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The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, India’s national campaign against substance abuse, is marking its sixth year since launching on August 15, 2020, and the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has released a fresh set of numbers on how far it’s actually reached. Secretary Sudhansh Pant said this week that the campaign has now reached
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Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal used a BRICS conference in Delhi on September 9 to make a specific case: that women entrepreneurs across BRICS countries need easier access to credit, buyers and markets, and predictable business rules before they can meaningfully enter global trade. He pointed to India’s own numbers on women’s
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Quick answer: On September 1, 2026, Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma became the first woman officer without a medical background to reach a two-star rank in India’s Defence Forces, an equivalent rank exists across the Army, Navy and Air Force. She took over as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education) at Air Headquarters, capping
Quick answer: CARA’s Adoption Awareness 2026 campaign, themed “Legal Adoption. Safe Childhood. Secure Future. Say No to Illegal Adoption!”, reinforces that adoption in India must go through the legally prescribed process under CARA, never a private arrangement. State and Union Territory workshops run from September 2026 onward, starting in Delhi on September 10. If you’re
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The National Security Guard (NSG) Training Academy in Manesar has launched its first Mahila Commando Conversion Course (MCCC), a specialised training programme for women personnel from State Police Forces and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). What the Course Covers Under the course, women personnel will receive specialised training in weapons handling, tactical intervention, hostage rescue,
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