New Delhi: 30/9/23:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the last date for depositing and exchanging Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes by one week. The central bank had notified earlier that all Rs 2,000 banknotes must be exchanged by September 30. Today, RBI extended the deadline to October 7. By September 29, RBI informed it had collected Rs 3.42 ...
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Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan takes over as Director General Border Roads
Newdelhi:30/9/23 Gen Raghu Srinivasan took over as the 28th Director General Border Roads (DGBR) on September 30, 2023. He assumed the charge following the superannuation of Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry. Prior to his appointment as the DGBR, the General Officer was holding the appointment of Commandant, College of Military Engineering, Pune. Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan is an alumnus of National Defence ...
Read More »Dharmendra Pradhan launches the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav and two-day Technology & Bharatiya Bhasha Summit
New Delhi:30/9/23: Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav and inaugurated the two-day Technology & Bharatiya Bhasha Summit on 30th September 2023 at New Delhi. The summit aims to facilitate a seamless transition from the current education ecosystem to one rooted in Bharatiya languages, in line with the NEP-2020 vision, ...
Read More »PM launches ‘Sankalp Saptaah’, a week-long programme for Aspirational Blocks
Newdelhi:30/9/23:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched a unique week-long programme for Aspirational Blocks in the country called ‘Sankalp Saptaah’ at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi today. He also launched the Aspirational Blocks Programme Portal and inaugurated the exhibition showcased on the occasion. The Prime Minister also interacted with 3 Block block-level officers. Interacting with Ms Ranjana Agarwal, a School teacher ...
Read More »EPFO extends three months’ time for Employers to upload wage details etc. regarding Pension on Higher Wages
Newdelhi:29/9/23:Earlier an online facility was made available by EPFO for submitting Applications for Validation of Options/Joint Options for pension on higher wages. The facility was for eligible pensioners/members in compliance with the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 04.11.2022. The facility was launched on 26.02.2023 and was to remain available only till 03.05.2023. However, considering the representations of the employees, the ...
Read More »India retains 40th rank in the Global Innovation Index 2023
Newdelhi:28/9/30:India retains 40th rank out of 132 economies in the Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings published by the World Intellectual Property Organization. India has been on a rising trajectory, over the past several years in the Global Innovation Index (GII), from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 40 in 2023. Innovation has been at the forefront of our battle ...
Read More »PM Narendra Modi’s YouTube Journey: 15 Years of Global Impact
My YouTuber friends, today I am extremely happy to be here among you as a fellow YouTuber. I am also just like you, not any different. Since 15 years, I have also been connected to the country and the world through a YouTube channel. I also have subscribers in decent numbers. I have been told that a big community of ...
Read More »Ministry of I&B introduces key amendments to Cable Television Network Rules, 1994
Newdelhi:28/9/23:The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting yesterday issued a notification amending the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994, thereby introducing a procedure for the renewal of Multi-System Operator (MSO) Registrations. In addition, an enabling provision has been inserted in the Rules for the sharing of infrastructure by the Cable Operators with Broadband Service providers to promote internet penetration to the last ...
Read More »Out of the 2 proposed railway projects worth Rs 6700 crore, one is in Odisha
Newdelhi:28/9/23:In the 56th Network Planning Group meeting under PM GatiShakti six project proposals, including four projects of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and two projects of Ministry of Railways (MoR) with the total project cost of about Rs. 52,000 Crore were assessed. The 56th NPG meeting was held yesterday under the chairpersonship of Special Secretary, Logistics, Department for ...
Read More »Dharmendra Pradhan launches CRIIIO 4 GOOD modules to advance gender equality and empower young people
Newdelhi:28/9/23:Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched ‘CRIIIO 4 GOOD’, a new online, life skills learning module, to promote gender equality among girls and boys. The programme was launched in association with the International Cricket Council, UNICEF, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Minister for ...
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