(Jagran) प्रदेश सरकार ने वन पुलिस के आधुनिकीकरण की कार्ययोजना तैयार कर ली है। वन संरक्षण, प्रबंधन और वन्य जीव अपराधों की रोकथाम के लिए प्रदेश की वन पुलिस को आइटी और एआइ तकनीक से लैस किया जाएगा। सेंसर युक्त कैमरे, जीपीएस ट्रैकिंग डिवाइस जैसे आधुनिक उपकरणों का प्रयोग भी वन पुलिस करेगी। एकीकृत वन प्रबंधन प्रणाली और रीयल-टाइम निगरानी के लिए केंद्रीकृत कमांड सेंटर की भी स्थापना की जाएगी। यह पहल न केवल वन संरक्षण और प्रबंधन को बढ़ावा देगी बल्कि डाटा-आधारित निर्णय और त्वरित कार्रवाई से वन अपराधों में कमी आएगी। प्रदेश में पेड़ों की अवैध कटान, वन्य…
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(ET) State-owned NTPC on Thursday said it has completed trial operations of a third unit of 660 MW of its North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project in Jharkhand, taking its total installed capacity to 81,368 MW. NTPC’s 3X660 MW North Karanpura Super Thermal Power (STPP) project is a coal-based power plant located in the Chatra district of the state. Unit-3 of the 660 MW capacity of the project has completed trial operation and is consequently included in the installed capacity of NTPC Limited, the company said in a filing. “With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC on standalone and…
(NDTV) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday and visited the site of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash that killed 241 people a day earlier, one of the worst air disasters in recent times. The Prime Minister arrived at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport and drove straight to the crash site in the Meghaninagar area, officials said. He was accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. He also met the lone survivor of the crash – Indian-origin British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh – at the hospital. PM Modi, who served as Gujarat Chief Minister for 12 years, earlier said he…
(NDTV) The southwest monsoon, which regained momentum this week, is expected to cover most parts of northwest India, including Delhi, by June 25, well ahead of the usual dates, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The primary rain-bearing system reached Kerala on May 24, marking its earliest onset over the Indian mainland since 2009, when it arrived on May 23. Aided by strong low-pressure systems over the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, the monsoon advanced quickly over the next few days, covering parts up to central Maharashtra, including Mumbai, and the entire northeast by May 29. However, it…
(The Pioneer) India’s goods and services exports during 2025-26 are expected to cross USD 900 billion despite the global economic uncertainties, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said. Despite uncertainties due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Israel-Hamas war and the Red Sea crisis, the country’s overall exports touched an all-time high of USD 825 billion in 2024-25 against USD 778 billion in 2023-24. “We have crossed USD 825 billion exports last year, we are surely to cross USD 900 billion this year in all this global turmoil,” he has said here while addressing the Indian business delegation last night. The…
(The Pioneer) The finance ministry has said no Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) will be levied on transactions through Unified Payments Interface platforms. “Speculation and claims that the MDR will be charged on UPI transactions are completely false, baseless, and misleading,” the ministry said in a post on X on Wednesday. “Such baseless and sensation-creating speculations cause needless uncertainty, fear and suspicion among our citizens. The Government remains fully committed to promoting digital payments via UPI,” it said. MDR is the cost paid by a merchant to a bank for accepting payment from their customers via digital means. The merchant discount…
(The Pioneer) Union Minister of Power and Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar announced on Thursday that India will fully capitalise on the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) to enhance its infrastructure, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir (J and K). Speaking to the media in Srinagar after a review meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Khattar highlighted the region’s potential for hydroelectric power generation due to its mountainous terrain. “Now that the Indus Waters Treaty is in abeyance, we have to take full advantage of it,” Khattar said, emphasising the government’s intent to expand…
(FE) Crude oil prices on Thursday rose Rs 57 to Rs 5,788 per barrel in futures trade as participants increased their positions following a firm spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for July delivery traded higher by Rs 57 or 0.99 per cent at Rs 5,788 per barrel in 11,222 lots. Analysts said raising of bets by participants kept crude oil prices higher in futures trade. Global crude oil prices Globally, West Texas Intermediate crude was trading 0.70 per cent lower at $67.67 per barrel while Brent crude fell 0.77 per cent to USD 69.23 per barrel in…
(Jagran) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने गुरुवार को लोकभवन में 68वीं राष्ट्रीय विद्यालयी खेल प्रतियोगिता में उत्तर प्रदेश के स्वर्ण पदक विजेता खिलाड़ियों को ‘मुख्यमंत्री विद्यालयी खेल पुरस्कार’ भी देंगे। प्रदेश में यह पहला अवसर है, जब किसी सरकार ने स्कूली खेलों में पदक विजेता छात्र- छात्राओं को नकद धनराशि प्रदान की। इसके साथ ही उन्होंने उपद्रवियों को सबक सिखाने की चेतावनी भी दी। मुख्यमंत्री ने राष्ट्रीय स्कूली खेलों में स्वर्ण पदक पाने वाले छात्र- छात्राओं को 75 हजार रुपये का पुरस्कार प्रदान किया गया। राज्य स्तरीय सम्मान समारोह में कुल 166 छात्र- छात्राएं को सम्मानित किया गया। कार्यक्रम में ही…
(Jagran) प्रदेश में मुख्यमंत्री कंपोजिट विद्यालय को शिक्षा के नए मॉडल के रूप में विकसित किया जा रहा है। हर विधानसभा क्षेत्र में मुख्यमंत्री कंपोजिट विद्यालय खोलने की तैयारी है। करीब 25 से 30 करोड़ रुपये की लागत से बनने वाले इन विद्यालयों में प्री-प्राइमरी से लेकर 12वीं तक की पढ़ाई होगी। इसमें विज्ञान और कंप्यूटर लैब, स्टेडियम, मल्टीपर्पज हाल, स्मार्ट क्लास और डिजिटल लाइब्रेरी जैसी अत्याधुनिक सुविधाएं होंगी। बेसिक और माध्यमिक स्कूलों में आधारभूत ढांचे को भी सुधारने की कोशिश हो रही है। प्रदेश के सभी सरकारी स्कूल ऑपरेशन कायाकल्प अभियान से जुड़कर शौचालय, पीने का साफ पानी, खेल…