The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has offered to send experienced Central Secretariat Service Officers on deputation to North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. CSS, which has about 2,200 Group A officers, provide a strong and permanent set up of middle ...

The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) has proposed to develop a technology data bank in the country. In the lines of Make in India initiative, it also proposed to explore for technologies to be explored using PPP model for high risk technologies. Developing an Indian technology data bank will support ...

The Cabinet today approved hike in import duty of sugar to 40% from current 25% and withdrew duty free import of raw sugar. Both measures are aimed at curbing overseas supplies. It has also removed a 12.36% excise duty on ethanol supplied for blending with petrol. Also in another move, ...