(BS) Proposals to create employment opportunities for 27645 people in chemicals & petrochemicals and metal downstream sectors With the 5T initiative devised by the Odisha Govt, where transformation goals will be achieved through teamwork, transparency and technology enablers in a time-bound manner, industrialization is at its peak. This strategy has already started yielding encouraging results towards our industrial growth, where the Govt has approved five investment proposals envisaging an investment of Rs 204069 Crore in the 20th High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik in newly inaugurated Kharavel Bhavan conference hall today evening,…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(AU) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ की अध्यक्षता में मंगलवार को प्रदेश कैबिनेट की बैठक होगी। इसमें तमाम संवर्ग के कर्मचारियों को पूर्व से मिल रहे कई भत्तों को खत्म करने के प्रस्ताव को मंजूरी दी जा सकती है। हालांकि, दिव्यांग कर्मियों का वाहन भत्ता बढ़ाने का प्रस्ताव है। कैबिनेट बैठक में कई नियमावलियों में संशोधन के प्रस्ताव को हरी झंडी दिखाई जा सकती है। राज्य वेतन समिति-2016 ने कर्मियों को पूर्व से दिए जा रहे कई भत्तों को अप्रासांगिक बताते हुए उसे खत्म करने की सिफारिश की थी। वर्तमान में अलग-अलग संवर्ग के कर्मियों को परियोजना भत्ता, कैश हैंडलिंग भत्ता, स्नातकोत्तर…
(FE) Reliance Jio added 8.26 million wireless subscribers in June while incumbent operators continue to lose users, led by Vodafone Idea, which saw its base get lighter by 4.14 million. Bharti Airtel also lost 29,883 subscribers in June. As per data shared by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), the total wireless subscriber base of the country rose marginally to 1,165.46 million in June as compared to 1,161.86 million in May. However, apart from Reliance Jio and state-run BSNL, all the other players lost subscribers. Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel have been losing subscribers ever since the companies announced minimum…
(ET) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s largest refiner and fossil fuel retailer, plans to invest Rs 25,000 crore in green energy projects, including solar and wind power plants, bio-fuels plants, and solar panels at filling stations. “Indian Oil has developed a road map and action plan to usher in clean and green energy alternatives to mitigate the risk of global warming,” the company said in its annual report. Rising environmental concerns are increasingly swaying government energy policies across the globe, prompting energy companies to invest in greener options. Over the next 5-7 years, Indian Oil aims to invest Rs…
(AU) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप के साथ सोमवार को टेलीफोन पर बातचीत की। दोनों के बीच सीमापार से होने वाले आतंकवाद, द्विपक्षीय और क्षेत्रीय मामलों को लेकर बात हुई। जम्मू-कश्मीर में अनुच्छेद 370 हटाने और इसे केंद्रशासित राज्य बनाने के बाद दोनों नेताओं के बीच पहली बार बातचीत हुई है। बताया जा रहा है कि दोनों के बीच करीब 30 मिनट तक बातचीत हुई। पीएम मोदी ने ट्रंप से कहा कि क्षेत्रीय परिस्थितियों के मद्देनजर यहां कुछ नेताओं द्वारा भारत विरोधी हिंसा, शांति के प्रयासों में बड़ी बाधा है। पीएम मोदी ने पाकिस्तान का नाम लिए बिना…
(BS) The country’s largest power producer NTPC plans to set up an ultra-mega solar park in Gujarat for a phased capacity of 5000 MW at an estimated investment of Rs 20,000 crore. “We have identified two-three locations in the Kutch district and the park is likely to developed at Rs 4 crore per MW cost,” said Gurdeep Singh, chairman and managing director for NTPC. He added the company is also exploring Rajasthan as a location for another solar park. NTPC is also considering spot market options to sell some part of its solar power, without signing long term power purchase agreements. “We are exploring if we…
(AU) अर्थव्यवस्था में सुधार के लिए प्रदेशव्यापी अभियान ‘कैंपेन फॉर जेनरेशन फॉर आइडियाज एंड कंसल्टेशन टिल ब्रांच लेवल’ चलाया जाएगा। मंगलवार को काशी से इसकी शुरुआत वित्तमंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण करेंगी। वह होटल ताज में कैंपेन से जुड़े बिंदुओं पर आयकर, जीएसटी और कस्टम अधिकारियों के साथ समीक्षा बैठक भी करेंगी। मंगलवार को वित्तमंत्री 11:30 बजे बाबतपुर एयरपोर्ट आएंगी। यहां से वह नदेसर स्थित होटल ताज में आयोजित कार्यक्रम में भाग लेंगी। अपर आयकर आयुक्त अभय ठाकुर ने बताया कि दो चरण में होने वाले कार्यक्रम के पहले चरण में वित्त मंत्री आयकर, जीएसटी, बैंक अधिकारियों के साथ बैठक करेंगी। इसके बाद बनारस…
(PTI) Petrol and diesel prices in Uttar Pradesh will go up by Rs 2.5 and Re 1 respectively from Monday midnight as the government increased VAT. The Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol has been increased to 26.80 per cent or Rs 16.74 per litre (whichever is higher) and on diesel 17.48 per cent or Rs 9.41 per litre (whichever is higher), according to an official order. The order will come into effect from Monday midnight. In Lucknow, the petrol will now cost Rs 73.65 per litre, while diesel will cost Rs 65.34 per litre. Earlier, the petrol was sold at Rs…
(ET) The Reserve Bank of India’s direction to all lenders to promote and publicise the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) from their branches underscores the intent of the banking regulator to make the Scheme a success, said officials from two private banks. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 16 directed all scheduled commercial banks (except regional rural banks) to promote the Gold Monetisation Scheme that was introduced on October 22, 2015 to replace the Gold Deposit Scheme, 1999. “All designated banks shall give adequate publicity to the Scheme through their branches, websites and other channels,” said the RBI. An official…
(PTI) Delays in bidding rounds notwithstanding, the government has increased the expression of interest (EoI) submission cycle for oil and gas acreage to three times a year from two times earlier, the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) said. India had in July 2017, allowed companies to carve out blocks of their choice with a view to bring about 2.8 million sq km of unexplored area in the country under exploration. Under this policy, called open acreage licensing policy or OALP, companies are allowed to put in an EoI for prospecting of oil and gas in any area that is presently not…