Ministry of Labour and Employment has forwarded the report received from the Labour department of Tamil Nadu government in the matter of discrimination against married women by Foxconn to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). In a separate communication, the Ministry has also sent the Haryana Government’s detailed report on the …
Read More »Vice-President’s address at 12th Convocation of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
I know it is a memorable moment to be cherished. I am grateful to all of you for that. The institute alumni have brought honour to their alma mater through their achievements and contributions in diverse fields, and our engagement with them is growing. I congratulate the alumni. Alumni of …
Read More »Successful Completion of 5th Capacity Building Program for Cambodian Civil Servants in New Delhi
The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) successfully completed the 5th Capacity Building Program on Public Policy and Governance for Civil Servants of Cambodia today in New Delhi. The 2-week program was organized from June 24th to July 5th, 2024 in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The program …
Read More »Amit Shah Addresses ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ Program on 102nd International Day of Cooperatives
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah addressed the ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ (Prosperity through Cooperation) program organized on the occasion of 102nd International Day of Cooperatives in Gandhinagar, Gujarat today. Many dignitaries including Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel, and Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation were present on the …
Read More »FSSAI Approves Bold Display of Nutritional Information on Total Sugar, Salt, and Saturated Fat
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has approved a proposal to display nutritional information regarding Total Sugar, Salt and Saturated Fat in bold letters and relatively increased font size on labels of packaged food items. The decision to approve the amendment in the Food Safety and Standards …
Read More »NBEMS Foreign Medical Graduate Examination: A Gateway to Medical Practice in India
National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), an autonomous body of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, conducted the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) for 35,819 candidates, today. The examination has been conducted in 71 centres, spread across 50 cities in 21 states. As a …
Read More »iVP Semi to Set up a Fabless Chip Company in India
Has secured $5m in pre-series A funding Plans to set up a production test facility in Chennai and in one other location in South India Aims to drive revenue of $70m – $100m in the next 3 to 4 years Building on his pioneering work in semiconductor engineering space, Raja …
Read More »Clarifying Misinformation: Ministry of Communications Addresses Recent Mobile Services Tariff Adjustments
1. As per the Provisions of TRAI Act 1997, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), an independent regulator for telecommunication services, regulates the rates of telecommunication services in the country. Since last two decades, the rates of mobile services has been kept under forbearance by TRAI. The policies of the Government …
Read More »PPS Motors Achieves Historic Milestone; Becomes Country’s First Multi-state Dealer to Sell 40,000 Volkswagen Vehicles in India
PPS Motors – part of a larger automobile group – one of the countrys largest spread automobile conglomerates, has announced that it has reached a milestone of selling 40,000 Volkswagen vehicles and therefore becoming India’s first multi-state dealer to record this feat. PPS Motors has the largest network of touchpoints …
Read More »Driving the Future: Onboarding Automobile Associations and Partners to India’s Right to Repair Portal
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India has launched the Right to Repair Portal India (https://righttorepairindia.gov.in/) to provide consumers with an easy access to information for repairing their products and enabling them to reuse it, thereby contributing to the …
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