Government e-Marketplace (GeM) and UN Women India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase participation of women entrepreneurs—especially those from the informal sector—in India’s public procurement ecosystem. The agreement, signed at GeM’s Jeevan Bharti office in New Delhi, aims to scale the Womaniya initiative and deepen market linkages…
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India Reports Record Foodgrain Output in 2024-25
India recorded a landmark increase in foodgrain production in 2024–25, with final estimates placing output at 357.73 million tonnes — an almost 8% rise from 332.30 million tonnes in 2023–24. Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the figures in New Delhi and credited farmers, technology adoption and policy…
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India, Germany Boost Collaboration on Traditional Medicine
India and Germany deepened cooperation on traditional and integrative medicine during the 3rd Joint Working Group (JWG) Meeting on Alternative Medicine held in Berlin from November 18–20, 2025. Delegations from the Ministry of Ayush and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health converged to discuss concrete steps for integration, reimbursement and regulatory…
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PM Modi Interacts with Farmers at Coimbatore Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged directly with farmers and Farmer Producer Company (FPO) representatives at the South India Natural Farming Summit in Coimbatore on November 20, 2025. The conversation highlighted the commercial potential of natural farming, value-added produce, export markets and the role of youth and training in transforming rural…
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Rashtrapati Bhavan Shifts Change of Guard Timings
New Delhi, November 20, 2025: The Rashtrapati Bhavan has announced revised winter timings for the iconic Change of Guard Ceremony, a tradition that continues to draw visitors from across India and the world. New Winter Timings Announced The Change of Guard Ceremony at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan will now…
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National Workshop in Kullu on Modern Land Governance
The Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Government of India, is set to host a national workshop in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, focused on modern technologies that can transform India’s land administration systems. Scheduled for November 20–21, 2025, the two-day event aims to accelerate the implementation of the Digital India Land Records…
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NITI Aayog Releases Key Report on Water Budgeting in India
NITI Aayog has released a comprehensive report titled “Water Budgeting in Aspirational Blocks”, marking a major step forward in India’s efforts to institutionalise water budgeting at the grassroots level. The report, unveiled by NITI Aayog Member Dr. V.K. Paul, aims to strengthen local water security planning as part of the…
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Scindia Pushes NE Sports & Food Self-Reliance Strategy
Union Minister for Communications and Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER), Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, on 19 November chaired two High-Level Task Force (HLTF) meetings aimed at fast-tracking high-performance sports and building self-reliance in milk, eggs, fish and meat across the eight Northeast states. The discussions set out a…
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Gaja-Lok: INTACH’s Transnational Exhibit on Asian Elephants
INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) has launched Gaja-Lok: Elephant Lands and their Cultural Symbolism in Asia, a transnational culture-nature programme that brings art, scholarship and conservation into a single public conversation. The initiative — opened with an exhibition and roundtable in New Delhi — aims to…
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Indian Army Secures IPR for New Coat Combat
The Indian Army has formally registered the design and camouflage pattern of its newly developed New Coat Combat (Digital Print) with the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Kolkata. The registration, published in the Official Journal of the Patent Office, grants the Army exclusive intellectual property rights (IPR) for…