India, Sept. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Alcohol dependence can gradually affect an individual's physical health, emotional well-being, family relationships and ability to maintain a stable livelihood. Timely counselling, structured rehabilitation and sustained family support can help individuals overcome dependency and rebuild their lives with confidence and dignity. Demonstrating the impact of support under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR), ...
India, Sept. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Determination, timely support and access to opportunity can enable scholars to pursue their academic ambitions with confidence. For researchers from lower-middle-income families, fellowship assistance can provide the financial stability required to remain focused on doctoral studies and meaningful research. Demonstrating the positive impact of the National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste (NFSC) Students Scheme, Babli, a 32-year-ol...
India, Sept. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Snapshot: State District within the state with highest number of estimated establishments Percentage Contribution within State/UT State District with Highest number of estimated establishment Percentage Contribution within State/UT Andaman & Nicobar Islands South Andaman 61.04 Maharashtra Pune 9.14 Andhra Pradesh Prakasam 5.61 Manipur Imphal West 24.75 Arunachal Pradesh Papum Pare 24.57 Meghalaya East Khasi ...
India, Sept. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government of India, convened the first Regional Review Conference on implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA) at Bengaluru, Karnataka, today, bringing together senior functionaries of the Tribal Welfare, Revenue and Forest Departments of the five Southern States, namely Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil...
India, Sept. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Rajiv Gauba, Member, NITI Aayog, participated in a fireside chat on "From Regulation to Transformation: Building India's Next-Generation Reform Architecture" at the Global Fintech Fest 2026, a conversation spanning India's regulatory journey, the need for balance between innovation and oversight in fintech, and the institutional changes needed to sustain growth to achieve the Viksit Bharat vision. Reflecting on the reforms o...
India, Sept. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A boardroom acronym for four emerging markets has grown into something far bigger. Today It is a geopolitical bloc spanning four continents. The journey runs from a four-country dialogue to today's far wider grouping. Successive waves of membership pulled in oil states, African economies and Southeast Asian partners. At the centre of this expanding architecture sits India this year, chairing the grouping for a fourth time since it...
India, Sept. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, formally launched the Operational Guidelines for the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) 3.0 during a hybrid event held at Krishi Bhawan today. The launch brought together State Revenue and Registration Ministers, Principal Secretaries, and senior officials from across the country via video conferencing. Addressing the gathering, Shri Shivra...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 11 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following notification: RBI/2026-27/255 DOR.RET.REC.220/12.01.001/2026-27 September 11, 2026 Reserve Bank of India (Local Area Banks - Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Second Amendment Directions, 2026 Please refer to Reserve Bank of India (Local Area Banks - Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Directions, 2025 dated November 28, 2025. Consequent upon the inclusion of a Local Area Bank in the Second S...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 11 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following notification: RBI/2026-27/256 FIDD.CO.PSD.BC.No.10/04.09.001/2026-27 September 11, 2026 Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending - Targets and Classification) Third Amendment Directions, 2026 Please refer to Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending - Targets and Classification) Second Amendment Directions, 2026 issued on August 7, 2026, specifying that the following advances extended in India would be excluded...
MUMBAI, India, Sept. 11 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following speech: Distinguished guests, fellow regulators and policymakers, leaders of financial institutions, members of the FinTech community, technology professionals, ladies and gentlemen. Namaskar and a very good afternoon to you all. 2. It gives me great pleasure to be with you at the Global FinTech Fest 2026. What began as a forum for an emerging industry - some 30,000 attendees in 2022 - now draws over 100,000 footfalls and mo...