PM Mementos auction lists 89 Maharashtra-linked objects
The eighth auction includes art, sports memorabilia and infrastructure models connected with Maharashtra and remains open until 2 October.
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Election Commission outlines voter-document visits and an ECINet review
The Commission has described how field officers should seek documents during electoral-roll revision and announced an external compliance review of ECINet.
Read article ↗₹108 crore Guntur-Nambur road overbridge moves toward construction
The 668-metre, four-lane bridge will replace a level crossing and connect Guntur's Inner Ring Road area with Gorantla village.
Read article ↗Central Bureau of Narcotics reports multiple Rajasthan seizures
The agency says recent operations recovered poppy straw, opium, cannabis, cash, vehicles and a firearm, with four people arrested.
Read article ↗Youth health campaign reports 175,368 engagements across 167 institutions
The ministry-reported programme combined health checks, nutrition sessions and substance-abuse awareness for young people across educational institutions and adopted villages.
Read article ↗Heavy Industries sets October targets for records, workspace and e-waste cleanup
The ministry has identified 272 sites, more than 51,000 electronic files and 439 e-waste items for a month-long administrative campaign.
Read article ↗FSSAI draft would reserve the word paneer for milk-derived products
The proposed amendment would prevent analogue products from using paneer in their name, label or marketing and opens a 60-day consultation period.
Read article ↗Safety inspection advances final section of Dallirajhara-Rowghat rail line
Railways reports completing the 17.5 km electrified Taroki-Rowghat section, the final segment of the 95 km project in south Chhattisgarh.
Read article ↗Elderline reports 29 lakh calls since its 2021 launch
The national senior-citizen helpline reports more than 8.67 lakh actionable requests across information, guidance, emotional support and field intervention.
Read article ↗National business-approval platform reports wider coverage after five years
NSWS now connects approvals from 32 central departments and 34 states and Union Territories, according to a government backgrounder.
Read article ↗India sets a 2029 operating framework against organised drug networks
The national roadmap shifts attention from seizure counts toward network disruption, financial investigation, prosecution and district-level accountability.
Read article ↗Gujarat agencies create time-bound approval path for highway crossings
NHAI and SSNNL have agreed a common framework for national-highway, canal and pipeline crossings across Gujarat.
Read article ↗Jal Jeevan Mission estimates a rural water workforce need above 13 lakh
States must choose a national or state-specific training route as the programme shifts attention toward local system operation and maintenance.
Read article ↗Government reports 8.53 lakh senior citizens served by assistive-device scheme
The same programme update covers Elderline calls and geriatric-caregiver training, but provides limited outcome evidence.
Read article ↗Youth anti-drug campaign reports four lakh participants across India
The ministry-reported mobilisation covered more than 1,000 locations and begins a 100-week programme focused on prevention, health and life skills.
Read article ↗Government maps rural frontline cadres across health and livelihoods
Administrative data identifies more than nine lakh Community Resource Persons alongside large ASHA and Anganwadi networks.
Read article ↗Biometric authentication becomes mandatory for subsidised LPG refills
The rule takes effect on 1 October, with 27.43 crore active domestic consumers reported as authenticated by 19 September.
Read article ↗Railways clears ₹133.23 crore Gujarat road-over-bridge project
The four-lane bridge will replace Level Crossing 53 on the Udhna-Ukai Songadh section of Western Railway.
Read article ↗Twentieth Rozgar Mela distributes more than 51,000 appointment letters
The national event covered 45 locations and brought the cumulative reported distribution to about 12.75 lakh letters.
Read article ↗Madhya Pradesh expands medical seats as key health indicators improve
The state reports higher medical-education capacity alongside lower maternal, neonatal and infant mortality measures.
Read article ↗Senior-citizen welfare programmes report ₹1,089.58 crore released
The cumulative support covers care services, assistive devices, helplines, caregiver training and active-ageing initiatives.
Read article ↗PM Vishwakarma reaches 30 lakh artisan registrations
The programme also reports training, credit and toolkit support, while its longer-term enterprise outcomes remain to be measured.
Read article ↗Defence pension system clears flagged Air Force and Navy records
The Defence Accounts Department reports normalising 1,45,182 discrepant SPARSH records for the two services and 98.8% of flagged Army cases.
Read article ↗Varanasi plans a ₹10,998 crore elevated corridor from NH-31 to the ring road
The 43.218-kilometre corridor is intended to connect highways, railway stations, the airport, Ramnagar Port and city commercial areas.
Read article ↗Government prepares a central dashboard for its sixth records and e-waste campaign
The portal is scheduled to monitor activity across 84 Union ministries and departments during preparation in September and implementation in October.
Read article ↗Scholarship spending rises as delivery shifts toward verified direct transfers
The government reports ₹51,474.57 crore in central assistance for two Scheduled Caste scholarship schemes from FY2014-15 through FY2025-26.
