Year- End Review 2025: Department of Land Resources

India, Jan. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. Name of CoE Jurisdiction (States/UTs) 1 YASHADA, Pune Maharashtra, MP, Chhattisgarh, Goa 2 ATI, Mysore Karnataka, Kerala, TN, AP, Telangana, Puducherry, A&N, Lakshadweep 3 ASSTC, Guwahati Assam, NE States (Tripura, Manipur, etc.) 4 MGSIPA, Punjab Punjab, Haryana, HP, J&K, Chandigarh, Ladakh 5 LBSNAA, Mussoorie UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, WB, Odisha 6 DISRA, Gandhinagar Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, D&NH...


DRDO celebrates 68thFoundation Day

India, Jan. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) celebrated its 68thFoundation Day on January 01, 2026. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth visited the DRDO Headquarters and reviewed the achievements of DRDO in 2025 and targets for 2026. Later, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat addressed the DRDO fraternity at DRDO Bhawan, which was streamed live across ...


NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of 7 persons after consuming contaminated water being supplied in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh: Over 40 people hospitalized

India, Jan. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that at least seven people died and more than 40 others fell ill after consuming contaminated water in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. Reportedly, the residents had been complaining about the supply of contaminated water supply for several days, but no action was taken by the authorities. The Commission has ...


MSDE Concludes Week-long Kaushal Manthan to Shape Skilling Roadmap for 2026

India, Jan. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State (I/C) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Education, Government of India, chaired the concluding session of the week-long (23rd December 2025-31st December 2025) Kaushal Manthan, bringing together senior officials across divisions, institutions, and key stakeholders from MSDE. The objective of the discussions held over a period of one week was to identify pri...


Vice-President to Visit Tamil Nadu on January 02-03, 2026

India, Jan. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, will undertake a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu on January 02 and 03, 2026. On Friday, January 02, 2026, the Vice-President will preside over the 34th Convocation of Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute University, Chennai. Later in the day, the Vice-President will attend the Ram Nath Goenka Sahitya Samman ceremony at Taj Coromandel. In the evening, he will participate in a...


YEAR END REVIEW; DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

India, Jan. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: ODF Plus (Model) Declared Villages as of 16th December, 2025 Model Verified 4,89,526 4,15,915 Expenditure For Implementation of SBM (G) - Rs in Crore Year Fund Utilized Central Share 2014-2015 to 2024-2025 93723.40 2025-26 2204.03 (As on 16th Dec 2025) SWACHH BHARAT MISSION (GRAMEEN) - PHASE II Over 83% Villages in India Declared as ODF Plus (Model) under SBM (G) with over 5.27 lakh villages with arrangements for Solid ...


Department of Rural Development: Year Ender 2025

India, Jan. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl.No Vertical under PMGSY No.of Roads completed Road Length completed (in Km) No.of Bridges completed 1 PMGSY-I 180 552 72 2 PMGSY-II 24 62 03 3 RCPLWEA 90 433 76 4 PMGSY-III 2121 14285 632 5 PMJANMAN 220 1046 158 TOTAL 2635 16378 941 S. No. Indicator Progress from FY 2011-12 to FY 2013-14 Progress from FY 2014-15 to 2025-26 (up to 30th Nov. 2025), Cumulative Achievement No. of women mobilized...


AIR MARSHAL NAGESH KAPOOR SYSM PVSM AVSM VM TAKES OVER AS VICE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF, INDIAN AIR FORCE

India, Jan. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor SYSM PVSM AVSM VM took charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force on 01 Jan 26. The Air Marshal graduated from the National Defence Academy in December 1985 and was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in the fighter stream of the Flying Branch on 06 December 1986. He is an experienced fighter pilot, a Qualified Flying Instructor and a Fighter Combat Leader. During his distinguished flying...


National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) publishes second 'Audit Practice Toolkit' to enhance audit quality in India

India, Jan. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) commenced in November 2025 issuing Audit Practice Toolkits with a focus on supporting the small and medium practitioners engaged in the audits. The initiative is part of NFRA's systemic drive to continue to support the overall quality of auditing practices in India. This is in continuation of NFRA's recent initiatives to conduct outreach programs for audit firms and audit practition...


Year-end review 2025: Ministry of Corporate Affairs

India, Jan. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The major initiatives and achievements of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs during the year 2025 are as under: Reforms in Merger and Acquisition Framework In line with Para 101 of the Union Budget 2025-26, the Government amended the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016 on 4th September 2025 to widen the scope of Fast Track Mergers and Demergers under Section 233 of the Companies Act, 2013. The amend...