CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
National Civil Services Day- 21 April:
- Every year on April 21, the Government of India commemorates ‘Civil Services Day’ as an opportunity for city officials to recommit themselves to the cause of citizens and renew their vows to public service and work excellence.
- This day was chosen to remember the day in 1947 when Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of Independent India, addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Officers at Metcalf House in Delhi, referring to public workers as the “steel frame of India.”
- The first such event took place on April 21, 2006, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
NMDC wins SKOCH awards 2022 at 80th SKOCH summit 2022
What is the news :
- The largest iron ore producer of India, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), under Ministry of Steel awarded one gold and one silver award in the 80thSKOCH Summit and SKOCH Awards recently conducted by SKOCH, New Delhi.
- The theme for the SKOCH Summit was ‘State of BFSI & PSUs’.
- NMDC won the Gold Award in the category social responsibility for the project ‘Promotion of Technical Education & Skill Development in Dantewada District through NMDC ITI Bhansi’ and the Silver Award in the category digital inclusion for the ‘Project Kalpataru’ for ERP implementation.
- The awards were received by Shri Amitava Mukherjee, Director (Finance) via video conferencing on behalf of Chairman and Managing Director, Shri Sumit Deb.
