligence-driven pan-India operations against illegal wildlife trafficking, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 440 endangered/protected wild life animals and about 15 kg…