India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Mumbai : 15 October 2026 Shri Chanchal Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, today called upon the media and entertainment industry to move beyond scale and focus on original intellectual property (IP), sustainable business models and global market expansion, with the objective of positioning India as a leading source of creative content, technology, talent...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today addressed, via video conference, an assistive devices distribution ceremony for Divyangjans, including those affected by Naxal violence, under the ongoing 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan', being organised to mark 25 years of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's Seva and Samarpan. Addressing the gathering, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said t...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today congratulated Assam Chief Minister Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma and Assam Police for sustained crackdown against narcotics and a decisive blow to drug networks. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah posted on X, "A decisive blow to drug networks! Congratulations to Assam CM Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma Ji and Assam Police for this sustained crackdown, which has resulted in ...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Specific intelligence developed by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), indicated that illicit cultivation of cannabis (ganja) was being carried out over a large area within a wildlife sanctuary near village Jamniapani, Shirpur, District Dhule, Maharashtra. Acting on the intelligence, a joint team officers of DRI, and Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), reached the wildlife sanctuary near village Jamniapani, Shirpur, District ...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Deputy Narcotics Commissioner addressing farmers and giving clarifications on opium cultivation procedures. The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) U.P. Unit held a public hearing to address grievances of opium cultivators on October 12, 2026 in the office premises of the District Opium Officer, Barabanki. The hearing was organised to provide quick and easy solutions to problems issues faced by opium cultivators and receive suggesti...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), as part of its sustained crackdown on organised gold smuggling, has uncovered a new and sophisticated modus operandi involving the unaccompanied baggage channel. The network relied on insiders, including warehouse personnel, and intermediaries to retrieve smuggled gold from cargo and pass it to the intended recipient. Based on specific intelligence, officers of Directorate of Revenue ...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Customs officers of the SIIB branch, Air Cargo Complex Import, New Customs House, New Delhi, have busted one of the biggest smuggling attempts of narcotic substances. acting on locally developed intelligence, officers intercepted a consignment from Bangkok and uncovered a massive haul of green-colored NDPS substance, suspected to be ganja/marijuana, concealed inside spools of PU Tubes. The consignment, declared as PU Tubes pac...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated as the Governor of the World Bank in the 114th Meeting of the Development Committee Plenary in Bangkok, Thailand, today. The agenda for the meeting was "Private Capital Mobilisation and Jobs". The Union Finance Minister delivered the following speech as India's intervention on the topic of "Private Capital Mobilisation and Jobs": "We welcome the co...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Chaired the 27th Meeting of GB Pant Society of Himalayan Environment and Development in Delhi today. Emphasised on the importance of access and benefit-sharing rights and People's Biodiversity Register as a means to improve the livelihood of native villagers in the Himalyan ecosystem and also for its greater good. Under the leadership of Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji, there has been a concerted focus on the policy framework wh...
India, Oct. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) conducted a special inspection drive in Gurugram on 14.10.2026 to assess the presence of visible road dust and the effectiveness of road-cleaning and sweeping operations. It's a part of continued efforts to strengthen implementation of dust mitigation measures and improve road cleanliness for effective abatement of air pollution across Delhi-NCR. Dur...