(PTI) To ensure protection of ecologically sensitive areas and flora and fauna, the government has asked states as well as NHAI to avoid building highways through wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, unless absolutely unavoidable. “To have minimum impact of highways on the protected eco-sensitive area, the implementing agency should consider to spare sanctuaries/national parks at the planning stage and wherever possible take a bypass/detour,” Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said. In a circular to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL), Border Roads Organsiation and states, it said all necessary clearances should…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(DJ) प्रधानमंत्री आवास योजना (शहरी) को सरकार और रफ्तार देगी। मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने आवासों के निर्माण को गति देकर समयबद्ध लक्ष्य प्राप्ति के साथ ही निर्देश दिए हैं कि हर जरूरतमंद को प्रधानमंत्री आवास मिले। शहरों में हो रहे अवैध निर्माणों को गंभीरता से लेते हुए मुख्यमंत्री ने उन्हें चिह्नित कर कार्रवाई करने के भी निर्देश दिए। आवास एवं शहरी नियोजन विभाग के कार्यकलापों की समीक्षा करने लिए मुख्यमंत्री ने मंगलवार को लोकभवन में बैठक बुलाई थी। बैठक में अधिकारियों ने विभिन्न विभागीय योजनाओं का प्रस्तुतीकरण किया। अधिकारियों ने बताया कि कानपुर, प्रयागराज, मेरठ, गोरखपुर, वाराणसी, अयोध्या, आजमगढ़ और…
(ET) A joint resolution plan submitted by JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Co Ltd and Reliance Industries to take over distressed textiles company Alok Industries has hit a roadblock after Gail India, an operational creditor to Alok, challenged the plan before an appellate court. In a petition filed before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in Delhi on May 27, Gail has opposed the resolution plan because it did not consider the government-owned gas and petrochemical company’s claims, people familiar with the development said. The appellate tribunal will hear the matter on July 16. The development is likely to further…
(FE) Reliance Industries (RIL) and BP have sanctioned the third phase of the integrated field development plan for the MJ project in the KG D6 Block of the Krishna Godavari basin on the east coast of India. The MJ Project, a deep-water high-temperature-high-pressure project, follows the sanction of the R-Series deep water gas field in June 2017, and the development of the Satellite Cluster in April 2018. The RIL and BP combine will invest around `35,000 crore to develop about 3 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of new discovered gas resources after they suffered decline in gas output from the D1 and…
(ET) The government will within this week float two large proposals offering subsidy to states for deployment of 5,000 electric charging stations in cities and highways. This is the pilot electric infrastructure layout plan by the government and aims at promoting India’s plan to shift 40% fleet to battery-operated vehicles. Presently, there are 150 charging stations in India. Setting up stations in cities will be open to all companies while only central utilities will be eligible to deploy such infrastructure on highways. Two separate expressions of interest for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in cities and on highways will be floated…
(AU) केंद्रीय कैबिनेट बुधवार को तीन तलाक पर प्रतिबंध लगाने के लिए एक नए विधेयक को मंजूरी दे सकती है। कैबिनेट से जुड़े सूत्रों के मुताबिक, बुधवार को होने वाली बैठक में यह विधेयक चर्चा के लिए रखा जाएगा। एक बार संसद से मंजूरी मिलने के बाद यह प्रस्तावित विधेयक इस साल की शुरुआत में लागू किए गए तीन तलाक अध्यादेश का स्थान लेगा। बता दें कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के नेतृत्व वाली एनडीए सरकार ने अपने पिछले कार्यकाल के दौरान तीन तलाक विधेयक पेश किया था, लेकिन लोकसभा में मंजूरी मिलने के बावजूद यह विधेयक राज्य सभा में लंबित रह…
(DJ) पेट्रोलियम मंत्रालय ने उज्ज्वला योजना के कनेक्शन वितरण पर लगाई रोक हटा दी है और तेल कंपनियों को पूर्व की भांति आवेदनों पर कनेक्शन जारी करने के निर्देश जारी किए हैं। इसके साथ ही उज्ज्वला योजना बंद होने व योजना में बड़े फेरबदल की अटकलों पर विराम भी लग गया है। वहीं, तेल कंपनियों के निर्देश के बाद एलपीजी डिस्ट्रिब्यूटर्स ने भी पात्रों से केवाइसी लेनी शुरू कर दी है और पुराने आवेदनों पर कनेक्शन जारी होने भी शुरू हो गए हैं। दरअसल, मार्च माह में आचार संहिता लगने पर उज्ज्वला योजना के कनेक्शन वितरण पर रोक लगाई गई…
(FE) The Commerce and Steel Ministries assured engineering exporters of making all the efforts to ensure the sector’s outbound shipments reach $200 billion by 2030. The issues being faced by engineering sector were discussed in detail during a meeting which was attended by Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, senior officials of both the ministries, top steel makers and representatives of engineering export sector. “…Ministries of Commerce and Industry and Steel will make all efforts to ensure that engineering goods exports double in the next five years and reach USD 200 billion by 2030,” the Commerce Ministry…
HPCL has been adjudged as winner in 6 categories of the SCOPE Corporate Communication Excellence Awards 2019 Awards. The list of awards includes: 1st Prize: Best Annual Report 1st Prize: Innovative Stakeholder Interface- HP Radar 2nd Prize: Best House Journal [Hindi] Category – HP Samachar 3rd Prize: Best House Journal [English] Category – HP News 3rd Prize: Best Corporate Communication Campaign & Program – Internal Communication Public Relation & Corporate Communication Person of the Year – Sh. Rajeev Goel, CGM-PRCC SCOPE Corporate Communication Excellence Awards strive to recognize excellence and praise worthy efforts in the field of Public Relations & Corporate…
(BS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with all Central government Secretaries at his residence here and stressed the need for focussing on steps to improve the ease of living. “The mandate (of 2019 elections) reflects the will and aspirations of the people to change the status quo, and seek a better life for themselves,” an official statement quoted Prime Minister Modi, as saying.Prime Minister Modi said that India’s progress in ‘Ease of Doing Business’ should reflect in greater facilitation for small businesses and entrepreneurs. He said that each ministry of the government should focus on ‘Ease of Living’. He said the Indian voter has outlined a vision for…