New Director (Tech), SAIl from July 1
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Steel for appointment of Raman, ED - SAIl as Director (Technical), SAIl. He is slated to take charge of the above post from July 1, 2016. Raman was ED, CET from September 2012 till January 2014. Also he had additional charge of ED, RDCIS from August 2013 till January 2014.
FJCCI members meet Industry Secy
FJCCI office bearers on Thursday met Industry Secretary UP Singh and requested the Secretary to start lease renewal process. The delegation led by Vice-president of FJCCI, Kunal Ajmani apprised Singh about the problems being faced due to closed mines in West Singhbhum and Palamau. The Vice-president of FJCCI requested a separate directorate for MSME sector.
125 colonies to get Arsenic removal plants
Minister DWSD, Chandra Prakash Chaudhary asked officials to install arsenic removal plant in 125 colonies to provide safe drinking water to the people of those colonies. The project would cost Rs 20.5138-crore and would complete by 2018.
State agriculturists to be awarded
Khudiram Munda and Julius Tigga will receive the prestigious Sri Sri Shreshth Krishi Sadhak National Award at World Cultural Festival in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. They have been chosen for their immense contributions to the field of chemical free organic farming. Five farmers from Jharkhand were nominated and evaluated on a 100 point scoresheet.
TWS students ace Intl Benchmark Test
Primary students of Taurian World School did exceptionally well in the International Benchmark Test by Australian Council of Education Research (ACER). Results for Mathematics as were better overall than the national average. More excitingly, in Grade 4, students scored better than the national average in each subject, and better than the international average in Science and Mathematics. Students and staff were felicitated by Principal DR Singh.
MECON launch pad in nav sat launch
PSlV – C32 (IRNSS-1F) was launched successfully from Sriharikota, SlP – 2 has scheduled. The second launch pad (SlP-2) was executed from concept to commissioning by MECON lIMITED. MECON CMD AK Tyagi was invited to witness the launch from mission control centre. ISRO Chairman expressed that SlP – 2 has been pivotal in launching many prestigious vehicles.
Women’s Day postal stamps launched
Postal Department launched memorial postal stamps to mark the International Women’s Day. The memorial stamp was launched collectively by United Nations Organisation and Postal Department. Philately enthusiasts responded positively to book the stamps.
Day 3 of Encarta at DPS
Encarta at Delhi Public School entered its third day with fun-filled and informative classes for the students on Thursday. The session for Prep to Standard V started with fitness regimes, whereas Standard VI and VII had counseling sessions. Classes were also conducted on thematic apperception test.