(ET) The national and state highways in Uttar Pradesh will soon have clean and bacteria-free air as the Yogi Adityanath government is planning to plant herbal Ayurvedic plants along the highways in the state to improve air quality and also promote Ayurveda. According to Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya who also heads the PWD Department, Uttar Pradesh is on its way to becoming the first state to implement the plan which is an extension of the Ayushman Bharat Yojna. A pilot project has been launched in 18 districts. The project aims at curbing the growth of non-native species such as cacti…
Author: Amit Bhanot
(Hindustan) लोकसभा चुनाव के साथ ही सभी राज्यों की विधानसभाओं के चुनाव कराने सहित अन्य मुद्दों पर प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी द्वारा संसद भवन परिसर में बुधवार को बुलायी गयी सर्वदलीय बैठक शुरू हो गयी। बैठक में कांग्रेस, समाजवादी पार्टी और बहुजन समाजवादी पार्टी ने हिस्सा नहीं लिया। संसद में प्रतिनिधित्व रखने वाले सभी राजनीतिक दलों के अध्यक्षों को बैठक में बुलाया गया था। दोपहर बाद शुरू हुयी बैठक में राजग के घटक दल शिवसेना के अध्यक्ष राज ठाकरे पार्टी का स्थापना दिवस होने के कारण शामिल नहीं हो सके। बैठक में मोदी के अलावा गृह मंत्री अमित शाह, रक्षा मंत्री…
(LiveMint) Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said it has won a contract for water supply project in Sri Lanka. As per the company’s project classification, the award value falls in the range of ₹1,000 crore to ₹2,500 crore. The company, in a statement, said that its construction arm has been “awarded (Significant) contract for water supply and distribution in Sri Lanka”. An EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) order has been bagged from the National Water Supply & Drainage Board for the execution of the Kundasale Haragama water supply project in Sri Lanka’s Kandy district, it said. The project, it said, is funded by the…
(DJ) केंद्र में सत्तासीन राष्ट्रीय जनतांत्रिक गठबंधन (National Democratic Alliance) सरकार में महिला एवं बाल विकास मंत्री (Ministry of Women and Child Development) स्मृति ईरानी (Smriti Irani) बुधवार को सुबह 10:30 बजे मेदांता मेडी सिटी अस्पताल में स्वास्थ्य जांच कराने पहुंची। बताया जा रहा है फिजिशियन डॉक्टर सुशीला कटारिया देख-रेख में उनका अल्ट्रासाउंड किया गया है। गौरतलब है कि अमेठी लोकसभा सीट से कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी को हराने वाली स्मृति ईरानी को मोदी सरकार में अहम मंत्रालय मिला हुआ है। बता दें कि केंद्रीय मंत्री स्मृति ईरानी ने मंगलवार को संसद में शपथ ली तो सदस्यों ने काफी देर तक…
(PTI) Rajasthan MP Om Birla was on Wednesday chosen as speaker of the Lok Sabha. The motion to choose Birla as the speaker was moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also Leader of the House, and passed by a voice vote “That Shri Om Birla, a member of the is House, be chosen as the Speaker of the this House,” read the motion. The motion was seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. A similar motion was moved by Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah, which was supported by Union minister Nitin Gadkari The Congress and the DMK had moved notices…
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, held an extensive consultation with tech industry and e-Commerce companies in New Delhi yesterday. E-Commerce and tech companies across all segments, who have businesses in India and foreign MNCs, participated in the interactive session with Commerce& Industry Minister, Secretary Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Secretary Department of Commerce, Secretary Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)and Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The meeting was held by Piyush Goyal in order to understand their concerns and take their suggestions towards building a robust data…
(AU) योगी सरकार ने भाजपा के सांस्कृतिक एजेंडे को धार देना शुरू कर दिया है। सूचना विभाग ने अब संस्कृत भाषा में प्रेस नोट जारी करने की पहल की है। सूचना विभाग में अभी तक हिंदी, अंग्रेजी और उर्दू में ही प्रेस नोट जारी किए जाते थे। सूचना विभाग ने मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ की नीति आयोग के साथ हुई बैठक का प्रेस नोट संस्कृत भाषा में जारी किया। विभाग के निदेशक शिशिर ने बताया कि इससे संस्कृत भाषा को बढ़ावा मिलेगा और संस्कृत के विद्यार्थियों का उत्साहवर्धन होगा। विभाग के निदेशक ने कहा कि अब मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ के भाषण व सरकारी…
(LiveMint) The second Narendra Modi government has begun its innings in the midst of a sharp economic slowdown. Economic expansion in the fourth quarter of the previous financial year was at the lowest level in five years—and 2.2 percentage points lower than growth in the first quarter of that year. The recent loss in economic momentum will obviously be the dominant concern for new finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman as she puts the finishing touches to the Union Budget that is due to be announced on 5 July. However, there are also deeper structural challenges that cannot be met with either fiscal…
The Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman held her Fifth Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting with the stakeholders from Social Sector Groups here today. In her Opening Remarks, the Finance Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman said that the public investment in social infrastructure like education, health and other services is a key determinant of quality of life of the people. She said that the present Government is committed for improving the educational standards, skilling the youth, enhancing job opportunities, reducing disease burden, empowering women and improving human development in order to have an inclusive development. The main areas of…
(PTI) In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that countries sponsoring, aiding and funding terrorism must be held accountable as he called for a global conference to combat the menace. Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit here, Modi highlighted the spirit and ideals of the SCO to strengthen cooperation in the fight against terrorism India stood for a terrorism-free society, he said.”During my visit to Sri Lanka last Sunday, I visited the St Anthony’s church, where I witnessed the ugly face of terrorism which claims the lives of innocents anywhere,” the Prime Minister said…