India, Sept. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's agricultural carbon market has moved from policy to the farm level, with more than 2,500 smallholder farmers in Punjab and Haryana set to receive digital payments for adopting regenerative farming practices. The first payments were released at a programme organised at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, marking a new link between sustainable agricultural practices and additional income for farmers. Dr M. L. Jat...
India, Sept. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, organised the second SECL Vishwakarma Awards at its Headquarters in Bilaspur today on the occasion of Vishwakarma Jayanti and the birthday of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. A total of 75 regular and contractual workers were felicitated for their exemplary contribution to mining, operations, maintenance, supervision and other technical activities. Dur...
India, Sept. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Coal successfully launched the 16th Round of Commercial Coal Mine Auctions on September 17, 2026, in New Delhi. Shri Satish Chandra Dubey, Minister of State for Coal and Mines, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. On the occasion, Shri Satish Chandra Dubey launched the 16th round of commercial coal mine auctions and, along with Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, handed over Coal Mine Development...
India, Sept. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Parameter As on 01.09.2026 As on 15.09.2026 Coal stock at UPRVUNL plants (LT) 7.25 8.41 Recent media reports have indicated that the State of Uttar Pradesh is facing a severe power shortage on account of a disruption in coal supply. The Ministry of Coal places the following facts on record to clarify the actual position and to reiterate its advice to the State to expedite development of its own captive coal block, even as Co...
India, Sept. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India welcomes the passage of legislation by the Parliament of New Zealand on September 16, 2026, to give effect to the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed in New Delhi on April 27, 2026. The passage of the legislation marks an important step towards bringing the Agreement into force and reflects the shared commitment of India and New Zealand to deepen and broaden their economic partnership. The visit of Prime Mi...
India, Sept. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, will undertake Special Campaign 6 for institutionalising Swachhata and minimising pendency in Government offices across its nationwide postal network. The campaign will comprise a Preparatory Phase from 15th to 30th September 2026, followed by the Implementation Phase from 2nd to 31st October 2026. The Preparatory Phase will focus on identification of pending matters, weeding o...
India, Sept. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released findings of Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted across Chennai City under TN LSA, during the month of July 2026, for information of general telecom consumers. The purpose of this drive test is to assess and verify real time quality of mobile network services (both voice & data) provided by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs). During the IDT, TRAI captures performance o...
India, Sept. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: At a grand ceremony held today at Secunderabad Parade Ground on the occasion of Hyderabad Liberation Day, Vice President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan recalled the historic chapter of the integration of the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad into India and paid tribute to all the heroes who fought for the unity and integrity of the nation. Vice President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan said that the story of Hyderabad is, in many ways, th...
India, Sept. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Culture has made significant progress in reducing pendency and strengthening cleanliness and record-management practices under the Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters (SCDPM) during the period from November 2025 to August 2026. The Ministry has also been regularly uploading its monthly progress reports on the SCDPM portal during this period. As part of the campaign, the Ministry disposed of 3,512 publ...
India, Sept. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 43rd edition of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Commanders' Conference commenced in New Delhi from September 17, 2026. On the opening day of the three-day conference, Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth interacted with DG ICG Director General Paramesh Sivamani and Coast Guard Commanders on pivotal issues concerning national and maritime security. In his address, Raksha Rajya Mantri commended ICG for safeguarding maritime interests b...