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…
Toronto: In a remarkable feat of chess prowess, 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh etched his name in history books by clinching victory in the FIDE Candidates tournament on Monday, securing the title as the youngest-ever winner. Gukesh sealed his triumph after a drawn final round game against Hikaru Nakamura, accumulating an impressive tally of 9/14 points…
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Supremo Naveen Patnaik unveiled the party’s roster for the upcoming Odisha Assembly elections, announcing six prominent candidates to represent key constituencies. In a strategic move aimed at fortifying the party’s presence across the state, Patnaik revealed the names of the chosen contenders today. Among the selected candidates, Mahesh Sahu emerges…
Siachen: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh embarked on a significant journey to Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, to conduct a firsthand assessment of the security situation and to interact with the soldiers deployed in the extreme weather and tough terrain conditions. Accompanied by Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande, Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar,…
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has directed passport authorities to issue a “revocation order” for individuals from Goa and Daman & Diu who had their Indian passports revoked after acquiring Portuguese citizenship. This move aims to provide relief to many who were previously ineligible to apply for Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)…
