(MC) India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.1 percent in July-September, down from 8.2 percent in the previous quarter as high fuel prices, a sliding rupee and relatively weaker rural demand seem to have applied the brakes on the economy. Despite slight deceleration in the second quarter of 2018-19, GDP grew considerably faster than the previous year’s 6.3 percent growth in the same quarter. Latest national income data put out by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on November 30, gross value added (GVA) at 2011-12 prices, which is GDP minus taxes, grew 6.9 percent in July-September, slower than the previous quarter’s…
Author: Aruna Sharma
Dr. Mahesh Sharma, MoS I/C Culture chaired a meeting today with Shri Ashok Chandra Panda Minister of Culture, Tourism, Odia Language & Literature Govt. of Odisha, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of P&NG and SDE, MPs and MLAs from Odisha, Secy. (Culture) GoI, Secy (Culture) GoO, DG ASI and other officials to discuss conservation efforts and replacement of pulverized carved stones at Konark Sun Temple. Dr Sharma and ASI reassured that conservation is as per international norms and the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act 1904. Health of the Konark SunTemple is sound and of utmost priority to the Narendra Modi government- a fact…
(ET) With a view to facilitate the consumers, the LED (bulbs, tube lights) and energy efficient fans under Prime Minister’s Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) programme would now be provided through post offices under Postal Services Department across the state in a phased manner. For this, a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Director, Postal Services Department, Haryana Circle, Nirmal Singh and Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL). While giving this information, Director, Postal Services Department, Haryana Circle said that in its first phase, the scheme has been launched from Ambala. As per the scheme, EESL would…
(Hindustan) पूर्ण कर्जमाफी और फसलों की लागत से डेढ़ गुना कीमत की मांग को लेकर आगामी 30 नवंबर को किसान मार्च में शामिल होने के लिए बुधवार से किसान दिल्ली पहुंचने लगे। बिजवासन इलाके में बुधवार को हजारों की संख्या में किसान अलग-अलग राज्यों से पहुंच रहे है। अखिल भारतीय किसान संघर्ष समन्वय समिति के बैनर तले किसान 29 नवंबर को ही पहले रामलीला मैदान कूच करेंगे। स्वराज इंडिया के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष और किसान नेता योगेंद्र यादव के नेतृत्व में गुरुवार को किसान बिजवासन से पैदल चलकर रामलीला मैदान पहुंचेंगे। किसान मुक्ति मार्च के नाम से यह यात्रा बिजवासन से…
(ET) As part of the plan to revive Air India, the government has set a targeted financial improvements of Rs 2,000 crore per annum through savings as well as revenue enhancement, a senior aviation ministry official said today. “Through revenue enhancement and cost savings, Air India has to show an improvement of about Rs 2,000 crore per annum. The plan has been approved by the alternate mechanism for Air India,” said aviation secretary R N Choubey. The alternate mechanism on Air India is headed by Finance minister Arun Jaitley and has aviation & commerce minister Suresh Prabhu as its members. As part…
(Hindustan) Taking the cumulative number of houses sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) to 6.5 million, the ministry of housing and urban affairs on Wednesday approved 205,442 houses to be added under the Prime Minister’s scheme. The approval was given in the 40th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) held on Wednesday. Under the scheme, Maharashtra has been sanctioned 116,042 more houses and Karnataka, 31,657. The incremental number of houses sanctioned for Bihar is 26,880, while Tamil Nadu has been sanctioned 15,529 houses and Jammu & Kashmir, 15,334 houses. “2.75 lakh (275,000) people have benefited from…
(AU) राजस्थान विधानसभा चुनाव 2018 के लिए कांग्रेस ने चुनाव घोषणापत्र जारी कर दिया है। प्रदेश कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष सचिन पायलट, पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री अशोक गहलोत और घोषणापत्र समिति के अध्यक्ष हरीश चौधरी ने इस दस्तावेज को जारी किया। सचिन पायलट ने एलान किया कि कांग्रेस किसानों के कर्ज माफ करेगी और बुजुर्ग किसानों को पेंशन देगी। पायलट ने कहा कि हम समयबद्ध तरीके से सभी योजनाओं को लागू करेंगे। उल्लेखनीय है कि कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी राज्य में सरकार बनने पर किसानों का कर्ज 10 दिन में माफ करने की बड़ी घोषणा पहले ही कर चुके हैं। सचिन पायलट ने कहा…
(LiveMint) Altogether 65.5% voters exercised their franchise in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections on Wednesday, just over 7% less than the figure in the previous polls. In the 2013 Assembly election, 72.69% turnout was recorded, an election official said. The polling on Wednesday was marred by complaints of faulty Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVVPAT) machines. Poll officials said 1,145 EVMs and 1,545 VVPATs were replaced after complaints of technical snags. Polling was held between 8am and 5pm in 227 seats, while in three assembly segments — Lanji, Paraswada and Baihar — in the Naxal-affected Balaghat district,…
(LiveMint) Busting rumours that LPG cylinder prices are likely to be hiked to Rs 1,000 per cylinder, the petroleum ministry today said domestic LPG cylinder rates are likely to be reduced in the coming days. “According to some news reports, LPG price may touch Rs 1,000 per cylinder. It is being clarified that this is not based on facts and the price is not being increased to Rs 1,000,” the petroleum ministry said in a tweet. It said because of a fall in international fuel prices, domestic LPG prices are also likely to fall down in the coming days. At present, subsidised LPG costs Rs…
(LiveMint) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the interim Budget for 2019-20 fiscal on 1 February 2019. The Finance Ministry on Wednesday said “the work for preparation ofinterim Budget 2019-20 has already commenced and is now gaining momentum”. It has already sought inputs from different central ministries for the budget speech, which would be the last budget of the current BJP-led NDA government before the 2019 general polls. Last month, the ministry began the budgetary exercise for 2019-20. During the process, meetings were held with the ministries of steel, power, and housing and urban development, among others, to finalise revised expenditure for the current…