(AU) हमेशा ही भगवा वस्त्र धारण करने वाले मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ जब गुरुवार को ताजमहल का दीदार करने आएंगे तो उनके लिए भगवा रंग के साधनों का इस्तेमाल नहीं किया जाएगा। मुख्यमंत्री योगी के आगमन के मद्देनजर इस बात के स्पष्ट निर्देश दिए गए हैं कि ताजमहल पर ये रंग प्रयोग न किया जाए। हालांकि सीएम वस्त्र तो भगवा ही धारण करेंगे लेकिन अफसर उनके सामने भगवा रंग के तौलिया, सोफा कवर, पोस्टर या अभिनंदन पत्र आदि का प्रयोग नहीं करेंगे। इसकी जगह सफेद रंग के तौलिया, कवर और अन्य सामान का उपयोग किया जाए। बता दें कि ताजमहल पर…
Author: Amit Bhanot
A Meeting was held on 25.10.2017 in NITI Aayog, under the Chairmanship of Shri Ratan P. Watal, Principal Adviser (Social Sector) to discuss about the New Arrangement for earmarking of funds for SCs and STs. Principal Adviser emphasized in the meeting that the practice of notional earmarking of funds for SCs and STs has to discontinue. Ministries/Departments which do not have any schemes under which funds can be earmarked for SCs and STs may consider designing schemes that directly benefit SCs and STs. Monitoring of expenditure, output and outcome should be against actual earmarking. Many valuable suggestions were made by…
Crude Oil Crude oil production during September, 2017 was 2920.14 TMT which is 5.13% lower than target and 0.09% higher when compared with September 2016. Cumulative crude oil production during April-September, 2017 was 18024.74 TMT which is 3.44% lower than target for the period and 0.22% lower than production during corresponding period of last year. Unit-wise and State-wise crude oil production is given at Annexure-I. Unit-wise crude oil production for the month of September, 2017 and cumulatively for the period April-September, 2017 vis-à-vis same period of last year has been shown in Table-1 and month-wise in Figure-1. Table-1: Crude Oil…
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has said that it is important to develop new business models, marketing plans, technology and innovations in the sector. For the same, the oil and gas PSUs have setup venture capital funds to encourage start-ups based on innovative ideas in the energy sector. Speaking at the launch function of Start-up programme for entrepreneurs in oil and gas sector here today, he said the initiative will change the status of the youth of our country from job seeker to that of job provider as envisaged by Prime Minister Shri…
(MC) BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra’s appointment as an independent director on the board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd was today challenged in the Delhi High Court by an NGO. The NGO, in its plea, also sought cancellation of the appointment of Shashi Shanker as ONGC Chairman and Managing Director. The public interest litigation (PIL) filed by NGO Energy Watchdog could not be taken up for hearing as the bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal did not assemble today.
(PTI) Seeking to boost note ban and GST-hit economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday announced a massive Rs 6.92 lakh crore infrastructure spending and another Rs 2.11 lakh crore for bank recapitalisation to revive investments as well as growth. Flanked by all his five secretaries and Chief Economic Advisor, Jaitley reeled out economic indicators to support government contention that GDP growth slowdown has bottomed out and economy is turning around.To boost job creation, the government granted enhanced access of funds for MSMEs, including by way of customising Mudra loans. A presentation was made at a briefing titled ‘The India Story: Speeding Up…
(DJ) जिस तरह से अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप ने नई अफगान नीति की घोषणा करके अफगानिस्तान को वैश्विक कूटनीति के केंद्र में ला दिया है, उसे देखते हुए राष्ट्रपति अशरफ गनी की मंगलवार को हुई भारत यात्रा कई मायने में अहम है। गनी तब आये हैं जब अमेरिका की तरफ से भारत पर अफगान में और सक्रिय भूमिका निभाने का दबाव बनाया जा रहा है। ऐसे में मंगलवार को नई दिल्ली में गनी की पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी के साथ हुई द्विपक्षीय वार्ता को कूटनीतिक जानकार खास तवज्जो दे रहे हैं। वैसे इन दोनो नेताओं के बीच हुई बातचीत में पाकिस्तान…
Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping visited the “Paryatan Parv-Grand Finale” on its second day at the Rajpath Lawns, New Delhi today. Shri K.J. Alphons, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Tourism was also present. Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with other Central Ministries, State Governments and Stakeholders has organized “Paryatan Parv”, a nation-wide celebration of Tourism from the 5th to 25th October 2017. Addressing on the occasion, Shri Nitin Gadkari said that the Paryatan Parv is a very unique initiative of Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with other Central Ministries, State Governments and Stakeholders. He said that Paryatan…
(ET) The Railways today said it has identified the projects that are to be executed on a fast track mode to prevent recurrence of Elphinstone Road railway station incident and ensure safety of commuters. Twenty-three people were killed and 35 others injured in a stampede that broke out on a crowded pedestrian bridge at the Elphinstone Road station on September 29. “As per the reports of the multidisciplinary team which conducted an audit of all the suburban train stationsin and around Mumbai, we have identified the areas where we need to work, besides our teams have also prioritise the works…
(PTI) ONGC has drawn a blueprint to raise crude oil production by 4 million tonne (MT) and almost double natural gas output by 2020 to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s target of cutting India’s import dependence by 10 per cent, Chairman Shashi Shanker has said. The state-owned firm will raise crude oil production from 22.6 MT in 2017-18 to 26.42 MT in 2021-22. “Prime Minister had given a call to cut country’s oil imports by 10 per cent by 2022. Our roadmap for meeting that is ready,” he said. “We intend to increase crude oil output by 4 million tonnes and…