New Delhi: In a bid to ensure the highest construction standards, cost effectiveness, and timely completion of National Highway projects, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has established a Detailed Project Report (DPR) cell at its headquarters in New Delhi. This new cell is designed to provide expert inputs and enable end-to-end monitoring of…
Digwadih: The Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR) has commenced its two-day workshop, CARING-2024, focusing on the challenges and opportunities in coal gasification. Held at the CSIR-CIMFR Digwadih Campus, the event brings together industry leaders, researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to explore the complexities and potential of gasification technology. The workshop has attracted over…
Pune: Lt. Gen. Daljit Singh, Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) and Senior Colonel Commandant of the Army Medical Corps, inaugurated a state-of-the-art Genome Sequencing Lab at the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) in Pune. This new lab is equipped with cutting-edge Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) facilities, featuring advanced “Nextseq 2000” and “Miniseq”…
New Delhi: The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), under the Ministry of Power, in collaboration with the National Federation of Engineers for Electrical Safety (NFEES) and supported by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), hosted an All-India Electrical Safety Awareness Programme on June 26, 2024. This date is observed annually as “Electrical Safety Day.” The event…
New Delhi: India is at the forefront of developing a comprehensive legal framework to support and strengthen the One Health initiative, showcasing the country’s advanced thought process and leadership in this area, stated Dr. Vinod Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog. He inaugurated a two-day National Consultation on Legal Environment Assessment for the One Health initiative…
Mussoorie: The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) in Mussoorie has inaugurated its 5th Capacity Building Program on Public Policy and Governance for Cambodian Civil Servants. The two-week program, running from June 24 to July 5, 2024, is organized in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Forty civil servants from the Kingdom of…
Bhubaneswar: The Director General of Police (DGP) Arun Kumar Sarangi convened a preparatory meeting today to discuss the security arrangements for the upcoming world-famous Rath Yatra in Puri. The meeting, held at the police headquarters in Cuttack, focused on proactive measures and heightened vigilance for the mega religious event. During the meeting, Sarangi emphasized the…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced the resumption of public grievance hearings across all its departments starting from July 1, 2024. In a directive issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance (GA&PG) Department, all relevant authorities have been instructed to recommence the Monday Public Grievances and Joint Hearings. “Hearing of Monday Public Grievances in…
New Delhi: The Congress party has reinstated Sam Pitroda as the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress, as announced in an AICC release statement on Wednesday. “Congress President has reappointed Shri Sam Pitroda as Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress with immediate effect,” stated party general secretary K C Venugopal in the release. Pitroda had…
New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour and Employment has responded to media reports alleging that married women are being barred from working at Foxconn’s Apple iPhone plant in India. In light of these claims, the Ministry has requested a comprehensive report from the Labour Department of the Tamil Nadu Government. According to Section 5 of…
