AMIT KHARE
PM Modi's Principal Secretary PK Mishra, NSA Ajit Doval get 5-year extension
Prime Minister Narendra Modi granted a five-year extension to Principal Secretary PK Mishra and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, showing continuity and experience in his core team of Union ministers. The crucial Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) remains unchanged with key ministers continuing in their roles.
Hospitality startup Elivaas raises $2.5 million in seed funding led by PeakXV’s Surge
Cofounded by Ritwik Khare and Karan Miglani, Elivaas functions as a management platform for villas and luxury apartments, assisting homeowners monetising, monitoring, and maintaining their vacation properties. The newly-acquired funds will be used to establish a larger market presence across major cities in India and to scale its technology platform, the company said.
Amit Khare gets extension as advisor to Prime Minister Modi
Khare, a 1985-batch (retired) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Jharkhand cadre, had superannuated on September 30, 2021. He last served as the higher education secretary.
Gold Rate Today: Strong US dollar weighs on gold. Check price of yellow metal in Delhi, Ahmedabad and other Indian cities
For the day's trade, Amit Khare, Associate Vice President at Ganganagar Commodity Limited (GCL) Broking finds bullion’s daily charts to be attractive and expects an upside movement in the near term.
India needs to be superpower in Intellectual Property: PM's adviser Amit Khare
Pointing out that a multidisciplinary approach is essential for the creation of knowledge, Khare said new frontiers of knowledge are emerging due to the interface between bio-science and engineering that are being used to detect large data to help formulate policies be it in the social sector or the area of health welfare.
Former secretary I&B, Amit Khare appointed as advisor to PM
Amit Khare, former secretary information and broadcasting was appointed as the advisor to the Prime Minister on Tuesday.
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Apurva Chandra appointed Information and Broadcasting secretary
Apurva Chandra, a 1988-batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre, is currently Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment.
Government of India’s empowered group of secretaries returns
The recent decision to import 50,000 tonnes of medical oxygen is learnt to have come after the recommendation of the groups last week. The empowered group chaired by Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant is also fully activated, ET has learnt.
Education ministry mulling increasing number of international students coming to India for higher studies
In a review meeting of the ministry's Study in India Programme with partner institutions Friday, Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare said the criteria for this programme will soon be revised so that more institutions that have the necessary infrastructure and academic quality can join.
Centre intervenes after Manipur govt issues notice to talk show under new IT rules
On Tuesday morning, Paojel Chaoba, a journalist from Manipur, was sent a notice under the newly introduced Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, for taking part in Khanasi Neinasi, an online discussion, in which he represented his organisation, The Frontier Manipur (TFM).
Govt's OTT move aimed to put content in one place while platforms in another: I&B Secy
Referring to the amendment in the Allocation of Business Rules in November, the I&B secretary said that the idea behind the change, was to bring content at one place that is the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, while keeping platforms at another place that is the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
IIM Calcutta faculty write to ministry over concerns regarding institute
The student-teacher ratio at IIM Calcutta has worsened significantly over the last two years. IIMC now has 20-30 full-time faculty members fewer than IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA) or IIM Bangalore (IIMB), it says.
Will start by twinning with foreign universities: Amit Khare
"The implementation plan of the NEP 2020 will have to be sequential. The changes have to be gradual rather than disruptive, as we have a very diverse education system."
Government wants a level playing field across media with light regulation: I&B Secretary
“There is definitely a need for a level playing field amongst the different media, but level playing field will not mean that we bring everybody under a very heavy regulatory structure. In fact, during the last six years of the present government, the entire focus has been on ease of doing business and on having less but more effective regulation,” Khare said.
Sanjay Dwivedi appointed Director General of IIMC
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Dwivedi's appointment as the DG, IIMC, on direct recruitment basis for a period of three years, stated the order.
Government to finalise report on COVID-19 preparedness survey based on responses from 266 IAS officers
The DARPG would lay down guidelines for all central ministries/departments and state governments for improved monitoring of public grievances related to coronavirus, the statement said.
All IITs told to give plans for combating Covid-19 in two days
Some of the IITs have already proposed short-term and medium-term ideas to the ministry. These will be taken up with the health ministry and the expert Covid-19 Response Task Force chaired by the principal scientific advisor to the government to enable a quick scale-up.
A new chapter on glocal education
While education kitty has got only 4% more, foreign universities can partner Indian institutes via ECBs & FDI.
End JNU stir, agree to hostel fee demand: Ministry to students
The ministry will partially revive the formula that was proposed last month to lessen the burden of high hostel fee by passing on the service and utility charges to the University Grants Commission.
Will not sack JNU VC, says HRD Secretary
There was no question of sacking JNU vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar, HRD secretary Amit Khare has said though officials asserted that the VC should implement the formula decided during negotiations last month for ending the student protest over hike in fees.
All is well, says JNU vice chancellor at meet with HRD secretary
JNU VC finally attends a meeting at the human resource development ministry. At his meeting, he is learnt to have said that life on the campus was normal at the moment. Khare is learnt to have emphasised on the need to maintain calm and advised Kumar to attempt an outreach to students as well as the media to ensure a ‘balanced’ perspective.
TV Somanathan new expenditure secretary in finance ministry
The government made over a dozen changes at the secretary and additional secretary levels, with the Union Budget two months away. This is the second major bureaucratic reshuffle since the BJP government came back to power in May. The secretaries of 12 departments were rejigged in July.
Government repatriates school education secretary Rina Ray
Ray, a 1984-batch IAS officer of union territories cadre, was in May last year named the secretary, the Department of School Education and Literacy in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Government working with FICCI for National Broadcast Policy: I&B secretary
Talking about the media & entertainment (M&E) industry, Khare said it is a very important part of the Indian economy, which provides over 2 million jobs.
DD Science, India Science channels launched
While DD Science is a one-hour slot on Doordarshan national channel, India Science is an Internet-based channel.
I&B secretary warns against monopolies in media
Addressing an industry event here, he also called for a diverse media ownership saying monopolies should be avoided in the sector.
I&B secretary wary of telcos entering broadcasting
Amit Khare said that it is important that information is not controlled by one entity.
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to chair meet on digital cashless payment
Principal secretaries, secretaries of different depts and senior bank officials would attend the meeting at 10 AM here, an official release said quoting Development Commissioner Amit Khare.
IAS officer who stumbled upon fodder scam in 1996
Amit Khare IAS, who once held charge as DM of Chaibasa district, never imagined that it could be the epicenter of multi-crore rupee scam.
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