Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath: Shramdaan conducted under the leadership of Shri C R Patil, Union Minister of Jal Shakti and Shri V Somanna, Minister of State, Ministry of Jal Shakti at Kalindi Kunj, under Swachhata Hi Seva 2025

India, Sept. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, under the leadership of the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri C R Patil and the Minister of State, Shri V Somanna, organized a large-scale Shramdaan activity today at Kalindi Kunj, Yamuna Ghat from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM, as part of the nationwide campaign "Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath" under Swachhata Hi Seva 2025. The shramdaan saw active participation...


Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Jal Shakti Minister Shri Chandrakant Raghunath Patil launch National Initiative on Water Security

India, Sept. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Rural Development, and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Jal Shakti Minister Shri Chandrakant Raghunath Patil today jointly launched the 'National Initiative on Water Security' at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. Union Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Kamlesh Paswan, Rural Development Secretary Shri Shailesh Singh, and senior officials from both ministries were present at ...


GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON NILU GOGOI V/S LAKHIMA DUTTA SAIKIA

GUWAHATI, India, Sept. 30 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Aug. 30: 1. Nilu Gogoi is the appellant who is aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 09.01.2024 and 19.01.2024, passed by the learned Civil Judge (Sr. Division), Lakhimpur, North Lakhimpur in Money Appeal No. 01/2021, upholding the judgment and decree dated 09.02.2021 and 19.02.2021, passed by the learned Civil Judge (Jr. Division No. 1), Lakhimpur, North Lakhimpur in Money suit No. 06/2021.The respondent in this...


Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan participated in several programmes including Healthy Women - Empowered Family, Blood Donation Camp and Intellectuals Dialogue in Budhni

India, Sept. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today participated in several programs organized under the Seva Pakhwada in the Budhni Assembly constituency of Vidisha. He initially addressed the gathering, participating in a tree-planting ceremony, a " Healthy Women , Strong Family " program, and a blood donation camp. He also met with traders at an intellectual dialogue program and discussed the new GST reforms in detail. ...


Nutrition activities were organised in various districts of Bihar during the 8th National Nutrition Month.

India, Sept. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of the 8th National Nutrition Month, an important nutrition counseling program was held at the ICDS Bahadurganj Project on September 26, 2025. ANMs conducted health checkups for workers and female beneficiaries under the "Healthy Women Empowered Family Campaign." The program included a ceremonial feeding ceremony , a baby shower, and the distribution of nutrition kits. Workers who performed outstandingly were honored with ...


Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Russian Deputy Prime Minister Shri Dmitry Patrushev in New Delhi

India, Sept. 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Shri Dmitry Patrushev at Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi. The Russian delegation, including the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, was also present. The meeting included detailed discussions on agriculture , science , technology , innovation , educational, and cultural exchange. Union Agriculture...


TRANSFORMING PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS FOR A VIKSIT BHARAT (ADDRESS BY SHRI SWAMINATHAN J, DEPUTY GOVERNOR, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 - AT THE PSB MANTHAN 2025)

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following speech: Secretary, DFS, Shri M. Nagaraju, other senior officials from the Government, Chairman and MDs of SBI, MD CEOs and EDs of Public Sector Banks, and my other colleagues, a very good morning to all of you. 2. I am honoured to be here at PSB Manthan 2025. Personally, this gathering feels like a homecoming, a return to a familiar space of dialogue and shared purpose, where the concerns, aspirations, and vision of our publ...


STATE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES - FULL AUCTION RESULT

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on September 30, 2025, is as under: (Amount in ₹ Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2045 ANDHRA PRADESH SGS 2046 BIHAR SGS 2043 BIHAR SGS 2049 Notified Amount 1000 1000 2000 2000 Tenor 20 -Years 21 -Years 18 -Years 24 -Years Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 32 26 83 34 (ii) Amount 3575 3725 7092.100 5495.100 Cut-off Yield (%) 7.50 7.50 7.58 7.57 ...


CONSTITUTION OF THE PAYMENTS REGULATORY BOARD

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The recent amendments to Section 3 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (PSS Act, 2007) carried out, vide the Finance Act, 2017 came into effect from May 9, 2025, with issue of the Gazette Notification dated May 06, 2025, by Department of Financial Services, Government of India. With the notification, the erstwhile Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems (BPSS), a commi...


SECTORAL DEPLOYMENT OF BANK CREDIT - AUGUST 2025

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 30 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month1 of August 2025 collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit by all SCBs, are set out in Statements I and II. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit2 grew3 by 9.9 per cent as on the fortnight ended August 22, 2025, compared to 13.6 per cent during the correspondin...