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Manika Jain appointed as new Ambassador of India to Romania
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has appointed Manika Jain (IFS: 1993), presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry, as the new Ambassador of India to Romania.
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Interest rates for small saving schemes like PPF, Kisan Vikas Patra and ot
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The government has decided to keep the interest rates unchanged for various small savings schemes for the second quarter of the financial year 2024-25, said the Ministry of Finance on Friday.
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India rejects "deeply biased" US report on international religious freedom
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal condemned the report, accusing it of being driven by "votebank considerations" and maintaining a prescriptive outlook.
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Govt making policy to facilitate supply of washery coking coal to steel se
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The government is working on a policy for the steel sector where the washery route will be applied as the end-route for coking coal thereby reducing the import dependence, M Nagaraju, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal said in New Delhi today.
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Core industries grows by 6.3 pc in May, Power, coal, steel, natural gas an
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 6.3 per cent in May, 2024 as compared to last year, said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday.
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EAM Jaishankar to lead Indian delegation at SCO summit in Kazakhstan
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a telephonic conversation with the Kazakhstan President on June 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his full support for the success of the upcoming Summit in Astana.
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Govt brings draft rules to standardise breath analysers used by law enforc
Updated : 2 years ago IST
This initiative aims to ensure the accuracy and reliability of breath analyzers used by law enforcement and workplaces, thereby enhancing public safety and trust.
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FATF recognises India's efforts to combat money laundering, terrorist fina
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India has achieved an "outstanding outcome" in the 2023-24 Mutual Evaluation conducted by the Financial Action Task Force
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"Government is ready for every kind of discussion," says Union Education M
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Following the paper leak controversy around the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical undergraduates and the cancellation of UGC-NET due to "lack of integrity," Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the discussion must happen within tradition and decoru
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50 major national-level strikes averted through labour ministry's concilia
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Ministry of Labour and Employment successfully averted 50 major national-level strikes through conciliation processes involving workers, representatives and employers in the central sphere, leading to a significant saving of man-days. This achievement demonstrates a 100 per cent succe
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Compact and affordable tractor developed for small farmers by CSIR
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), along with the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), has created a small, affordable, and easy-to-use tractor for small and marginal farmers, said the Ministry of Science and Technology on Friday.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly passes resolution to scrap NEET amid controversy
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passed the resolution against the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET), urging the union government to scrap NEET and allow state governments to undertake medical admission in states on the basis of class 12 marks, which existed before the impl
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