Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration issued a statewide order on 20 August 2026 banning the sale of loose or unpackaged edible oil and fats. The order applies across...
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti organised a national workshop in New Delhi on 20 August 2026 for capacity-building under Jal...
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti issued the Policy on Data Sharing, Interoperability and Stakeholder Access on 20 August 2026 in...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the four-laning and upgradation of the 82.578 km Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa section of National Highway-22 in Bihar on 19 August 2026. The project...
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued a circular on 17 August 2026 directing telecom service providers to deny new mobile connections to subscribers who have already reached the...
Tamil Nadu increased the annual health insurance cover under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) from ₹5 lakh to ₹25 lakh. The announcement was made in...
Digital Bharat Nidhi, functioning under the Department of Telecommunications, signed an agreement with the Government of Chhattisgarh on 18 August 2026 for the Amended BharatNet Programme under the...
West Bengal hosted its first Kaushal Mahotsav on 18 August 2026 at Balurghat Stadium in Dakshin Dinajpur district. It was the 11th Kaushal Mahotsav held in India and...
Tamil Nadu announced 365 days of maternity leave for women state government employees for a third child. The policy applies to women government employees in the Tamil Nadu...
Maharashtra declared snakebite a notifiable disease on 18 August 2026 under the state public health framework. The order makes reporting mandatory for government hospitals, private hospitals, medical colleges,...
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has extended its digital FASTag Local Pass facility to 121 toll plazas across India. The facility is available to residents living...
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has focused on the SEED scheme for the socio-economic empowerment of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities. SEED stands for Scheme for...
