Ministry of Women & Child Development is organizing Special Campaign 2.0 to reduce pendency and effective management of space with special attention on field/ outstation offices in addition to the Ministries and the attached/ subordinate offices. All the guidelines issued by DARPG were circulated to all concerned and the details …
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SWACHHATA CAMPAIGN AND SPECIAL CAMPAIGN FOR DISPOSAL OF PENDING MATTERS (SCPDM) 2.0
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is actively participating in the Swachhata Campaign and Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters (SCPDM) 2.0 from 2nd October, 2022 to 31st October, 2022. During the campaign, special focus has been on weeding out of old records, disposal of scrap and waste materials to …
Read More »NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN FOR ELIMINATION OF SINGLE USE PLASTIC
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) issued Notification on August 12, 2022 banning production, sale, stocking & distribution, import and usage of identified Single Use Plastic (SUP) items including cutlery items, thin packaging films, candy & ice-cream sticks w.e.f. July 01, 2022. In order to ensure its …
Read More »KASHI TAMIL SANGAMAM
Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan along with MoS, I&B and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri L. Murugan today announced the “KASHI TAMIL SANGAMAM” to be held from 16th Nov to 19th Dec 2022. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan also launched the website for registering for …
Read More »ENERGY CRISIS IN EUROPE
The region of Groningen in the Netherlands has a gas field that began operations in 1963. During the 1980s, the area saw numerous earthquakes — minor enough to avoid large damage but big enough for local buildings to develop cracks. However due to recent geopolitical tensions, the Dutch government wants …
Read More »SAVING THE VULTURES OF TAMIL
On October 19, the Tamil Nadu government formed a committee to set up an institutional framework for the effective conservation of vultures. Tamil Nadu boasts the largest population of vultures south of the Vindhiya Mountain Range. Vulture numbers are decreasing over the last few years, with experts attributing the cause …
Read More »TWO-DAY CONFERENCE ON ‘ANCIENT SCIENCE’
The Indian Space Research Organisation, along with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), is set to organise a two-day conference themed ‘Akash Tatva’ (the element Akash) in Dehradun that, according to Science Minister Jitendra Singh, would expose “youth of India to the wisdoms of ancient science along with modern …
Read More »METAVERSE FOR GLOBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
The Interpol on Thursday unveiled the first-ever ‘metaverse’ specifically designed for law enforcement worldwide, at its ongoing 90th General Assembly in Delhi. The Interpol metaverse allows the registered users to take a virtual tour of its General Secretariat headquarters in France’s Lyon, interact with other officers via their avatars, and …
Read More »EMERGENCY DEFENCE PROCUREMENTS
The Army, which has made three tranches of Emergency Procurements (EP) in the last few years, is preparing for a fourth round of EP which will be entirely from the domestic industry, Army chief Gen. Manoj Pande said on Thursday. He also said that in the next seven to eight …
Read More »STUBBLE BURNING
The monsoon has receded, and North India is bracing for a smoggy winter. And with that the feverish focus on crop stubble burning has returned to India’s public discourse. Like each year, discussions have begun on how bad this year’s stubble burning season will likely be and what potential ad …
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