The Prime Minister has said that PM Awas Yojna has move rapidly under the present Government and has help the poorest of the poor in Uttar Pradesh. He was speaking after releasing financial assistance to over 6 lakh beneficiaries in UP under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin, through video conference . The Prime Minister asserts that Aatmnirbhar Bharat is directly links to the self-confidence of the country’s citizens and a house of one’s own enhances this self-confidence manifold. A self-own house brings assurance in life and also the hope of coming out of poverty. The Prime Minister recalled that…
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Union Minister for Agriculture Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Railways, Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Piyush Goyal and Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Som Prakash participates in the 10th round of talks with the representatives of 41 Farmers’ Unions at VigyanBhawan, New Delhi today. At the outset Shri Tomar greets the Farmers’ Unions on the occasion of 354th Prakash Parvof Shri Guru Govind Singh Ji and thanked them for keeping the agitation peaceful. Shri Tomar says that the Government has propose to the farmers’ Unions that the implementation of Farm laws…
The Union Cabinet, chairs by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi gives its approval for the investment of Rs.5281.94 crore for 850 MW Ratle Hydro Electric (HE) Project locate on river Chenab, in Kishtwar district of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, by a new Joint Venture Company (JVC) to be incorporated between National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd (JKSPDC) with equity contribution of 51% and 49% respectively. Salient Features Government of India is also supporting the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by providing grant of Rs. 776.44 crore for Equity contribution of JKSPDC in the JVC to be set up for construction of Ratle HE Project (850 MW). NHPC shall invest its equity Rs.808.14 crore…
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas inaugurates the LNG truck-loading unit of Shell India at Hazira, Gujarat. Speaking on the occasion, he says that the unit will boost availability of natural gas in off-grid areas where there are no gas pipelines and also promote the use of LNG in long-haul trucking. Complimenting the team of ShellIndiaon this significant initiative taken , Shri Pradhan says that increasing competition in the LNG sector will help in the emergence of new markets, create new employment opportunities, ensure cleaner fuels for industries and facilitate environment conservation. He said that this…
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has win the coveted ‘ICAI National Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting’ for the financial year 2019-20. The award is receive by Sh. Subodh Gupta, Director (Finance), BHEL from Sh. Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises. Significantly, winning this prestigious recognition is a rare distinction achieve by BHEL after nearly four decades. The last time this recognition is grant to BHEL by ICAI, was in the year 1981-82. Notably, an independent jury unanimously selects BHEL in the ‘Infrastructure and Construction Sector’ category, for the Award…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has call upon youngsters to attend ‘Prarambh’, the Startup India international summit on January 15 and 16, saying it seeks to bring together top minds from industry, academia, investment, banking and finance besides young start up leaders. He also shares his LinkedIn post in which he notes that virtual interactions have become the new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic and said a big advantage of this is that people can be a part of programmes sitting at home. “With most events being held virtually, it has given a great opportunity for youngsters to be a…
(PTI) Delhi confirms bird flu cases after eight samples sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory tested positive for avian influenza. All eight samples — four from a park in Mayur Vihar Phase 3, three from Sanjay Lake and one from Dwarka — have been found positive for avian influenza, Dr Rakesh Singh from the animal husbandry unit of the Development Department said. The report of the test results arrive on Monday morning, he says. A drive to cull ducks has begun at the famous Sanjay Lake, where several ducks are dead in the last few days, Singh adds. Seventeen more ducks are …
(PTI) With 16,311 new coronavirus cases being report in a span of 24 hours, the lowest in around six-and-half months, India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 1,04,66,595, while the recoveries have surge to 1,00,92,909, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updates. The death toll reaches 1,51,160 with 161 more fatalities, the lowest in the last seven-and-half-months, the data updates at 8 am show. The number of people who have recuperate from the disease surge to 1,00,92,909, pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.43 per cent, while the case fatality rate is record at 1.44 per cent. The COVID-19 active…
Under stiff Competitive Bidding, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secure a prestigious order for a Steam and Power Plant from National Aluminium Corporation Limited (NALCO).Valued at around Rs.450 Crore, the order has been placed on BHEL by NALCO for its 5th Stream Alumina Refinery Expansion Project at Damanjodi, Odisha. BHEL’s scope in the contract includes design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of 1×300 TPH Coal Fired Boiler, 18.5 MW Steam Turbine Generator and associates auxiliaries, including FGD and SCR. With this order, BHEL has not only maintain its track record of supplying all of NALCO’s power plants, for both…
(PTI) Power giant NTPC serves notices to six states and two Union Territories for non-payment of dues, according to a source. NTPC has also made it clear that it will be forced to shut-off or restrict power supply if they fail to clear their dues, the source said. The states include Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Sikkim and Telangana, while the Union Territories (UTs) are Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry, the source added. In the notices served to the states and UTs, the company said “in case of default in payment, NTPC has the right to shut-off or restrict power supply from power stations and reallocate power.” NTPC is…