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Appointments

Anurag Dhankar appointed as Tripura's new police chief

Currently serving as DGP (Intelligence), Dhankar takes over from Amitabh Ranjan, who is set to retir...

IRCTC

IRCTC rolls out SwaRail app, bringing all railway services under one roof

SwaRail combines ticket booking, PNR status checks, live train tracking, meal ordering, and tourism-...

Diplomacy

Eight seasoned diplomats join India’s global outreach teams post-Operation Sindoor

Harsh Vardhan Shringla, a 1984-batch IFS officer, served as India’s Foreign Secretary (2020&nd...

Transfers

Arti Singh becomes Mumbai’s first Joint CP (Intelligence) as Maharashtra reshuffles top IPS officers

An official confirmed that the new position was created by downgrading the post of special commissio...

ISRO

ISRO eyes clean skies with debris-free remote sensing satellite launch on Sunday

This launch is only the second time that ISRO is using its new Payload Integration Facility (PIF) to...

Economy

India to grow at 6.3% in 2025, remains among fastest-growing major economies: UN

The UN projected India's GDP to expand by 6.3% in 2025, following an estimated growth of 7.1% in...

LBSNAA

Dr Jitendra Singh addresses IAS trainees on India's governance evolution

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh spoke to IAS trainees and civil servants at the Lal Bahadur Shastri...

World must speak in one voice to stamp out all forms of terrorism: Lok Sabha Speaker

Birla conveyed India’s appreciation for Australia’s expression of solidarity after the P...

From sea waste to clean fuel: India and EU launch ₹391 crore joint research push

The two coordinated research calls focus on marine plastic litter and waste-to-green hydrogen...

ISS

India to explore space nutrition and waste recycling on ISS, backed by BioE3 policy

The first of the two experiments will examine how microgravity and space radiation affect the growth...

SJVN

SJVN powers ahead with Bikaner Solar Project, adds 78.23 MW to grid

The project is being implemented under the DCR mode providing a boost to the Make in India initiativ...

Vedanta

From mines to management, Vedanta puts women at the core of India's industrial future

In a sector long dominated by men, Vedanta Limited is quietly shifting the ground beneath the metals...

BEL

BEL’s Akashteer hits the mark, defence gains lift investor interest

The company’s stock has surged over 10.21% across five consecutive trading session...

Agriculture

Hybrid rice debate deepens as farmers, industry leaders and former ICAR scientist voice concerns over Punjab ban

Hybrid varieties have evolved significantly from the longer-duration PUSA-44 type that Punjab phased...

NTPC

40 girls, 1 mission: NTPC Talcher’s GEM 2025 opens new chapter in rural Odisha

The launch ceremony was held recently with NTPC’s Regional Executive Director (Eastern Region-...

RBI

PayU clears final RBI hurdle to become payment aggregator

More than an year after receiving in-principle approval, PayU has secured final authorisation from t...

Semiconductor

Cabinet approves semiconductor unit in Uttar Pradesh

Students and entrepreneurs in 270 academic institutions and 70 startups are working on world class l...

Agriculture

MP Minister Vishvas Kailash Sarang calls for urgent climate action on agriculture at Bhopal Policy Dialogue

Sarang affirmed the government’s commitment to supporting science-led dialogues and actionable...

Reliance

Reliance Power rallies after bagging solar + storage project, expands clean energy pipeline

The company emerged as the top bidder for a solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project...

Supreme Court

Justice BR Gavai sworn in as 52nd Chief Justice of India

Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI) today, May 14...