Central Governance

Former Army Chief General VN Sharma passed away in New Delhi at the age of 97. His last rites were conducted with full military honours at Brar Square Crematorium. Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth and former Army Chief General VK…

Alka Nangia Arora assumed charge as Controller General of Defence Accounts on August 1. She is a 1991-batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer. Arora has served in key positions across several Union ministries and…

PM Modi inaugurated the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre in Mysuru. He said Swami Vivekananda “truly embodied the spirit of India”. PM credited Indian youth with driving growth in startups, AI, deep tech, space and…

Varsha Ashok Aglawe becomes the first woman Director General of the Geological Survey of India. She succeeds Asit Saha as the 54th Director General of GSI. Aglawe brings more than three decades of experience in geoscience and…

Jitendra Singh calls for linking grassroots innovators with India’s formal innovation ecosystem. Twenty-six innovators from 16 states and 23 districts were honoured in New Delhi. Minister seeks stronger integration between Atal…

PM Modi will launch the nationwide campaign on August 2 at 11 AM. The initiative will run for 100 weeks with activities every Sunday. Youth from more than 10,000 locations will participate in the launch. Sports, walkathons,…

PM Modi launched development projects worth over ₹17,900 crore in Bhogapuram. Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport inaugurated to boost North Andhra connectivity. New semiconductor plant in Visakhapatnam expected to…

Vice Admiral AN Pramod assumed charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff on August 1. He has served in the Indian Navy for more than 36 years. He was involved in operational preparedness during Operation Sindoor and the West Asia…

Prataprao Jadhav has recommended Mirabai Chanu for the Arjuna Award. The Ayush Minister wrote to Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. Jadhav highlighted Chanu’s Olympic medal and Commonwealth Games achievements. He said the…

Cabinet approves PM-SSY with a total outlay of Rs 5,070 crore. Scheme targets 5,000 MW floating solar projects with 10,000 MWh storage. Government estimates projects could cut around 10 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually.…