(HT) The state government is setting up Uttar Pradesh Outsource Service Corporation (UPCOS) to protect the interests of outsourced personnel, their service rights, labour entitlements, and ensure them fair remuneration. The UPCOS is being created following directives from chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The CM viewed a presentation about the creation of the outsource service corporation on Friday and laid emphasis on the state’s deep respect for the contributions of outsourcing personnel, recognising their commitment to public service. He reiterated that the state government’s priority was to ensure their social and economic security. The state government had made an announcement about…
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(HT) The Uttar Pradesh government has directed all the divisional commissioners and the district magistrates to ensure regular drinking water supply to rural households during summer. In view of the severe heat conditions in Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday said, “Officers should ensure uninterrupted supply of clean drinking water to every rural household across the state.” All divisional commissioners have been directed to conduct regular reviews and take swift action to ensure effective implementation of water supply. The rural water supply department has issued direction to all DMs to remain alert for water supply management in their respective…
(Times Now) India is poised to allow foreign companies to acquire stakes of up to 49 per cent in its nuclear power plants, three senior government sources revealed, as part of a strategic plan to bolster clean energy capacity and reduce carbon emissions. The move—pending cabinet approval—comes as India urgently seeks to replace its coal dependency with sustainable energy sources, with a goal of expanding nuclear generation capacity twelvefold to 100 gigawatts by 2047. The sources, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, explained that any foreign investment would still require prior government approval and would not be permitted automatically. The proposal,…
(CNBC TV18) With summers intensifying across India, power demand is expected to break earlier records and reach a peak of 277 GW as per the mid-term review of 20th Electric Power Survey. The government is already in consultation with states to sign Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for 40 GW renewable energy capacity addition in Financial Year 2026 as part of energy transition goals. Sources have indicated that stakeholder consultation has already been completed in the Western and Eastern regions, while it is underway in parts of Northern and Southern India. As per the reassessment study carried out by the Central…
(FE) Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) has emerged as the lowest bidder in the bid for a term loan to the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). The Rs 5000 crore loan is likely to be invested in ongoing and new capacity addition projects. These projects include renovation and modernisation programs and NTPC’s renewable energy projects. IRFC stated in the disclosure that the proposal still requires due diligence and approval from the Board of Directors of National Thermal Power Corporation. The agreement between IRFC and NTPC was executed earlier on March 25. NTPC Green fundraising plans On April 24, NTPC Green, a wholly owned subsidiary…
(HT) Condemning the Pahalgam terrorist attack as a “barbaric and cowardly act,” chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday asserted that the steps taken by the Union government would mark the “final nail in the coffin of terrorism”. The chief minister was in Kanpur to meet the bereaved family of Shubham Dwivedi, who was among the 26 civilians killed in the April 22 attack at the Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam. Speaking to the media after paying respects at Dwivedi’s Hathipur residence, Adityanath offered condolences and vowed stringent action. “Terrorism is breathing its last. This government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership,…
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(BS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the industry to come together to build a “resilient, revolutionary and steel-strong India”. Speaking at the India Steel 2025 event, the Prime Minister (PM) also said that the country needs to strengthen its global partnerships for securing raw materials and called on the industry to start extracting iron ore from unused greenfield mines to increase steel production. Terming steel as a “sunrise sector”, Modi underlined the need to up production of the commodity which is the “backbone” of development, adopt newer processes, undertake innovation, exchange best practices within and also look at…
(The Pioneer) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has recommended release of an improved variety of fodder crop Birsa Lathyrus- 1, developed by the scientists of Birsa Agricultural University (BAU) under the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Fodder Crops. The average green fodder yield (GFY) of this variety, released for Country’s north east zone and central zone, is 190 quintals per hectare which is 6.3 per cent more than that obtained from national check variety Mahateora. Per day per hectare GFY is also higher which is 2.65 quintal per hactare than the national check. The variety moderately…
(PIB) The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects worth over Rs 13,480 crore in Madhubani, Bihar today on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day. The Prime Minister appealed to everyone at the event to observe silence and pray for the departed souls in the Pahalgam attacks on 22 April 2025. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, he said that on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Day, the entire nation is connected with Mithila and Bihar. He remarked that projects worth thousands of crores of rupees, aimed at…