New Delhi: Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, will undertake a two-day official visit to Tamil Nadu on January 02 and 03, 2026, during which he will participate in a series of academic, cultural, literary, and spiritual engagements across Chennai and Vellore. The visit reflects the Vice-President’s continued engagement…
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Union Sports Minister Lays Foundation of ₹75 Cr HPC in Bengaluru
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday virtually inaugurated the foundation stone laying ceremony of a ₹75 crore state-of-the-art High Performance Centre (HPC) at the Sports Authority of India’s Netaji Subhas Southern Centre (NSSC) in Bengaluru. The ambitious project marks a significant step in strengthening…
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India’s First Maritime NBFC SMFCL Begins Lending with ₹4,300 Cr
Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL), India’s first Non-Banking Financial Company exclusively focused on the maritime sector, has formally commenced its lending operations, marking a significant milestone in the country’s evolving maritime finance ecosystem. The corporation approved loan sanctions of approximately ₹4,300 crore at its 51st Board Meeting held on December…
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NRDC Marks 72 Years, Inaugurates Systems Engineering Facility
The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) marked its 72nd Foundation Day on December 31, 2025, with the inauguration of the Systems Engineering Facility (SEF), reaffirming its commitment to strengthening India’s innovation ecosystem, technology commercialisation, and support for startups and MSMEs. The event was held in the presence of Dr N…
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 3-Day Maharashtra Rural Outreach
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Three-Day Maharashtra Visit to Focus on Farmers and Rural Development Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan is on a three-day visit to Maharashtra from December 31, 2025 to January 2, 2026, focusing on strengthening agriculture,…
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Cabinet Clears ₹19,142 Cr Nashik–Solapur–Akkalkot Expressway
The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of a six-lane, access-controlled greenfield Nashik–Solapur–Akkalkot corridor in Maharashtra at a capital cost of ₹19,142 crore. The 374-kilometre project will be developed under the Build–Operate–Transfer (Toll) mode and is a major step towards…
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Government of India Calendar 2026 Launched: Bharat@2026 Theme
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. L. Murugan, today unveiled the Government of India Calendar 2026. The Calendar, themed “Bharat@2026: Sewa, Sushasan and Samriddhi” (Service, Good Governance, and Inclusive Prosperity), reflects India’s ongoing journey of transformation and the government’s focus on a Viksit…
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India Turns Coconut Waste into Green Wealth and Livelihoods
India is converting a long-standing urban waste challenge into economic and environmental opportunity by recycling coconut waste into coir, compost, and bio-CNG. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban (SBM-U) led by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), urban local bodies across the country are transforming coconut husks, shells, and…
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Vande Bharat Sleeper Train Clears 180 kmph CRS Trial
New Delhi: Indian Railways has achieved a major technological milestone with the successful completion of the final high-speed trial of the indigenously developed Vande Bharat Sleeper Train. Conducted under the supervision of the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), the trial took place on the Kota–Nagda section, where the train safely…
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₹224 Cr XV FC Grants Boost Rural Governance in Chhattisgarh
Centre Releases ₹224 Crore XV Finance Commission Grants for Rural Bodies in Chhattisgarh The Union Government has released over ₹224 crore as the first instalment of Untied Grants for the financial year 2025–26 under the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) to strengthen rural local governance in Chhattisgarh. The funds are…