Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways & Tourism Shripad Naik inaugurated the Seafarers Club at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), today on the occasion of the International Seafarers Day.

Pointing out the significant role seafarers play in strengthening the country’s economy, Shripad Naik said that the government is committed to resolve the challenges faced by the seafarers. The Minister appreciated JNPA for the excellent work it has been doing for the betterment of the maritime sector and noted that the Seafarers Club is a great example.

The Indian women's doubles pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee won the WTT Contender tournament in Tunis after beating the Japanese pair of Miyuu Kihara and Miwa Harimoto on Sunday. The Indian duo won 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11) in a challenging final.

The pair also became the first Indians to win a Contender title this year. Their achievement has come against the two rising Japanese teenagers who are both ranked among the top-25 in the world in singles.

with an aim to provide a one-on-one interaction and exchange their cultural presentations and ideas with local Kashmiri Youth, a Student Ideas Exchange program was conducted in collaboration with Director Colleges Kashmir.

To foster the spirit of National Integration and familiarize the participating cadets attending the ongoing Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Special National Integration Camp Srinagar, with local youth and border areas of Kashmir several activities are being organized by NCC Group Srinagar. On 23 Jun, with an aim to provide a one-on-one interaction and exchange their cultural presentations and ideas with local Kashmiri Youth, a Student Ideas Exchange program was conducted in collaboration with Director Colleges Kashmir. Under this program 45 NCC Cadets from different states / UTs of India, visited Amar Singh College, Govt College for Women, MA Road and AAA Memorial College Bemina. 

India has achieved the milestone of 101 Million Metric Standard Cubic Meters per Day of gas production.

In a tweet, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, the feat reflects the untiring efforts of India’s energy soldiers and the impact of policy reforms. He said, it is a significant step towards becoming a gas-based economy.

Mr Puri said, since India imports about 50 per cent of its natural gas requirement, enhanced gas production within the country will reduce import dependence. He added that it will bolster efforts towards a sustainable, affordable, and secure energy future for Indian citizens.

The third G20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting under India's presidency is going to be held in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh from Monday. A total of 63 delegates from G-20 member countries, invitees and international organizations are expected to take forward the discussions held during the second IWG meeting in Visakhapatnam in March, an official statement said.

For the first five months of 2023, travel from India to the United States has exceeded pre-pandemic volumes.

People from India have been traveling abroad more, and the United States is trying to accommodate the new tourism boom by opening two new consulates in the South Asian country.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been at the White House this week in what has been billed as a turning point for bilateral relations. Modi had plans to meet on Friday with numerous executives seeking to invest more in India as the U.S. pushes to process more visas.

India conserved 249 billion units (BUs) of electricity to save Rs 1.60 lakh crore in bills for the 2021-22 financial year, according to a BEE report. The report titled National Energy Data: Survey and Analysis 2021-22 was released by Union Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy RK Singh on Friday in the national capital. The report by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has been prepared in collaboration with Niti Aayog, the Ministry of Power said.

The Government of India has passed an amendment to the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020, to make two important changes in the prevailing power system. These changes are related to the introduction of Time of Day (ToD) Tariff system and rationalisation of smart metering provisions. In the Time of Day (ToD) Tariff system, rather than being charged for electricity at the same rate at all times of the day, the price you pay for electricity will vary according to the time of day. Tariffs during solar hours (duration of eight hours in a day as specified by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission) of the day shall be 10 to 20% less than the normal tariff, while the tariff during peak hours will be 10 to 20 % higher.

As part of its commitment to reduce carbon footprints, Indian Railways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United States Agency for International Development/India (USAID/India) for collaboration on renewable energy and energy efficiency in the railways. The MoU was signed on June 14, 2023, by Naveen Gulati, Member (Traction and Rolling Stock), Railway Board and Isabel Coleman, Deputy Administrator - USAID, in the presence of Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman and CEO, Railway Board.

IIT-M presented the idea at the 55th IIT council meeting, minutes of which were released by the union ministry of education on Thursday. Currently, the IITs don’t have a sports quota. Many of the country’s premium universities, including Delhi University, do.

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras, IIT-M has proposed a sports quota in IITs with an aim to boost diversity in the country’s premier engineering institutions and to provide an opportunity to students performing well in the field of sport at state, national and international levels, to study at the IITs.