(FE) The cumulative debt of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has mounted to Rs 1.78 lakh crore in FY19 from around Rs 40,000 crore in FY14. The borrowing is expected to go up to `3.31 lakh crore by FY23, as its needs resources to fund construction of around 25,000 km highway projects in six years under the Bharatmala programme starting from 2017-18. NHAI’s equity capital, as per rating agency Icra, has gone up from around Rs 60,000 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 201,600 crore in FY19 and is expected to further increase to Rs 541,345 crore in 2022-23.…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(AU) दो से अधिक बच्चे होने पर त्रिस्तरीय पंचायत चुनाव में उम्मीदवारी से वंचित करने वाला विधेयक बुधवार को सदन में पास हो गया। सरकार ने इस शर्त को लागू करते हुए 300 दिन के ग्रेस पीरियड की उस व्यवस्था को भी खत्म कर दिया, जो नगर निकाय चुनाव के संबंध में दी गई थी। सरकार ने इसी पंचायती चुनाव से इस व्यवस्था को लागू करने की बात कही है। विधेयक के कानून बन जाने की तारीख से यह व्यवस्था लागू मानी जाएगी और दो से ज्यादा बच्चों वालों के लिए चुनाव लड़ने के दरवाजे बंद हो जाएंगे। इसके साथ…
(AU) जी-20 शिखर सम्मेलन में शिरकत करने के लिए प्रधानमंत्री मोदी जापान के ओसाका पहुंच गए हैं। जहां उनका जोरदार स्वागत किया गया है। इस दौरान भारतीय समुदाय के लोगों ने भी पीएम मोदी का स्वागत किया। प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के यात्रा कार्यक्रम के मुताबिक वह सुबह आठ बजे कंसाई इंटरनेशनल एयरपोर्ट पहुंचेंगे। दोपहर 1.50 बजे वह जापान के प्रधानमंत्री शिंजो अबे के साथ बैठक करेंगे। शाम सात बजे प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ह्योगो प्रिफेक्चर गेस्ट हाउस में होने वाले सामुदायिक कार्यक्रम में भाग लेंगे। बता दें कि अमेरिका और चीन के बीच चल रही ट्रेड वार और ईरान के साथ चल रहे तनाव…
(FE) The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, as part of its 100-day agenda, plans to achieve the target of issuing 8 crore liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) by August. The original target was May 2020. At the same time, as LPG penetration nears saturation with 90% of households being covered, the ministry has issued guidelines to the oil marketing companies (OMCs) to improve the quality of service and delivery. Under the PMUY, 7.25 crore connections have already been issued since the programme was launched in May 2015. While initially it targeted to provide…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Parliamentarians to cut across party lines to move together to fulfil the dream of a strong, developed and inclusive India, which will ensure welfare of the poor and also have modern infrastructure. Replying to Motion of Thanks on President’s Address, Modi asked for a collective endeavour from all MPs to make India a five trillion dollar economy. Stating that he thinks beyond winning and losing elections, Modi asked all MPs “to move together to fulfil the dream of a strong, safe, developed and inclusive nation.” “I strive for the welfare of the countrymen. For me, what is satisfying is the opportunity to serve 130 crore…
(LiveMint) India needs to grow at 8-10 per cent annually if good jobs have to be provided to those joining the workforce, eminent economist Arvind Panagariya has said, emphasising that the country must return to an export-led economy to generate employment with higher salaries. Panagariya, who served as the first Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog from January 2015 to August 2017, underscored that for trade to grow, the country has to be open. As tariffs are going up on many different items, he said the “whole idea of turning back to import substitution turns the clock back (for India). It…
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PM Modi’s Reply To The Motion Of Thanks On The President’s Address In The Lok Sabha
(ET) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is set to tighten disclosure norms for pledged shares to cover innovative and complex structures, said people with knowledge of the matter. The board, which is likely to meet on June 27, is expected to discuss the proposal on pledged shares, tweak differential voting rights so founders can retain control and also discuss rules on royalty payments by listed companies, they said. The regulator plans to widen the definition of encumbrance and increase disclosures required on encumbered shares by promoters. “Any kind of encumbrance — including any restriction on free and marketable titles…
(ET) India is hopeful that future negotiations between the US and Iran may help restart energy imports from Tehran even as New Delhi maintains that its policy on oil purchases from the Persian Gulf nation would continue to be guided by its commercial and energy interests. The Iranian situation will be a key discussion item on the agenda during talks between US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, in New Delhi on Wednesday. India is engaging with the US on oil import alternatives in view of the US sanctions on Iran, sources said. “We are…