IIT Alumnus Award for Brahmos chief
New Delhi: Brahmos chief Dr Sudhir Kumar Mishra has been chosen for the Distinguished Alumnus Award for the year 2018 by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. The citation says the award is given for Mishra's outstanding achievements and he has done the Institute proud.
Jordan's King to visit India next year
New Delhi: Jordan's King Abdullah II will visit India next year to boost the existing ties between the two countries, especially in the areas of intelligence and security cooperation, its Foreign Affairs Minister Ayman Safadi said on Thursday.Safadi said the relations between India and Jordan go back many decades and added that these were good but “nowhere near potential”.
RS seeks concerted efforts against pollution
New Delhi: Cutting across the party lines, Rajya Sabha members on Thursday sought concerted efforts by the Government to deal with rising pollution levels in Delhi and its adjoining areas. The members also asked the government to refrain from putting the blame on farmers for causing pollution by burning stubble or husk after harvest and suggested steps to help the farmers for proper disposals of this agriculture residue.
Dip in job recruitments by UPSC, SSC
New Delhi: There was a decrease in job recruitments done by UPSC, SSC and by Railway Recruitment Board in 2016-17 as against that in 2015-16. A total of 1,00,933 candidates were recommended for government jobs in 2016-17, according to a written reply by Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Rs 33,700 cr alloted for ‘Swachh Bharat’
New Delhi: The Union Government has allocated over Rs 33,700 crore under the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' since its launch in 2014, the lok Sabha was informed on Thursday. Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Uma Bharti said Rs 2,850 crore, Rs 6,525 crore, Rs 10,513 crore and Rs 13,948.27 crore were allocated respectively during 2013-14, 14-15, 15-16 and 16-17.
TRS seeks separate high court in Telangana
New Delhi: TRS members in the lok Sabha on Thursday again demanded setting up of a separate high court in Telangana, with a union minister from the TDP urging the government to take early steps in this regard. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan had to remind YS Chowdary, a minister of state, of his ministerial position before he stood to speak on behalf of TDP to put forth his views. law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad made it clear that while the Telangana high court would continue to function from the same complex, the Andhra Pradesh high court would be shifted to a temporary location till the time a new complex is ready.