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27 stories for “Service” · September 2026
Clear filtersNational Service Scheme (NSS) Day is observed on 24 September to mark the founding of the NSS in India. The scheme was launched on 24 September 1969 by Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao, then Union Education Minister, coinciding with the...
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has signed MoUs with 21 States and Union Territories and launched the Challenge Mode Portal for Aerodrome Development under the modified UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme. Through the po...
Microsoft has launched its India South Central data centre region in Telangana. The new facility is the company's fourth cloud region in the country, expanding its infrastructure for hosting and delivering cloud computin...
At a side event of the UN General Assembly in New York, India reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate Hepatitis B and C as public health threats by 2030. India is strengthening prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment...
A pilot de-addiction and rehabilitation programme named PAYANAM has been launched at Central Prison-II, Puzhal, Chennai. PAYANAM stands for Positive Awareness Yielding Against Narcotics Addiction Movement. It will help d...
WHO and UNICEF released the report "Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools 2015–2025" under the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for WASH. In 2025, 429 million school-age children worldwide lacked...
The Supreme Court has referred the challenge to the law on appointing the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) to a larger Constitution Bench. The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Elect...
The 11th Ayurveda Day was observed on 23 September 2026 to promote awareness of Ayurveda's role in health and wellness. The 2026 theme is "Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow". First observed in 2016, the day was earlier h...
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) will use Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, satellite remote sensing and ocean modelling to track marine litter hotspots. The pilot started in Vi...
The 100-week Nasha Mukt Yuva Abhiyan began on 18 September 2026 with a nationwide Rashtriya Sankalp Samaroh. Titled “Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan”, it was launched virtually on 2 August 2026. The Dep...
GIFT City rose nine places to rank 37th globally in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) 40, released in September 2026, while Mumbai moved up three places to 49th. GIFT City was the only Indian centre among the top...
Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjukta Parashar, popularly called the "Iron Lady of Assam", has become the first woman officer to lead the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s elite CoBRA commando unit. She takes...
