The Government of India has approved a ₹1,900 crore PM MITRA Textile Park in Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu), representing an important milestone in growing India's footprint in the global textile landscape. The mega park will be over 1,052 acres and have world class amenities like Zero Liquid Discharge ...

In a big move towards modernizing India's disaster response mechanism, Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri C. R. Patil, launched C-FLOOD, a Unified Inundation Forecasting System, on July 2, 2025. C-FLOOD was developed together by C-DAC, CWC, and NRSC, and is be a web-based platform, which provides ...

In a historic gesture of diplomacy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Ghana’s highest civilian honor, the “Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana,” during his first-ever visit to Ghana. The award was presented by President John Dramani Mahama and was made to recognize PM Modi's ...

In a move that will significantly accelerate the digital transformation of the railway sector, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the ‘RailOne’ mobile application on July 2, 2025. This all-in-one platform gives passengers a definitive way of accessing its services including ticket booking, ...

On July 1, 2025, India took a major step toward increasing both regional connectivity and tourism by hosting the first-ever ASEAN–India Cruise Dialogue in Chennai. This inaugural ASEAN-India Cruise Dialogue was hosted onboard the cruise ship MV Empress at Chennai Port. The dialogue had over 30 ...

During the 13th Passport Seva Divas, India took an important step forward in the passport issuance system with the launch of the e-Passport nationally under the revamped Passport Seva Programme (PSP) Version 2.0, as part of its overall agenda to make government services even more transparent, ...

Amid a significant initiative to empower turmeric farmers and expand export opportunities for the turmeric industry, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, inaugurated the National Headquarters of the Turmeric Board at Nizamabad, Telangana on June 30, 2025. The initiative carries significant weight in ...

In a unique combination of conservation and infrastructure, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) built India’s first wildlife overpass corridor on a national highway for animals. On twelve kilometers of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, which goes through the buffer zone of the Ranthambore ...

In a significant initiative for improving tribal development outcomes, the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs announced the "Adi Karmyogi" programme today with the goal of enhancing the delivery of tribal welfare schemes through systematic capacity-building and motivation of frontline officials ...

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav presided over the 21st steering committee meeting of Project Elephant in Dehradun, where the progress of Project Elephant was reviewed, notably, the completion of Phase-I in coordinated census of elephant population in the Northeastern states, the mapping ...