India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Q1. In which notification will I find the CGST rates changes for goods? Is a new Notification being issued? You will find the changes in CGST rates on goods in Notification No. 9/2025- Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.9.2025. This Notification No. 9/2025- Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.9.2025 has been issued in supersession of earlier Notification No.1/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28th June 2017. The same is available on:...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Finance, Government of India, had notified the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for eligible Central Government employees vide Notification No. F. No. FX-1/3/2024-PR dated 24.01.2025. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) underlines that the last date for eligible employees and past retirees under NPS to opt for UPS is September 30, 2025. All eligible employees are urged to exercise their option well ...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Finance, Government of India, had notified the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for eligible Central Government employees vide Notification No. F. No. FX-1/3/2024-PR dated 24.01.2025. As the deadline for exercising the option to switch to the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) is approaching - 30.09.2025 - it is hereby informed that, in case a subscriber is unable to submit the UPS request online through the CR...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Secretary, DFS chaired meeting on a 'Empowering MSMEs: Opportunities, Challenges and Way Forward', organised by Indian Banks' Association (IBA) at Mumbai today. The event brought together senior leadership of Small Industries Development Bank of India, Public Sector Banks, major Private Sector Banks, IBA along with MSME Industry Associations from across the country. In the keynote address, the Secretary, Financia...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav participated in the Seva Pakhwada by leading a tree plantation drive, under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, in New Delhi today. In a post on Social Media platform 'X', Shri Yadav requested all Indians to plant a tree in the name of Mother Earth. He informed that the tree planting programme was carried out as part of the Seva Pakhwada, ...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Zoological Park (NZP), New Delhi has informed about the sudden passing away of the 29-year-old male African elephant, Shankar, on the night of 17th September 2025, at 8:00 PM. To ascertain the cause of death, an inquiry has been ordered. The post-mortem is being conducted by a team of experts from IVRI Bareilly, health advisory committee and representative of the Ministry for further investigation. After...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, unveiled the logo and key flagship initiatives for the India-AI Impact Summit 2026. Being hosted for the first time by a Global South nation, the Summit is guided by the principles or Sutras of People, Planet, and Progress. The discussions are further centered around 7 thematic Chakras - Human Capital, Inclusion, Safe & Trusted AI, Resilience,...
India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Minister of Development of North Eastern Region and Communications, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, virtually interacted with school students from the North Eastern states who visited ISRO HQ under NE-SPARKS program of MDONER in collaboration with NESAC-ISRO and 8 North Eastern state governments. During the interaction, the students shared their experiences of visiting ISRO facilities and learning about India's ad...
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...