New Delhi, September 9: India is set to expand its global skills footprint with first-time participation in eleven new skill categories at the 48th WorldSkills Competition, to be held in Shanghai, China, from 22 to 27 September 2026. Team Skill India will participate in 63 out of 64 skills, with a contingent of nearly 70 competitors, making it one of India’s largest and most diverse representations at WorldSkills to date. The eleven new skills in which India will compete for the first time are Dental Prosthetics, Digital Interactive Media Design, Intelligent Security Technology, Landscape Gardening, Optoelectronic Technology, Retail Sales, Unmanned…
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Kolkata, September 9: Marking a historic milestone in India’s journey toward self-reliance in oceanographic science and maritime technology, the state-of-the-art Ocean Research Vessel (Yard 3041), officially named ORV Sagar Manthan, was launched today at the Rishi Bankim Shipyard, Kolkata. Designed, engineered, and constructed by defense public sector undertaking Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) for the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), the vessel was officially launched through virtual presence by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Earth Sciences, Government of India, with his spouse Mrs Manju Singh, who named the…
New Delhi, September 9: MC²+ will tomorrow launch a dedicated Node and Co-working Space on the 6th Floor of the NRL Centre, Guwahati, marking a significant step in its efforts to strengthen India’s startup and innovation ecosystem, with particular focus on the Northeast. Located in the heart of Guwahati, the new facility has been envisioned as a vibrant, collaborative and professionally equipped environment for startups, entrepreneurs and innovators. Designed around the evolving needs of emerging ventures, it brings together best-in-class infrastructure, professional support, technical expertise, investor access and industry connections under one roof. The facility offers 50+ dedicated workstations, 16 cabins,…
New Delhi, September 9: A review meeting was held on 08.09.2026 under the Chairmanship of Shri Rajesh Verma, Chairperson, Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), with the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) regarding compliance with the Commission’s Statutory Directions, which mandate the registration of all C&D projects having a plot area of 500 sq. metres or above and the installation of functional video monitoring systems on the State/GNCTD web portal for remote monitoring of dust mitigation measures. CAQM has been undertaking sample-based remote monitoring of C&D sites through the web portal of the HSPCB…
New Delhi, September 9: The Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India, in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra, is organising a National Conference on Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) in Mumbai on 11–12 September 2026, under the chairmanship of Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports. The Conference will be attended by Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Labour Ministers and senior officials from States/UTs, Chairpersons and Secretaries of BOCW Welfare Boards and senior officers from Central and State…
New Delhi, September 9: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Ayush and Minister of State, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, called upon States and Union Territories to strengthen the delivery of accessible, people-centric and quality Ayush services across the country. He was speaking at the National Workshop on ‘Strengthening the Ayush Ecosystem in States and Union Territories’, organised by NITI Aayog at Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad, yesterday. The workshop brought together senior officials from the Central Government, more than 30 States and Union Territories, and experts from various organisations to deliberate on strengthening the…
New Delhi, September 9: Advancing India’s capabilities in high-end medical technology and strengthening indigenous alternatives to imported healthcare products, the Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has extended financial assistance to M/s Ceramat Private Limited, Palghar, Maharashtra, for the project titled “Calcium Phosphate based Standard and Customized Patient Specific Grafts by 3D Printing via Digital Light Processing Technique and Extrusion-based Equipment.” The project aims to commercialise advanced, patient-specific bone grafts using indigenously manufactured bioceramic materials and 3D printing technologies. Ceramat Private Limited has been established with a focus on developing and commercialising indigenous…
I’ve worked in the surface solutions industry for a decade now and remember the early days of my career; every meeting with the architect around a potential project began and ended with the same question: does it look good? This is no longer the case, and I believe that is worth exploring in greater detail. First and foremost, the number of informed customers in the architecture and design space has grown significantly over the past few years. With a constant stream of visual inspiration available at their fingertips, often from the moment they wake up, people are approaching design with…
Continuing its intelligence-led crackdown against illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has conducted eight significant operations across the country in last fortnight, resulting in the seizure of around 740 kg cannabis (ganja/high-grade hydroponic cannabis) and charas, and the arrest of 13 persons under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985. The seizures include 709.6 kg cannabis (ganja), 24.5 kg high-grade hydroponic cannabis and 5 kg charas. In an intelligence-led operation on 08.09.2026, officers of DRI intercepted two trucks coming from Vishakhapatnam at Old Dhamtari Road near Raipur. Thorough examination of the vehicles resulted in the recovery of…
New Delhi, September 9: As part of compliance action against non-compliant entities, the Director, Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) has issued notices for non-compliance to following fifteen (15) Virtual Digital Assets Service Providers (VDA SPs) under Section 13 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002(PMLA) as under:- S. No Trade Name Entity Name 1 Weex Weex International Exchange LTD 2 Blofin BLF Global Limited 3 Rezorex RezorEx 4 Bitunix Bitunix LLC 5 DigiFinex DigiFinex Ltd 6 Toobit Hopeful Technology Co. Ltd. 7 XT.com Fibtc Ltd/ XT TECHNICAL PTE. LTD. 8 Latoken LAtrade Ltd 9 WOO X Wootech Limited 10…
