New Delhi: Rear Admiral David Proctor, Chief of Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, is on an official visit to India from February 19 to February 27, 2024. The visit aims to enhance bilateral maritime cooperation between India and New Zealand. RAdm David Proctor engaged with Admiral R Hari Kumar, the Chief of the Naval Staff,…
New Delhi: To curb the cases of human trafficking, the National Commission for Women (NCW) and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) today formalized their commitment by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This strategic collaboration seeks to empower RPF officials with the necessary training and sensitization to effectively tackle the issue of women trafficking within…
Jakarta: Under the captaincy of Birendra Lakra, the Indian men’s hockey team won the bronze medal in the Hero Asia Cup 2022 after defeating Japan 1-0 win at the GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday. Rajkumar Pal put India ahead early in the first quarter and the team managed to hold on to…
Itanagar: In a significant move to streamline administration, the cabinet of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu sanctioned the establishment of two additional districts, announced a senior official on Tuesday. The decision was formalized during a cabinet meeting held under the leadership of the Chief Minister on Monday. The newly approved districts are Keyi Panyor,…
New Delhi: A High-Level Committee (HLC), chaired by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah, has approved ₹1,115.67 crore for disaster mitigation and capacity-building projects in various states. The decision marks another step toward bolstering India’s disaster resilience and preparedness in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a disaster-resilient nation. The…
New Delhi: Dr. Vivek Joshi, Secretary of the Department of Financial Services (DFS), spearheaded a workshop on the ‘State of Artificial Intelligence in Banks’ as part of its lecture series, hosted in New Delhi today. The workshop aimed to provide banks and financial institutions with valuable insights into best practices for AI adoption and risk…
Bhubaneswar: Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a key administrative reshuffle. The announcement was made through an official notification issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Saturday. Das, who led the RBI for six years since December…
Bhubaneswar: For Odia people, sweet craving ends with a piece of popular Chhennapoda which has given Odisha an identity for desserts. Originated in Nayagarh, the sweet dish will be celebrated as Bishwa Chhenapoda Diwas on April 11, the day on which its creator Sudarsan Sahu was born. The district administration in Nayagarh has decided to…
Bengaluru: In a pioneering study, scientists from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have uncovered the electronic mechanisms behind a new class of materials known as incipient metals, which exhibit metavalent bonding (MVB) within a single 2D layer of Group IV chalcogenides. This breakthrough has significant implications for energy harvesting and power…
Bhubaneswar: To ensure the successful hosting of the Hockey Men’s World Cup in 2023, the Odisha government on Monday conducted a high-level preparatory meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. “In a few months from now the State will once again host the Hockey Men’s World Cup in 2023. In order to ensure…
