Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for primary and upper primary school teachers, the Odisha government has announced a hike in the monthly remuneration of Junior Teacher (Schematics) engaged under the Samagra Shiksha scheme. The salary has been increased from ₹11,100 to ₹16,000, effective from Thursday. The state government issued a notification on Wednesday stating that…
Ahmedabad: England batters once again failed to impress as Harshit Rana, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya claimed two wickets each to seal an emphatic 142-run victory for India in the third ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Wednesday. Despite getting off to a great start, England failed to capitalise on the…
New York: NASA and SpaceX are accelerating the target launch and return dates for the upcoming crew rotation missions to and from the International Space Station (ISS), which will bring the agency’s stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back home. The agency’s Crew-10 launch now is targeting March 12, pending mission readiness and completion of…
New Delhi: Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Panchayati Raj, Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, inaugurated the 14th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (14AFAF) at Pusa Campus, New Delhi, marking a significant moment in the global fisheries and aquaculture sector. The event highlights India’s growing leadership in sustainable fisheries, cutting-edge aquaculture…
New Delhi: In a significant step towards empowering economically weaker youth, the Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), Gurugram, and South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), Bilaspur, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. The initiative, under SECL’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, aims to equip 400 young individuals with vocational…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah chaired the first meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Cooperation in New Delhi. The meeting focused on the initiatives taken to strengthen cooperative societies and the ongoing efforts to empower them across the country. Union Ministers of State for Cooperation,…
New Delhi: In a major step towards enhancing disaster preparedness and telecom resilience, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), in collaboration with the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), released a comprehensive report on Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework (DRRAF). The framework, launched today, provides a roadmap for strengthening India’s telecom infrastructure against natural calamities,…
New Delhi: In a significant initiative to explore India’s maritime heritage and cultural influence, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), in collaboration with the Advanced Study Institute of Asia (ASIA) at SGT University, inaugurated a two-day international conference titled “Monsoon: The Sphere of Cultural and Trade Influence” in New Delhi. This conference,…
New Delhi: The 60th Executive Committee Meeting of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), chaired by Director General NMCG, approved a series of major projects aimed at enhancing cleanliness, reducing pollution, and promoting sustainable development along the Ganga River. These projects focus on sewage management, afforestation, and public awareness initiatives to rejuvenate the river….
New Delhi: In a high-level meeting with secretaries and senior officials from various scientific ministries, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh emphasized the need for a structured competency framework for individuals working in scientific institutions. The framework, to be developed in coordination with the Capacity Building Commission, will integrate both functional and domain-specific competencies to enhance…
