Rashmi Shukla is Border Force Chief Rashmi Shukla, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, has been appointed as the new chief of Border Force. She is a 1993-batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre and has served in various capacities in the state. Shukla has been appointed to the post for a period of two years….
Health Ministry gets Porter Prize 2023 for Government’s strategy in managing COVID-19 The Indian Ministry of Health has been awarded the prestigious Porter Prize 2023 for the effective management of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Porter Prize is an annual award that recognizes organizations that demonstrate strategic acumen, excellence in execution, and a…
India Hosts Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting On 3 March 2023, the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting was held in New Delhi, where the foreign ministers of India, the United States, Japan, and Australia participated. The Quad, short for the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, was formed in 2007 to counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Since…
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates International Dharma-Dhamma Conference in Bhopal President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the International Dharma-Dhamma Conference in Bhopal on April 29, 2023. The conference is being organized by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and the Madhya Pradesh government, in collaboration with the Mahabodhi Society of India. The conference is being attended by…
Vietnam parliament elects Vo Van Thuong as new President Vietnam’s National Assembly has elected Vo Van Thuong as the new President of the country. Vo Van Thuong succeeds Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who was appointed Prime Minister earlier this month. Vo Van Thuong was born in 1970 and is a member of the Communist Party of…
RBI’s new pilot project on Coin Vending Machines The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a pilot project to introduce coin vending machines (CVMs) in various cities across the country. The project is aimed at increasing the circulation of coins in the country and making them easily available to the public. The RBI has…
Reliance Jio: Second Strongest Telecom Brand in the World, Says Report Reliance Jio, the Indian telecommunications company, has been ranked as the second strongest telecom brand in the world by Brand Finance, a global brand valuation consultancy. The report stated that the company’s brand strength index (BSI) score has improved from 91.7 points last year…
Women MLAs Nagaland: Salhoutuonuo Kruse and Hekani Jakhalu become 1st Women MLAs from Nagaland Salhoutuonuo Kruse and Hekani Jakhalu have created history by becoming the first-ever women Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from Nagaland. The two were elected as Members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) in the recently concluded assembly elections. Kruse won the…
Semiconductor chip talks : Japan, U.S., South Korea & Taiwan launch Chip-4 talks for supply chain The semiconductor industry has been facing a global shortage for the past few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and increased demand for electronic devices. In light of this situation, Japan, the United States, South Korea, and…
