Evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the subject ‘India Europe Relationship: Opportunities and Challenges’

To hear Secretaries of Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India and Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India; and VCs of Jamia Milia Islamia; Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development; and Jawaharlal Nehru University on Best practices and key achievements in pedagogy, industry-academia collaboration, and research ecosystems; Challenges (financial, human resources, location, administrative, etc) faced by the HEIs; Reservations for SC/ST/OBCs in student and faculty positions; and Vacancies, promotions, and contractual employees in teaching and non-teaching staff positions.

Briefing by the representatives of NHPC Limited in connection with its comprehensive examination.

Briefing by the Representatives of the (i) Ministry of Jal Shakti- Department of Water Resources River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, (ii) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), (iii) National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), (iv) India Meteorological Department (IMD), (v) Geological Survey of India (GSI) on the subject ‘Overview on causes Impact and vulnerability of recent floods, landslides and cloudbursts in hilly regions of the country, particularly the Himalayas and further impact on plains and the strategies for mitigating such disasters’.

Briefing by the representatives of the NABARD on the subject ‘Role of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in the implementation of Rural Development Schemes’.

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) on the subject ‘Review of the functioning of the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC)’.

Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas/Oil PSUs on the subject Safety, Security and Environmental Isues in Petroleum Sector.

To hear the Secretary, Ministry of Culture on the subject “National Mission on Cultural Mapping and Roadmap, and Promotion of Local and Indigenous Art.”

1.Consideration and Adoption of Draft Report(s). 2. Examination of the Subject- ‘Review of the performance of schemes/ projects under Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) implemented by Public and Private Sector’- to have a briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications), DBN, BSNL, PGCIL, RAILTEL, BHARTI AIRTEL, RJIL and CSC E- Governance Services India Limited.

Oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Coal on the subject “Expediting and Simplifying the Environment and Forest Clearance Process for Mining Projects.”

Briefing by representatives of the State Governments of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar and Rajasthan on the subject ‘Roadmap for achievement of 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based Energy Resources by 2030’.

To hear the views of the Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research on the subject “Functioning, Research activities and Achievements of CSIR Laboratories”.

Consideration and adoption of draft report on the subject “Increasing freight related earnings of Indian Railways and development of Dedicated Freight Corridors”.

Oral evidence of Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare's (Department of Health & Family Welfare) on “A study of vector-borne diseases in North-East India”.

Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on ‘Evaluation of Implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban)’.

Consideration and adoption of the following Draft Reports: (i) Draft Action Taken Report on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the 7th Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2025-26) pertaining to the Department of Consumer Affairs; and (ii) Draft Action Taken Report on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the 8th Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2025-26) pertaining to the Department of Food and Public Distribution.

To hear the Secretary, Ministry of Culture on the subject “National Mission on Cultural Mapping and Roadmap, and Promotion of Local and Indigenous Art.”

Briefing by the representatives of Department of Defence Production (Ministry of Defence) on the subject ‘Make in India’ Initiatives in the Defence Sector

Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) on the subject ‘A Study on Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) and Way Forward’.

Briefing by the representatives of the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals on the subject “Review of the functioning of Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT)”.