(News 18) केंद्रीय मंत्री धर्मेंद्र प्रधान ने देशभर में इलेक्ट्रिसिटी वितरण को लेकर एक बड़ा बयान दिया है. केंद्र सरकार में पेट्रोलियम एवं प्रकृतिक गैस मंत्री धर्मेंद्र प्रधान ने अपने बयान में कहा कि जल्द ही इलेक्ट्रिसिटी एक्ट (Electricity Act) में संशोधन किया जाएगा. सरकार एक ऐसे प्लान पर काम कर रही है, जिससे सभी राज्यों में बिजली की दरें एक समान होंगी. धर्मेंद्र प्रधान ने कहा कि इलेक्ट्रिसिटी एक्ट 2003 को संशोधित किया जाएगा. केंद्र सरकार इस बात पर विचार कर रही है कि देशभर में बिजली के लिए एक ही टैरिफ लागू किया जाए. अगर केंद्र सरकार ऐसी…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(PTI) The Power Ministry has scrapped the auction to procure 2,500MW electricity for medium term (three years) under a scheme to provide relief to thermal power plants plagued by short coal supplies, state-run NHPC said on Monday. According to sources, lack of interest from state power utilities due to a higher tariff of Rs 4.41 per unit discovered through the reverse auction process led to the cancellation of the auction. The power ministry now has advised nodal agency Power Finance Corporation-arm PFC Consultancy Ltd (PFCCL) to call the bids again. “PFCCL appointed NHPC as “Aggregator” (in March this year) under Pilot Scheme-II for procurement of aggregated power…
(Hindustan) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ (Yogi Adityanath) ने मंगलवार की सुबह 11 बजे से कैबिनेट की बैठक बुलाई है। उच्च पदस्थ सूत्रों ने बताया कि कैबिनेट बैठक में प्रयागराज, फिरोजाबाद और शाहजहांपुर नगर निगमों की सीमा विस्तार के प्रस्ताव को मंजूरी दी जाएगी। साथ ही दस नई नगर पंचायत बनाने के प्रस्तावों को भी मंजूरी दी जाएगी। कैबिनेट बैठक में आवास विभाग के प्रस्ताव पर प्रदेश के सभी विकास प्राधिकरणों और आवास विकास परिषद के घर खरीदारों को भी राहत दी जा सकती है। यह राहत उन घर खरीदारों को दी जाएगी जो समय से किस्त नहीं जमा करने के कारण…
(PTI) Pension fund regulator PFRDA is pitching for doubling the tax benefit under the NPS to Rs 1 lakh in the upcoming Budget, according to a whole-time member of the authority.The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India (PFRDA) has also urged the government to extend the facility of tax free contribution of 14 per cent by the central government to its employees under the NPS to all categories of subscribers.The tax deduction under the NPS is Rs 50,000 at present.”For the Budget, we are trying to see that the Rs 50,000 investment which is tax free under National…
(AU) बहुजन समाज पार्टी की अध्यक्ष मायावती ने केंद्र सरकार से मांग की है कि सीएए और एनआरसी को लेकर खासकर मुसलमानों की सभी आशंकाओं को जल्दी दूर किया जाए। लगातार मायावती सीएए और एनआरसी को लेकर ट्वीट कर केंद्र सरकार से मांग कर रही हैं। मंगलवार को मायावती ने ट्वीट कर लिखा कि, बीएसपी की मांग है कि केन्द्र सरकार CAA/NRC को लेकर खासकर मुसलमानों की सभी आशंकाओं को जल्दी दूर करे। साथ ही उनको पूरे तौर से सन्तुष्ट भी करना चाहिए तो यह बेहतर होगा। लेकिन इसके साथ ही मुस्लिम समाज के लोग सावधान भी रहें। कहीं इस मुद्दे…
(PTI) The RBI on Monday said IFSC Banking Units can open foreign currency current accounts of entities operating in IFSC and of non-resident institutional investors to facilitate their investment transactions. However, IBUs are not allowed to open savings accounts.Issuing instructions regarding permissible activities of IBUs, the RBI further said it will not prescribe any limit for raising short-term liabilities from banks. “However, the IBUs must maintain LCR (Liquidity Coverage Ratio) as applicable to Indian banks on a stand-alone basis and strictly follow the liquidity risk management guidelines issued by RBI to banks,” it said. IBUs can also open foreign currency current accounts (including escrow…
(LiveMint) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government on Monday approved a policy on electric vehicles (EVs) with a focus on two-wheelers, shared transport vehicles, and commercial vehicles to lead the change to electric mobility, at a time when the state is grappling with severe levels of pollution. “Pollution levels are very high in Delhi and vehicles contribute a lot to that. We had circulated the first draft in November 2018. After several rounds of discussions, this policy has been made. By 2024, we want that 25% of the vehicles to be electric vehicles. The aim is to reduce air…
(KNN) The UP government has asked for Rs 70,000 crore loan from banks for the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in the state, which will include Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ‘s flagship One District One Product (ODOP) programme. So far, in September, this year, the MSME sector has registered a substantial increase of Rs 40741.95 crore in September 2019 compared to Rs 29,782.46 crore in 2018. MSME Principal Secretary, Navneet Sehgal met Bank of Baroda general manager Ramjas Yadav to apprise him of the growing demand for loans in the MSME sector in the state, according to a…
(TH) Even while it is consolidating its current round of expansion, SAIL’s Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) is looking to commence documentation work and undertake feasibility study for the next phase of expansion. The BSP had recently undergone modernisation and expansion, raising the plant’s production capacity to approximately 7 million tonne (mt) from 4 mt at an estimated investment of around Rs.17,000 crore. According to Anirban Dasgupta, Chief Executive Officer, BSP, plans are afoot to enhance the production capacity to 10 mt by 2030. Work on the next phase of expansion is likely to commence by 2024-25.“For the next three to four…
(PTI) As the JMM-led alliance appeared set to cross the majority mark in the Jharkhand Assembly polls on Monday, the Congress exuded confidence that the alliance will form the government with Hemant Soren as chief minister. All India Congress Committee in-charge for Jharkhand, RPN Singh said, “We will form the government as we fought the elections for the people of the state by raising issues that affect their lives and livelihoods. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah tried to divert the attention of the people away from fundamental issues but the people did not get swayed.” Reiterating…