UNION MINISTER CHOUHAN AND DELHI CM GUPTA FORMALLY INAUGURATE SARAS LIVELIHOOD FAIR

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Delhi Chief Minister Smt. Rekha Gupta today formally inaugurated the grand SARAS Livelihood Fair in a bid to strengthen the resolve of 'Vocal for Local' under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and to take a pledge to adopt 'swadeshi' (indigenous goods). On this occasion, Union Ministers of State Dr. C...


MINISTRY OF POWER INITIATES STAKEHOLDER SURVEY TO BUILD INDIA ENERGY STACK (IES), A DIGITAL BACKBONE FOR POWER SECTOR

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: India's power sector is undergoing a paradigm shift driven by grid digitalization, renewable energy integration, decentralized power generation, and consumer-centric reforms. To support this transformation, the Ministry of Power has conceptualized the India Energy Stack (IES) - a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for the power sector. The IES aims to enable a connected, intelligent, and interoperable energy ecosyste...


UNION MINISTER SINGH, MADAGASCAR MINISTER HOLD BILATERAL TALKS ON CIVIL SERVICES TRAINING AND GOVERNANCE REFORMS

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: India's experience in good governance and technology-driven reforms will form the backbone of a training programme for Madagascar's civil servants, as discussed in a meeting between Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh and Mrs. ...


MOS PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS SINGH WILL CHAIR THE 14TH PENSION ADALAT AT AT VIGYAN BHAWAN, NEW DELHI ON SEPT. 10TH

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare will be conducting the 14th Pension Adalat under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble MoS(PP), Dr Jitendra Singh at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi with the theme of "Family Pensioners & Super senior pensioners" on 10.09.2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. 894 grievances related to family pension matters pertaining to 21 Departments/Ministries are proposed to be taken up in the Adalat for re...


SCOPE OF SOCIAL SECURITY TO EXPAND WITH SPREE-AND AMNESTY SCHEME

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In a significant step towards strengthening the social security framework and simplifying compliance for industries, the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has launched two major initiatives - SPREE-2025 and the AMNESTY Scheme-2025. Addressing a press conference at the PWD Rest House in Gurugram today, Shri Sunil Yadav, Director (In-charge), ESIC Sub-Regional Office, Gurugram, said that these schemes aim to ...


'SWACCHOTSAV' - FORTNIGHT OF SWACHATA HI SEVA CAMPAIGN TO BE ROLLED OUT BY MOHUA AND DDWS

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, jointly convened a preparatory meeting today under the co-chairmanship of the Hon'ble Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Hon'ble Minister of Jal Shakti. Ministers Incharge of Urban and Rural Sanitation from States/UTs, along with senior state officials, participated to discuss...


UNION MINISTER YADAV CONFERS AWARDS TO CITIES UNDER SWACHH VAYU SARVEKSHAN AWARDS AND WETLAND CITIES RECOGNITION CEREMONY TODAY

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Awards & Wetland Cities Recognition Ceremony 2025 was organised today by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the presence of the Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Minister, EF&CC has awarded best-performing cities under Swachh Vayu Sarveshan 2025 conducted in 130 cities under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). National Clean Air Programme began with a...


NO FRESH BIRD DEATHS REPORTED AT NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Zoological Park (NZP) informs that no new mortality has been reported in last 72 hrs among the water birds in zoo enclosure or in the migratory birds around the ponds. Since 24.08.2025 till 06.09.2025 total 09 numbers of Painted Stork and 03 numbers of Black-headed Ibis died in water bird aviary/isolation ward out of which 07 nos. of samples were found positive for H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus. No death of...


NEXT-GEN GST REFORMS TO DRIVE DEMAND, PROMOTE LOCALISATION , GENERATE JOBS AND DEEPEN GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN INTEGRATION IN ELECTRONICS ECOSYSTEM

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The recent next-gen reforms in Goods and Services Tax (GST) are set to boost sectors under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), particularly consumer electronics and ICT hardware. The rate reductions will make essential products more affordable for citizens while strengthening domestic manufacturing, supporting MSMEs and start-ups, and advancing the goals of Digital India and Aatmanirbhar Bha...


NATIONAL E-GOVERNANCE DIVISION AND IIM CALCUTTA EMPOWER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WITH THIRD COHORT OF LANDMARK DIGITAL GOVERNANCE AND DATA MANAGEMENT TRAINING

India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National e-Governance Division (NeGD), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in partnership with the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), successfully concluded the third batch of the prestigious training programme on 'Digital Governance & Data Management'. The programme is being held from September 8 to 10, 2025 at the IIM Calcutta campus. Building on the resounding succe...