Districts as Export Hubs
The Department of Commerce has launched the Districts as Export Hubs (DEH) Initiative to expand India’s export base beyond traditional industrial clusters and port cities. The scheme enables every district across the…
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India–Afghanistan Joint Working Group on Trade Holds Virtual Meeting; Reviews Measures to Strengthen Bilateral Trade and Economic Cooperation
India and Afghanistan held a virtual meeting of their Joint Working Group on Trade in early September 2026 to review ways of expanding commercial ties between the two nations. The Ministry of…
Prime Minister shares a Sanskrit Subhashitam, highlighting the virtues of giving fearlessness and saving lives
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a Sanskrit verse on social media, emphasizing the importance of removing fear from people’s lives and protecting human life. The Prime Minister’s Office released the statement on…
Uttarakhand Media Delegation Undertakes Hyderabad Press Tour
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has organised a press tour to Hyderabad for a group of journalists from Uttarakhand. The 15-member delegation, headed by Shri Sanjeev Sundriyal, Assistant Director of the…
States/UTs Food Secretaries Conference reviews various issues pertaining to Department of Food and Public Distribution
The Department of Food and Public Distribution convened a conference of State and Union Territory Food Secretaries on 1 September 2026 to assess how foodgrain procurement, distribution and storage operations are functioning…
LOK SABHA SPEAKER PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTES TO FORMER SPEAKER, LOK SABHA, SHRI P.A. SANGMA
The current Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla, laid flowers at a portrait of former Lok Sabha Speaker Shri P.A. Sangma on his birth anniversary. The tribute took place in the Central…
Air Marshal Vivek Hande takes over as DGMS (Air)
Air Marshal Vivek Hande has been appointed as the Director General Medical Services (Air) for the Indian Air Force, the Ministry of Defence announced on September 1, 2026. He takes up the…
Ministry of Civil Aviation launches Hub & Spoke International Flight Operations from Ahmedabad
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has started Hub and Spoke international flight operations from Ahmedabad Airport, making it the third airport in India to join this connectivity framework. The announcement came after…
Prime Minister participates in the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in the 26th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on August 31 and September 1, 2026. The meeting…
CCI approves acquisition of up to 100% equity shareholding of Apollo Fertility Centre (AFCPL) and Apollo Specialty Hospitals (ASHPL) by Kids Clinic India Ltd. (KCIL) and related transactions
The Competition Commission of India has cleared the takeover of two Apollo healthcare companies by Kids Clinic India Ltd (KCIL), the operator of Cloudnine hospitals. The deal involves KCIL acquiring complete ownership…