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OCHA reports rising death toll, voices concern for women and girls in Nepal floods
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN aid coordination office OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke, on Tuesday said that as rescue efforts continue in Nepal, humanitarians are focused on how the deadly flash floods have impacted women and girls,…
OCHA head warns Ebola response must outpace spread in DRC
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher warned on Tuesday that the world must move faster to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that is growing exponentially
He noted…
India, Denmark Step Up MSME Cooperation
The 4th India–Denmark Joint Working Group meeting was held in Copenhagen from August 24–28.
Discussions focused on technology adoption, innovation, IP, entrepreneurship and MSME clusters.
Indian delegates visited Denmark’s…
India, Nepal Deepen Multilingual AI Cooperation
BHASHINI SANGAM workshop brought together government, academia, technology and research stakeholders in Kathmandu.
India and Nepal explored co-creation of language datasets and locally relevant AI applications.
Live demonstrations…
Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar 5.0 Launched
The fifth edition will run as a week-long nationwide campaign from September 12–19, 2026.
Beach clean-up drives will be organised across more than 100 locations.
The campaign will feature an Ocean Olympiad, rallies, marathons and…
Surgeon Vice Admiral Manish Honwad Takes Charge at AFMC
Surgeon Vice Admiral Manish Honwad assumed charge on September 1, 2026.
He is an alumnus of AFMC and completed his MBBS there in 1989.
He has more than 37 years of service across academic, clinical and administrative roles.
He…
Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja Takes Charge as DGAFMS
Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja assumed charge as DGAFMS on September 1, 2026.
He will oversee comprehensive medical support for India’s Defence Forces.
His career spans nearly four decades across clinical, academic, operational and…
Rajnath Singh Reviews DPSU Performance
India recorded defence production of about ₹1.8 lakh crore in 2025-26.
DPSUs contributed ₹1.29 lakh crore to the record defence output.
Seven DPSUs presented dividend cheques totalling ₹3,951 crore to the government.
Rajnath…
AVM Shakti Sharma Makes History
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 1st Sept: Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma has scripted history by becoming the first woman officer from the non-medical stream in the Indian Defence Forces to attain the rank of Air Vice Marshal, marking a…
Government Expands Onion Buffer Release
Two Kanda Express consignments carrying 1,290 MT have reached Delhi and Chennai.
Around 1,000 MT of onions are being transported by road to major consumption centres.
Retail intervention has expanded to 19 cities, with onions…