India, Oct. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri departed Vladivostok, Russian Federation, on 20 Oct 2026, following the successful conclusion of the bilateral naval exercise INDRA 2026, conducted between the Indian Navy and the Russian Federation Navy (RuFN). The exercise comprised two phases: Harbour and Sea. The Harbour Phase featured key leaders' interactions, cross-deck visits, Subject Matter Expert Exchanges, operational synchronisation activitie...
India, Oct. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Chief Marshal AP Singh undertook a flying sortie with Senior Wing (SW) Cadet Jakkula Tejasvi Reddy of National Cadet Corps (NCC), on October 20, 2026 at the Air Force Academy, Dundigal. The sortie took place before the Air Chief's final flying sortie with his first flying instructor. As part of the pre-flight preparations, the cadet underwent cockpit familiarisation, safety briefings, ejection-pro...
India, Oct. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Over a three-day period spanning 03, 04 and 05 Nov 2026, the Indian Navy will conduct the 2026 edition of the 'Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue' (IPRD-2026), which is its annual apex-level international outreach conference pitched at the strategic level, at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. Organised in close association with the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), which is the Navy's knowledge partner and principal organiser of the ...
India, Oct. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), a premier S&T organisation under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, inaugurated its new incubation facility at IT Park, Sahastradhara Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The facility was inaugurated by Shri Jitin Prasada, Hon'ble Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology and Commerce & Industry, Government of India, in the prese...
India, Oct. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), an autonomous scientific society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, and Bank of India (BOI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on quantum financial innovation and the adoption of emerging technologies in banking on 22 October 2026. The MoU establishes a framework for C-DAC and BOI to explore joi...
India, Oct. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A high-level team led by the Chairperson, Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), visited thermal power and CBG plants, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), farm fields and biomass plant in Ropar, Hoshiyarpur and Amritsar in the State of Punjab. The team reviewed the preparedness and took stock of various in-situ and ex-situ measures being implemented on ground for effective paddy straw management and preven...
India, Oct. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, Shri Narendra Bhooshan, today reviewed the action plans of Uttar Pradesh State Government and Urban local bodies, to address the air pollution in Delhi-NCR and winter preparedness. UP Government presented 11 key initiatives that the State Government has taken so far and the activities planned to achieve the saturation of air quality improvement int...
India, Oct. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: On the intervening night of 21st/22nd October, 2026, Air Cargo Complex (ACC) Imports Commissionerate, Delhi Customs officers have made another major breakthrough in their ongoing investigation against narcotics trafficking networks. Preliminary testing confirmed the recovered substance to be Hydroponic Marijuana (Hydro Weed). In total, 23.220 kg of the narcotic substance was recovered and seized. The seized narcotics are estimated...
India, Oct. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in continuation to its crackdown on narcotics trafficking has seized 5.6 kg heroin, and arrested four persons in an intelligence-led operation conducted on 21st October 2026 in Phagwara, near Jalandhar, Punjab. Acting on specific intelligence regarding the movement of narcotic drugs by some individuals travelling on a public transport bus, officers of DRI mounted a surveillance in the ...
India, Oct. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), under Operation Deep Manifest, has unearthed another attempt to circumvent India's prohibition on the import of goods originating in or exported from Pakistan. The operation, conducted between 11 September and 22 October 2026, led to the interception of a consignment of around 25,000 kg Pakistan-origin watermelon seeds that had been routed through Dubai and falsely declared as of UAE o...