(FE) There is good news for the State Government employees of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir who are now working in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy, in a written reply to a question regarding development of new UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, in Lok Sabha today, informed the House that certain 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) allowances namely Children Education Allowance, Hostel Allowance, Transport Allowance, LTC, Fixed Medical Allowance that were not being given to nearly 4.5 lakh…
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(LiveMint) India asked Japan on Tuesday to take steps to reduce the Japanese trade surplus and sought more market access for Indian goods and services, a government statement said, before Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit next week.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Abe plan to hold a summit in Guwahati on Dec. 15-16. During Modi’s visit to Tokyo last year, they agreed to seek closer economic and military ties as both countries are wary of China. Bilateral trade between the two countries rose to $17.63 billion in 2018/19 from $10.9 billion in 2008/09. The trade balance widened to $7.9 billion…
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Minister of State Independent Charge of Civil Aviation and Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, gave away the Engineering Export Promotion Awards (EEPC) for the year 2017-2018 at a function in New Delhi today. Speaking on this occasion he congratulated the EEPC for reaching a record high exports of USD 76 billion in 2017-18 and USD 87 billion in 2018-19. He hoped that by next year India’s engineering exports will reach the target of USD 1 trillion. This year EEPC celebrates and completes 50 years of rewarding exporters and 111 winners…
A Central Sector Scheme namely ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’ (RVY) is being implemented by D/o Social Justice and Empowerment (M/o SJ&E) with an objective to provide to senior citizens, belonging to BPL category and suffering from age-related disabilities/ infirmities, with such physical aids and assisted living devices which can restore near normalcy in their bodily functions. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under M/o SJ&E is implementing ‘Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP)’ Scheme under which aids and assistive devices are distributed to eligible Divyangjan for their physical, social, psychological and economic empowerment. Persons…
(ET) South Korean state owned power utility Kowepo has begun international arbitration proceedings against India in Singapore for not honouring a fuel supply commitment to its Maharashtra power plant.The development comes about a year after the company issued notices to the government seeking gas supplies within six months. It also comes on the back of the Centre seeking to end the impasse over executed contracts between renewable energy companies and the Andhra Pradesh government in order to safeguard clean energy investments. Korea Western Power Co (Kowepo) owns a majority stake in Pioneer Gas Power Plant Ltd (PGPL), which operates a 388…
(PTI) Petrol price on Monday hit Rs 75 a litre mark for the first time in more than a year as oil firms raised rates to make up for rising cost of production. Petrol price was on Monday hiked by 5 paise per litre and diesel by 10 paise a litre, according to daily price notification of state-owned oil firms. The increase pushed price of petrol to Rs 75 a litre in the national capital and that of diesel to Rs 66.04 a litre. Rates have been on the rise since November 9, barring one day. Cumulatively, petrol price has been…
(BS) Better utilisation of warehouses, reworked branding strategy and micro focus on marketing have helped state-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) record an over 36 per cent year-on-year jump in sales volume this November. The company’s sales for the month stood at 1.409 million tonne amid concerns over demand pick up in the domestic market due to the economic slowdown. “In September, we restructured our marketing segment. It is this restructuring that has started to show results now,” a senior company official told .The company has divided its marketing section into three verticals—sales, marketing and services—for an enhanced focus. “Splitting into verticals has…
(PTI) Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan said India is in the midst of a “growth recession” with signs of deep malaise in the Indian economy that is being run through extreme centralisation of power in Prime Minister’s Office and powerless ministers. Penning down his recommendations to help the ailing Indian economy out of the ongoing slowdown in the India Today magazine, he called for reforms to liberalise capital, land and labour markets, and spur investment as well as growth. He also urged India to join free trade agreements judiciously in order to boost competition and improve domestic…
(TH) Officers from Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) came together to oppose the proposed disinvestment of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Monday. Taking a strong position against the proposed disinvestment of BPCL, Convenor of Confederation of Maharatna Officers Association (COMCO), Mukul Kumar said that the move to transfer the management control is regressive and non-beneficial. “Is it another East India Company movement for India? Offering huge Indian Petroleum sector on the platter to a foreign company would herald another era of profiteering, exploitation, tyranny and flight of capital from the country,” a statement from the associations said.
(FE) Several students’ organisations have called for a bandh in the Northeast to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The 11-hour bandh began at 5 AM. The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), backed by various other bodies and regional political parties, said they will observe the shutdown till 4 PM. The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday and cleared by the House a little past midnight. News agency reported that shops are closed in Guwahati and public transport services have come to a halt. Meanwhile, in view of the bandh call, the administration has…