What is ‘People Analytics’?
MUMBAI: We are living in a digital era, where every decision is based on data. The science of data and analytics has also digitally transformed the human resource (HR) functions. And this where the need of ‘People Analytics’ in all HR operations steps in! Advanced HR analytics tools examine employee data, processes, functions, problems, and […]
Union Cabinet Gives Export Clearance to Akash Weapon System
NEW DELHI: Akash Missiles manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) has been given nod for induction in Indian Army fleet. The missiles have been designed and developed by DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) under Make in India and manufactured by BDL at its Hyderabad Unit to boost ‘Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan’ with a large […]
Indian Army Closes 39 Military Farms Including Alld
PRAYAGRAJ: After a service of 132 years, the Indian Army’s Military farms were disbanded on Wednesday, leading to the shutting down of 39 such farms across the country including Ambala, Kolkata, Srinagar, Agra, Pathankot, Lucknow, Meerut, Allahabad, and Guwahati. The farms were set up by the British Army for the production and supply of fresh cow […]
Rental Housing Scheme for Students in UP
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government is mulling to kick off the Affordable Rental Housing and Complexes (ARHC) scheme for students, urban migrants, and poor people living in cities. The idea is to ease the financial burden on poor migrants, students, urban migrants, low-income groups including factory workers, people from economically weaker sections (EWS), and people associated […]
IAF Short of Pilots Against Authorised Strength
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force has a shortage of 405 pilots against the authorised strength, the government said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik while replying to queries in Lok Sabha said that the number of pilots in the Indian Air Force at present is 3,834 […]
NATO to Offer Partnership to India
NEW DELHI: NATO is keen to extend a formal offer of partnership to India. The idea has been discussed earlier but India has always been averse to entanglement in rival geopolitical blocs. However, it’s high time for India to give up their rigid approach and overcome the obstacle to counter China by establishing closer security […]
Army to Buy 1,300 Light Specialist Vehicles
MUMBAI: Defence Ministry has entered into an agreement with Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd (MDSL) for the purchase of 1,300 Light Specialist Vehicles for the Indian Army, at a whopping cost of Rs 1,056 crore. It is expected that the vehicles will become part of the Indian Army fleet in the next four years. “The Light […]
Gandhi Peace Prize
NEW DELHI: In a move to improve relations with Bangladesh, the Indian Government has conferred the Gandhi Peace Award 2020 on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman posthumously. The decision comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Bangladesh on March 26 to attend the celebrations of the golden jubilee of the independence and birth centenary […]
Pak Extends an Olive Branch of Peace to India
MUMBAI: Pakistan’s recent overtures to New Delhi for burying the past and moving forward sounds strange but it’s true. Pakistan is desperate to extend an olive branch of peace to India. The move is followed by a sudden ceasefire declaration by the militaries of the two countries. India too has reciprocated in a similar manner […]
Craft Utility Ship Inducted in Navy for Transporting Tanks
HYDERABAD: The Indian Navy is keen to exhibit its amphibious warfare capabilities by inducting a landing craft utility ship to be utilized for an array of activities like transporting battle tanks and other heavy weapons systems. The landing craft utility (LCU) mark-IV class ship was commissioned at an event in Andaman and Nicobar Island. The […]