Daily Bulletin

The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) and the Government e Marketplace (GeM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate multilingual capabilities into the national public procurement portal. This collaboration will leverage AI-powered language technologies, including translation APIs and voice bots, to make the GeM platform accessible in 22 officially recognised Indian languages. The initiative aims to enhance Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs and startups by removing language barriers in government procurement.

The Department of Justice organised a "Reforms Utsav" in Dharamshala to mark 12 years of transformative judicial reforms, where a year-long legal awareness campaign, "Nyaya Prabodh," was launched. Key achievements highlighted included providing pre-litigation advice to over 1.12 crore citizens under the DISHA Scheme and the successful implementation of the eCourts Mission Mode Project. The eCourts project has enabled over 4.10 crore hearings via video conferencing and the digitisation of more than 32 crore case records.

The Union Home Secretary chaired a high-level meeting to review the security and logistical preparedness for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) Re-examination 2026. Officials from the Ministries of Railways, Education, and Health, along with the Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA), participated. State governments and central agencies were directed to ensure strict adherence to security protocols and facilitate smooth travel for students to maintain the integrity of the examination.

Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, released the book Agatthiyar – The Unifier in New Delhi. During the event, he asserted that India's unity is an ancient civilizational reality shaped by its sages, not a modern political construct. He highlighted Sage Agatthiyar as a symbol of cultural and spiritual unity between North and South India.

Under Phase VI of the Yuva Sangam programme, a student delegation from Karnataka, led by IIIT Dharwad, completed an educational and cultural visit to Rajasthan. The visit, part of the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat initiative and hosted by MNIT Jaipur, aimed to foster national integration by exposing students to Rajasthan's heritage and innovation ecosystem.

As part of the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat initiative's Yuva Sangam Phase VI, a student delegation from Bihar, led by IIT Patna, concluded a cultural immersion visit to Punjab. Hosted by IIT Ropar, the programme aimed to strengthen people-to-people connections by exposing participants to Punjab's heritage, urban planning, and archaeological sites.

The Union Public Service Commission has recommended 55 candidates from the revised reserve list for appointment as Assistant Commandants based on the Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination, 2024. The recommendation follows a requisition by the Ministry of Home Affairs to fill remaining posts, with final appointments contingent upon the outcome of pending writ petitions in the Delhi High Court.

The government has issued a Gazette notification restricting diesel sales at retail outlets to prevent fuel diversion. The new rules prohibit industrial customers from procuring fuel at retail pumps and mandate that diesel be dispensed only into vehicle tanks or approved containers, with a daily limit of 200 litres per customer. State governments have been directed to enforce these measures.