In an effort to guarantee better returns for farmers, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), which is chaired by Narendra Modi, increased the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for fourteen kharif crops for the 2026–27 marketing season on Wednesday. A ₹622 per quintal increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for sunflower seed was announced […]
01- The Cabinet approved the promulgation of the Voluntary / Partial Consolidation Promotion Policy, 2026 for the mountainous areas of Uttarakhand State. The Council of Ministers has approved the Voluntary/Partial Consolidation Promotion Policy for mountainous regions. Under this, targets have been set for the hill districts. A target of 10 villages has been set for […]
Considering the unique geographical conditions of the state’s mountainous regions, the State Cabinet has taken a historic decision. With the objective of consolidating fragmented land holdings and promoting agriculture in mountainous areas, approval has been granted to implement the “Voluntary/Partial Consolidation Promotion Policy-2026 in the mountainous regions of Uttarakhand State.” This policy will prove to […]
A scheme to promote surface coal and lignite gasification projects, with the aim of strengthening India’s energy security and reducing import dependence, has been approved by the Union Cabinet, chaired by Narendra Modi, with a budget of ₹37,500 crore. An official announcement stated that the initiative will mainly benefit coal-bearing regions, with an estimated 50,000 […]
The campaign for energy conservation and fuel savings in the country is now becoming visible in the conduct of government ministers as well. Following appeals by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh Minister of State (Independent Charge) Narendra Kashyap has also taken a major step toward saving energy. Minister Narendra […]
On Wednesday, in a cabinet meeting chaired by Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, important decisions were taken to promote energy and fuel conservation in the state. During the meeting, the Chief Minister said that after the COVID pandemic, the Russia–Ukraine conflict, and the ongoing crisis in West Asia, the global supply chain—especially for […]
Google, which is owned by Alphabet, has issued a warning about the “significant interest” that state-sponsored hackers from China and North Korea have shown in utilising AI to discover new cybersecurity flaws. A number of hacker groups associated with China and North Korea have started using sophisticated AI-driven methods for finding vulnerabilities and exploiting them […]
An experienced member of the Indian Foreign Service, Prashant Pise has been selected by India’s Ministry of External Affairs to serve as the country’s ambassador to Oman. Pise is scheduled to take up his new role soon. Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas will be succeeded in Muscat by Pise, an IFS officer from the 1995 class. At […]
Norway’s Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener, has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s forthcoming visit to Oslo as a “historic” moment, underscoring its importance in strengthening bilateral relations and widening cooperation between the two countries. Ahead of the 3rd India–Nordic Summit, Stener highlighted that this will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to […]
Pabitra Margherita, the Union Minister of State for External Affairs, met with Yasser Handal Carcamo, the Honduran Secretary of Culture, Arts and Heritage, to discuss ways to strengthen cultural and interpersonal relations between the two countries. The two groups met to talk about how to work together more closely in the creative industries, wellness, film, […]
