Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency for ISBN in India has announced the release of a new website portal. Raja Rammohun Roy, which operates under the Book Promotion and Copyright Division of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, confirms that the portal was launched on 7 April 2016 by the Honourable Minister Mrs. Smriti Zubin Irani.

Any publishers - including self-publishing authors - who are based in India can now use the new portal to apply for their ISBNs and to learn more about ISBN and its application. Applying online will help to ensure that publishers receive their ISBNs in a timely and efficient manner.

The portal can be found at http://www.isbn.gov.in. Publishers based in India should note the new web address and, along with that, there is a new direct e-mail address for ISBN-related correspondence - isbn-mrhd@gov.in.