India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has credited the pension for the month of August 2026 to the accounts of 4,40,901 pensioners under the Keralam Zone on 26 August 2026, ahead of the festival of Onam. EPFO wishes all its Members and Pensioners a very happy Onam. Ordinarily, the monthly pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 is disbursed at the end of month. However, in view of the upcoming Onam cele...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Mumbai, 26 August 2026 The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) and Netflix have announced scholarships for 100 students, offering up to 80% financial support across six professional programmes comprising two one-year diploma programmes and four six-month certificate programmes. The six programmes covered under the scholarship initiative are the Diplomas in Interactive Comics & Sequential Arts and Visual Effects Maste...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Central Government in close watch on the situation arising out of the flash flood in Nepal. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah spoke with the Chief Ministers of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh regarding the disaster in Nepal. Union Home Minister in his post on 'X' said that, the devastation caused by the floods in Nepal is deeply tragic. My condolences are with the families who have lost loved ones in this disaster. The Government of ...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Manesar, Haryana: In a significant development for India's passenger transport sector, the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) has issued its first compliance certificate for a 15-metre multi-axle sleeper bus under AIS-119 and AIS-153, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR). The certificate has been awarded to Synaty Automotive Pvt. Ltd. for its 15-metre multi-axle...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D), Government of India, hosted a high-level bilateral meeting on 25 August with a distinguished delegation from the Republic of Seychelles. The Seychelles delegation was led by H.E. Mr. Wallace Cosgrow, Minister of Fisheries, Agriculture and Blue Economy, while the Indian delegation was led by Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Secretary, Department of Fis...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) organized a conclave of the Heads of Regional Rural Banks on expanding the SIDBI-RRB MSME Co-Lending arrangement on 25th August 2026 in New Delhi. The Conclave chaired by Shri Sanjay Lohiya, Secretary, Department of Financial Services was attended by Shri Manoj Mittal, CMD, SIDBI; senior officials from DFS, SIDBI and NABARD; and Chairmen of all 28 Regional Rural Banks. During ...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India has emphasised the critical role of rangelands in sustaining pastoralist communities, conserving biodiversity and regulating water and carbon cycles, while calling for restoration approaches rooted in science, secure tenure and community stewardship. Addressing the Ministerial Dialogue on "Restoration of Rangelands and the Well-being of Pastoralist Communities" at the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP17) of the UN Convention to...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of its continuing drive against illegal and polluting industrial units in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) conducted a Special Intensive Inspection Drive in Loni, Ghaziabad on 25.08.2026 under Operation Clean Air. The inspection drive was undertaken with a focus on identifying units operating illegally outside environmental regulatory mechanisms. ...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 7th High-Level Meeting (HLM) between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) was held in Chennai on August 25, 2026 under the framework of the 2015 Memorandum of Understanding on Coast Guard Cooperation. The meeting was co-chaired by Director General Paramesh Sivamani, Director General, Indian Coast Guard, and Major General Luong Dinh Hung, Vice Commandant, Vietnam Coast Guard. The discussions focused on st...
India, Aug. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Navy's sail training ship INS Sudarshini concluded her three-day port call at Lisbon, Portugal, on 25 Aug 2026, as part of her ongoing Lokayan 26 transoceanic expedition. During the port call, the Commanding Officer of INS Sudarshini called on Rear Admiral Miguel Bessa Pacheco, Commandant, Portuguese Naval Academy, and Rear Admiral Joao Paulo Silva Pereira, Deputy Fleet Commander, Portuguese Navy. The engagements reinfo...