Three-time MLA Pramod Sawant, who led the BJP to win 20 seats in the elections to the 40-member Goa Assembly, was sworn in as the state's Chief Minister for the second time in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries.
Goa Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai administered the oath to Sawant (48) and eight other BJP MLAs as cabinet ministers in a ceremony held at Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee stadium at Bambolim near the state capital Panaji.
He became the CM for the first time in March 2019 after the demise of then Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Gujarat Gets India's First 'Steel Road'
The Diamond City of India, Surat, became the first in India to get a road that is made out of steel waste often considered as a waste material, steel slag has been a problem area for the steel industry. The road consists of 100% processed steel slag. The 6-lane 1-kilometre long road is an experimental project that may solve the waste material issue. Slag is a by-product of smelting ores and used metals. The disposal of metallurgical and metal-processing waste in landfills is particularly hazardous for the environment. Processed steel slag aggregate exhibits great potential as a replacement for natural construction material.
Built by ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India with CSIR India (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) & CRRI (Central Road Research Institute) along with the government think tank NITI Aayog, the steel slag road is a stellar example of sustainable development.
Yogi Govt. Inducts 31 New Faces, Retains 21 Ministers to Strike Balance
The new Yogi Adityanath government inducted 31 new faces while retaining 21 ministers to strike a balance between youth and experience with an eye on the 2024 parliamentary elections.
The ruling BJP also took into consideration caste and regional aspirations while picking ministers in a bid to further consolidate its hold over the politically crucial state which sends the maximum of 80 members to Lok Sabha.
Adityanath took oath as the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for a second term at a ceremony where 52 others were sworn in as ministers.
Union Agriculture Minister Chairs 93rd AGM of Indian Council of Agricultural Research Society
The 93rd Annual General Meeting of the ICAR Society was organized at the National Agricultural Science Centre Complex, New Delhi in March 2022.
Mr. Tomar underlined the establishment of the ICAR in 1929 and the pivotal role played by it through its research and technology development in creating the food and nutritional security in the country with the untiring cooperation of farmers and scientists over the years. He underlined the record production of the food grains and horticultural products in the country that has made India self-sufficient to meet not only the domestic demands enabled to supply the same to the different countries as well.
EAM Jaishankar Holds Talks with Chinese Counterpart Wang Yi
This is the first high-level visit between India and China after their ties came under severe strain following the border standoff in eastern Ladakh in 2019-20. In the first major diplomatic engagement between India and China in nearly two years, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his visiting Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held extensive talks covering the eastern Ladakh row and the geopolitical turmoil triggered by the crisis in Ukraine.
The border issue is understood to have figured prominently in the meeting as both Wang and Doval have been serving as Special Representatives (SR) for boundary talks between the two countries. Ahead of the visit, India criticised Wang over his remarks on Kashmir at a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Pakistan.
NCW Organizes Seminar on Racial Diversity Sensitization
National Commission for Women NCW organized a seminar in New Delhi on Racial Diversity Sensitization. It was organised in collaboration with Bureau of Police Research and Development BPR&D, National Commission for Minorities NCM and Special Police Unit for North-Eastern Region SPUNER of Delhi Police to spread awareness towards different cultures in India and to recommend strategies for strengthening mutual understanding among diverse customs.
NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma stressed upon the moto of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat and said that the need of the hour is to disseminate information and exchange of culture and sensitization.
Mar 27, 2022
AAP's all 5 Candidates Elected Unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Punjab
All five Aam Aadmi Party nominees for the Rajya Sabha polls were elected unopposed from Punjab.
The AAP had nominated former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, party leader Raghav Chadha, Lovely Professional University founder Ashok Mittal, IIT Delhi professor Sandeep Pathak and industrialist Sanjeev Arora for the March 31 elections.
No other political party had nominated any candidate from Punjab for the Rajya Sabha elections.
The term of five Rajya Sabha members from Punjab -- Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (SAD), Naresh Gujral (SAD), Partap Singh Bajwa (Congress), Shamsher Singh Dullo (Congress) and Shwait Malik (BJP) will expire on April 9.
Yogi Adityanath Takes Oath as Uttar Pradesh CM for Second Time
Yogi Adityanath took oath as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time in a grand ceremony at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium.
Adityanath scripted history as he took oath as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for a second term in office after completing a full five-year term, a feat none of his predecessors has been able to achieve.
A monk-politician Yogi Adiyanath was a surprise choice when BJP won the 2017 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. A five-time Lok Sabha MP, he was picked for the key role in the electorally crucial state by the BJP leadership and has strived to live up to expectations from him.
Yogi Adityanath gave a strong government in the past five years with improvement in the law and order situation in the state emerging a strong poll theme for BJP during electioneering for the assembly polls.
Randeep Guleria Gets Three-month Extension as AIIMS Director
The tenure of Dr, Randeep Guleria as the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was extended by three months.
