The orchid species Gastrochilus pechei has been recorded new in Vijoynagar, in Arunachal Pradesh, at 1,200 metres. It was first described in Myanmar, and the finding underscores the floristic relationship between the two areas and confirms the status of Arunachal Pradesh as the Orchid State of India, where approximately 60 percent of the orchid species in the country are found.

The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India has been requested by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA) to be able to separately list Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in the next Census. It is intended to gather specific information about households, persons, and their socio-economic and cultural characteristics in order to increase the success of such schemes as PM JANMAN.

The Union Home Ministry and Manipur government signed a revised Suspension of Operations (SoO) pact with 24 Kuki-Zo insurgent groups on 4 September 2025. The deal comes after ethnic clashes between Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities since May 2023 and aims to restore peace before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on 13 September. It strengthens verification of insurgent cadres, reaffirms Manipur’s territorial integrity, and ensures reopening of key transport routes.

The Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025, by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) gave the authority of the first-class judicial magistrate to Foreigners Tribunals (FTs). It is an order that mainly applies to Assam where FTs have been used but it authorizes the detention of those who cannot establish their Indian nationality. It supersedes the 1964 Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, and comes after the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, which repealed older legislation.

The Indian Government launched Angikaar 2025 on 4th September 2025 in New Delhi. The campaign was aimed at accelerating the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0). The campaign gives special emphasis on creating awareness, accelerating application verifications and finishing houses sooner under the scheme. The campaign will be carried out in more than 5,000 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) within a period of two months.