India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Nasha Mukt Bharat Saptah, observed from 17 June to 26 June 2026, witnessed the participation of more than 1.31 crore citizens through a series of awareness generation and community mobilisation activities including Nasha Mukti Mitra registration drives, seminars and webinars, training and awareness programmes for children and youth, street plays (Nukkad Nataks), skits, slogan-writing competitions, e-pledges, rallies, yoga sessi...
India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that AI, Nuclear, Space and Quantum technologies will determine contours of future growth and global competitiveness India is rapidly emerging as a major force in frontier technologies, with the Nati...
India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will chair the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan 2026, scheduled to be held on June 28-29 at the Bharat Ratna C. Subramaniam Auditorium, Pusa, New Delhi. The two-day Sammelan will bring together Rural Development Ministers, senior government officials and experts from all States and Union Territories to deliberate on holistic rural de...
India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Rural Development has undertaken several initiatives to strengthen branding and enhance market access for products made by women Self Help Groups (SHGs) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). To create a distinct national identity for SHG products, the Ministry has secured trademarks such as SARAS, SARAS Aajeevika and Aajeevika, which are being leveraged to promote and ...
India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah chaired the 10th apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) in New Delhi today. The Home Minister released the 'Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029)' and the 'NCB Annual Report-2025', and also e-inaugurated NCB zonal offices in Jammu and Guwahati. Shri Amit Shah further launched the 'Online Drugs Disposal Fortnight Campaign' for the destruction o...
India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has published a draft notification proposing amendments to Rule 31 of the Drugs Rules, 1945, with the objective of rationalising the residual shelf-life requirement for imported drugs and further promoting Ease of Doing Business in the pharmaceutical sector. The draft amendment, published for public consultation vide Gazette Notification G.S.R. 505 (E) dated 22nd June 2026, proposes ...
India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In line with the Government's commitment to fostering a transparent, efficient and business-friendly regulatory ecosystem, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011 under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The amendments, notified through the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food ...
India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India has operationalised key reforms under the Jan Vishwas Act, 2026 relating to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with the objective of enhancing trust-based governance, reducing compliance burden for businesses, and ensuring proportionate regulatory enforcement without compromising public health safeguards. The amendments seek to decriminalise certain minor and tech...
India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a significant step towards promoting research and innovation and enhancing ease of doing business in the pharmaceutical sector, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has proposed amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945 to simplify the procedure for obtaining permission for import of drugs for examination, test or analysis. This is commonly known as Form 11. The amendment introduces an acknowledgement-based system for impo...
India, June 26 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Seized gold from melting facility in Mumbai Gold in paste form concealed in undergarments; Seized at Bengaluru Gold Seized at Vishakhapatnam In a major crackdown against smuggling of foreign origin gold, the the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has successfully unearthed and dismantled a highly organised gold smuggling syndicate operating through Mumbai Airport. In this operation DRI detected and busted gold melting fa...