On September 2, various union government departments and agencies published several news releases linked to the environment, climate change, public health, and related social sectors that are important for the country’s present and future. The Plurals has collated the key information for you.
Minster Piyush Goyal had a roundtable with industry honchos on India’s data center ecosystem
India is the world’s best location for setting up data centres, said Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, at the CEO Roundtable on “Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) for Scaling India’s Data Centre Ecosystem” at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. While Chairing the meeting the Minister said the roundtable provided an engaging and fruitful platform for discussions with stakeholders from the data centre industry on further promoting the sector and enhancing ease of doing business in India.
Shri Goyal expressed confidence in India’s growth prospects amid global uncertainty and volatility and highlighted the country’s 7.8% growth in Q1.
Detailed report link:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2305918®=48&lang=1
Tiger landscape ecotourism may become pillars for livelihood, say experts
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today inaugurated a 2-day International Workshop on the theme ‘Tiger Landscapes: Conservation, Bioeconomy and Ecotourism as Pillars for Livelihood and Income Generation’, in New Delhi. The workshop is being jointly organized by the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), during 2nd – 3rd September, 2026.
Detailed report link:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2305823®=48&lang=1
Union rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to chair high-level meeting with banks and state rural livelihood missions in Mumbai
The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), one of the flagship programmes of the Government of India for building community-based institutions in rural areas and linking them with sustainable livelihoods. Over the past one and a half decades, the Mission has mobilised more than 10 crore rural women into over 93 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs) and their federations. The banking sector has been a key partner in this journey, with cumulative credit disbursement of over Rs. 13.67 lakh crore to SHGs, backed by consistently high repayment discipline.
The strong flow of institutional credit has enabled a large number of SHG members to establish and expand livelihood enterprises, with 3.46 crore women emerging as Lakhpati Didis. As many of these enterprises enter a growth phase and new ventures continue to emerge, the Mission’s next strategic priority is to nurture women-led enterprises, strengthen their access to finance and support their transition into sustainable rural businesses.
Detailed report link:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2305947®=48&lang=1
Union science & technology ministry declared energy security as integral to national security
“Energy security is inseparable from national security, strategic autonomy and economic resilience,” Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State, PMO, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Jitendra Singh, said today while addressing the 6th International Climate Summit 2026 – India’s Energy & Food Security Mission, organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi. He said that in the prevailing environment of geopolitical uncertainties, disrupted supply chains and volatile energy markets, it is imperative for India to become increasingly self-reliant, indigenous, affordable and technology advanced in the energy sector.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said that technological advancement and self-reliance are closely interlinked, and affordability is equally important for ensuring that the benefits of emerging technologies reach their full potential. He said that with the emergence of an AI-driven data-centre era, India would require affordable as well as clean sources of energy to derive maximum outcomes from these technologies.
Detailed report link:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2305917®=48&lang=1