New Delhi: The prestigious Padma Awards for the year 2024 were conferred with grandeur as President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, presented 3 Padma Vibhushan, 8 Padma Bhushan, and 55 Padma Shri Awards at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I held in the opulent Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan today. The event was graced by esteemed…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today allayed concerns regarding heat waves for the upcoming Phase 2 of the General Elections, slated for April 26. Director General of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mrutyunjay Mohapatra informed the Commission that there is no major cause for alarm, as the weather forecast for the 13…
New Delhi: The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi joined hands in a pioneering initiative with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on April 22, 2024. The MoU, inked by Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services, Lt Gen Daljit Singh, and Director of IIT Delhi,…
New Delhi: The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini made a victorious return to her base port in Goa on April 21, 2024, after completing a groundbreaking transoceanic expedition lasting nearly two months. Led by women officers Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A of the Indian Navy, the expedition marked a historic…
New Delhi: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is set to host a National Colloquium on “Governance at the Grassroots after Three Decades of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment” on April 24th, 2024, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, in commemoration of National Panchayati Raj Day. The event aims to reflect on the progress and challenges faced in…
New Delhi: Taking a step forward in the cooperation between India and Cambodia in the realm of Human Resource Development in Civil Service, as the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Administration, and Pensions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Civil Service, Cambodia….
New Delhi: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has set a remarkable precedent for other central autonomous institutions across India with the successful deployment of its in-house developed ‘Accounts Manager Software’ for financial management. On April 1, 2024, CSIR accomplished the generation of its Annual accounts for the financial year 2023-24, well in…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government will be sending 80,000 teachers from its Secondary school teachers to a three-day AI hands-on training. The training is being conducted by Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE). The AI training will focus on techniques to simplify complex documents in PDFs, images, and videos and to generate concise summaries that…
Kanpur (UP): The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) and National Automotive test tracks (NATRAX) have announced the signing of an MoU to facilitate collaboration on the areas of Real Drive Emission (RDE) and Emission Norms, as well as other areas as deemed fit in the future. The MoU was signed by Dr Manish Jaiswal,…
Kolkata: In a major blow to the Mamata Banerjee-led government, the division bench of the Calcutta High Court, comprising Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Shabbar Rashidi, announced its verdict on Monday, invalidating all appointments made by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in 2016. The ruling nullifies a total of 25,753 appointments across various…
