(ET) Thermal plants with a capacity of 37,700 MW are left with coal stocks enough to generate power for barely 1-5 days because of higher demand for electricity. These power stations are not being regarded as plants with “critical” stocks because Coal India has supplied almost their full quota. There are a few plants which have received more than their contracted quantity for the period. Plants are marked critical when Coal India or the railways have issues in sending coal to these plants. They receive special attention from the government, which tries to send additional quantities to these plants to replenish stock…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(AU) प्रदेश सरकार ने बृहस्पतिवार रात 15 आईएएस अधिकारियों के तबादले कर दिए। केंद्रीय प्रतिनियुक्ति से लौटे वरिष्ठ आईएएस अधिकारी देवेश चतुर्वेदी को आवास एवं शहरी नियोजन विभाग का प्रमुख सचिव बनाया गया है। जहरीली शराब से मौत की घटनाएं न रोक पाने का खामियाजा कल्पना अवस्थी को भुगतना पड़ा है। शासन ने आबकारी विभाग का प्रभार कल्पना से लेकर प्रमुख सचिव चीनी उद्योग एवं गन्ना विकास को सौंप दिया। वन एवं पर्यावरण विभाग की जिम्मेदारी कल्पना के पास पहले की तरह बनी रहेगी। बताते चलें मुख्यमंत्री द्वारा बाराबंकी के शराब कांड को प्रदेश सरकार की मशीनरी पर दाग बताने…
(ET) Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Thursday held discussions on wide-ranging issues relating to equitable growth and development of the state, an official spokesperson said. The governor presented to Shah handicraft items representing the exquisite craftsmanship of Kashmir and Ladakh and a commemorative coin of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, he said. “The governor thanked the home minister for his visit to the state,” he added. Shah arrived here Wednesday on a two-day visit to review the security situation in the state, including arrangements for the annual Amarnath Yatra. He also reviewed the development…
(AU) जापान के ओसाका में शुरू हो रहे दो दिवसीय जी-20 शिखर सम्मेलन के लिए पहुंचे प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने शुक्रवार को अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप से मुलाकात की। उनके साथ विदेश मंत्री एस जयशंकर भी मौजूद दिखे। इस सम्मेलन के लिए ब्रिटेन की प्रधानमंत्री थेरेसा, कनाडा के प्रधानमंत्री जस्टिन ट्रुडो और चीन के राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग भी पहुंच चुके हैं। अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति ट्रंप और पीएम मोदी के बीच 5जी, ईरान, व्यापारिक और रक्षा संबंधों पर बातचीत हुई। इससे पहले गुरुवार को पीएम मोदी ने जापानी समकक्ष शिंजो आबे से मुलाकात के दौरान भगोड़े आर्थिक अपराधियों के अलावा वैश्विक अर्थव्यवस्था,…
(ET) India Inc may soon have to make higher disclosures on their corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending, a government official said. A high-level panel on CSR is likely to propose increased disclosures to bring transparency in spending on these activities. All companies with a net worth of Rs 500 crore or more, turnover of Rs 1,000 crore or more, or net profit of Rs 5 crore or more are required to spend 2% of their average profit of the previous three years on CSR activities every year. “There is a view that disclosures need to be enhanced,” the official told, adding that this…
HPCL and Ashok Leyland launched a unique break down maintenance solution titled “Sadak Ka Saathi” for DriveTrack Plus customers. Under this arrangement, any break down of any make of truck will be attended in 4 hours and if it gets necessitated, free towing will be done to the nearest workshop for further repairs. This is further to the already existing strategic agreements between the two companies for co-branded products “eN-Dhan” on DriveTrack Plus platform. An agreement to this effect was signed by Shri Gopal Mahadevan, President – CSB and CFO, Ashok Leyland and Shri Ch Srinivas, GM – L&PS, HPCL…
(ET) Ethanol-blending in petrol has risen to a record 6.2% this year, rising nearly tenfold in six years, in a sign that the policy interventions of recent years have paid off. A combination of measures by the Modi government, that included setting higher prices for ethanol, simplifying its purchase, and encouraging oil companies to buy more ethanol, appears to have boosted the purchase of the biofuel over the years. The government aims to achieve 10% blending percentage of ethanol in petrol by 2022 to cut dependence on energy import, promote the use of environment-friendly fuel and boost the agriculture sector. “Ethanol blending…
(ET) Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has asked officials to work with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to fast-track the implementation of a clause in Press Note 2 that directs e-commerce companies to submit statutory audits to the central bank annually. In a meeting on Monday, Goyal sought the clarification during an interaction with the top e-commerce and online companies including Amazon, Walmart-owned Flipkart, Snapdeal, Shopclues, Swiggy, Zomato, UrbanClap, Udaan, , MakeMyTrip and Yatra. Press Note 2, introduced in December, asks e-commerce entities to furnish a certificate, along with the report of a statutory auditor, to the RBI confirming…
(TH) India’s finished steel exports in May fell to their lowest in three years as shipments to traditional markets in the European Union (EU) and Nepal shrank, preliminary government data. India exported 3,19,000 tonnes of finished steel in May, down 28 per cent from the same month last year, and the lowest level since April 2016, the data showed. Steel exports to the EU dropped 55 per cent in May, led by fewer shipments to Italy, Belgium and Spain, which together made up about 80 per cent of India’s overall exports to the region. That comes amid ‘safeguard’ measures by the…
(AU) योगी आदित्यनाथ की अगुआई वाली प्रदेश सरकार में बड़े पैमाने पर बदलाव की सुगबुगाहट है। कैबिनेट से कई मंत्रियों की छुट्टी होगी और कुछ के विभाग बदले जाएंगे। तीन-चार मंत्री प्रोन्नत हो सकते हैं। वहीं, नए लोगों को सरकार में काम करने का मौका मिलेगा। योगी सरकार में अभी 43 मंत्री हैं। लोकसभा चुनाव जीतने वाले तीन मंत्री रीता बहुगुणा जोशी, डॉ. एसपी सिंह बघेल और सत्यदेव पचौरी ने इसी महीने इस्तीफा दिया है। इससे पहले दिव्यांगजन कल्याण मंत्री ओमप्रकाश राजभर को मंत्री पद से हटाया जा चुका है। निर्धारित मानक के अनुसार सरकार में मुख्यमंत्री समेत 60 मंत्री रह…