Newdelhi:1/3/23:Bill Gates, Co-chair and Trustee of the Gates Foundation, visited the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India to meet Prof Ajay K Sood to understand priorities and explore further collaborations. During his visit, Prof. Sood gave an overview of the work of the Office of PSA’s wide-ranging engagements, including the National Missions on One Health, ...
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Controller General of Accounts celebrate 47th Civil Accounts Day
Newdelhi:1/3/23:The Civil Accounts Day was celebrated here today to mark the 47th foundation day of Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) with Shri Pankaj Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Finance, as the Chief Guest on the occasion. In his address on the occasion, Shri Chaudhary congratulated the service for taking a lead in automation of financial management system and ensuring smooth ...
Read More »NTPC commissions India’s first Air cooled condenser at North Karanpura Super Critical plant in Jharkhand
Jharkhand :1/3/23:NTPC has commissioned India’s first Air cooled condenser installed Super Critical plant to demonstrate its Commitment towards water conservation through reduce, reuse and recycle.NTPC, the country’s largest integrated energy utility, has started commercial operation of 1st Unit of 660 MW at North Karanpura (3*660 MW), in Jharkhand on 01st March-2023 This project has been envisaged with Air Cooled Condenser (ACC) which ...
Read More »India and Australia are deepening ties through two-way mobility to fulfil 21st century aspirations – Dharmendra Pradhan
Newdelhi:1/3/23:The visiting Australian delegation led by Education Minister Mr. Jason Clare held a high level meeting with the Indian delegation led by Union Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, and participated in student engagement programmes in New Delhi today. Both sides held discussions to take their partnership in the education sector forward in areas of school, ...
Read More »Sustainability and inclusive growth are key to India’s growth journey: Shri Piyush Goyal
Newdelhi:1/3/23:Shri Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles said that developed and developing countries must have different goals and timelines while being sensitive to each other’s needs, potential goals and roadmap towards sustainability. He was addressing the gathering at Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Special Plenary Session of India Europe ...
Read More »Shri Rajesh Malhotra takes charge as Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau
Newdelhi:1/3/23:Shri Rajesh Malhotra has today assumed charge as Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau (PIB). Shri Malhotra takes over after the superannuation of Shri Satyendra Prakash yesterday. Previously, Shri Rajesh Malhotra, an Indian Information Service (IIS) Officer of the 1989 batch, had been working in Ministry of Finance since January 2018. During the critical COVID-19 Pandemic, he effectively steered the ...
Read More »PM addresses Post Budget Webinar on ‘Urban Planning, Development and Sanitation’
Newdelhi:1/3/23;The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, addressed a Post Budget Webinar on the subject of ‘Urban Development with focus on planning’. It is the sixth of a series of 12 post-budget webinars organized by the government to seek ideas and suggestions for the effective implementation of the initiatives announced in the Union Budget 2023. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister ...
Read More »₹1,49,577 crore gross GST revenue collected in February 2023: 12% higher than GST revenues in same month last year
Newdelhi:1/3/23:The gross GST revenue collected in the month of February 2023 is ₹1,49,577 crore of which CGST is ₹27,662 crore, SGST is ₹34,915 crore, IGST is ₹75,069 crore (including ₹35,689 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is ₹11,931 crore (including ₹792 crore collected on import of goods) The government has settled ₹34,770 crore to CGST and ₹29,054 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. ...
Read More »Union Cabinet approves contract signing with L&T for three Cadet Training Ships, worth over Rs 3,100 crore
Newdelhi:1/3/23:The Union Cabinet has accorded approval to sign a contract with Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for acquisition of three Cadet Training Ships, at an overall cost of Rs 3,108.09 crore, under Buy {Indian-IDDM (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)} category. The delivery of ships is scheduled to commence from 2026. These ships will cater to the training of officer cadets, ...
Read More »Acharya Harihar Birth Anniversary celebrated
Bhubaneswar:28/2/23:Acharya Harihar’s was a symbol of service, sympathy and solitary determination. On behalf of IPR_Odisha, distinguished guests attended the state-wide Jubilee program of Acharya Harihar, highlighting the life style of Acharya Harihar was held yesterday. Departmental Minister Shri Pradeep Kumar Amat attended as the Chief Guest. The social drama “Bow” based on Acharya Harihar’s life mantra “Be a good man” ...
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