Raksha Rajya Mantri to inaugurate second Annual Trident Lecture of CENJOWS

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth will inaugurate the second Annual Trident Lecture of the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on September 1, 2026. During the event, RRM will deliver a Special Address on 'Leveraging the Potential of Next Generation for Nation Building'. As a part of CENJOWS' anniversary celebrations, the Lecture is being organised on the theme 'National Resurgence through...


Raksha Mantri to undertake annual performance review of 16 DPSUs in New Delhi

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will undertake the annual performance review of 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) in New Delhi on September 1, 2026, underscoring the importance of developing new indigenous technologies and enhancing exports. During the event, the CMDs of seven DPSUs - Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bharat Dynamics Limited ...


Collective commitment necessary to build resilient minds, strengthen connected campuses and advance student wellbeing, says Director, IIT Indore, Dr. Suhas S. Joshi

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Director, IIT Indore, Dr. Suhas S. Joshi, today called for a collective commitment to build resilient minds, strengthen connected campuses and advance student wellbeing. He was speaking at the conclusion of the workshop on positive mental health, resilience and wellbeing, at the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore. He added that the key learnings gained from the Workshop must be translated into sustained institutional practices ...


Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addressed media on Semicon 2.0

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Railways and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, today addressed the media and outlined the Government's vision for taking India's semiconductor ecosystem to the next level. On the occasion, notifications for all six pillars of the Semicon 2.0 Scheme were issued, marking a significant step towards strengthening India's semiconductor design and manufacturing c...


Digital India BHASHINI Division Organises BHASHINI शिल्पी in Nepal; Brings Developers Together to Build the Future of Language AI

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), under the Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, organised a BHASHINI शिल्पी session today at the Embassy of India, Kathmandu. The session brought together developers, technology practitioners and innovators from Nepal to explore the possibilities of building with Language AI. D...


4th Indo-German Environment Forum to be held in New Delhi on September 1, 2026

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav, along with German Minister for Environment, Climate Protection, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety H.E. Carsten Schneider, will co-chair the 4th Indo-German Environment Forum, themed 'Together For More Resilience', in New Delhi on 01.09.2026. The Indo-German Environment Forum is the highest-level bilateral forum between India and Germany on environ...


DRI seizes over 42 kg foreign-origin gold worth more than RS. 65 crore in crackdown on gold smuggling

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: 6.85 kg gold in wax form seized at Mumbai airport 15.61 kg gold seized by DRI in coordination with BSF in Nadia district 1.74 kg gold seized by DRI in coordination with BSF Seized gold and silver at Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu Continuing its sustained crackdown on organised gold smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has, in a series of intelligence-led operations across the country in recent days, seized over...


Monthly Review of Accounts of Union Government of India upto the month of July 2026 (FY 2026-27)

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Monthly Accounts of the Union Government of India upto the month of July, 2026 has been consolidated and reports published. The highlights are given below: - The Government of India has received Rs.13,06,709 crore (35.8% of corresponding BE 2026-27 of Total Receipts) upto July, 2026 comprising Rs.8,44,560 crore Tax Revenue (Net to Centre), Rs.4,23,013 crore of Non-Tax Revenue and Rs.39,136 crore of Non-Debt Capital Receipts. R...


NPCI International and Uzbekistan's NIPC Partner to Enable UPI Payments Across Uzbekistan via UZQR

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NPCI International Payments Ltd. (NIPL), the international arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has entered into a commercial agreement with the National Interbank Processing Centre JSC (NIPC), operator of Uzbekistan's national payment system, HUMO, on 30th August 2026. The partnership enables Indian travellers to scan Uzbekistan's national interoperable QR code UZQR using their familiar UPI-enabled application...


Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Panchayati Raj to launch fisheries Infrastructure projects worth Rs 36.49 Crore

India, Aug. 31 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Government of India is organizing a launch of Fisheries Infrastructure Project under PMMSY and Multi-Dimensional Capacity Building Conclave for Co-operative Led Seaweed Farming under Blue Economy on 1st September 2026, at Kamarajar Manimadapam, Puducherry to strengthen fisheries infrastructure, promote sustainable livelihood opportunities for coastal co...