Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Culture and Tourism gave away awards for excellence in book production in various categories at the Delhi Book Fair here today. Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP) gives these awards every year during the Delhi Book Fair. Addressing on the occasion, the Minister appreciated the efforts of Federation of Indian Publishers and called upon all awardees to bring out more quality books for the betterment of Indian masses..

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Shri Ashwini Attri (IA&AS:1981) and Ms. Anita Pattanayak (IA&AS:1982) as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General with effect from 01.07.2017 vice Shri Prasenjit Mukherjee (IA&AS:1980) and Shri Hindupur Pradeep Rao

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise & Customs(CBEC), being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science and Technology, convened the Smart Agriculture Conclave in New Delhi from August 29 – 31 2017, in partnership with the UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Research Councils UK (RCUK) India.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Shri Ranjan Kumar Ghose (IA&AS:1982)