Senior IPS officers Zulfiquar Hasan and S L Thaosen have been appointed as the new directors general of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) respectively.
Sh. Hasan has been appointed for a tenure up to his superannuation on 31.10.2024.
Sh. Thaosen’s order said he has been appointed as the DG, SSB up to 30.11.2023.
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) recommended Sanjay Kumar Verma for the Chairman and Managing Director of MECON Limited. Currently, he is serving as Director (Commercial) in the same organization.
National Education Ministers’ Conference is to be held in Gujarat on 1st & 2nd June, 2022.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan along with MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MoS Skill Development and Entrepreneurship & Electronics &Information Technology Annapurna Devi, MoS for Education; Dr Subhash Sarkar & senior officials of the Ministry of Education will participate.
Education Ministers of States/UTs are will be participating in the conference.
The Defence Ministry has signed a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the supply of ASTRA MK-I Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air to Air Missile (AAM) and associated equipment for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy at a cost of Rs 2,971 crore under Buy (Indian-IDDM) category.
The Indian Navy will bid farewell to its two ships INS Nishank and INS Akshay, at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
Both the ships will be decommissioned at Naval Dockyard after 32 years of being at the forefront of safeguarding the maritime interests of the nation.
BOB Financial and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) in partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), have announced the launch of HPCL BoB co-branded contactless RuPay Credit Card.
The card comes with various features including rewards for spending on utilities, grocery and departmental stores.
BOB Financial is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank of Baroda.
India and Sweden hosted the Industry Transition Dialogue in Stockholm, as a part of their joint initiative i.e. Leadership for Industry Transition (LeadIT).
The LeadIT initiative lays specific focus on hard to abate sectors that are key stakeholders in the global climate action and require specific interventions.
The 118th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) comprising of Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan was held in New Delhi.
The Indian delegation was led by Shri A.K. Pal, the Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters and the visiting Pakistan delegation was led by Mr Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah, the Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters.
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez registered his first Formula One win of the season in the rain-marred Monaco Grand Prix.
He finished ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz and teammate Max Verstappen.
Meanwhile, it was Perez’s third career win which also makes him the most successful Mexican driver in F1.
The 24th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held recently.
The Indian delegation was led by the Additional Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of External Affairs. The Director-General of the Boundary and Oceanic Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the Chinese delegation.
The Indian men's hockey team beat Japan 1-0 to clinch the bronze medal in the Asia Cup.
It had missed out on a chance to reach the Asia Cup 2022 final after playing out a thrilling 4-4 draw against South Korea at the GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium.
South Korea beat Malaysia 2-1 in a thrilling final.
GST revenue for May stood at nearly Rs 1.41 lakh crore, a 44 per cent increase over the same month last year, the Finance Ministry.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues came in lower than the record high collection in April at Rs 1.68 lakh crore.
In March GST revenues were at Rs 1.42 lakh crore, while in February it was Rs 1.33 lakh crore.
Ashwani Bhatia took charge as a whole time member (WTM) at market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
Bhatia was previously the managing director of state-owned State Bank of India (SBI).
After Bhatia’s joining, Sebi now has three WTMs.
Sebi’s current chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch.
This event marks the first time that the Government of India will be celebrating 'Telangana Day' or 'Telangana Formation Day' to ensure that it is commemorated in a befitting manner.
The Ministry of Culture will organise the celebrations at Dr Ambedkar International Centre on June 2.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be the chief guest at the programme.
NTPC Ltd, India's largest integrated energy producer, has issued a new Biodiversity Policy 2022 to establish a broad vision and guiding principles for biodiversity conservation, restoration, and enhancement.
This Biodiversity Policy is an essential component of the NTPC Environmental Policy. Its goals are consistent with environmental and sustainability policies.
Punjab & Sind Bank Limited, an Indian nationalised bank, announced that its MD & CEO S Krishnan to retire from the role, with effect from May 31, 2022.
Prior to joining Punjab & Sind Bank as MD & CEO, Krishnan was Executive Director of Syndicate Bank and Canara Bank.
He started his carrier in Indian Bank in January, 1983.