Department of Administrative reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and Ministry of Public Administration, Government of Bangladesh agree on renewal of the MoU which envisages capacity building programs for 1500 officers from 2025-2030.The visit of the 4-member DARPG delegation to Bangladesh was undertaken on the invitation of the Bangladesh Ministry of …
Read More »Voter turnout of 66.14% in phase 1 and 66.71% in phase 2 recorded in General Elections 2024
In the ongoing General Elections 2024, voter turnout of 66.14% has been recorded in phase 1 for 102 PCs and 66.71% in phase 2 for 88 PCs that went for polls in the two phases. The gender wise voter turnout figures for the two phases are given below: Phase Male …
Read More »2-day Zonal Review Meeting of EPFO begins in Delhi
16th Zonal Review Meeting of EPFO was inaugurated by Ms. Sumita Dawra Secretary (Ministry of Labour & Employment) in the presence of Ms. Neelam Shami Rao, Central Provident Fund Commissioner (CPFC), Shri. Alok Mishra, Joint Secretary (Ministry of Labor and Employment) and senior officers of EPFO on 30th April 2024. The purpose …
Read More »ECI revised date of poll in Anantnag-Rajouri from 7 to 25 May, 2024
The Election Commission of India had announced the schedule for General Election to the Lok Sabha vide its Press Note dated 16th March, 2024. Accordingly, the Notification for 3rd Phase was issued on 12th April, 2024 and the Poll Day was scheduled on 7th May, 2024. Various representations have been …
Read More »GST revenue collection for April 2024 highest ever at Rs 2.10 lakh crore
The Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections hit a record high in April 2024 at ₹2.10 lakh crore. This represents a significant 12.4% year-on-year growth, driven by a strong increase in domestic transactions (up 13.4%) and imports (up 8.3%). After accounting for refunds, the net GST revenue for April 2024 …
Read More »Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo system successfully flight-tested by DRDO off the Odisha coast
Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system was successfully flight-tested at around 0830 hrs on May 01, 2024 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. SMART is a next-generation missile-based light-weight torpedo delivery system, designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to …
Read More »AIR MARSHAL NAGESH KAPOOR
Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor assumed the appointment of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) Training Command (TC) on 01 May 2024. Air Marshal N Kapoor was commissioned into the Fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on 06 December 1986. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff …
Read More »Voting by tribal communities blossoms as ECI’s outreach to them bears fruit
ECI’s efforts, over last two years, for inclusion of PVTG (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups) communities and other tribal groups in the electoral process have borne fruit with scenes of tribal groups in various States/UTs participating enthusiastically in phase 1 and phase 2 of the GE 2024 at polling stations. In …
Read More »India set to host the prestigious 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and 26th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection in 2024
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, through the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), will host the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM 46) and the 26th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP 26) from May 20 to 30, 2024, in Kochi, Kerala. …
Read More »Indian Meteorological Department releases weather forecast for the 1st week of May 2024
Weather Systems and Forecast & Warnings: A cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Bangladesh and a trough runs from Bihar to Nagaland in lower tropospheric levels. Another cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Assam in lower tropospheric levels. Strong southwesterly winds from Bay of Bengal to northeast India are prevailing. Under their …
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