India, Sept. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of the Indian Navy's Operational Deployment, Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri and Kulish arrived at Subic Bay, Philippines, on 20 Sep 2026 to participate in the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus Joint Cooperation Activity (JCA). The ADMM-Plus JCA brings together maritime forces from ASEAN Member States and eight Plus countries for professional and operational engagements aimed at enhancing interoperability, fosterin...
India, Sept. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today inaugurated the Global Conservation Conference of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) at Jaipur. Dignitaries present during the inauguration ceremony included Additional Director General (Wildlife), MoEFCC, Shri Ramesh Pandey; Head of Forest Force and Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Government of Rajasthan, Shri Arijit Banerjee; Chief Co...
India, Sept. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Mount Abu, Rajasthan, on September 18, 2026, to strengthen preventive drug awareness, youth empowerment and community outreach for promoting a healthy and substance-free society. The initiative is in furtherance of the vision o...
India, Sept. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The United Forum of Bank Unions and certain other Unions/Associations in the Public Sector Banks (supported by Regional Rural Banks) have called for a series of strikes in support of two principal demands: implementation of five-day banking, and withdrawal of the Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. Taking due note of the concerns raised, the Government, after detailed discussion, decided to keep the PLI scheme in abeyance. ...
India, Sept. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Continuing its sustained crackdown on illicit drug trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), has effected significant seizures of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in multiple intelligence-led operations across the country. Over 845 kg contraband, including ganja/cannabis, charas, Amphetamine has been seized and 15 persons have been arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Sub...
India, Sept. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Fisheries, Government of India organized a Review Meeting on Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture in West Bengal on 21st September 2026 in Kolkata, West Bengal co-chaired by Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Hon'ble Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Panchayati Raj and Shri Suvendu Adhikari, Hon'ble Chief Minister, West Bengal. After more than a decade, a high-level fisheries review meeting ...
India, Sept. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Smt. Anupriya Patel, today launched the 7th Edition of the National Formulary of India (NFI), the Guidance Document for Hospitals in India for Safety Monitoring and Reporting of Medical Device-Related Adverse Events, and the ADR-PvPI 2.0 Mobile App for iOS users at the 6th National Pharmacovigilance Week programme organised by the Indian Pharmacopoeia...
India, Sept. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah met revered saint of Pejawar Mutt, Sri Vishwaprasanna Teerth Swami Ji in New Delhi today. Union Home Minister in a post on 'X' platform said "Profoundly fortunate to have met the revered saint of Pejawar Mutt, Sri Vishwaprasanna Teerth Swami Ji, and sought his blessings during the 39th holy Chaturmasya Vrat in New Delhi. The sacred ritual of Chaturmasya Vrat in our cu...
India, Sept. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah will inaugurate 3rd National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Heads of States/UTs in New Delhi on Tuesday, 22 September 2026. On the occasion, Shri Amit Shah will also release TVCs to spread awareness against drugs and lay the foundation stones for the new complexes of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zones in Lucknow and Dehradun. The best-performing ANTF...
India, Sept. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, today organised the first National Virtual Conference with States and Union Territories, as a follow up to the Departmental Summit ( organized from 1-2 September 2026) to discuss the roadmap for strengthening the skilled rural water workforce required for sustainable operation and maintenance (O&M), water quality surveillance and long-term functionalit...