The service chiefs are officially responsible for command, training, administration and preparation for war, while they are questioned on all aspects of national security and those officially responsible remain ignored.
December 10, 2019Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced that he will ensure the creation of a special ministry dedicated to fishermen as a mark of recognition of their invaluable contribution to nation building.
August 28, 2018Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said work on three river-linking projects including Ken-Betwa and 150 other schemes for a pollution-free Ganga will begin in the next three months. “There are 30 such schemes of around Rs 5 lakh crore. Work in all the three schemes will begin within three months. It will also solve …
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October 26, 2017The curtain raiser ceremony of AYUSH Festival of Stamps, scheduled to be held on 17th and 18th October 2017, was organised at Kala Academy in Goa. Minister of State for Ayush (Independent Charge) Shripad Naik graced the occasion on Friday. Ministry of Ayush Joint Secretary PN Ranjeet Kumar, Postmaster General (Goa region) Dr N Vinod …
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September 30, 2017Concerned over the standard of education in B.Ed colleges, the Ministry for Human Resource Development (MHRD) on Tuesday warned that around 40 to 50 per cent of such institutes may lose affiliation/recognition in coming months. According to the Ministry's Department of School Education and Literacy Secretary Anil Swarup, around 40 per cent of B.Ed colleges …
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May 23, 2017States should be encouraged to "voluntarily" include Hindi in the curriculum instead of "compulsorily" teaching the language, the Hindi Advisory Committee of the HRD Ministry has recommended. The recommendation comes following deliberations on a presidential order last month asking the ministry to consult states on making Hindi compulsory till class 10 in schools affiliated to …
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