{"id":31374,"date":"2026-05-20T02:46:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/?p=31374"},"modified":"2026-05-20T02:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:46:44","slug":"rajya-sabha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/?p=31374","title":{"rendered":"Rajya Sabha MP Medha Kulkarni appointed Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"31376\" src=\"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000525165-5-858x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31376\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>P.V.Anandpadmanabhan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"31377\" src=\"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000536593-1-1018x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31377\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pune: Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, Prof Dr Medha Vishram Kulkarni, has been appointed Chairperson of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to an official communication issued by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat on May 19, Kulkarni has also been nominated as a member of the committee under Rule 269 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha has approved the appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter, signed by Joint Secretary Rakesh Naithani, stated that Kulkarni\u2019s nomination and appointment took effect on May 18, 2026. The committee plays a key role in examining policy matters, legislation, and issues related to science and technology, the environment, forests, and climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kulkarni, a BJP leader from Maharashtra and former MLA from Pune, said the responsibility would provide an opportunity to contribute to policy discussions on scientific advancement, environmental protection, and climate-related challenges facing the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"31378\" src=\"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000488952-79-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31378\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"31379\" src=\"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000489172-76-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31379\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1000493380-73.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\ude80 FUTURE BANANA HAI? SKILL SIKHO \ud83d\udd25 | SAMTECH PLANET GOA \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5umogGFMMYw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>P.V.Anandpadmanabhan Pune: Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, Prof Dr Medha Vishram Kulkarni, has been&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pune"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31374\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jankalyantime.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}