As the Swachh Bharat Mission approaches the third anniversary of its launch by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation today launched a third party verification survey report to take stock of the progress already made by the Mission in rural India. The Quality Council of India (QCI) has conducted a transparent third-party assessment of the present status of rural sanitation in all States and UTs, called Swachh Survekshan Gramin 2017. Under the Swachh Survekshan Gramin 2017, QCI surveyed 1.4 lakh rural households across 4626 villages, and found the overall toilet coverage to be 62.45%.…
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In a major push to competitive, cooperative federalism, NITI Aayog, today, announces partnership with three States each to radically transform their Health and Education sectors. NITI Aayog has selected Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Karnataka to improve healthcare delivery and key outcomes in these States. In Education, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Jharkhand have been selected for support to better learning outcomes. The six States have been chosen after a rigorous competitive process based on comprehensive metrics to determine potential for impact and likelihood of success. States were called to, first, express intent of collaborating with NITI Aayog to better their Health…
(NDTV) Shankersinh Vaghela, who quit the Congress last month, said today that he hadn’t voted for the party’s Ahmed Patel in the Rajya Sabha election and twisted the knife by commenting: “Who will vote for a losing candidate.” Ahmed Patel, the political advisor to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is seeking a fifth Rajya Sabha term but his chances of re-election are bleak, predicted Mr Vaghela. “He doesn’t stand a chance, won’t even cross 40… Even legislators currently with Congress will not vote for him,” said the 77-year-old veteran, who delivered the first blow to the Congress by exiting the party last month.…
(FE) Bihar Legislative Assembly in October 2016 passed Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, which prohibited the use of all types of alcohol, including methylated spirit and ethanol for medical purposes and in laboratories across the state. Following the ban, laboratories in Bihar have been fast running out of essential ingredients to conduct tuberculosis (TB) tests, The Indian Express reported today. Untill an alternative arrangement was made, laboratories which have been sourcing supplies from the open market under the cover of buying reagents, were asked to use to use Injecta – a type of methylated spirit. But as per the IE…
(TOI) Country’s largest power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is looking to take over the Uttar Pradesh government’s 50% equity in the 1,320 mega watt (MW) Meja power project as it seeks to lower the cost of electricity in the state and bring about greater efficiency. Meja Utpadan Nigam is a 50:50 JV between NTPC and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam. Sources told TOI that an announcement is expected soon, although the size of the transaction was not immediately available. NTPC, which has announced phasing out of 11,000MW of old and polluting power units, is looking at acquisitions such…
(AU) नार्थ कश्मीर के बारामुला जिले के सीमावर्ती इलाके में पाक की ओर से दागे गए स्नाइपर शॉट से सेना के एक जवान जख्मी हो गए। सूत्रों से मिली जानकारी के मुताबिक सोमवार को बारामुला जिले के उड़ी इलाके में एलओसी पर पाकिस्तान ने भारी गोलाबारी की। इस स्नाइपर शॉट से भारतीय सेना का 43 वर्षीय जवान नरेंद्र सिंह बिष्ट जख्मी हो गया। सैनिक को इलाज के लिए बादामीबाग श्रीनगर में सेना के 92 बेस अस्पताल में भेज दिया गया था। पाकिस्तानी गोलाबारी का भारतीय सेना ने भी मुंहतोड़ जवाब दिया। पुलिस के आधिकारिक सूत्रों के मुताबिक यह घटना उरी के सिलिकुट इलाके में हुई । उन्होंने…
(PTI) The subsidy on LPG cylinder for domestic use for the poor will continue, Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today. “We have no plan to withdraw subsidy on LPG for domestic use. Subsidy on LPG and kerosene will continue for the poor and common people,” Pradhan told reporters here. Pradhan said the ministry has taken up with Bangladesh the laying of a pipeline to carry natural gas from Chittagong to Tripura to tackle the LPG crisis in the North-East. “We are laying a pipeline for transportation of diesel from Siliguri in West Bengal to Parvatipur in Bangladesh. There is…
(PTI) Press does not have any exclusive right or special privilege to comment, criticise or make imputations or allegations which are sufficient to ruin a citizen’s reputation, a Delhi court has said. Further, journalists do not have greater freedom than others, it has said while reminding that the responsibility of the scribes was higher as they have power to disseminate information. The court’s order came as it restrained the managing editor of a magazine from publishing any libellous articles against a man who has alleged that he was defamed. It also directed the magazine editor and another person to pay Rs 30,000…
(PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police today said three people, alleged conspirators in the July 10 attack on Amarnath pilgrims, have been arrested by its Special Investigation Team (SIT). The men provided logistical help to four Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) militants who carried out the attack that left eight people dead, IGP Munir Khan told the media here. The men, who had allegedly helped the four terrorists by providing them with vehicles and shelter, were arrested recently and taken into remand for further questioning, the police said. The police said the four LeT militants, led by Abu Ismail, a Pakistani national, had attempted an…
(PTI) Union Minister Arun Jaitley today said the rollout of Goods and Services Tax (GST) was ‘extremely smooth’ in the country. “It has been an extremely smooth turnover without any disruption” the Union Finance Minister told reporters here. He rejected the argument that trade registration under GST was less and said a record number of registrations have taken place. On the alleged irregularities connected with MCI clearance to a private medical college involving a BJP functionary in Kerala, Jaitley said the state BJP had taken prompt action against the worker. “We are the only political party in the country, which,as part of self-introspection, takes action,…