India, Sept. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The opening ceremony of 22nd edition of India-US Joint Military Exercise Yudh Abhyas was held today at Auli Foreign Training Node in Uttarakhand. Major General Amaresh Gunjan, General Officer Commanding, 14 Infantry Division and Colonel Benjamin Jackman, Commander, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, US Army, addressed the participating contingents comprising of 600 personnel from each side. The exercise is s...
India, Sept. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A Seminar for Station Master Warrant Officers (MWOs) of Western Air Command was conducted at HQ WAC on 14 Sep 26. The Seminar was presided over by Air Marshal George Thomas, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, WAC, and attended by Station MWOs from across the Command's Area of Responsibility. A common platform was provided to share best practices, exchange ideas and deliberate upon areas for improvement. Discussions focussed on enha...
India, Sept. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh unveiled key policy initiatives during 'VIMARSH', a DRDO-Industry Synergy Meet, in New Delhi on September 15, 2026. The initiatives include a comprehensive framework to lower technical and financial entry barriers for MSMEs & deep-tech start-ups, offering direct funding, incubation support and dedicated access to DRDO testing facilities. A standardised, secure framework for sharing DRDO-developed s...
India, Sept. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Higher Education (DoHE), Union Ministry of Education, reviewed 95.2% (2,04,859) of physical files and 87.46% (62,564) of e-files under Special Campaign 5.0. Around 1,159 sites were covered across the country under the Campaign, making significant progress in reducing pendency, freeing 14,44,839 sq. ft. of office space and improving record management. DoHE also generated Rs.6.89 crore worth of revenue through scra...
India, Sept. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The 139th meeting of the Enforcement Task Force (ETF) of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), held on 14.09.2026, reviewed enforcement actions, inspections and compliance status across the National Capital Region (NCR) for the reporting period from 24.08.2026 to 07.09.2026. During the 15-day reporting period, a total of 150 inspections were reported, including 7 inspections at Construction a...
India, Sept. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav, along with Chief Minister (Gujarat), Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel, inaugurated the World Circular Economy Forum 2026 at Gandhinagar today. The forum is being organised under the theme 'Circular Economy: Transition for People and Prosperity', from 15th - 18th September. Other dignitaries gracing the inaugural session included Minister for Forest, Environmen...
India, Sept. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As part of its ongoing enforcement drive against fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) claims, the officers of Anti-Evasion Branch of the Central Goods & Services Tax (CGST), Delhi South Commissionerate, have arrested a partner of the firm engaged in trading of iron and steel goods in a case involving fraudulent availment, utilisation and passing on of inadmissible ITC aggregating to over Rs. 15.78 crore through bogus invoices of appr...
India, Sept. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The new UPI framework introduced has no impact on any person to person transactions. UPI will continue to remain completely free for all person-to-person transactions, irrespective of the amount transferred. Payments to merchants up to Rs.2,000, along with transactions covered under the zero-MDR framework for small merchants, will also remain free. Consequently, approximately 96% of all P2M transactions will remain unaffected. MD...
India, Sept. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In the presence of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah and Union Jal Shakti Minister Shri C. R. Patil, the Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath, Uttarakhand Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami, Himachal Pradesh Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Rajasthan Shri Bhajan Lal Sharma, Delhi Smt. Rekha Gupta, and Haryana Shri Nayab Singh Saini today signed the Kishau Multipurpose Project agreement. On this occa...
India, Sept. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Jal Shakti today released the anthem for "Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari - Catch the Rain", giving a musical voice to the nationwide movement for water conservation and rainwater harvesting through people's participation. Sung by renowned singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan, the anthem carries at its heart the clarion call of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi: "Catch the Rain - Where It Falls, When It Falls." Thr...