New Delhi: The 7th Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Subordinate Officers’ Conclave was inaugurated on August 1, 2024, by Director General Rakesh Pal at the ICG Headquarters in New Delhi. The two-day Conclave, running from August 1-2, is themed ‘Towards an Inclusive Approach’. It features a series of brainstorming and plenary sessions, along with lectures on…
Wayanad, Kerala: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) district HQ (Kerala & Mahe) and ICG Station Beypore are at the forefront of ongoing disaster relief efforts in Wayanad. Since July 30, 2024, a team of 35 ICG personnel, led by Deputy Commandant Vivek Kumar Dixit, has been tirelessly conducting rescue missions in Chooralmala and surrounding villages….
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) hosted a significant event marking the transfer of two indigenous healthcare technologies to the industry. These technologies were developed under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)-funded project, Nanoelectronics Network for Research and Applications (NNetRA). The technology transfer ceremony was graced by distinguished dignitaries including…
New Delhi: Former India cricketer and coach Anshuman Gaekwad passed away at the age of 71 on Wednesday night after losing a battle with blood cancer. Gaekwad played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for India from 1975 to 1987, apart from playing 206 first-class games for Baroda. Snehal Parikh, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Baroda…
Chateauroux: Swapnil Kusale achieved a historic milestone by winning the bronze medal in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions event at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, becoming the first Indian shooter to secure a medal in this category at the Olympic Games. Kusale delivered an impressive performance in the final, scoring a total of 451.4…
New Delhi: Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair assumed the office of Director General Medical Services (Army) on August 1, 2024, marking a historic milestone as the first woman to hold this prestigious position. Prior to this, she was the first woman to serve as DG Hospital Services (Armed Forces) upon her promotion to the rank…
New Delhi: In a significant move to enhance food price stability, the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, has included 16 additional commodities under its Price Monitoring System (PMS), effective from August 1, 2024. Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution & New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, announced this expansion…
Wayanad (Kerala): Rescue and relief operations continued on a war footing at the landslide-devastated areas of four villages in Kerala’s Wayanad on Wednesday, with 94 more bodies recovered, taking the death toll to 245, in one of the worst disasters to hit the state, with 240 other people still missing, even as a war of words…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday praised Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik for his outstanding disaster management strategies, crediting his leadership with transforming Odisha into a model of disaster preparedness and response. During a discussion in the Rajya Sabha about the recent landslides in Wayanad, Shah highlighted Patnaik’s disaster management policies…
Mumbai: In a major development, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has cancelled the provisional candidature of IAS Probationary Officer Puja Khedkar and has permanently barred her from all future examinations/selections, as per an official announcement on Wednesday. The move came after the UPSC scrutinised available records of Puja Khedkar and found her guilty of…
