Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) In a thought-provoking and motivating interaction with the Officer Trainees (OTs) of the 2023 IAS batch, Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, hailed the largest women representation in the history of Indian Administrative Services, with 74 women officers, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) India will send an astronaut to space next month, a feat to be repeated 40 years after Rakesh Sharma’s iconic 1984 flight aboard a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said on Friday. Singh said Group Captain Shubhanshu … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Saturday hailed the global recognition and international certification of the Underwater Acoustic Test Facility (ATF) at the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai. Describing it as a proud milestone in India’s journey towards scientific self-reliance in underwater acoustics and … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Agartala, April 6 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and CPI-M Tripura State Secretary Jitendra Choudhury on Sunday replaced former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in the party’s politburo, becoming the third communist leader from the state to have become a member of the party’s highest policy-making body. After the CPI-M’s … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) A large nuclear power expansion programme of 13,600 MW is under implementation which is expected to increase India’s nuclear power capacity to 22,480 MW by 2031-32, the Parliament was informed on Thursday. Currently, there are 25 operational nuclear power plants in the country with a … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Biotechnology remains a priority sector in India, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Monday. He noted that the sector holds “transformative potential” for other industries such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and sustainable startups. Singh said this during a … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Jammu, March 31 (IANS) Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat train service on April 19 from Katra, marking the completion of the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway link project. Speaking to reporters in Jammu on Sunday, the Union Minister Singh said, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The recently announced nuclear mission aims to generate 100 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear energy by 2047, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh told the Parliament on Thursday. Addressing the Rajya Sabha, the MoS said this constitutes 10 per cent … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh, on Wednesday said that India’s nuclear power generation capacity has increased from 22,480 MW in 2014 to 35,333 MW currently, while installed capacity has doubled from 4,780 MW to 8,880 MW. Responding to … Read more