Newdelhi:27/6/23:The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented Distinguished Service Awards at the Defence Investiture Ceremony-II held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (June 27, 2023). Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were the Vice President of India, Prime Minister of India and Union Minister for Defence. Click here to see the list of awardees – 

Newdelhi:27/6/23:The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal launched ‘Sagar Samajik Sahayyog’ – the new guidelines of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways. The new guidelines empower ports to undertake CSR activities directly. The event was also attended by Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Shri ...

Newdelhi:26/6/23:Online facility has been made available by EPFO for submitting Applications for Validation of Option /Joint Options for pension on higher wages. The facility is for eligible pensioners / members in compliance with the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 04.11.2022. The facility was launched on 26.02.2023 and was to remain available only till 03.05.2023. However, considering the representations of the ...

Newdelhi:26/6/23:A fake website, https://niwrb-gov.org, which claims to be recruiting for the positions of Administration Officer, Sinchpal, and Sinchpal Supervisor under the National Irrigation and Water Resources Board has come to notice of Department of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD &GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti. DoWR, RD &GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti hereby clarifies that the aforesaid ...

Newdelhi:26/6/23:The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has invited nominations for Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2022. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India confers the National Adventure Awards called “Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award” (TNNAA) in order to recognize the achievements of persons associated in the field of adventure and to encourage young people to develop ...

Newdelhi:26/6/23:The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, has approved capital investment proposals of Rs. 56,415 crore in 16 States in the current financial year. Approval has been given under the scheme entitled ‘Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24’. State-wise amount approved is as under: –  (Rs. in crore) Sl. No. State Amount Approved Arunachal Pradesh ...

New Delhi/6/23:Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala launched Nandi – NOC Approval for New Drug and Inoculation System portal today at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. With this portal, DAHD will facilitate the regulatory approval process with transparency to assess and examine veterinary product proposals will be more streamlined through seamless integration with the SUGAM portal ...

Newdelhi:26/6/23:The Ministry of Power, Government of India has set up a dedicated Centre of Excellence to accelerate industry adoption of clean technologies and thus scale up India’s contribution to the global energy transition. Named UTPRERAK, short for Unnat Takniki Pradarshan Kendra, the Centre of Excellence to Accelerate Adoption of Energy Efficient Technologies seeks to play a catalytic role in improving ...

Newdelhi:24/6/23:Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has welcomed the resolve by the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and the President of the United States of America Mr. Joe Biden to deepen the strategic partnership between Indian and American universities. Shri Pradhan said that the recently launched India-US initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology ...

Newdelhi:24/6/23:Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, MoS PMO, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space and MoS Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh launched the GEMCOVAC® -OM, an Omicron-specific mRNA-based Booster vaccine. India’s first mRNA vaccine has been developed using the indigenous platform technology by Gennova, with funding support from Department of Biotechnology ...