India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Indian Defence Service of Engineers (IDSE), an organised Group 'A' cadre under the Ministry of Defence (MoD), celebrated its 76th Raising Day on September 17, 2025 at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt. Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh was the Chief Guest at the event. In his address, he commended the IDSE cadre officers for their role in strengthening national defence preparedness through world-class infrastr...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon the Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) officers to strive for the development of Cantonment Boards into smart, green & sustainable urban ecosystems in sync with the Government's vision of transforming India into a developed country, and aspire to achieve the target by 2035. He was delivering the keynote address at 'MANTHAN 2025', a two-day national conference organis...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Border Roads Organisation Wives Welfare Association (BROWWA) celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a heartfelt and dignified ceremony at Aravalli Hall, Shankar Vihar, Delhi Cantt on September 17, 2025. The event brought together members, families and distinguished guests to honour BROWWA's 25 years of unwavering support to BRO personnel and their families, who serve in some of the country's most remote and challeng...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Culture, is celebrating the Sewa Parv 2025 from 17th September to 2nd October 2025 as a nationwide festival of service, creativity, and cultural pride. Guided by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047, Sewa Parv aims to bring together communities, institutions, and individuals in a collective movement of Sewa (service), creativity, and cultural pride. A group of peop...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: New Delhi: India continues to make significant strides in safeguarding and showcasing its rich natural and cultural heritage on the global stage. In a moment of national pride, seven remarkable natural heritage sites from across the country have been successfully included in UNESCO's Tentative List of World Heritage Sites, increasing India's count on the Tentative List from 62 to 69 properties. With this inclusion, I...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) hosted a grand event marking the centenary year of Prof. Mohan Khokar, a pioneer of Indian dance history and an eminent dance scholar. On this occasion, renowned dance gurus from India and abroad, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan awardees, Sangeet Natak Akademi award-winning artists, scholars, and many distinguished cultural personalities gathered to...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has announced outreach programmes across the country to further enhance its outreach and stakeholder engagement initiatives with audit professionals. The initiative is aimed at enhancing audit quality and promoting sustainable audit practices for all sizes of audit firms. The series of outreach programmes is titled "Creating a Better Financial Reporting World" and wil...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, has issued a revised advisory in view of the revision of GST rates effective from 22nd September 2025. Using powers under Rule 33 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, the Central Government has granted relaxations to reduce compliance burden on industry while ensuring that the benefit of reduced GST is p...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, including all its PSUs and attached/ subordinate offices have started 'Swachhata Hi Seva-2025' campaign as per guidelines of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation. On 18.09.2025, the Department organized a slogan writing competition for its employees on the theme of "Swachhotsav". Officers/officials of...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Department of Posts is pleased to inform its employees that the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare has notified the Central Civil Services (Implementation of the Unified Pension Scheme under the National Pension System) Rules, 2025, through publication in the Official Gazette dated 02.09.2025. These rules govern the service matters and benefits under t...