India, Oct. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Hon'ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, today graced the award ceremony of the 65th National Exhibition of Art and the 3rd Print Biennale India 2026, organised by the Lalit Kala Akademi under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism and Shri Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, wer...
India, Oct. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 33rd edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX-2026) is being held at Visakhapatnam from 21 to 26 Oct 2026. Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) ship RSS Supreme arrived at Visakhapatnam on 21 Oct 2026 to participate in the exercise. The opening ceremony of SIMBEX-2026 was held on 21 Oct 2026 onboard INS Nilgiri and INS Kamorta. The ceremony was attended by the Chief Staff Officer (Operations) of the Easte...
India, Oct. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted an Industry Outreach Programme at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 21 October 2026, to engage with stakeholders, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), startups and industry partners to share IAF's long-term capability requirements in the field of unmanned and autonomous systems. The programme was chaired by Air Marshal Premkumar K, VM, VSM, Director General (Weapon Systems), Air Headquarters. Aro...
India, Oct. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The ninth edition of the India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime (IBSAMAR) Exercise 2026 concluded at Simon's Town, South Africa, on 20 Oct 2026. It brought together the Indian, Brazilian and South African Navies for a series of professional interactions and maritime evolutions aimed at enhancing interoperability, strengthening operational cooperation and fostering greater mutual understanding among the three maritime forces. The closi...
India, Oct. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Special Campaign 6 of the Department of Military Affairs, Ministry of Defence is being implemented from October 02 - 31, 2026. The Campaign is focused on achieving clean workplaces and surroundings through general cleanliness drives, improved space management, disposal of scrap, weeding out of records and beautification of available spaces. During the first two weeks of the Campaign, over 2.46 lakh files have been reviewed, cl...
India, Oct. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with M/s Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL) to procure Improved Low Level Light Weight Radar (LLLR-I) at a cost of approximately Rs. 770 Cr in the presence of the Defence Secretary, Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi on October 21, 2026. The LLLR(I) system has the capability of detecting and tracking fighter size targets and mini/ micro drones, it has additional capability of prioritizi...
India, Oct. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Army Commanders' Conference, the apex-level biannual forum of the Indian Army, commenced today. Chaired by the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), the conference is being held in New Delhi from 21 to 23 October 2026. It brings together the senior leadership of the Indian Army, to deliberate the evolving security environment, operational preparedness, capability development and future-ready transformation initiatives. The conferenc...
India, Oct. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A review meeting was held today under the Co-Chairmanship of Shri Rajesh Verma, Chairperson, Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), and the Chief Secretary, GNCTD, with concerned agencies of the Delhi Government to review dust pollution issues and strengthening coordinated action for effective air pollution mitigation in Delhi in the coming days. The Commission emphasized that all concerned agenci...
India, Oct. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Stage I - 'Poor' Air Quality Capacity Range of DG sets System to be adopted for control of emissions Regulations for use Power generating sets of all capacities running on LPG/ Natural Gas/Bio-gas/ Propane/Butane None No restrictions Power generating sets up to 800 kW (1000 kVA) capacity to standards as per MoEFCC notification No. GSR 804 (E) dated 03.11.2022 None No restrictions. DG sets to older specifications / stan...
India, Oct. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant crackdown on synthetic drug trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 9.139 kg of methamphetamine and arrested one person at the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Bhopal, on 20th October 2026. The seizure highlights DRI's sustained efforts to disrupt the movement of dangerous synthetic drugs through the country's inter-city transport networks. Acting on specific intelligence, officers of...