Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar has been appointed as the next Director General of Military Operations. He would take charge of the new office on May 1st.
An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Lieutenant General Katiyar was commissioned in the 23rd Battalion of the Rajput Regiment in June 1986.
Procter & Gamble India appointed LV Vaidyanathan, who leads the company’s business in Indonesia, as the new chief executive officer. He takes over from Madhusudan Gopalan who will move into a new role at the parent company.
Vaidyanathan takes over as the CEO from July 1, 2022.
P&G has two listed entities in India—Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care and Gillette India.
Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar inaugurated, on April 19, 2022, the 8th edition of two-day National Level Pollution Response Exercise, ‘NATPOLREX-VIII’, being conducted by Indian Coast Guard (ICG) off Mormugao harbour, Goa. The objective of NATPOLREX-VIII is to enhance the preparedness and response capability of all the stakeholders in combating marine spills.
The Union Steel Ministry will host National Metallurgist Award 2021 in New Delhi to recognise the outstanding contribution of metallurgists and engineers in the field of iron and steel.
The programme will be chaired by the Steel Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh.
Union Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2022-23 at NASC Complex, New Delhi.
The Minister expressed satisfaction that that as per 2nd Advance Estimates (2021-22), total food grains production in the country is estimated at 3160 lakh tonnes which will be an all time record.
The National Security Council Secretariat is organising National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise (NCX India) for government officials and critical sector organisations to strengthen India’s cyber posture.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval inaugurated the National Cyber Security Incident Response Exercise
Trailblazing Indian-American US Navy veteran Shanti Sethi has joined Vice President Kamala Harris's office as her executive secretary and defence adviser.
Shanti Sethi, the first Indian-American commander of a major US Navy combat ship, recently joined Vice President Harris's office.
IAF has tested live firing of BrahMos missile from a Su30 MkI aircraft on the Eastern seaboard. The missile achieved a direct hit on the target, which was a decommissioned Indian Navy ship.
According to IAF, the mission was undertaken in close coordination with the navy.
The International Monetary Fund, in its latest World Economic Outlook report has slashed its forecast for India’s FY23 GDP growth to 8.2 per cent from earlier 9 per cent, reflecting in part weaker domestic demand—as higher oil prices are expected to weigh on private consumption and investment—and a drag from lower net exports.
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), with an objective of capacity building and providing skilled talent pool in the insurance sector in International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs), has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Insurance Academy (NIA).
The country's first portable solar rooftop system was inaugurated at Swaminarayan Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinagar.
The installation of 10 PV Port systems in the temple complex has been supported by the German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will construct the world's highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass, which will connect Himachal Pradesh to Zanskar Valley in Ladakh.
The tunnel will be constructed at a height of 16,580 feet.
The construction of the tunnel will start by July this year. It will be completed by 2025.
Crypto lender Nexo has teamed up with global payments company Mastercard to launch what it calls the world's first "crypto-backed" payment card.
It signals the latest move by crypto and incumbent financial networks to join forces as digital assets become more mainstream.
Electronic money firm DiPocket is Nexo's card issuer.
Scientists from the ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), focused on documentation of aquatic genetic resources with special attention on fish and shell fish resources, have discovered a new species of shrimp, which has been named Actinimenes koyas.