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Osmania University professor appointed member of BIS Water Quality Committee 

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Osmania University professor appointed member of BIS Water Quality Committee 

Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science at Osmania University, Syeda Azeem Unnisa has been appointed member of Water Quality Committee, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). BIS, the national standards body, is responsible for developing and publishing Indian Standards, implementing conformity assessment schemes, accrediting and operating laboratories for quality evaluation, among others. In her … Read more

S. Tripathy appointed as the first director of UVCE

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S. Tripathy appointed as the first director of UVCE

The State government has appointed S. Tripathy, professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, as the first director of the University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE). Prof. Tripathy has been appointed for four years from the date of assumption of office or up to attaining the age of … Read more

Kannan Warrier appointed KFRI Director

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Kannan Warrier appointed KFRI Director

Kannan C.S. Warrier, chief scientist at the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), Coimbatore, has been appointed Director of the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi. Winner of the National Award of Excellence for outstanding research in forestry given by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dr. Warrier had his … Read more

Legislators to be appointed to boards, corporations in first phase

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Legislators to be appointed to boards, corporations in first phase

Randeep Singh Surjewala | Photo Credit: File Photo Following uneasiness among the Congress party cadre and legislators over the delay in the appointment of heads to various government-owned boards and corporations, AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala held a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar … Read more

Telangana BJP leader Indrasena Reddy appointed as Tripura Governor

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Telangana BJP leader Indrasena Reddy appointed as Tripura Governor

Nallu Indrasena Reddy. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Senior BJP leader and former MLA, Nallu Indrasena Reddy has been appointed as the Governor of Tripura. The three-time MLA from Malakpet constituency has not been in the limelight for over a decade politically but has been active in the party circles. Born in Ranga … Read more

Dinesh Dasa appointed member of UPSC

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Dinesh Dasa appointed member of UPSC

Former chairman of the Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) Dr. Dinesh Dasa was on Friday appointed as a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).  On Friday, he also joined and took the oath of Office and Secrecy as a Member. The Oath was administered by Chairman, UPSC Dr. Manoj Soni.  Dr. Dasa served … Read more

New Chief Justices appointed to Madras, Bombay High Courts

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New Chief Justices appointed to Madras, Bombay High Courts

Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala, who is officiating as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, has been appointed as the the Chief Justice of Madras High Court while Justice Ramesh D. Dhanuka has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, the Law Ministry notified on Friday. Justice Dhanuka, will have the shortest … Read more

IPS officer Rashmi Shukla appointed Director-General of Sashastra Seema Bal

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IPS officer Rashmi Shukla appointed Director-General of Sashastra Seema Bal

IPS officer and former Maharashtra Intelligence chief Rashmi Shukla. File | Photo Credit: PTI Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rashmi Shukla has been appointed as the Director-General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), a government order said on Thursday. SSB is the border-guarding force deployed along Nepal and Bhutan border. Ms. Shukla, a 1988 … Read more

Bhagat Singh Koshyari resigns as Maharashtra Governor; La. Ganesan appointed as Governor of Nagaland

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Bhagat Singh Koshyari resigns as Maharashtra Governor; La. Ganesan appointed as Governor of Nagaland

Bhagat Singh Koshyari. File | Photo Credit: PTI The President of India has accepted the resignation of Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Governor of Maharashtra, a release said on February 12. Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais will be the new Governor. Last month, Mr. Koshyari said he had conveyed to PM Narendra Modi his desire to step … Read more