New Delhi, 8th September: MED-EL, a global leader in hearing implant solutions, has announced the India launch of SONNET 3, its latest cochlear implant audio processor, at CIGICON 2026, the annual conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India (CIGI), being held from September 4th to 6th at the Jaypee Palace Hotel and Convention Centre, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The launch marks a significant step in MED-EL’s efforts to bring next-generation, user-focused hearing technology to Indian cochlear implant users and strengthen its commitment to advancing hearing care in the country. SONNET 3 is MED-EL’s smallest and lightest behind-the-ear audio processor to date.…
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New Delhi, September 8: The Round 1 of the ₹37,500 crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects has closed to an overwhelming response from industry, with seven (7) applications received from some of India’s largest corporate houses and premier public sector undertakings, decisively vindicating the Ministry of Coal’s confidence in the scheme. The response underscores growing industry confidence in coal gasification as a key pillar of India’s energy security, import substitution and industrial development strategy. The applications received under the first round are as follows: Sl. No. Applicant End Product(s) Adani Enterprises Limited – Project 1 Urea Adani…
The HealthTech pioneer, co-founded by returning NRIs, aims to shift the developmental detection window from 5 years to 1.5 years, championing every child’s fundamental “Right to Development.” Deep Connection Innovation Pvt Ltd., an award-winning “healthtech” pioneer specializing in pediatric neurodevelopment, today announced that it has successfully secured INR 1 Crore in a seed funding round led by a syndicate of prominent angel investors. This strategic investment will be deployed to accelerate the development of the company’s world-class, AI-native infrastructure, designed to revolutionize how developmental delays and disorders like Autism (ASD) and ADHD are detected and managed in children. Founded by…
New Delhi, September 7: Shri Rajiv Gauba delivered the inaugural address at the 5th E-Fast India Summit 2026. During the event, he marked a significant milestone in India’s clean mobility journey with the launch of the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport (PACT) and the Zero Emission Truck (ZET) Marketplace. In his address, Shri Gauba noted that e-FAST has evolved over four years from a forum for dialogue into a vehicle of coordinated action, mirroring the shift in India’s clean mobility discourse from intent to implementation. Shri Gauba emphasised that transitioning to electric mobility is an economic, environmental, and strategic imperative…
New Delhi, September 7: The Hon’ble Union Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics & Information Technology and Commerce & Industry, Shri Jitin Prasada, led the Indian delegation at the G20 Innovation Ministers’ Meeting held on 1–2 September 2026 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States (US), hosted by the US Department of Commerce and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The Hon’ble MoS was accompanied by Shri Ajit Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), senior officials from MeitY,Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade…
New Delhi, September 7: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today chaired the 28th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Panaji, Goa. The meeting was attended by Goa Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel, Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis, and Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Shri Praful K. Patel. Senior officials of the Government of India and the State Governments/Union Territory also participated in the meeting of the Council. Addressing the gathering, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that…
New Delhi, September 7: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has introduced an Open Application Programming Interface (API) facility for the issuance and verification of Certificates of Origin (CoO) through the Trade Connect e-Platform. The facility is now available for use by eligible exporters and their systems. The Open API facility enables exporters to integrate their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), accounting or other business software directly with the DGFT’s CoO system. At present, exporters are required to enter CoO-related details separately on the DGFT platform, even when the same information is already available in…
New Delhi, September 7: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh on September 07, 2026 accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) i.e., in-principle administrative approval to various acquisition proposals of the Defence Forces at an estimated cost of about Rs 1,10,000 crore. For the Indian Army, approval was granted for the procurement of Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Recce Vehicles, High Mobility Vehicles (HMV), Self-Propelled Mechanical Mine Layers (MML), Advanced Light Helicopters (ALHs), Trawl Tanks and Sarvatra Bridge System. The CBRN Recce Vehicles will be capable of detecting, identifying, monitoring and marking of…
New Delhi, September 7: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Caste students through State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The Scheme supports eligible students in pursuing post-matriculation and post-secondary education and promotes greater access to educational opportunities. Applications under the Scheme are invited through designated State scholarship portals or the National Scholarship Portal. As the implementing agencies, States and Union Territories determine the principal arrangements for inviting applications, scrutiny, verification and other implementation processes, with suitable mechanisms established at their level. The release of the Central share is linked…
New Delhi, September 7: The fisheries and aquaculture sector has emerged as a vital pillar of India’s economic growth, supporting the livelihoods of nearly three crore fishers and fish farmers while generating employment across a vast value chain spanning production, processing, marketing and exports. India today is the world’s second-largest fish producer, contributing around 8 per cent of global fish production, the second-largest aquaculture producer, the largest producer and exporter of shrimp, and the second-largest producer in capture fisheries. These achievements reflect the growing strategic importance of the sector in advancing food and nutritional security, rural prosperity, export earnings and…
