Daily ministry and department announcements, explained.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has completed the second edition of the Jamsaheb Memorial Youth Exchange Programme, which brings Polish youth to India each year to learn about the countries’…
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has facilitated the first shipment of organic Palmyra Jaggery Powder from Tamil Nadu to Bulgaria.…
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is implementing a comprehensive system to make India’s inland waterways safer and more reliable for vessel movement. The initiative combines continuous surveys of river conditions,…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 114th meeting of the World Bank’s Development Committee Plenary in Bangkok on 15 October 2026, representing India as a Governor of the World Bank.…
India has now designated 103 wetlands as Ramsar sites, the international standard for recognising wetlands of global importance. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced on 15 October 2026 that…
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has announced a set of process reforms recommended by the 57th Goods and Services Tax Council meeting. These changes are intended to reduce the…
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has held a review meeting with all National Sports Federations following India’s fourth-place finish at the 2026 Asian Games. Union Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya…
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), both agencies of the Ministry of Finance, have destroyed a large illegal cannabis plantation in a wildlife sanctuary in Maharashtra.…
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), operating under the Ministry of Finance, has uncovered and disrupted a sophisticated gold smuggling network that used unaccompanied baggage to transport contraband through Indian airports. Acting…
Officers of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs at the Air Cargo Complex Import facility in New Delhi have stopped one of the largest attempts to smuggle narcotic drugs into…
