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Topic: personnel ministry

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla gets one year extension, says personnel ministry

Bhalla, a 1984-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, was appointed as the Home Secretary in August 2019. Last year, his tenure was extended till 22 August 2021.

Govt employees to get 15 days of special casual leave if parents test positive for Covid

An order issued by the Personnel Ministry also said the government employee shall be granted commuted leave up to 20 days if he/she tests Covid positive or is in home isolation.

Not enough takers for CVC top posts, Modi govt extends deadline for applications again

The application deadline to top posts at the Central Vigilance Commission has been extended a third time due to a "lack of response" from eligible candidates, the personnel ministry said.

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Tejaswi Yadav’s govt job promise in Bihar tells us about the real problem in India—unemployment

India's playing catch up in AI & green tech. It would gain more by focusing on manufacturing to fix the job crisis.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.