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Adieu, Pranab Da! Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief at the demise of former President Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee. The Union Cabinet bid farewell to Mr. Mukherjee and observed a two-minute silence. Mr. Pranab Mukherjee was the 13th President of India. He assumed the office in 2012. “His wise counsel …

On National Forest Martyrs Day, the environment Ministry paid tributes to forest personnel who laid their lives in line of duty. On the occasion of the 15th National Forest Martyrs Days, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar,  remembered and paid tribute to the martyrs who lost their …

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu called for equal respect to all the languages ​​and emphasized that no language should be imposed or opposed. He addressed an online event organized by Madhuban Educational Books on the occasion of Hindi Divas 2020. Naidu said that all our languages ​​have a rich history. We …

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie celebrated its 61st Foundation Day. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, said that the academy started conducting a Combined Foundation Course. It has enlarged the spectrum of this course, which earlier included only Indian Administrative Services and a few others. For the first …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted virtually with Indian Police Service  Probationers at the ‘Dikshant Parade Event’, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy.  Modi wished the Indian Police Service probationers for completing their training successfully. He said the probationers must be proud of their uniforms instead of flexing power out of …

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra formally welcomed Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar in the Commission meeting. Fellow officers of the Commission, including Secretary-General Umesh Sinha, DECs, Directors, and Senior Principal Secretaries, were also present. During the meeting, Arora recalled his rich administrative experience across various sectors, …

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu called for collective action with an excellent strategy to ensure children’s well-being so that India can take full advantage of the demographic dividend. Naidu released ‘The State of Young Child in India’ report at the event, a comprehensive account of the challenges of early child …

Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture (Independent Charge), held a review meeting with nodal institutions of mountaineering and adventure tourism in New Delhi. All participating Institutions gave a presentation on their ongoing and future-oriented courses and activities. Patel reviewed the data and assured full support …

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Indian Institute of Public Administration organized Two Days ‘National Tribal Research Conclave through video conferencing. Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda chaired the conclave. About 120 participants nationwide, including State Tribal Welfare Ministers, State Tribal Welfare Secretaries, Tribal Research Institute Directors. Centers of …

After a halt of about six months due to the Corona pandemic, Hunar Haat will restart from October this year with the theme of Local to Global and focus on indigenous exquisite Indian toys. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that every corner of the country had …