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India raises wage ceiling for mandatory provident-fund coverage
India raised the monthly wage ceiling for mandatory EPFO coverage from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000, with about 5.1 million additional workers expected to qualify.
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Environment
India biodiversity bodies meet to discuss local governance and records
India’s National Biodiversity Authority opened the 16th national meeting of State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils in Chandigarh on 6 September. The two-day meeting brought together their chairpersons and member secretaries, along with experts and scientists from across the country.
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India and Germany sign wetlands conservation cooperation declaration
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Germany’s environment ministry signed a joint declaration of intent on the conservation and wise use of wetlands of international importance on 1 September. The signing took place during the fourth Indo-German Environment Forum.
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India reports 5.56-kilometre free-space quantum key link trial
QNu Labs, BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar demonstrated a 5.56-kilometre free-space quantum key distribution link in India. The Press Information Bureau said the trial took place on the night of 27–28 September between BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar.
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First tigress released under Buxa Tiger Reserve reintroduction programme
A tigress translocated from Valmiki Tiger Reserve was released at Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal on 2 October. Officials described it as the first phase of a staged recovery programme whose long-term aim is a self-sustaining population.
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India health department campaign targets 2,017 sites and review of 70,032 files
India's Department of Health and Family Welfare said on 2 October that Special Campaign 6 had begun and would run through 31 October. It identified 2,017 sites for cleanliness activities and designated 60,012 physical files plus 10,020 e-files for review.
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India reports estimated resources at first two auctioned mineral blocks in Jammu and Kashmir
India's Ministry of Mines said on 2 October that two limestone blocks in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir had been auctioned through the central process. Both are in Anantnag district: Koot–Kapran covers 22.43 hectares and Wantrag 5.36 hectares.
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Goa brings adult vaccination into a life-course policy
Goa has launched a life-course immunisation policy for 2026–2036. Its initial phase will offer influenza, pneumococcal and hepatitis B vaccines to at-risk adult groups.
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