Ministry of Civil Aviation, in collaboration with Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), on 25 June 2026 launched AIR SUVIDHA 2.0, an upgraded contactless Passenger Health Self-Declaration Portal to strengthen public health surveillance at Points of Entry across India amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified amendments to the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010, under the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, with an aim to reduce the compliance burden, promote trust-based governance and improve the ease of doing business in the healthcare sector.
Three distinctive traditional products of Bihar — Nalandas Bawan Buti Sari and Fabric, Gayas Pattharkatti Stone Craft and Bhojpurs Pidhiya Painting — have been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. With the grant of GI tag to these three products, Bihars handicraft and handloom sector will gain a new identity at the national and international levels.
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) on 12 June 2026 said it has released ANCHOR (Atlas of Neurochemical Characterisation of the human brainstem with 3D Reconstruction), the worlds most detailed three‑dimensional atlas of the human brainstem.
The 13th BRICS Urbanisation Forum commenced in New Delhi on 11 June 2026 under Indias BRICS Chairship, bringing together ministers, senior government officials and urban development experts from BRICS member countries to discuss strategies for building inclusive, sustainable and resilient cities.
In the presence of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, a Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in New Delhi between the Government of India, the Government of Assam and the Government of Nagaland for facilitating mineral oil operations in the Assam Nagaland boundary areas on 11 June 2026.
