Union Health Ministry Organises National Multi-Stakeholder Workshop on Fluorosis on National Fluorosis Day

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, through the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), organised a National Multi-Stakeholder Workshop on 'Fluorosis' on the occasion of National Fluorosis Day, bringing together key stakeholders to deliberate on strengthening prevention, early detection, management and control of fluorosis under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF). The workshop brou...


DRI seizes around 740 kg cannabis and charas in operations across country as it intensifies crackdown on illegal cannabis trafficking; 13 persons arrested

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Seized truck and 375.95 kg ganja at Raipur Raipur : Seized 124 kgs of Ganja with truck Continuing its intelligence-led crackdown against illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has conducted eight significant operations across the country in last fortnight, resulting in the seizure of around 740 kg cannabis (ganja/high-grade hydroponic cannabis) and charas, and the arrest of 13 persons...


Financial Intelligence Unit- India (FIU-IND) issues notices for non-compliance to 15 Virtual Digital Assets Service providers (VDA SPs) under Section 13 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PML) Act, 2002

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No Trade Name Entity Name 1 Weex Weex International Exchange LTD 2 Blofin BLF Global Limited 3 Rezorex RezorEx 4 Bitunix Bitunix LLC 5 DigiFinex DigiFinex Ltd 6 Toobit Hopeful Technology Co. Ltd. 7 XT.com Fibtc Ltd/ XT TECHNICAL PTE. LTD. 8 Latoken LAtrade Ltd 9 WOO X Wootech Limited 10 Pionex Marketa Trading Inc. 11 ChangeNow CHN Group LLC 12 SimpleSwap SimpleSwap LTD 13 Fixedfloat FFGX ...


DRI seizes two leopard pelts; 180 live Indian star tortoises; 12 live tokay geckos; around 24 kg pangolin scales and 500 grams tiger bones

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Continuing its intelligence-led crackdown on the illegal trafficking of protected wildlife and wildlife derivatives, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted six significant operations at different locations across the country in last 10 days, resulting in the seizure of a two leopard pelts, 180 live Indian Star Tortoises, 12 live Tokay Geckos, around 24 kg Pangolin Scales and 500 grams Tiger bones. Thirteen persons ...


CAQM takes serious note of HSPCB's non-compliance with its directions; Seeks explanation in review meeting

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A review meeting was held on 08.09.2026 under the Chairmanship of Shri Rajesh Verma, Chairperson, Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), with the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) regarding compliance with the Commission's Statutory Directions, which mandate the registration of all C&D projects having a plot area of 500 sq. metres or above and the installation of functional video monito...


UIDAI Launches Aadhaar Face Authentication SDK and Sandbox at Global Fintech Fest 2026

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday launched the Aadhaar Face Authentication SDK (Software Development Kit) and Aadhaar Face Authentication Sandbox at the Global Fintech Fest 2026, enabling ecosystem partners to integrate, test and deploy Aadhaar Face Authentication more seamlessly within their digital applications. The Aadhaar Face Authentication SDK brings UIDAI's Face Authentication capability dire...


Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh Launches India's Advanced Ocean Research Vessel 'ORV Sagar Manthan' to Drive Indigenous Maritime Research

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Kolkata, September 09, 2026 - Marking a historic milestone in India's journey toward self-reliance in oceanographic science and maritime technology, the state-of-the-art Ocean Research Vessel (Yard 3041), officially named ORV Sagar Manthan, was launched today at the Rishi Bankim Shipyard, Kolkata. Designed, engineered, and constructed by defense public sector undertaking Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) for the...


International Deep-sea Macrofauna Taxonomy School Commences at CMLRE, Kochi under ISA and MoES Collaboration

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Kochi, 07 September 2026 - The Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), operating under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, has officially commenced the five-day "Deep-sea Macrofauna Taxonomy School: Standardizing Methodologies for Biodiversity Assessments" in Kochi. Running from September 07-11, 2026, the prestigious capacity-building initiative is organized under the Sustainable Seabed Knowl...


Union Education Minister releases Commemorative Publication on Bharat Innovates 2026

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Education, Shri Pralhad Joshi, today said that Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi consistently placed innovation, research, technology and entrepreneurship at the centre of India's development journey. The Minister was speaking at the release of the Bharat Innovates 2026 Commemorative Publication in New Delhi, documenting the maiden edition of Bharat Innovates held in Nice, France, from 14 to 16 June 2026 under t...


International Literacy Day 2026 celebration concludes with ULLAS Mela

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Shri T. K. Anil Kumar inaugurated the ULLAS Mela in New Delhi today. Speaking on the occasion, he said that ULLAS Mela provided an opportunity to see, share and learn from each other's journeys. He dedicated ULLAS Mela to all the participating learners, volunteer teachers and States/UTs, acknowledging their collective contribution towards strengthening the literacy mov...