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August 11, 2026 6:40 PM
The Centre has stepped up efforts to promote agarwood and agarwood oil exports from the North Eastern Region (NER), with the government highlighting the region’s dominance of India’s agarwood resource base and its potential to emerge as a major g...
August 11, 2026 6:32 PM
India has emerged as the world’s leading ship recycling nation, with its share of the global market rising from 30.1 per cent in 2024 to 35.4 per cent in 2025, marking a significant transformation of a sector that is increasingly aligned with inter...
August 11, 2026 5:52 PM
India and the United States are set to strengthen their cooperation in space exploration, with NASA inviting ISRO to join its ambitious Moon Base program, building on the two countries’ partnership under the Artemis Accords. During the 9th meeting...
August 11, 2026 5:50 PM
Odisha’s rare earth resources, marine biotechnology potential and emerging space capabilities can play a key role in driving science-led economic growth in the eastern coastal region, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Sing...
August 11, 2026 5:28 PM
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill to set up a National Tribunal Commission to select chairpersons and members for various tribunals across the country. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday. Replying to the debate on the Bill, Minist...
August 11, 2026 5:38 PM
Union Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi on Tuesday met a parliamentary delegation from Liberia and discussed India’s initiatives on women-led development, political representation and gender-responsive governance. The Liberian del...
August 11, 2026 5:19 PM
India’s livestock sector has recorded significant growth in institutional credit, milk production, scientific breeding and veterinary healthcare, with the number of animal husbandry farmers covered under the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme rising to...
August 11, 2026 5:07 PM
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday gave assent to a Bill that criminalises intentional disruption or prevention of the singing of the national song 'Vande Mataram', giving it the same legal protection currently accorded to the national anthem, a gov...
August 11, 2026 5:00 PM
Over 9.69 crore person-days have been generated within a month of the rollout of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-GRAM-G), which replaced MGNREGA, the Centre informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday. In a written re...
August 11, 2026 4:34 PM
Benchmark equity indices ended lower on Tuesday, weighed down by losses in realty, FMCG and cement stocks amid investor caution over signs of an impasse in negotiations between the United States and Iran. The Sensex declined 388.19 points, or 0.49 p...
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