India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has consistently pursued reforms to strengthen the banking and financial sector, promote ease of doing business and modernise the legal and regulatory framework in line with the evolving needs of the economy. With banking practices and technology evolving rapidly, laws governing banking records also need to keep pace with these changes. The Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 2026, which received the assent of the Preside...
India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, organized a two-day National Conference on "Quality and Safety of Biosimilars: Strengthening India's Biopharma SHAKTI Vision" on September 10-11, 2026, at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), Bengaluru. The conference was attended by 160 participants from regulatory authori...
India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India has crossed a significant milestone in its efforts to prevent cervical cancer, with more than 80 lakh (8 million) doses of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine administered under the National HPV Vaccination Campaign since its launch in February 2026. The milestone marks the expanding reach of HPV vaccination through the public health system and reinforces India's commitment to strengthening preventive healthcare for adolescen...
India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved a total of 18.77 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0), giving further impetus to the implementation of scheme and accelerating progress towards 'Housing for All' in urban areas. The decision was taken in the 9th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC), held under the chairmanship of Shri Satendra Singh, Secret...
India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Conference on Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) organised by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, in collaboration with Government of Maharashtra, began in Mumbai today, with Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports, chairing the proceedings. The conference was attended by the Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment and Micro, ...
India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Shri Manohar Lal will participate in the G20 Energy Ministerial Meeting to be held in the Houston, United States of America from 14-16 September 2026. The meeting, hosted under the U.S. G20 Presidency, will bring together Energy Ministers and senior representatives from G20 members to deliberate on key issues concerning global energy security, affordability, infrastructure develo...
India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Secretary, Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Shri Narendra Bhooshan, emphasised the need to move from responding to droughts after they occur to building resilient dryland landscapes through integrated watershed development, technology and community participation, while speaking at the Dryland Congress 2026 Partner Spotlight at the National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), New Delhi, on "Reimagining Drylands: Institutions, ...
India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Senior officers of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India, undertook a two-day Area Officer visit to Manipur from 8 to 10 September 2026 to monitor the implementation and progress of various ongoing rural development schemes in Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts. The visit was led by the Central Government's State Nodal Area Officer for MoRD schemes in Manipur, Shri Altaf Hussain Haji, Deputy Director Ge...
India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Ministry of Rural Development, in collaboration with the Institute for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE), organized the seventh edition of Gender Samvaad on the theme "Participation to Leadership: Enhancing Women's Agency in Livelihoods." The dialogue witnessed participation from over 6 lakh stakeholders across the country, including SHG w...
India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India is no longer a country that waits for others to experiment and then follows their success; it is now confident of shaping its own global role in emerging technologies, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and MoS in the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said today. Critical minerals are key to India...