Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation has roped in Nielsen India to conduct the survey in around 7,000 villages across all states. Results will be out by March 2021.
Bengal has sent just 8 IAS officers to the Centre out of the minimum 78 it is supposed to. Similarly, only 12 IPS officers are on central deputation from Bengal's estimated quota of 86.
In a meeting of the Delhi Assembly's environment committee earlier this week, its chair and AAP MLA Atishi had expressed displeasure over the current speed of work at the landfill.
Estates Dept is issuing notices to those living in govt facilities past the appointed tenure. Several politicians, including those from BJP, PDP, Congress, on list of 'defaulters'.
Govt think-tank suggests several alternative options to the ‘least cost selection’ method, which has been criticised for years for ‘compromising’ quality.
Group of Ministers on manufacturing flags need to shorten land acquisition process for industries, but clarifies they’ll still need to seek permission.
The third phase will run for 3 years till 2023 and aims to benefit around 58.5 lakh employees. Rs 1,584 crore has been allocated for the current fiscal.
Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.
Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
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