(ET) Coal India (CIL) plans to check illegal mining and pilferage with the use of drones, which it has tested in a pilot project. Its exploration arm, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute, recently tied up with Centre for Aerospace Research, Anna University of Chennai, for drone technology. “A pilot project was undertaken at Coal India subsidiary, Central Coalfields’ Topa Mine where drones successfully tracked sources of illegal mining as well as the route being followed by them to take away pilfered coal,” a Coal India executive told. “In a recent meeting with CMPDI executives, secretary coal directed for implementation of drone technology in identified 35 top…
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(ET) Pacing up the disinvestment calendar to meet a daunting target by March 31, DIPAM on Friday issued 15 Request For Proposals, including those for strategic disinvestment of BPCL, and also for partial divestment of government’s equity in railways’ arm Concor. The move also paves the way for bids from oil and gas PSUs for Numaligarh Refinery. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management has a target of Rs 1.05 lakh crore of divestment proceeds by March 31. SO far, during the current financial year 2019-20 so far Rs 17,364.26 crore has been obtained through disinvestment transactions. The DIPAM has also…
(LiveMint) In a dramatic turn of overnight events, arch rivals Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar joined hands to form government in Maharashtra on early Saturday morning. The development came less than 12 hours after NCP chief Sharad Pawar announced unanimity over the choice of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray to be backed by NCP and Congress. On Saturday morning, former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis returned to the top post and took oath at Raj Bhawan in Mumbai followed by senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar taking oath as the deputy chief minister. The oath was administered by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh…
(PTI) The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre to respond to a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the amendments made in the law allowing private entities to use the Aadhaar data provided voluntarily by customers for ID authentication. A bench, comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justice B R Gavai, took note of the plea filed by S G Vombatkere, who alleged that the 2019 amendments into the Aadhaar Act was violative of the earlier apex court judgments. Earlier, a 5-judge Constitution bench, while upholding the validity of Aadhaar act, had made certain exceptions and said private entities cannot…
(PTI) Welcoming the Centre’s decision to implement the NRC process across the country, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said the exercise will permanently settle issues related to infiltration and anti-national elements. He said the exercise is particularly important for border states like Uttarakhand. His remarks came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the process of National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be carried out across the country and no one, irrespective of their religion, should be worried. “Implementing NRC across the country is a good step. Uttarakhand has open international borders. So, NRC acquires…
Under PMKVY, there are certain incentives to encourage participation of Persons with Disabilities, (PwD) in the skill training namely; post placement support, monthly conveyance allowance, boarding and lodging etc. There is an exclusive Sector Skill Council for PwDs namely Skill Council for PwD (SCPwD) for catering to the needs of the PwD candidates and run training in PwD-friendly training centres. Such centres are structurally designed to enable PwD candidates to experience a beneficial training such as availability of Braille, computer screen reader for visually impaired, sign language interpreter for speech and hearing impaired at Training Centres. The Financial year wise details of enrolled,…
Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) skilling is being imparted through Short Term Training (STT) courses and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). STT is being imparted to either school/college dropouts or unemployed youth at accredited and affiliated Training Centres (TCs). Upon successful completion of their assessment, candidates are being offered / provided with placement assistance by Training Providers (TPs). Under RPL, individuals with prior learning experience or skills are being assessed and certified. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF). Directorate of Indian Army Veterans (DIAV)…
(PTI) As part of a government-mandated outreach programme, public sector banks disbursed a record Rs. 2.5 lakh crore of loans during the festive month of October, the finance ministry said on Thursday. In a bid to boost consumption and revive the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had in September asked banks to reach out to customers and signal their willingness to lend following all prudential norms. Under her direction, outreach camps or loan melas were conducted across 374 districts across the country during October 2019.State-owned banks disbursed a record Rs. 2,52,589 crore of loans during the month. As much as Rs. 1,05,599 crore was given towards new…
(AU) सपा के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष व पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव ने कहा कि भाजपा राज में यह कहना मुश्किल है कि प्रदेश में सड़कों में गड्ढे हैं या गड्ढों में सड़क है। सड़कों की दुर्दशा के कारण राजधानी सहित कई जिलों में हजारों मौतें हो रही हैं। सपा सरकार ने गुणवत्ता के साथ सड़कें बनवाईं थीं और गड्ढ़ा मुक्त कराया था। उन्हें भाजपा राज में बर्बाद कर दिया गया। अखिलेश ने जारी बयान में कहा कि विडंबना है कि भाजपा सरकार में मुख्यमंत्री और लोकनिर्माण मंत्री (पीडब्ल्यूडी) के सुर अलग-अलग हैं। पीडब्ल्यूडी सड़कों को गड्ढामुक्त करने के दावेदार हैं, पर…
(AU) अब भारत का फर्नीचर जल्द ही विदशी बाजारों में भी अपनी धाक जमाता नजर आएगा। दरअसल सरकार फर्नीचर के निर्यात को लेकर खासी गंभीर है। वाणिज्य मंत्रालय ने अपनी विदेश व्यापार इकाई डीजीएफटी को एक निर्यात संवर्धन परिषद की पहचान करने के लिए कहा है, जो भारत से फर्नीचर के निर्यात को प्रोत्साहन देने की दिशा में काम कर सके। विदेश व्यापार महानिदेशालय (डीजीएफटी) देश के आयात और निर्यात से जुड़े मुद्दों से संबंधित नीतियों पर गौर करता है। भारतीय निर्यात संवर्धन परिषद के चेयरमैन मोहित सिंगला ने 24 अक्तूबर को वाणिज्य मंत्रालय द्वारा बुलाई गई बैठक में भारत…