Read article ↗Hindi language resources expand for public administration and translation
Hindi Shabd-Sindhu has reached eight lakh words, while the Kanthasth 2.0 translation resource contains more than five crore sentences.
Read article ↗Delhi reports 584 active lumpy-skin-disease cases as vaccination exceeds 45,950 animals
The department reported no deaths among affected animals and is continuing vaccination, surveillance, isolation and vector-control measures.
Read article ↗Senior-care programmes report 2.88 lakh beneficiaries and 142 newly sanctioned homes
The ministry also reported 228 support camps and 23.93 lakh assistive devices, although operating and outcome details remain limited.
Read article ↗Sanitation-worker programme reports broad profiling but uneven benefit conversion
Worker data shows substantial coverage for protective equipment and insurance alongside larger gaps for mechanisation and waste-picker support.
Read article ↗BRICS declaration backs a proposed expert group on traditional medicine
The proposed group would address medicinal-plant research, standards, quality assurance, regulation and scientific validation.
Read article ↗Andhra Pradesh opens ten critical-care blocks and twelve public-health laboratories
The facilities are part of a wider state programme with Rs 1,271.80 crore in approved central support across four health-infrastructure components.
Read article ↗NSKFDC lending reaches Rs 3,365.93 crore across more than six lakh beneficiaries
The corporation says its concessional schemes have supported 6,10,902 people since inception, with finance available for individual and group enterprises.
Read article ↗Construction-worker conference turns attention to a Rs 77,000 crore welfare corpus
Officials estimate more than seven crore construction workers and are asking states to improve registration, fund use and portable access to benefits.
Read article ↗Lothal maritime heritage complex reports 82% completion in its first phase
Phase 1A is working toward a revised 31 October target, with 1,492 artefacts prepared and international partnerships under discussion.
Read article ↗PMAY-U 2.0 adds more than 29,000 urban-home approvals across six states
The latest approvals take reported sanctions under the second phase to 18.77 lakh homes, with most allotted to women.
Read article ↗Election Commission sets out a digitally enabled network for electoral literacy
ELC 2.0 is intended to connect year-round civic education across schools, colleges and universities through a dedicated portal.
Read article ↗DNHDD development claims span infrastructure, tourism and manufacturing
A public address cites more than 450 projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore, alongside growth in roads, tourism and industrial activity.
Read article ↗National HPV campaign reports more than 80 lakh doses administered
The free, voluntary programme targets 14-year-old girls and has an estimated annual eligible cohort of about 1.2 crore.
Read article ↗Manipur field review records delays in housing and pension payments
Beneficiaries reported late PMAY-G instalments and National Social Assistance Programme pensions during a three-day monitoring visit.
Read article ↗Delhi agencies coordinate their response to illegal-adoption risks
About 200 health, police and child-protection participants reviewed emerging risks and the authorised child-centred adoption process.
Read article ↗Gender Samvaad turns from participation counts to control of rural enterprises
The latest discussion focused on land rights, enterprise governance, financial records and leadership within a movement covering more than 10 crore women.
Read article ↗Seed-law proposal combines QR traceability with a faster compensation route
The consultation-stage proposal would introduce QR-based traceability, stronger action against substandard seed and a state compensation route.
Read article ↗Forest-rights review examines a million-plus pending claims and linked records
A regional implementation review examined pending claims, community rights and plans to connect state records with a national portal.
Read article ↗Television ad limit falls away as TRAI withdraws its 2012 rules
The regulator has withdrawn its 2012 quality-of-service framework after the government removed the underlying limit from cable television rules.
Read article ↗States prepare digital labour-service and cess systems for construction workers
Nine jurisdictions are due to launch Digital Labour Chowk initiatives, while four states plan new cess portals or worker-facilitation centres.
Read article ↗DILRMP 3.0 proposes a Rs 565.50 crore GIS-enabled land-records stack
The proposed five-year programme would connect parcel IDs, maps, registration and revenue-court records across a common digital framework.
Read article ↗District livelihood models put income outcomes after skills training in focus
Skill Manthan presented three local approaches that connect training for women with production, credit, mentoring and access to markets.
Read article ↗PM SHRI school selection reaches 13,092 against a target above 14,500
The Rs 27,360 crore programme is approaching its national selection target, but completed upgrades and learning outcomes remain the larger test.
Read article ↗Literacy campaign broadens its focus to comprehension and practical skills
The September ULLAS campaign connects reading and writing with applied knowledge, financial literacy, digital skills and citizenship.
Read article ↗India reports a sharp expansion in medical training capacity
The government cited 858 medical colleges and 142,464 undergraduate seats at a WHO regional meeting, alongside further workforce targets.
