New Delhi: The 7th Joint Committee Meeting under the India–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was held on 2 March 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting was co-chaired by Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Government of India, and the Senior Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan. Both sides reviewed issues […]
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New Delhi: Every year on 3 March, the world observes World Wildlife Day, proclaimed by the United Nations to celebrate wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness about their importance to people and the planet. The day marks the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a nationwide HPV Vaccination Programme on February 28, 2026, at Ajmer, Rajasthan for the prevention of cervical cancer among women. Following the national launch, States and Union Territories simultaneously conducted their own HPV vaccination launch events on the same day. Vaccines will be available free-of-cost at government facilities […]
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New Delhi: Tourism is a key sector of the Indian economy with significant potential for employment generation, foreign exchange earnings, and balanced regional development. Owing to its strong multiplier effect and capacity to create livelihoods across hospitality, transport, handicrafts, and allied services, tourism has been identified as a strategic growth driver in the Union Budget […]
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New Delhi: The winter sun had just begun to soften over Gurugram’s glass towers when the gates of Leisure Valley Park in Sector-29 opened to a different kind of skyline, one made not of steel and glass, but of handwoven silk, bamboo craft, spices, songs, and stories. Office-goers slowed their steps, children tugged at their […]
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The quiet hum of conversation inside the Kolkata venue stood in contrast to the urgency of the issue that had brought people together. On February 5, 2026, mental health practitioners, community members, facilitators and participants gathered around a shared concern that is increasingly shaping everyday life in the city: emotional distress that does not […]
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Kolkata: Shri Ram Nath Thakur, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, visited the ICAR–National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology (ICAR-NINFET), Kolkata and held detailed discussions with the scientists and senior officials of the institute on its achievements, ongoing research and future roadmap. During the review meeting, the Minister took stock […]
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New Delhi: On the India AI Impact Summit 2026, a quiet sense of achievement settles over Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The announcement is simple, yet significant. India has secured the Guinness World Records title for the most pledges received for an AI responsibility campaign in 24 hours. A total of 250,946 valid pledges are […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shared his remarks at the Leaders’ Plenary Session during the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today. Welcoming the participants once again to the AI Impact Summit in India, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the summit will play a crucial role in […]
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New Delhi: India is preparing to take a decisive and confident leap in artificial intelligence. During the India AI Impact Summit 2026 held in New Delhi from 16 to 20 February, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that India will expand its compute capacity beyond the existing 38,000 Graphics Processing Units […]
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