The government has appointed Arun Sinha as the new Chaiperson of the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO).
The National Technical Research Organisation is a technical intelligence agency under the National Security Advisor in the Prime Minister's Office, India. It was set up in 2004.
Parent agency of NTRO: Research and Analysis Wing.
Shantanu Roy is set to be next Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of BEML Limited, a Miniratna PSU under the Ministry of Defence. He has been recommended for the post by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).
BEML is Asia's second-largest manufacturer of earth moving equipment.
Founded: May 1964, Bengaluru.
A Madhavarao is set to be next Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a PSU under the Ministry of Defence. He has been recommended for the post by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel.
Headquartered in Hyderabad, Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), was incorporated on 16 July, 1970 as a Public Sector Undertaking.
PESB, Chairperson- Sh. Mallika Srinivasan.
Adani Power Ltd said it has signed an agreement with MPSEZ Utilities Limited (MUL) for power supply.
Adani Power has entered into a long-term power supply agreement (PSA) with MUL for 360 MW capacity to be supplied from its 4,620 MW power plant at Mundra, Gujarat, for 15 years
The Competition Commission of India said it has cleared Berhyanda Ltd's acquisition of a 76.10% stake in pharmaceutical firm Suven.
Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Berhyanda Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berhyanda Midco Ltd., which is an affiliate of Advent International Corporation.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for cooperation in aviation safety.
The agreement was signed on the first day of the EU-India Aviation Summit here where the Airport Authority of India also signed a declaration of intent with Eurocontrol, a pan-European, civil-military organisation.
The Union Cabinet approved the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023 that has provisions to curb transmission of pirated film content on the internet, Information and Broadcasting.
The Bill also has provisions to classify films on the basis of age group, instead of the current practice of ‘U’, ‘A’, and ‘UA’.
The Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company has launched a ‘Smart Guaranteed Pension’ plan offering flexibility in premium paying terms and guaranteed regular income.
The Single Life Annuity plan under this scheme offers a fixed amount of money for the rest of your life.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) formally published the Space Policy 2023.
The policy formally laid down the regulations of privatizing space missions in India, and also denoted clear guidelines of operations for NewSpace India Limited (Nsil) — Isro’s commercial arm — and Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe).
The Assam and the Arunachal Pradesh governments signed an agreement in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah here to resolve their decades old border disputes.
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh share an 804.1-km-long border.
Twenty-five airports in the country are using 100 per cent green energy, while another 121 airports will be made carbon neutral by 2025, Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced.
Scindia made the comments in his virtual address at the two-day EU-India aviation summit.
The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCC) commenced operations on the Rewari Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal (GCT) in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode.
This becomes the first operational GCT with complete investment from a private player and zero revenue-sharing on account of the Indian Railways.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Kaizad Bharucha as the deputy managing director of HDFC Bank for three years from April 19, 2023, the private sector lender told stock exchanges.
The RBI also approved Bhavesh Zaveri’s appointment as HDFC Bank’s executive director for a period of three years, with effect from April 19.
Kumar Mangalam Birla has rejoined the board of Vodafone Idea (Vi) as an additional non-executive director.
The company's board of directors approved his appointment, which will take effect on April 20.
It also accepted the resignation of non-executive director K K Maheshwari from the board.
Every year on April 21, National Civil Services Day is honoured. On this day, the Prime Minister of India awards officers from the central and state governments for their outstanding contributions to public administration.
The civil service system is the backbone of the country's administrative functions. It is the Republic of India's permanent executive branch.