Read article ↗Five judicial appointments are announced for two High Courts
Three judges have been appointed to the Chhattisgarh High Court and two additional judges to the Gauhati High Court.
Read article ↗FCI gets a new performance framework for storage and logistics
The FY 2026-27 agreement covers storage losses, capacity use, logistics, quality control, digitisation and staff capability.
Read article ↗PM-SETU approves Rs 735.70 crore for three ITI clusters
Bhiwadi, Medchal and Meerut have received strategic-investment approval under the industry-led training scheme.
Read article ↗Vidisha medical college opens a day-care cancer unit
The first-phase facility combines trained staff with plans for pathology, registries, early detection, palliative care and future radiotherapy.
Read article ↗Election Commission schedules six by-elections for 6 October
Five Assembly constituencies and Assam's Nagaon parliamentary constituency will enter the formal election timetable on 9 September.
Read article ↗Meghalaya starts five infrastructure projects worth Rs 1,010.95 crore
The package covers water supply, roads, a healthcare facility and a power substation, while a separate hospital has opened in Nongstoin.
Read article ↗Rural-skills drive targets closure records for more than 2,000 legacy projects
Officials from 14 states reviewed documentation and system bottlenecks affecting formal closure of DDU-GKY 1.0 projects.
Read article ↗Scholarship DBT framework links the central share to state funding and verified records
Central scholarship payments follow release of the state share and verification of beneficiary records, according to the ministry's control framework.
Read article ↗Government sets phased deadlines to strengthen farm-extension centres
Infrastructure upgrades at 300 priority Krishi Vigyan Kendras are targeted for March 2027, followed by skill and incubation centres across the network.
Read article ↗Gauhati University begins Rs 110 crore campus infrastructure programme
The planned works include academic and residential buildings, library and seminar renovations, an auditorium upgrade and staff quarters.
Read article ↗NCSC seeks Punjab response to lecturer-reservation complaint
The commission opened an inquiry into an allegation concerning reservation rules in recruitment for 1,013 lecturer posts and requested records within seven days.
Read article ↗Dinesh Sharma appointed Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The presidential appointment takes effect from the date Dr Sharma assumes office.
Read article ↗CSS Shield targets ₹15 lakh support for bereaved officers' families
The voluntary Central Secretariat Service initiative formalises a peer-support effort that reports contributing about ₹1.30 crore since 2020.
Read article ↗Ahmedabad opens World Archery Para Series with 108 athletes from 19 countries
The international competition runs from 5 to 9 September as India develops its para-sport hosting and training ambitions.
Read article ↗Delhi waste pickers receive formal-recognition and health-benefit cards
More than 300 workers attended the Najafgarh Zone event, where NAMASTE and Ayushman cards were distributed.
Read article ↗Pension campaign reports resolution of 2,306 older grievances
The pension department reports a 72% closure rate across 3,193 selected cases handled by 40 ministries and departments.
Read article ↗Child-labour campaign reports more than 3,800 rescues and 575 FIRs
NCPCR says the nationwide campaign coordinated authorities around rescue and rehabilitation between 12 June and 31 August.
Read article ↗India offers digital-parliament cooperation to Seychelles delegation
The proposed institutional support covers digitisation, multilingual proceedings, cybersecurity, digital archives and customised study visits.
Read article ↗Mechanised sanitation case study shows a route from hazardous work to enterprise
An official beneficiary profile describes how support under NAMASTE and Swachhta Udyami Yojana enabled a Rajasthan sanitation worker to build a mechanised service business.
Read article ↗PM-AJAY data shows 892 Andhra Pradesh villages declared Adarsh Grams
The ministry says 1,159 villages in the state were selected under the programme's Adarsh Gram component from FY2018-19 onward.
Read article ↗CCPA fines Dial4Trade ₹10 lakh over ammonium-nitrate listings
The regulator said the platform facilitated listings without required licence checks, buyer verification and safety disclosures.
Read article ↗Food secretaries set a 708.64 LMT paddy procurement estimate for 2026–27
Central and state officials also reviewed storage, public distribution and tighter broken-grain specifications for raw and parboiled rice.
Read article ↗DGFT automates free-sale certificate issuance for eligible exporters
Qualifying applications can now bypass manual scrutiny, while exceptions and selected approvals remain subject to regional-authority review.
Read article ↗India notifies a single legal time standard for official and commercial use
The Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 create a common time reference and take effect 180 days after notification.
Read article ↗DoT warns that IMEI tampering can mean prison and a ₹50 lakh fine
The telecom department has reiterated the penalties for altering or misusing device and subscriber identifiers.
Read article ↗Five operating signals from India's public systems
Enforcement activity, grievance throughput, municipal waste remediation and Centre–state water coordination offer a mixed operational picture.
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