A total of 1,472 posts of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and 864 posts of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers were vacant till January 1 this year, the Ministry of Personnel informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
A total of 12-14 cheetahs are intended to be brought from South Africa, Namibia, and other African Countries over a period of five years as per the Action Plan, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Thursday informed Rajya Sabha.
Opposition MPs staged a walkout in Rajya Sabha today over their demand for a discussion on Chinese action and infrastructure along with LAC and Union Minister Piyush Goyal's remarks on Bihar
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla wear a mask as the proceedings of the Parliament begin today. Few other MPs have also been seen wearing masks in the wake of a sudden surge in cases in China and other countries.
"Let me clarify that I have no intention to insult either Bihar or the people of Bihar. If it has hurt anyone's sentiment, I immediately withdraw that statement," the minister said in Rajya Sabha today.
Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Thursday gave another Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to demand a discussion on the issue.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) MP Anil Desai on Thursday gave zero-hour notice in the upper house of Parliament on the issue of casteist remarks found written on the walls of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan gave a Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha under Rule 267 to discuss the Chinese build-up in Doklam up to "Jampheri Ridge" (Zompelri Ridge).
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) MP GK Vasan gave Zero Hour Notice in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the need to eradicate the practice of manual scavenging in the country."