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M Sathiyavathy appointed as member of UPSC
Labour Secretary M Sathiyavathy took charge as member of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). She was administered oath of office and secrecy as member by Vinay Mittal, Chairman, UPSC. Sathiyavathy is IAS Officer of 1982 batch of AGMUT Cadre. She has rich and varied experience and has worked in various key positions under the Government ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: appointments • Appoitments • M Sathiyavathy • Persons in News • UPSC
Dr. Manoj Soni takes Oath as UPSC Member
Dr Manoj Soni has taken Oath of Office and Secrecy as a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The Oath was administered to him by the UPSC Chairman Prof. David R. Syiemlieh. Born on 17th February 1965, Dr Manoj Soni was a former Vice-Chancellor of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University. He became the youngest-ever Vice Chancellor in independent ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
Topics: Current Affairs - 2017 • National • Persons in News • UPSC
UPSC to share Online Scores of Candidates to boost Hiring
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to share online scores of candidates taking competitive exams in order to boost hiring by the private sector. As per the government’s proposal, the scores of the candidates taking part in the competitive exams will be linked to the Integrated Information System for Public Recruitment Agencies, which will be a dedicated website being ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Government sets up Inter-Disciplinary Committee to examine framework for Virtual Currencies
The Union government has constituted a time-bound inter-disciplinary committee to come up with an action plan for dealing with virtual currencies so as to fix the regulatory gaps in the existing framework governing virtual currencies. The committee is required to submit its report within three months. Need The circulation of virtual currencies, of late, has ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Topics: Bitcoin • committees and commissions • Current Affairs - 2017 • Dinesh Sharma Committee • UPSC • virtual currencies
Recent Updates of BIMSTEC grid interconnection
The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with member states of BIMSTEC for establishing BIMSTEC grid interconnections. The MoU will be signed at the 3rd BIMSTEC Energy Ministers’ Meeting that will be held in Nepal shortly. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
Topics: BIMSTEC • BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection • Cabinet Decision • Current Affairs - 2017 • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • UPSC