India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon MSMEs to invest a portion of their turnover in Research, Development and Technology Upgradation while fostering partnerships with universities, IITs, research institutions, DRDO labs, start-ups, and large industries to evolve from mere domestic suppliers to global enterprises and achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat@2047. Addressing an MSME event in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on S...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Air Marshal KAA Sanjeeb AVSM VSM assumed the charge of Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 01 September 2026. The Air Marshal, after taking over, laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in honour of the personnel who have made the supreme sacrifice in Service of the Nation. The Air Officer was commissioned in the IAF on 03 September 1988 in the Aeronautical Engineering (Mec...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviewed the annual performance of 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) in New Delhi on September 01, 2026. During the meeting, Raksha Mantri, along with Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth, was briefed by Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Sanjeev Kumar and the Chairmen & Managing Directors (CMDs) of the DPSUs on their performance, key achievements, and future roadmap. Raksha Mantri revi...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a historic milestone for the Indian Air Force Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma became the first woman officer (non-medical) in the Indian Defence Forces to attain the rank of Air Vice Marshal (or equivalent). On 01 September 2026, she assumed the appointment of Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education) at Air Headquarters. Commissioned into the Education Branch of the IAF on 18 June 1994, AVM Shakti Sharma brings a wealth of ...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth attended the Second Annual 'Trident Lecture' orga-nized by the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on September 01, 2026 and delivered a Special Address on the theme 'Leveraging the Po-tential of Next Generation for Nation Building'. During his address, the Raksha Rajya Mantri underscored the significance of jointness, in-tegration, civil-military coordinat...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja assumed the appointment of the 47th Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) on September 01, 2026. As the DGAFMS, Air Marshal Thareja will oversee the provision of comprehensive medical support to the Defence Forces. His appointment comes at a time of significant transformation within the AFMS, with continuing emphasis on operational medical preparedness, jointness, modernisation of milit...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Army organised the PNG Transition Webinar-2026 at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt to accelerate the transition to Piped Natural Gas (PNG) across feasible Army establishments. The webinar brought together key stakeholders from the Indian Army, Government agencies, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), Defence Estates Organisation, Military Engineer Services and City Gas Distribution (CGD) entities. The initiat...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Pune, 1 September 2026 Surgeon Vice Admiral Manish Honwad, VSM assumed the appointment of Director and Commandant of the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune today morning. Having completed his MBBS from Armed Forces Medical College in 1989, he went on to do his MD in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine from Armed Forces Medical College in 1998. He is a WHO Fellow in Neuro-Anesthesiology from National Institute of Mental Healt...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Format: 100 Multiple-Choice Questions. Time Limit: 300 Seconds (5 Minutes). Platform: Accessible exclusively via the MyGov portal, where authentication is required. Attempts: Limited to one entry per participant (via registered mobile number or email ID). Cash Prizes: Top 3 (randomly) selected winners who answer all questions correctly within the 300-second window will receive Rs.10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each. Certifi...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NEW DELHI, INDIA - Dr Jitendra Singh, Hon'ble Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, has officially launched the 5th edition of 'Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar 2026: SSSS v.5.0'. Building on its success over the last four years, the initiative has transformed into a powerful grassroots movement inspired by the Swachh Bharat vision of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Spearheaded by the Ministry of ...