(ET) India has capped trading margins on the resale of gas produced from deepwater blocks, according to a government order issued on Friday, to cut profiteering by traders and bring down prices. The federal government fixes the ceiling price of gas produced from the deepwater fields as the nation wants to increase the share of natural gas in its energy mix to 15% by 2030 from the current 6.2%. India allows producers to sell gas produced from deepwater fields, which are cost intensive and difficult to explore, to their affiliates and other buyers through e-bidding platforms at or below the price…
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(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a series of initiatives to support the Global South that included a project to provide essential medical supplies to the developing nations in case of natural disasters or humanitarian crisis, and a technology initiative to share India’s expertise in areas like space technology and nuclear energy. In his address at the concluding session of the two-day Voice of Global South virtual summit, Modi also unveiled plans to set up a ‘Global South Centre of Excellence’ for research on development solutions that can be scaled up and implemented around the world. At a…
(PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the seventh Armed Forces Veterans’ Day celebrations at Dehradun Cantonment on Saturday, officials said. He will preside over the event and address a veterans’ rally at Jaswant Ground, they said. Singh will also launch the ‘Soul of Steel Alpine Challenge’, a joint adventure sport initiative of the Indian Army and CLAW Global, by flagging off a car expedition from Dehradun to Ghamshali in the Niti Valley, the Defence ministry said in a statement.
(ET) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Hiraben passed away at a hospital in Ahmedabad early on Friday. She was 99. A bulletin from the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, where she was admitted on Wednesday after her health deteriorated, shared the news of her demise. “Hiraben Modi passed away on 30/12/2022 at 3.30 am during the treatment at U N Mehta Heart Hospital”, the medical bulletin said. The prime minister reached the residence of his brother Pankaj Modi at Raysan village on the outskirts of Gandhinagar, where the mortal remains of his mother were kept.
(PTI) Only 27-28 per cent of India’s eligible population have taken the precaution dose of COVID-19, NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul on Wednesday and advised people to take the jab and wear masks in crowded places. He urged people not to panic and clarified that there was no change in the guidelines for international air travel so far. “People should wear masks in crowded areas. Those who have comorbidities or are elderly should especially adhere to this,” Paul said. Paul made the statements following a review meeting held by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya amid a surge…
मानव वन्यजीव संघर्ष उत्तराखंड में -दुर्गा सिंह भंडारी मानव वन्यजीव संघर्ष अनादि काल से चला आ रहा है । समय काल और भौगोलिक परिस्थितियों के अनुसार यह विभिन्न रूपों में परिलक्षित होता रहता है। वन्यजीवों की उपस्थिति एवं उनका व्यवहार जब नकारात्मक रूप में मानव जाति के लिए खतरा उत्पन्न करता है तो वह सुरक्षा एवं विभिन्न हितों को प्रभावित करता है। उत्तराखंड के संदर्भ में भी मानव वन्यजीव संघर्ष का इतिहास भी बहुत पुराना है. प्रसिद्ध शिकारी जिम कॉर्बेट की पुस्तकों :मैनईटर ऑफ कुमाऊं एवं मैन ईटर ऑफ रुद्रप्रयाग में यह स्पष्ट रूप से वर्णित है। उत्तराखंड में…
The Union Minister of State for Textiles, Smt. Darshana Jardosh in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today shared that Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India is implementing Concessional Credit/Weaver MUDRA Scheme for welfare and development of handloom sector across the country. The objectives and salient features of the scheme are as follows: Subsidized loan at concessional interest rate of 6% for a period of 3 years, subject to interest subvention capped upto 7% by GoI. Margin money assistance @20% of loan amount subject to maximum of Rs.25,000/- to individual handloom weaver/weaver entrepreneur; and @20% of loan amount…
(ET) Prime minister Narendra Modi will attend 50 years’ celebration of North Eastern Council (NEC) on December 18. North Eastern Council (NEC) was established by an Act of the Parliament in 1971. It was formally inaugurated on 7th November, 1972 at Shillong, and completed 50 years in November 2022. During the 70th Plenary meeting at Guwahati in October 2022 which was held under the chairmanship of the Union Home Minister and Chairman NEC, Amit Shah it was decided that this important important milestone of the NEC would be celebrated in a befitting manner. Accordingly, the Golden Jubilee celebration of the NEC is…
(ET) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the government is working and committed to increasing the defence production target from current $12 billion to $22 billion by 2025. “You (industry) can imagine, with this kind of growth, how many opportunities will be available for the Indian industry,” the Defence Minister said while addressing FICCI’s 95th Annual Convention & AGM here. He further underlined that to increase the participation of domestic industry, the government has reserved a certain portion of defence capital acquisition for domestic procurement.
(DJ) ग्लोबल इन्वेस्टर्स समिट-2023 के माध्यम से दुनिया भर के निवेशकों को उत्तर प्रदेश में जुटाने और निवेश आकर्षित करने की योगी सरकार की कोशिशों को बड़ी सफलता मिल रही है। शुक्रवार को भी सरकार के मंत्रियों की विभिन्न देशों के प्रतिनिधियों और कारपोरेट जगत की हस्तियों से मुलाकात के सकारात्मक परिणाम देखने को मिले। सिंगापुर की कंपनियों ने करीब 8500 करोड़ के निवेश प्रस्ताव दिए। वहीं, नीदरलैंड की कंपनियों ने फूड प्रोसेसिंग, जापान ने मेडिकल डिवाइस पार्क में निवेश को लेकर रुचि दिखाई। इस दौरान कई निवेश प्रस्तावों को लेकर समझौता ज्ञापन (एमओयू) पर भी हस्ताक्षर हुए। जल शक्ति…