Guleria's current term ended on March 24.
He was appointed as the director of AIIMS, New Delhi for a term of five years in March 2017.
Centre Clears 9 Names as Judges
Easing the tussle with the judiciary over appointments, the Centre cleared nine names, including two from Jammu and Kashmir which were earlier reiterated by the Supreme Court collegium.
The President appointed Rahul Bharti and Moksha Khajuria Kazmi as Additional Judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh for two years. Both Kazmi and Bharti were candidates whose names had been reiterated by the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana in September last year.
Advocates Nidumolu Mala and S Sounthar were also appointed additional judges of Madras High Court.
For Delhi HC, judicial officers Poonam A Bamba and Swarna Kanta Sharma were appointed. In Patna HC, advocates Rajiv Roy and Harish Kumar were appointed. Umesh Chandra Sharma, a judicial officer, was appointed a judge of Allahabad High Court.
S. Phangnon Konyak Elected 1st Naga woman Rajya Sabha Member
S. Phangnon Konyak was elected unopposed as the Rajya Sabha member from Nagaland, making her the first woman from the state to get a berth in Parliament's Upper House.
Konyak, who is the state BJP women's wing chief, became the second woman Member of Parliament from Nagaland in 45 years. Rano M Shaiza was the first. She was elected to Lok Sabha in 1977. K.G. Kenye of Naga People's Front, who occupies the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Nagaland, will retire on April 2.
Mar 26, 2022
U'khand Cabinet to Form Committee on Implementation of Uniform Civil Code
A day after being sworn-in, the Uttarakhand cabinet led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami decided to form a committee of experts on the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code in the state.
Goa has been following the Portuguese Civil Code, 1867 which is also called Uniform Civil Code. Post its liberation from the Portuguese rule, the code is survived by virtue of Section 5(1) of the Goa, Daman and Diu Administration Act, 1962.
Harish Chandra Mishra Sworn in as Lokayukta
Retired Jharkhand High Court judge Harish Chandra Mishra was sworn in as the Lokayukta of Delhi.
The oath of office was administered by Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal at a ceremony at the Raj Niwas. The post of Lokayukta had been lying vacant since the retirement of Rewa Khetrapal in December 2020.
He will hold office for a term of five years. Mr. Mishra was also the Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court.
Mar 25, 2022
Ministry of Civil Aviation & FICCI to Jointly Organise 'WINGS INDIA 2022' in Hyderabad
The four-day event, being organised at the Begumpet airport in Hyderabad, with 'India@75: New Horizon for Aviation Industry' as its theme comes amid signs of recovery after the industry was rattled by the pandemic induced restrictions on travel. Asia's largest event on civil aviation, Wings India will feature discussions on different segments and showcase some of the latest products.
Some of the attractions of the event include drone demonstration and exhibition and flying display by SARANG team of Indian Air Force on all four days. Like in the past, Wings India 2022 will also provide a platform to leading players in civil aviation sector to showcase their products.
Nagaland Becomes First Paperless Assembly by Implementing e-Vidhan Application
Nagaland became the first State Assembly in the country to implement the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme to become completely paperless. The Nagaland Assembly Secretariat attached a tablet or e-book on each table in the 60 members' assembly amid the Budget session.
NeVA is a work-flow system deployed on NIC Cloud, MeghRaj which helps the Chair of the House to conduct the proceedings of the House smoothly and to conduct Legislative Business of the House in a Paperless manner.
NeVA is a device neutral and member-centric application created to equip them to handle diverse House Business smartly by putting entire information regarding member contact details, rules of procedure, list of business, notices, bulletins, bills, starred/unstarred questions and answers, papers laid, committee reports etc. in their handheld devices/ tablets and equip all Legislatures/Departments to handle it efficiently.
Mar 24, 2022
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann Launches Anti-corruption Helpline Number
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched an anti-corruption helpline that would allow people to upload videos of officials asking for a bribe or indulging in other malpractices.
Punjab's Vigilance Bureau will examine the complaints received, in recorded video or audio formats, on the anti-corruption helpline and take action.
Mann launched the number -- 9501200200 -- on the martyrdom day of legendary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, and called it "an anti-corruption action line".
Migrants Ask Tripura to Recognise them as Bru Instead of Reang
The migrants from Mizoram, who were permanently resettled in Tripura following an agreement in 2020, asked the state government to recognise them as Bru instead of Reang in the electoral rolls and other documents.
In a letter to chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb, Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples Forum secretary Bruno Msha requested him not to mandate the title "Reang or Riang" in their names also in permanent resident certificates. Msha said that they are from the Bru community of the Reang Scheduled Tribe (ST). He added they do not want to be referred to as Reang except in ST certificates.
Over 32,000 Bru migrants came to Tripura. An agreement in 2020 between the Centre, governments of Tripura, Mizoram, and the Bru migrants allowed them to resettle in Tripura permanently.
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