PIB News — Saturday, 31 October 2026
48 Press Information Bureau releases, ministry-wise.
President’s Secretariat
Vice President’s Secretariat
- Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan Addresses 72nd Annual General Body Meeting of IIPA; Calls for Transformative Reforms in Public Administration to Realise Viksit Bharat @ 2047
- Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan attends ‘Sardar Katha’ at Uprashtrapati Bhavan; pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
Prime Minister’s Office
- PM congratulates ISRO scientists and engineers on successful launch of GSLV-F18 carrying NVS-03
- Prime Minister pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participates in Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Celebrations marking the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- English rendering of PM’s speech at the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas programme in Kevadia, Gujarat
Ministry of Home Affairs
- ‘Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak’ awarded to 490 personnel of various States/UTs/CAPFs/CPOs for the year 2026
- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah Flags off ‘Run for Unity’ in New Delhi on ’Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’on the occasion of 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Ministry of Law and Justice
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Ministry of Finance
- Union Government releases tax devolution of ₹1,09,019 crore to State Governments, as one advance instalment of tax devolution in view of upcoming festive season and to enable States to accelerate capital spending and finance their development/ welfare related expenditure
- CBN Madhya Pradesh Unit conducts three major anti-drug operations; seizes 2,774.650 kg of poppy straw and five vehicles; arrests four persons
Ministry of Textiles
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Delhi Records Lowest Average AQI for October in the Last Eight Years at 166
- Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and its organisations successfully conclude Special Campaign 6
- High level CAQM Team reviews Paddy Straw Management Measures reviews in Sangrur, Patiala and Malerkotla of Punjab
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
PIB Backgrounder
Competition Commission of India
- CCI approves acquisition of the equity share capital of IntelliSmart Infrastructure (Target) by Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. (Acquirer)
- CCI approves acquisition of certain shareholding in Navi Ltd by MIH Payments Holdings B.V.
- CCI approves merger of Sapphire Foods India with and into Devyani International and related transactions
- CCI approves acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Solenergi Power (Target) by Aditya Birla Renewables Ltd (Acquirer)
- CCI approves acquisition of certain stake in Vodafone Group PLC by Vega SAS