Task Force
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Nandan Nilekani-led High-Powered Task Force invites suggestions to reform public examinations
India | Aug 28, 2026, 11:39 PM ISTNandan Nilekani-led High-Powered Task Force has invited public suggestions on reforms in India's examination system. Inputs can be submitted until September 13, 2026, with a focus on exam security, technology, transparency and fairness.
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Donald Trump announces task force to address 'anti-Christian bias' in US government
World | Feb 07, 2025, 06:49 AM ISTDonald Trump announced the creation of a task force to address "anti-Christian bias" in U.S. government agencies, along with a White House faith office to support religious freedom.
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Kolkata doctor rape-murder: SC-appointed National Task Force to hold first meeting today
India | Aug 27, 2024, 08:29 AM ISTThe Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force (NTF) will explore the possibility of establishing police posts in medical facilities commensurate with the footfall, bed strength and facilities.
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Kolkata rape-murder: Supreme Court-appointed National Task Force to convene first meeting today
India | Aug 27, 2024, 12:07 AM ISTThe task force has been asked by the apex court to submit its interim report within three weeks and the final report within two months. The task force was constituted following the gruesome rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata.
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ICMR seeks research proposals on 'stillbirths' under taskforce programme
India | Nov 17, 2022, 04:50 PM ISTStillbirths proposals: The rate of stillbirth may be one of the indicators of the quality of a country's medical system. Stillbirths have multifactorial etiologies.
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Centre sets up 9-member taskforce for monitoring cheetahs in Kuno National Park
India | Oct 07, 2022, 02:11 PM ISTCheetahs in Kuno National Park: Earlier on September 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that based on the recommendation of the task force set up to observe cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, it will be decided when people will be able to see the animals.
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Monkeypox: Centre forms task force to monitor situation in India
India | Aug 01, 2022, 07:01 AM ISTMonkeypox: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 18,000 cases have been reported from 78 countries.
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No sufficient data to be alarmed about Delta Plus variant: Maha COVID-19 task force member
India | Jun 23, 2021, 11:38 AM ISTMaharashtra COVID-19 task force member Dr Shashank Joshi on Wednesday said there is no sufficient data available to be alarmed about the 'Delta Plus' variant of coronavirus.
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Maharashtra to have separate COVID-19 task force for children
India | May 07, 2021, 10:49 PM ISTMore than 1.30 lakh minors in the state have been infected by coronavirus during the second wave which began around February 15, as per official data.
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COVID-19: Task force says no to blanket lockdowns
India | Apr 18, 2021, 02:23 PM ISTIts report said the experience of past year has shown that economic closures are most disruptive to the poorest sections of the society.
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Demand in Lok Sabha for task force to fight drug menace
India | Jul 18, 2019, 10:30 PM ISTA BJP member in Lok Sabha on Thursday demanded setting up of a task force to deal with the menace of drug abuse in the country.
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Pak fails to fulfil 25 of 27 FATF points, downgrading by IMF, World Bank to continue
World | Jun 16, 2019, 01:50 PM ISTThe Paris-headquartered Financial Action Task Force has asked Pakistan to explain whether it has launched any investigation into the USD seven million allocated to maintain schools, madrasas, clinics and ambulances originally operated by terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, and LeT fronts Jamat-ud-Dawah and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation.
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Wanted criminal shot dead by UP Special Task Force in Pratapgarh
Jun 06, 2019, 12:43 PM ISTTaukir's criminal history includes murder, attempt to murder, dacoity, extortion and many more. He has committed sensational murders of Marble Trader Rajesh Singh, Jail warden Har Narayan Trivedi and Pradhan Dinesh Dubey.
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I have not joined the Congress party, I am just a part of a Task Force for a limited period: DS Hooda
News | Feb 22, 2019, 03:53 PM ISTI have not joined the Congress party, I am just a part of a Task Force for a limited period: DS Hooda
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Olympic Task Force recommends steps to improve sports in India
Other Sports | Aug 12, 2017, 06:33 PM ISTThe task force urged sports authorities to visit the countryside and make all out attempts to spot talent in various primary schools and nurture them.
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PlanComm task force recommends PPP model for waste management
May 13, 2014, 11:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Planning Commission task force has strongly recommended Public Private Partnership (PPP) model for setting up projects for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) with a viable gap funding by the government."The report strongly recommends
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Govt constitutes task force to look into women's safety issues
India | Jan 01, 2013, 06:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 1: A special task force, headed by the Union Home Secretary, has been set up to look into the safety issues of women in the national capital on a fortnightly basis. The
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Nilekani To Head Task Force On Subsidies For Kerosene, LPG
India | Feb 14, 2011, 09:04 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 14: The government today constituted an inter-ministerial task force under UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani for evolving mechanisms to provide direct subsidies on kerosene, cooking gas (LPG) and fertilisers to intended beneficiaries. "In