(HT) The state government on Monday shuffled 33 IAS and three IPS officers, appointing Bhadohi district magistrate Vishal Singh as the director information and changing the ADGs of Prayagraj and Meerut zones. Shishir, who was director information, has been made special secretary MSME and export promotion and CEO of Khadi Board. Prayagraj chief development officer Gaurav Kumar has been made the Lucknow municipal commissioner in place of Indrajit Singh, who has been shifted as special secretary, energy. Satyendra Kumar, special secretary in the CM’s office, is the new Varanasi DM in place of S Rajalingam who has been made the…
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(HT) India and the US said on Monday that they have made “significant progress” in negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and vice president JD Vance discussed ways to bolster cooperation in energy, defence and strategic technologies. The talks for the first tranche of a trade deal, focused on issues such as tariffs and market access, and cooperation within the framework of the bilateral comprehensive global strategic partnership figured in a meeting between Modi and Vance at the prime minister’s official residence on Monday evening. Modi hosted Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance and their…
(PIB) The Hon’ble Vice-President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, today said, “For any democracy, every citizen has a pivotal role. I find it inconceivably intriguing that some have recently reflected that constitutional offices can be ceremonial or ornamental. Nothing can be far distanced from a wrong understanding of the role of everyone in this country, constitutional functionary or a citizen. According to me, a citizen is supreme because a nation and democracy are built by citizens. Every one of them has a role. The soul of democracy resides and pulsates in every citizen. Democracy will blossom. Its values will get…
(ET Energy) India’s energy storage sector is projected to expand fivefold between 2026 and 2032 with an estimated investment requirement of ₹4.79 lakh crore, industry body India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) said. The projections were released during the fifth edition of the Stationary Energy Storage India (SESI) 2025 conference held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. According to the National Electricity Plan, India will require 73.93 GW of energy storage capacity by 2031-32, comprising 26.69 GW from pumped storage plants (PSP) and 47.24 GW from battery energy storage systems (BESS), with a total energy storage capacity of 411.4 GWh. The storage capacity requirement…
(PIB) The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed Civil Servants on the occasion of 17th Civil Services Day at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today. He also conferred the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister congratulated everyone on the occasion of Civil Services Day and highlighted the significance of this year’s celebration, as it marks the 75th year of the Constitution and the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Recounting Sardar Patel’s iconic statement on April 21, 1947, where he referred to civil servants as the ‘Steel Frame of India’, Shri…
(The Hindu Business Line) Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has a tough task ahead to achieve it’s 72 million tonne (MT) annual production target from mines in Telangana. To meet the target the first four months production will be crucial as it has to maintain a significant level of production — 2.25 lakh tonne daily. SCCL has set a 72 MT production target from Telangana mines and 4 MT from Naini, Odisha mines. The state miner has set 2.25 lakh tonnes daily target. SCCL, which is a joint undertaking of the Government of Telangana and the Government of India, has…
(BS) India has officially raised concerns with the United States over the re-imposition of duties on steel and aluminium exports, a move it views as a breach of the Mutually Agreed Solution (MAS) previously reached at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The matter is expected to feature prominently in upcoming trade talks in Washington next week, a senior government official confirmed on Friday. The renewed duties—25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium—were reintroduced by the Trump administration from March 12, under the pretext of national security. These mirror the original tariffs imposed in 2018 by the…
(The Telegraph) JSW Energy will supply electricity from its proposed 1,600 mega watt power plant at Salboni to West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd at a ‘levelised tariff’ of ₹5.45 per unit, making it one of the competitively priced sources of energy for the state in years to come. The company emerged the lowest bidder to supply electricity for a period of 25 years and signed a power purchase agreement with WBSEDCL to this effect. The JSW management argued that the company’s project execution capabilities would ensure that the 800×2 MW ultra critical coal-fired plant is being built at…
(अमर उजाला) अब किसानों के मोबाइल पर मेसेज आएगा कि आपकी फसल को पानी की जरूरत है। फसल में पानी डालिए। कल बारिश हो सकती है तो फसल के बचाव के इंतजाम कर लीजिए। यह सब संभव होगा कि ऑपरेशन द्रोणागिरी से। केंद्र सरकार ने इस पायलट प्रोजेक्ट के लिए देश के पांच जनपदों को चुना है। उसमें वाराणसी भी शामिल है। इस पर काम शुरू कर दिया गया है। इस प्रोजेक्ट की मदद से भू-स्थानिक प्रौद्योगिकी का इस्तेमाल कर किसानों को सटीक खेती, फसल निगरानी और संसाधनों के बेहतर प्रबंधन में मदद मिलेगी। मौजूदा उपज 27 क्विंटल प्रति हेक्टेयर…
(अमर उजाला) उत्तर प्रदेश में गर्मी का कहर शुरू हो गया है। सोमवार को बुंदेलखंड और दक्षिणी जिलों में गर्म हवा के थपेड़ों ने लोगों को परेशान किया। सोमवार को लखनऊ, हमीरपुर, प्रयागराज, आगरा, बांदा,उरई आदि में अधिकतम पारा 40 डिग्री सेल्सियस के पार चला गया। लखनऊ में इस सीजन में पहली बार पारा 40 डिग्री के पार पहुंचा। शहर में दोपहर 2:30 बजे पारा 41 डिग्री सेल्सियस पर पहुच गया। वहीं, कई जिलों में सोमवार इस सीजन का सबसे गर्म दिन रहा और सीजन में पहली बार वहां पारा 40 डिग्री सेल्सियस के सूचकांक तक पहुंचा। मौसम विभाग का…