Santosh Jha (IFS: 1993), presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Uzbekistan has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Belgium. He will also be accredited as Ambassador of India to the European Union. He is…
A 2006-batch IRS officer, Shivraj Singh, reportedly committed suicide by drinking an “acid-like substance”.56-year-old IRS officer allegedly committed suicide in his car in Delhi’s Dwarka area. A suicide note recovered from his car mentioned that he feared that he might “spread COVID-19”…
A Bihar-cadre 2017-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer posted as a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Bihar’s Nalanda district, the 27-year-old officer tested positive for the disease on May 12. Bihar’s principal secretary, health, Sanjay Kumar, confirmed that the officer has tested positive.
Abdur Rahman, a Maharashtra cadre IPS officer posted as special IGP in Mumbai has decided to resign from the service as a protest against the “blatantly communal and unconstitutional” Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
Kiran Uniyal, w/o a serving Colonel of Indian Army has created Individual Guinness World Records for “The most full contact knee strikes in three minutes (one leg) (female), 263 strikes” & “The most full contact knee strikes alternate legs in one minute(female),120…
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their work alleviating global poverty. They introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty, according…
Ramesh Pandey 1996-batch IFS officer, posted as Chief Conservator Forests in Lucknow and Secretary, UP State Bio-diversity Board has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment Programme. Pandey will receive the award on November 13…
Airports Authority of India’s Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Indore conferred with the prestigious National Tourism Award 2017-18 at a glittering award function held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi today on the occasion of World Tourism Day. Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport,…
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has called upon Forest Officers across the country to equip themselves with the knowledge and skills to deal with challenges thrown up by climate change and loss of biodiversity. He said the traditional…
Text of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s message on the launch of Chandrayaan 2 is as follows: “Special moments that will be etched in the annals of our glorious history! The launch of Chandrayaan 2 illustrates the prowess of our scientists and…
