UNION ENVIRONMENT MINISTER CHAIRS HIGH-LEVEL REVIEW MEETING ON AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN DELHI-NCR

India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, chaired a high-level review meeting today in New Delhi, to assess the ongoing measures for the prevention and control of air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. The meeting witnessed participation from key stakeholders including the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), Government of NCT of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, and other concer...


MOEFCC TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL CAMPAIGN 5.0 FROM OCT. 2ND - 31ST FOR INSTITUTIONALIZING SWACHHATA AND DISPOSAL OF PENDENCY AND PROMOTING CLEANLINESS

India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) has announced a Special Campaign 5.0 from 2nd October, 2025 to 31st October, 2025 for institutionalising Swachhata and minimising pendency in Government Offices. It will have a special focus on field /outstation offices responsible for service delivery or having public interface, in addition to the Ministries/Departments and their attached /subordi...


MOST ADVANCED CHIPS USED IN AI SERVERS, DRONES, MOBILE PHONES CHIPS OF 2 NM WILL BE DESIGNED HERE: ASHWINI VAISHNAW ON LAUNCH OF NEW OFFICE OF ARM IN BENGALURU

India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Hon. Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the new office of ARM, a company that is involved in semiconductor design, in Bengaluru today. The minister said that the "most advanced chips used in AI servers, drones, mobile phones chips of 2 nm will be designed here". Speaking after the inauguration, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw said that th...


LAST DATE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS UNDER NATIONAL MEANS CUM MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR YEAR 2025-26 EXTENDED UP TO SEPT. 30TH ON NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL

India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The last date for submission of applications by the selected meritorious students on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) for National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) for the year 2025-26 has been extended to 30th September, 2025. The NSP portal is open for submission of applications by students with effect from 2nd June 2025. In this project year 2025-26, the selected students are first to do a one-time ...


JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON ASHOK KUMAR VISHWAKARMA V/S THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ORS.

RANCHI, India, Sept. 16 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Aug. 18: 1. The writ petition being W.P.(C) No.3204 of 2021 has been filed for the following relief :- "for issuance of order/ orders, direction/ directions & writ/ writs in nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 18.07.2020 (Annexure -8), passed by the Circle Officer, Nagri in Misc Case No.155/19-20 by which the Respondent No.4 sent the matter to the Deputy Commissioner, Land Reforms, Ranchi (Respondent N...


GO BEYOND TRADITIONAL CONCEPTS OF WAR AND BE READY TO DEAL WITH UNCONVENTIONAL THREATS: RAKSHA MANTRI TO ARMED FORCES AT COMBINED COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE

India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has exhorted the Armed Forces to go beyond the traditional concepts of war and remain alert & ready to deal with invisible challenges emanating from unconventional threats such as information, ideological, ecological and biological warfare. Addressing the Combined Commanders' Conference 2025 in Kolkata, West Bengal on September 16, 2025, Raksha Mantri emphasised the need for constant a...


DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTS NATIONWIDE SWACHHATA CAMPAIGN

India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In its commitment to promoting cleanliness and efficiency, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) has successfully conducted 350 Swachhata campaign throughout the country between Nov 2024 and Aug 2025. During this period, 40,245 files were reviewed, 15,535 files were weeded out with offices dedicating two hours per week to Swachhata activities. Additionally, 16,497 Right to Information (RTI) applications, 1,119 RTI...


INDIAN NAVAL SHIP KADMATT ARRIVES IN SUVA, FIJI

India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Indian Naval Ship Kadmatt, an indigenously designed and built Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette, arrived in Suva, Fiji on 15 Sep 2025, for a goodwill visit as part of her three-month deployment. The port call reflects the deep-rooted historical, cultural and people-to-people ties between India and Fiji, while reaffirming India's commitment to strengthen maritime cooperation and bilateral relations with friendly foreign...


JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON SUNIL KUMAR PURI AND ANR. V/S THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ORS.

RANCHI, India, Sept. 16 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Aug. 18: 1. These writ petitions have been filed under Section 226 of the Constitution of India. 2. Both the writ petitions have been filed for seeking following reliefs: (i) That in this application is being filed for issuance of appropriate writ/writs order/orders direction/directions seeking quashing of Impugned Order dated 26.02.2020 (Annexure 1/1) passed by Respondent No.3 against the Petitioners by which the p...


AI-POWERED HOLOBOX OF SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL TO BE LAUNCHED ON SEPT. 17TH

India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The state-of-the-art Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya is the only museum of its kind in the world. The Sangrahalaya showcases the lives, vision, and contributions of all the Prime Ministers India has had since Independence. Visitors to the Sangrahalaya are taken on an immersive journey through history, encountering rare artefacts, personal belongings, archival material, and multimedia presentations that vividly narrate the ...