Dept of Personnel & Training has selected 11 IAS officers, 2 IPS, 1 IRS & 1 IFS for verification. Inquiry ordered following multiple complaints by RTI activist Vijay Kumbhar.
Pankaj Srivastava, appointed as information officer, is among a number of civil Services qualifiers denied appointment due to delays in implementation of disability reservation laws.
37 officers appointed so far through lateral recruitment — 7 in 2019 & 30 in 2021. Lateral entrants required to sign 3-year contract, extendable by 2 years, contingent on performance.
According to rules, 22% of total sanctioned strength of IAS officers (1,451) is supposed to be deputed to the Centre. However, DoPT report says only 6% (445) are in place.
The voluntary training programme is likely to be organised in February next year. Officers with a minimum of four years in service all the way up to secretary rank will be eligible.
Hashtag #speakupforSSCRaliwaystudents trends on Twitter with over 3 mn posts in support of govt job aspirants protesting delay in SSC CGL results & postponement of RRB NTPC exam.
Ministries have been told to maintain registers, which will contain the performance review of officials in the 50-55-year age bracket and those who have completed 30 years in service.
The World Homoeopathy Day 2026 is an opportunity to reassure that traditional medical systems remain accessible, and integral to a resilient, inclusive, and future-ready healthcare system.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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