India, Sept. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Culture organised the nationwide 'Seva Hi Sanskriti' initiative from September 17 to 24, 2026, as an important component of 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan 2026'. The initiative sought to promote the spirit of service, cleanliness, cultural awareness and public participation in nation-building. As part of 'Seva Hi Sanskriti', a wide range of activities were organised around themes such as 'Heritage and Development' and 'A N...
India, Sept. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The second India-Fiji Bilateral Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting was held in New Delhi on September 28, 2026.The two countries held discussions on a wide range of areas of mutual interest, including military training and capacity building, service-to-service engagements, maritime security, cyber training, defence industry collaboration and enhanced institutional cooperation between the Armed Forces of India and Fiji. India reite...
India, Sept. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The second Joint Defence Cooperation meeting between India and Ethiopia was held today, September 28, 2026, in Addis Ababa. The two countries discussed areas of mutual interest in the fields of military training, military exercise, medical cooperation, peacekeeping and defence industries. Both sides agreed to expand and deepen defence cooperation activities through exchange of personnel from training institutes, exploring avenues ...
India, Sept. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Commanders' Conference 2026/02 (the second edition of 2026 Indian Navy's biannual Conference) is scheduled over a period of three days from 29 Sep 2026 to 01 Oct 2026 at Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi. As the Navy's Apex Level forum, the Conference provides an avenue for senior Naval leadership, including outstation Operational and Area Commanders, to undertake a comprehensive review of Operational preparedness at the military-stra...
India, Sept. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully averted a major maritime incident following a distress situation onboard the Belize-flagged chemical tanker MT Seagull 9, approximately 37 nautical miles East-South-East of Paradip, Odisha. The vessel, carrying 9,000 metric tonnes of palm oil with 23 crew members onboard, issued an urgent distress call at approximately 0730 hrs on September 27, 2026 following main engine failure and rapid...
India, Sept. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: A 60-member Indian Armed Forces contingent departed today for Oskemen, Kazakhstan, to participate in the ninth edition of the India-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise KAZIND, scheduled to be conducted from 28 September to 11 October 2026. The Indian contingent is drawn mainly from a battalion of the GARHWAL RIFLES, along with troops from other arms and services, and personnel from the Indian Air Force. The Kazakhstan Armed Forces ...
India, Sept. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Education, Shri Pralhad Joshi, held a bilateral meeting with Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space of France, H.E. Philippe Baptiste, in New Delhi today. The two Ministers discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation between India and France in education, research, innovation, academic mobility and institutional partnerships. Welcoming the French Minister and his delegation, Shri Pralhad Joshi h...
India, Sept. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India highlighted its significant achievement in forest and landscape restoration and reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable forest management, climate action and resilient forest landscapes at the Twenty-eighth Session of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) Committee on Forestry (COFO 28), being held in Rome from 28th September to 2nd October 2026. Delivering its Statement during COFO 28, India welcomed FAO's focus on F...
India, Sept. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India today underlined the need for conservation of whales and other cetaceans at the 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC-70), being held in Hobart, Australia, from 28.09.2026 to 02.10.2026. In its Opening Statement at IWC-70, India emphasized the importance of continued collaboration among range countries, scientific institutions and relevant international organisations for effective cetacean conservation. ...
India, Sept. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (EFCC) Shri Bhupender Yadav today chaired a high-level meeting with Chief Minister (NCT Delhi) Smt. Rekha Gupta to review the Delhi Government's Air Pollution Mitigation Action Plan and assess the progress of measures undertaken to prevent and control air pollution in the national capital. The meeting reviewed the measures already undertaken, progress achieved on the ground...