New Delhi, September 29: Acting on specific information received by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Special Cell of Delhi Police, in coordination with central agencies, apprehended two government officials in New Delhi on 28 September 2026. The two officials, one working as a Senior Accountant and the other as an Accountant, had allegedly approached an association and sought illegal gratification in return for facilitating its pending FCRA registration. One of the officials is presently posted in the Foreigners Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, while the other, presently posted in a Pay & Accounts Office, had earlier served…
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New Delhi, September 29: Ministry of Tourism gears up for the implementation of Special Campaign 6.0, being undertaken by the Government of India from October 2 to October 31, 2026, with a focus on Swachhata and reducing pendency across Government. This year, the Government-wide Campaign will also place special emphasis on the effective collection, segregation and disposal of e-waste. As part of Special Campaign 6.0, the Government of India has laid particular emphasis on field and outstation offices providing public services, in addition to Ministries/Departments, their attached and subordinate offices, Autonomous Bodies and Public Sector Undertakings. The Campaign is being…
New Delhi, September 29: Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today handed over the first PRAMAAN certificates under the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS), in New Delhi. The event was organised by the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, as the scheme’s operating agency. Senior officers of the MoEFCC along with senior officers of various States Forest Departments, representatives of certification bodies and industry attended the event. PRAMAN certificates were presented to the Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation (APFDC) for its plantations over an area of 33,000 hectares, and to a farmer…
Bengaluru: India’s first World Happpiness Summit concluded today at New Horizon College of Engineering, Bengaluru, drawing a full-day audience into a conversation the country rarely pauses for: what does it truly take to be happy? Hosted by Happpy AiR – Atman in Ravi, the Happpiness Ambassador, the summit brought together voices from entertainment, public life, entrepreneurship, spirituality, wellness and social leadership, and closed with a collective resolve to make Bengaluru the world’s happiest city. Positioned as India’s first World Happpiness Summit, the day-long gathering was built around the idea that lasting happiness rests on three pillars, Pleasure, Peace and Purpose,…
New Delhi: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has ruled out an initial public offering for the artificial intelligence company in 2026, saying the current environment around AI safety makes going public “ill-advised.” The statement puts a pause on speculation that OpenAI could enter public markets this year following reports that the company had been exploring a potential listing at a valuation that could reach around $1 trillion. Altman said OpenAI currently has more immediate priorities, particularly around AI safety and alignment. “I would say not 2026,” Altman said when asked whether an IPO could take place this year. He added that…
New Delhi, September 26: The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, is gearing up for Special Campaign 6.0, scheduled to be undertaken from 2nd to 31st October 2026, with a renewed focus on cleanliness, disposal of e-waste, space management and improving workplace efficiency. Several cleanliness activities were also undertaken during the preparatory phase which was held during the period of 15th to 30th September this year. The campaign which has entered in its sixth year will accord special emphasis to the identification and disposal of e-waste in accordance with the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, and…
New Delhi, September 26: On the occasion of the 85th Foundation Day of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Science & Technology, launched five new popular science magazines in Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali and Assamese, published by the CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR). The magazines- বিজ্ঞান লহৰ (Bigyan Lahar) in Assamese, বিজ্ঞান বৃত্তান্ত (Bigyan Brittanto) in Bengali, विज्ञान क्षितिज (Vidnyan Kshitij) in Marathi, அறிவியல் அறிக்கையாளர் (Ariviyal Arikkaiyalar) in Tamil, and విజ్ఞాన్ వెలుగు (Vigyan Velugu) in Telugu- mark an important expansion of CSIR-NIScPR’s…
A company can hire 500 people in a few months. It can sign a lease, open a new office and bring a new business unit online with remarkable speed. But there is one part of that expansion that still tends to behave as if every project is a one-off: furniture. That is becoming increasingly difficult to justify. India’s office market has entered a scale where workplace furniture can no longer be viewed simply as a fit-out purchase. In 2025, gross office leasing in India reached 83.3 million sq. ft., according to JLL, with Global Capability Centres accounting for 37.7% of…
New Delhi, September 26: Representing India at the UN High-Level Meeting on ‘Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response’ in New York on 25th September, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava reaffirmed the nation’s commitment to strengthening global health security through international cooperation. She stressed the need to translate the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic into sustained investment, institutional capacity and resilient health systems. Addressing the meeting at the United Nations Headquarters, Smt. Srivastava outlined India’s coordinated approach to pandemic prevention and response across government and society, which covers a wide range of potential health emergencies. She spoke of the country’s efforts…
New Delhi: Elon Musk has criticised what he described as excessive regulation in the European Union, arguing that strict rules can slow the development and deployment of emerging technologies. Speaking at a technology-focused meeting in the United States, Musk said countries should create an environment in which new technologies are generally legal by default rather than facing restrictions before they are developed at scale. He pointed specifically to the European Union, saying its regulatory framework is unusually extensive and can slow technological progress. Musk’s comments come as governments around the world are attempting to balance rapid advances in artificial intelligence…
