New Delhi, October 2: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, who is also a noted Physician and diabetologist, today said robotics is set to become an accelerating tool in every specialty of medicine, covering diagnostics as well as treatment and therapy. He said robotics, together with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and nanoscience, would create a larger ecosystem for precision health delivery and precision medicine, with emerging technologies enabling increasingly personalised healthcare based on an individual’s genetic profile, environmental conditions, lifestyle…
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New Delhi, October 2: Swachhata has evolved from an appeal for cleanliness into a sustained culture of good governance, efficient utilisation of public resources, reduction of pendency and responsible management of waste, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh, While launching the Implementation Phase of Special Campaign 6.0 today. Recalling Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s call for Swachhata from the Red Fort in 2014, Dr. Jitendra Singh said the…
New Delhi, October 2: The Department of Health and Family Welfare (DoHFW), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has commenced implementation of Special Campaign 6 from October 2, 2026, across its Central Government Hospitals, Attached and Subordinate Offices, Autonomous Bodies, CPSUs and other organisations. The campaign will continue till October 31, 2026, with a focus on institutionalising Swachhata, reducing pendency and promoting efficient and citizen-centric governance. The campaign, spearheaded by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), aims to promote cleanliness and improve workplace efficiency while ensuring timely disposal of pending matters. Under Special Campaign 6, DoHFW has…
New Delhi, October 2: As part of the ongoing Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) 2026 Campaign, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment organised a tree plantation activity under the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” initiative at the Babu Jagjivan Ram National Foundation (BJRNF) in National Capital here today. The plantation drive was led by Dr Virendra Kumar, Hon’ble Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, in the presence of Shri B. L. Verma, Hon’ble Minister of State of Social Justice and Empowerment. Dr. Virendra Kumar led the tree plantation activity along with officials of the Department of Social Justice and…
New Delhi, October 2: South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited under the Ministry of Coal, marked the culmination of Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 today with programmes organised on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti across its establishments in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. During the campaign, held from 17 September to 2 October 2026, SECL undertook intensive cleanliness activities at more than 55 Cleanliness Target Units (CTUs) across its operational areas, covering over 10 lakh square feet of space. The campaign also witnessed extensive awareness and community participation activities, including Nukkad Nataks, competitions in schools, Shramdaan activities…
New Delhi, October 2: The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Union Ministry of Education, organised a Swachhata Shramdaan yesterday at a PM SHRI school in New Delhi as part of the ongoing Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) 2026 campaign. Led by Secretary, DoSEL, Shri T. K. Anil Kumar, the drive was conducted under the aegis of Eco Clubs for Mission LiFE and brought together students, teachers, senior officials and officers of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS). The cleanliness drive covered the school campus, an adjoining community space and the park in front of the school, bringing the school and…
New Delhi, October 2: The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), along with its subordinate offices and PSUs, is undertaking Special Campaign 6 for Disposal of Pending Matters, in line with the theme “Institutionalizing Swachhata and Reducing Pendency.” The campaign focuses on cleanliness, effective record management, grievance redressal, disposal of unserviceable items including e-waste, and streamlining of office processes to promote efficient and citizen-centric governance. Under the cleanliness drive, 949 sites across the Department and its offices have been identified for cleaning. The Department is also undertaking the identification and disposal of unserviceable items, including e-waste, to improve space…
New Delhi, October 2: The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) successfully concluded the Swachhata Hi Seva-2026 (SHS-2026) campaign on 2nd October 2026, with a series of cleanliness and awareness activities across the country. The campaign commenced on 17th September 2026 with the Swachhata pledge. During the fortnight, DFPD, along with its PSUs and attached and subordinate offices, conducted a range of activities including cleanliness drives at Central Government offices, door-to-door awareness campaigns, drawing competitions, walkathons, tree plantation under “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam”, “Ek Din Ek Ghanta Ek Saath” activities and cultural programmes such as poem recitation, Nukkad…
New Delhi, October 2: In a significant milestone for tiger conservation in India, a tigress was released in Buxa Tiger Reserve (W. Bengal) today, in the presence of the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav and Chief Minister (W. Bengal), Shri Suvendu Adhikari. It marks a fitting beginning of India’s Wildlife Week 2026, with the initiation of a phased Tiger Reintroduction Programme aimed at restoring a viable and self-sustaining tiger population in this historically important tiger landscape. In a social media post after the release, Shri Bhupender Yadav stated that inspired by Prime Minister Shri…
New Delhi, October 2: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal participated in the concluding day of the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and spoke in sessions on structural excess capacity and production, updating the Most-Favoured-Nation principle, ending forced labour in global supply chains, and the closing session. Speaking on structural excess capacity and production, Shri Goyal said that India is the fastest-growing large economy in the world, with a domestic-demand-driven economy serving 1.4 billion people, and is building manufacturing value chains from design to finished goods as a trusted link in global supply chains. He…
