Jitendra Singh Archives

August 20, 2024 2:17 PM

Centre asks UPSC to cancel the latest lateral entry advertisements

The Department of Personnel and Training Minister, Jitendra Singh wrote to the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission on Tuesday to cancel the lateral entry advertisement related to several lateral entry posts at various levels in the centra...

July 25, 2024 2:07 PM

Budget discussion to continue Thursday in Parliament, ministers to lay papers

The discussion on the Union Budget 2024-25, presented on July 23, will continue in both Houses of Parliament on Thursday. The discussion on Budget of Jammu and Kashmir, 2024-25, which was also presented on Tuesday, will also continue today. Union Min...

February 5, 2024 1:38 PM

Minister Jitendra Singh announces woman robot astronaut ‘Vyommitra’ to lead space mission

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced on Sunday that India's first woman robot astronaut, "Vyommitra," is set to embark on an uncrewed space mission ahead of the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) much-anticipated "Gaganyaan" mission. ...

November 28, 2023 8:21 PM

India and U.S. to launch joint remote sensing satellite early next year

India and the United States are set to collaborate on the launch of a joint remote sensing satellite in the first quarter of the next year, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said in statement after meeting a high-level delegation from NASA, led by its ch...

October 10, 2023 5:05 PM

Minister Jitendra addresses ‘India-Sweden Innovation Day’ meet, promises deeper collaboration

Addressing the 10th "India-Sweden Innovation Day" meet in New Delhi on October 9, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh called for strengthening India-Sweden collaboration to effectively address pres...

September 18, 2023 10:56 AM

India would be Tuberculosis-free by 2025, says Dr Jitendra Singh

A public-private partnership (PPP) with integrated strategy is essential to achieve a TB-mukt Bharat (tuberculosis-free India), union minister Jitendra Singh has said. At an event on Sunday, Singh said India’s efforts to eradicate tuberculosis by 2...

September 30, 2023 12:45 PM

India’s space sector: Navigating global demands & enabling private participation

"Indian Space Policy opens up the sector for enhanced participation of Non-Government Entities across the entire value chain of the space economy," said Union Minister Jitendra Singh. The policy envisions enabling, encouraging, and developing a flour...