The change is palpable at lower levels, too. According to data from October 2024, approximately 64 out of the 236 joint secretaries—27 percent—serving in the government, were women.
UPSC okays the promotion after rejecting state's proposal multiple times. 9 officers from 2002 batch get only provisional promotion amid allegations of recruitment irregularities.
Andhra Pradesh govt aims to attract Rs 25,000 crore in investment, create 35,000 jobs in space-linked industries, seeking to boost India’s space ambitions through policy & infra push.
Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao has made it a point to meet his junior officers informally once a week to build rapport, mentor them & draw on their potential and views.
Gurugram: The Millennium City, which has some of the toniest residential addresses in NCR alongside offices of tech behemoths like Google and Microsoft and several...
The move comes as Siddaramaiah govt faces criticism over city's infra & quality of life issues. It has also revived the debate around the issue of safety.
In an interview, board chairperson Ranbir Singh outlines efforts to enable quicker local flood response, strengthen coordination with states, and address key challenges facing the board.
Addl chief secy Rajesh Rajora replaced by 1993-batch IAS officer Neeraj Mandloi. Latest rejig, involving 10 IAS officers, had been under consideration for a month, it is learnt.
Parliament had passed codes that consolidated 29 central labour laws between 2019 & 2020 but are yet to notify them. Meanwhile, even non-BJP ruled states have eased labour laws.
Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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