India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Nationwide 3-months Financial Inclusion Saturation Campaign, launched on 1st July 2025, has recorded remarkable progress in its first 2.5 months. As part of the campaign, more than 2.3 lakh camps have been organized across districts in the country to expand outreach of financial services. This has resulted in the opening of over 61 lakh new Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts and more than 2.6 crore fr...
India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) organized the 31st World Ozone Day in New Delhi today. The theme for World Ozone Day 2025 is 'From science to global action', emphasizing the power of scientific discovery to assist policy formulation and inspire international cooperation, demonstrating that collective action based on scientific evidence can protect our planet and its future. The e...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...