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Major General Lisamma PV has assumed the prestigious appointment of Additional Director General (ADG) of the Military Nursing Service (MNS) as of May 1, 2025. She succeeds Major General Sheena PD, who retired on April 30, 2025, after an illustrious four-decade career in military nursing.   Major General Lisamma PV brings extensive experience and leadership to her new role. Her appointment underscores the Indian Army’s continued commitment to strengthening the Military Nursing Service, which plays a critical role in providing medical care and support to armed forces personnel and their…

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The Union Cabinet has approved the development of a 166.80 km greenfield high-speed corridor along National Highway-6 (NH-6), connecting Mawlyngkhung near Shillong in Meghalaya to Panchgram near Silchar in Assam. The project, with a capital outlay of ₹22,864 crore, will be executed under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) .   The proposed Greenfield high-speed corridor will improve the service level for the traffic moving from Guwahati to Silchar. The development of this corridor will improve the connectivity to Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and the Barak Valley region of Assam from mainland…

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Shri Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh, an accomplished officer of the Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS) from the 1992 batch, has been serving as the Director General and CEO of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). In this capacity, he also holds the position of CEO of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) and serves as a Government Nominee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) .    With over three decades of experience in finance, law, and governance, Shri Singh has held…

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In a groundbreaking discovery, an international team of solar physicists has identified a giant tide of plasma deep beneath the Sun’s surface, potentially revolutionizing our understanding of the solar interior and its impact on space weather. The study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, reveals that these plasma flows occur in the near-surface shear layer (NSSL) — a turbulent zone extending about 35,000 kilometers below the Sun’s surface. The movement of these subsurface tides appearrs closely tied to the Sun’s 11-year magnetic activity cycle, which governs solar flares and sunspots. The collaborative effort included researchers from the Indian Institute…

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Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam (GNN) has made history by issuing India’s first certified Green Municipal Bond, raising ₹150 crore to fund a state-of-the-art Tertiary Sewage Treatment Plant (TSTP) in Indirapuram. This initiative, under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, aims to transform wastewater into a valuable resource for industrial use, promoting sustainable water management in the city.   The Green Municipal Bond was oversubscribed by more than four times, indicating strong investor confidence. The bond carries a competitive coupon rate of 8.10% and was developed under a Public-Private Hybrid Annuity Model (PPP-HAM), with…

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In a landmark achievement for India’s flagship river conservation initiative, the Namami Gange Mission, the critically endangered red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) has been successfully reintroduced into the Ganga River after a gap of over 30 years. On April 26, in a joint operation by the Namami Gange Mission, Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, and the India Turtle Conservation Program, 20 juvenile turtles—aged between two and three years—were released into two strategic locations along the river: Haiderpur Wetland and Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary. Each turtle was fitted with sonic transmitters to allow for real-time tracking of their movement and adaptation in the wild. This is…

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