The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Odisha from December 3 to 7, 2024. On December 3, the President will unveil the new statue of Pandit Raghunath Murmu and visit Adim Owar Jarpa Jaher in Bhubaneswar. On December 4, the President will make darshan and pooja at Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri. She will also grace the 75th anniversary celebration of Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Puri. On the same day, she will attend the Navy Day celebration and operational demonstration at the Blue Flag Beach, Puri. On December 5, the President will grace the 40th convocation of the Odisha University of Agriculture…
Author: Aruna Sharma
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched in May, 2016 with an objective to provide deposit free LPG connection to adult women from poor households across the country. As of November 1, 2024, the total number of active domestic LPG consumers in India stands at 32.83 crore, which includes 10.33 crore beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). This represents a significant increase from 16.63 crore domestic LPG consumers as of April 1, 2016. Implementation of PMUY has contributed to improvement in LPG coverage in the country from 62% in April 2016 to near saturation now. Further, the consumption…
(BS) India is aiming to finalise a potential carbon credit deal with Japan early in 2025 and then advance similar negotiations with nations including South Korea and Singapore. The world’s third-largest carbon dioxide emitter wants to attract investment and technology to be deployed on projects that would mitigate pollution and generate credits, according to people familiar with the discussions, who asked not to be identified as the deliberations are private. A bilateral agreement with Japan is likely to be signed early next year and India will seek to complete pacts with South Korea and Singapore before the end of the fiscal…
(BS) The winter session of Parliament commenced today with the INDIA bloc calling for discussion on issues like US Securities and Exchange Commission’s charges against billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others in alleged bribery and fraud case, Manipur violence, air pollution crisis in the National Capital, and Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill. It faced early disruptions, leading to the adjournment of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the day. In the Rajya Sabha, proceedings were stalled as Opposition MPs insisted on holding a discussion on the charges of bribery on the Gautam Adani group, then later for the day. The Rajya…
(BS) The air quality in Delhi showed slight improvement on Monday, moving from the “hazardous” to “unhealthy” category, with an overall air quality index (AQI) of 281, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Delhiites woke to a thin layer of smog and haze that continues to blanket parts of the city. Air quality across key locations in the city remains a concern, with varying levels of pollution recorded. ITO reported an AQI of 235, Chandni Chowk 250, Pusa 264, R K Puram 277, and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 236, all classified as “poor.” Meanwhile, Anand Vihar and Wazirpur recorded…
(BS) Twenty six of India’s largest listed real estate firms have reported combined sales bookings of nearly Rs 35,000 crore during the September quarter of the fiscal year 2024-25 and the bulk of these sales, driven by strong demand in the residential segment, reflects the ongoing recovery in the housing market post-pandemic, reported PTI after compiling data from regulatory filings. These firms reported a combined total of Rs 34,985 crore in sales bookings for Q2 FY25. Godrej Properties emerged as the standout performer, with pre-sales of Rs 5,198 crore during the July-September period, leading the pack as the largest listed…
(BS) CNG price in Mumbai as well as several other cities in the country has been hiked by Rs 2 per kg but users in poll-bound Delhi have been spared for the time being, according to city gas firms. Indraprastha Gas Ltd, the firm that retails CNG to automobiles and pipes natural gas to household kitchens for cooking in the national capital and adjoining cities, over the weekend raised CNG price by Rs 2 per kg. Prices were hiked in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and other cities but Delhi, which goes to polls in a few weeks from now, was…
(BS0 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar on November 13 to lay the foundation stone for AIIMS Darbhanga, state Health Minister Mangal Pandey said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters, Pandey said Modi will be in Darbhanga on Wednesday when ‘bhumi pujan’ for the super-specialty project will also take place in the presence of a host of other dignitaries, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union ministers Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi. Notably, the north Bihar town will become the second place in the state, after capital city Patna, to have an All India Institute for Medical Sciences. “The…
(BS) Global oil prices “would have hit the roof” if big importer India had not bought oil from Russia following the Ukraine war, India’s oil minister said, adding that prices would determine where the country buys oil from. India, the world’s third largest oil importer and consumer, has become the top buyer of discounted Russian sea-borne oil shunned by Western countries since Ukraine’s invasion began in early 2022. Before that, India bought little oil from its long-running defence partner, Russia. New Delhi has repeatedly defended its purchases from Russia as necessary to keep prices in check in the developing country…
(NDTV) Army officer was killed in action and three soldiers were injured during a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar. The army’s 16 Corps in a post on X said the Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar was killed in action in a joint counter-terror operation launched in Kishtwar’s Bhart Ridge on Saturday. The anti-terror operation comes amid an intensified hunt since the killing of two village defence guards (VDGs) recently. The latest encounter broke out around 11 am when joint search parties of the army and the police intercepted terrorists in a forest, a few…