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HPCL and Power Grid Corporation get Maharatna status in October 2019

Government of India has accorded ‘Maharatna’ status to public sector undertaking’s (PSU’s) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Power Grid Corporation. Two separate orders to this effect were...

October 28, 2019

Central Government gives final approval to Tamil Nadu’s proposal to establish six new medical colleges

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has given its final approval to Tamil Nadu’s proposal to establish six new medical colleges. The institutes will come up...

October 28, 2019

Thakur Anup Singh wins Udyog Rattan Award-2019 of Institute of Economic Studies

Thakur Anup Singh, CMD of Marg ERP, has won the prestigious Udyog Rattan Award-2019 for his exceptional work in transforming how MSMEs can accelerate their business by using...

October 25, 2019

Odisha government to spend Rs 3208 crore under Augmentation of Basic Amenities and Development of Heritage and Architecture (ABADHA) scheme

The Odisha  government has decided to spend Rs 3208 crore under the Augmentation of Basic Amenities and Development of Heritage and Architecture (ABADHA) scheme in 3 years to...

October 25, 2019

New delhi hosts first-ever Global Bio-India 2019 summit

The first-ever “Global Bio-India 2019” Summit is being held in India at New Delhi from 21st to 23rd November 2019. The event is expected to strengthen the indigenous...

October 25, 2019

K Vijay Raghavan committee to resolve MeitY and NITI fight over Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The Government of India (GoI) has formed a committee to resolve differences between the NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) over who will implement...

October 23, 2019

Pankaj Kumar appointed as new CEO of UIDAI

Pankaj Kumar, a 1987-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as the new CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). The UIDAI is a statutory authority under...

October 23, 2019

Uttar Pradesh registers highest number of crimes against women, as per Crime in India Report 2017

The annual Crime in India Report 2017 has recently published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The statistics highlight the poor law and order situation in the...

October 22, 2019

Madhya Pradesh to adopt NCERT course in Class 9th & 10th standard in all govt schools

The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to implement NCERT course in Class ninth and tenth standard in all government schools of the state from the next academic session....

October 21, 2019

India to host Interpol’s General Assembly in 2022

India will be hosting the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022. The announcement comes after a proposal in this regard received the overwhelming support of member countries at...

October 20, 2019

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