The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Convocation Ceremony of Visva-Bharati University today through a video conference. Governor of West Bengal and Rector of Visva-Bharati, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and MoS for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre were also present on the occasion. The Prime Minister while addressing the convocation quoted the poem of Gurudev Ravindra Nath Tagore on Veer Shivaji which inspired him and called for unity of India. PM stressed that the students and the faculty were not just a part of a university, but also bearers of a vibrant tradition. He…
Author: Aruna Sharma
चमोली में 7 फरवरी, 2021, को आयी भीषण आपदा ने 2013 की केदारनाथ की त्रासदी की याद ताजा कर दी है। पैंग गांव से लेकर तपोवन के एन.टी.पी.सी के बैराज के आसपास कमोवेश केदारनाथ जैसे हालात नजर आ रहे हैं। यहाँ भी केदारनाथ की तरह ही नदी की बाढ़ में लोग लापता हुए हैं। आई.टी.बी.पी., सेना और एन.डी.आर.एफ. समेत स्थानीय स्तर पर राहत एवं बचाव कार्य जारी हैं। कई लोगों को अलग-अलग स्थानों से सकुशल रेस्क्यू भी कर लिया गया है। केदारनाथ में मंदाकिनी की एक छोटी धारा की तरह यहाँ भी ऋषिगंगा नदी की एक धारा इस पूरी त्रासदी…
Shri Gadkari while launching the nationwide campaign said that electric fuel is a major alternative for fossil fuels which have an import bill of Rs. 8 lakh Crore. When compares to conventional fuels the electric fuel has low cost, reduced emissions and it is also indigenous. He urges the Power Minister Shri R. K. Singh to encourage value addition to Carbon Dioxide which is released from thermal power plants. He also mentioned about the opportunities and potential of electric cooking in India. He observed that electrification of public transport is not only economical but also eco friendly. While speaking about…
(LiveMint) As many as 32 bodies have been recovered so far from different areas hit by the glacier burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. According to the state government. 206 people including 25-35 persons stuck inside the Tapovan tunnel are still missing. The rescue operation at the 2.5 km long Tapovan tunnel is still underway. The teams worked to remove slush and debris in the tunnel. A joint team of ITBP, NDRF, SDRF and sister agencies entered the tunnel this morning. The tunnel is still approachable to about 120 meters. Meanwhile, a meeting of all agencies including senior officials of ITBP,…
(DH) Fuel prices reached a record high on Wednesday after the petrol price was hiked by up to 70 paise and diesel by up to 27 paise. In Delhi, petrol now costs Rs 87.60 per litre, while diesel is Rs 77.73 per litre. In Mumbai, the petrol price is nearing Rs 95 per litre mark. After today’s spike, petrol in Mumbai costs Rs 94.12 per litre, while diesel price now stands at Rs 84.63 per litre. In Bengaluru, petrol now costs Rs 90.53 per litre after a 70 paise hike, diesel price stands at Rs 82.40 per litre.
(FE) To ensure ‘swachhta’ in India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has introduced Swachh Bharat 2.0 and said that the government will focus on complete fecal sludge management. Apart from this, wastewater treatment, segregation of garbage, reduction in single use plastics, reduction in air pollution by managing waste from construction sites and demolition activities along with bioremediation of all legacy dump sites will be taken into consideration. “The urban swachh bharat mission 2.0 will be implemented with a total financial allocation of Rs 1.41 lakh crore over a period of 5 years from 2021,” the FM said. Sitharaman said that in order…
(FE) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2021-22 in the parliament today. For the first time ever, the Union Budget was paperless due to COVID-19. In this year’s budget, the Finance Minister announced a sharp increase in capital expenditure at 5.54 lakh crore for 2022 from Rs 4.39 lakh crore in 2021. The FM, in her Union Budget 2021-22 speech provided the Jal Jeevan Mission with an outlay of Rs 2.87 lakh crore for as many as 4,378 urban local bodies, according to a PTI report. While presenting the Union Budget for the year…
(LiveMint) Finance minster Nirmala Sithraman on Monday, while presenting the Union Budget for 2021-21, announced that the government will set up an asset reconstruction company (ARC) and an asset management company (AMC) to house stressed assets currently in book of Indian banks. Besides the setting up the long-awaited bad bank, the government will also infuse ₹20,000 crore into public sector banks as part of its recapitalisation plan. The Economic Survey, released 29 January, had called for a clean up of banks’ balance sheets after the forbearance to be accompanied by a recapitalisation. While details of the bad bank are not immediately available, it…
(HT) These projects would be undertaken through public private partnership (PPP) mode, Sitharaman said in her Budget 2021 speech. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced seven port projects worth more than ₹2,000 crore investment. These projects would be undertaken through public private partnership (PPP) mode, Sitharaman said in her Budget 2021 speech. The finance minister said that she proposed “seven port projects worth more than ₹2,000 crore via public private partnership mode”.India has 12 major ports under the control of the central government — Deendayal (erstwhile Kandla), Mumbai, JNPT, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Kamarajar (earlier Ennore), VO Chidambarnar, Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Kolkata (including…
(HT) The Union Budget 2021 has proposed a voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and unfit vehicles. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the vehicle scrapping policy will encourage fuel efficiency, reduce vehicular pollution and oil import bills. Private vehicles that are over 20 years old and public vehicles that are over 15 years old could undergo fitness tests at automated fitness centres to check their eligibility for scrapping. Sitharaman also proposed to provide ₹2,217 crore for 42 million plus cities for implementation of clean air programmes. In addition, under the Swachh Bharat campaign, there will be focus on complete faecal sludge management;…