India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government of India has reduced the stock holding limit for sugar dealers from 4,000 quintals to 2,000 quintals, effective from 15th September, 2026 till 30th November, 2026, to ensure adequate availability of sugar in the domestic market and to prevent hoarding and speculative trading of sugar. At present, a stock holding limit of 4,000 quintals on sugar dealers across the country is effective from 1st August, 2026. The Government...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, under Ministry of Corporate Affairs hosted two senior bureaucrats resource persons, who delivered lectures under the aegis of "Weekend Wisdom Programme" recently. Welcoming the first guest, Sh. Anindo Majumdar an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of the 1985 batch and have nearly four decades of rich and varied experience in different areas of public administration, Sh. Gyaneshwar Kumar Sing...
India, Sept. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Air Marshal Vivek Hande, AVSM, VSM, took over as the Director General Medical Services (Air) on September 01, 2026 on permanent secondment to the Indian Air Force. An alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College, Pune; Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai; and National Defence College, New Delhi, he was commissioned in December 1988. He is a gastroenterologist of national repute and has tenanted many specialist and administrative appointments...
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...