PM Shri Narendra Modi’s Speech At Ashara Mubaraka, Organized By Dawoodi Bohra Community
Author: Aruna Sharma
(FE) As the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and finance ministry held busy preparatory meetings on Friday ahead of the weekend’s crucial review of the economy by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it was clear that the government would avoid being seen jittery over the recent slide of the rupee or the pressure on the twin deficits. Rather than any haphazard, overblown reaction to the currency volatility — even as the rupee has turned out to be Asia’s weakest currency in 2018, economists reckon that it has undergone only a natural correction after being overvalued for long — what could come out of…
(ET) Coal India, which is looking to rationalise its underground mines in view of safety and financial viability, could close about 53 such mines this year, its Chairman Anil Kumar Jha said. “About 43 underground mines were closed last year on grounds of safety and viability. We have inherited many underground mines at the time of nationalisation. That time there were more than 700 mines. Now with each passing day we are trying to rationalize mines which are small and and not financially viable. For some of the mines we are trying to amalgamate and turn some of them into…
(Tribune) The chances of tapping the 3,000 MW unexplored power potential in the Sutlej basin have brightened with the Centre giving nod for the laying of a transmission line near Wangtoo to evacuate power from the tribal districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul Spiti. Several mega projects have been in the pipeline but not executed for want of a transmission line. A high-level team from the Central Electricity Regulatory Authority and Powergrid visited the area to assess the feasibility of the almost 200-km transmission line which would cost over Rs 3,000 crore. The state government too has shot off a letter to…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a review meet this weekend to analyse the health of the economy and deliberate if any intervention measures are required to stem the fall of rupee and rising oil prices, sources said. An increase in interest rate to shore up the rupee, that hit a fresh lifetime low Wednesday, is also being talked about in some quarters. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar, PMEAC Chairman Bibek Debroy and Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia are among the officials who are likely to attend the meeting Saturday, sources privy to the development said. While…
(Hindustan) प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी 17 सितम्बर को दो दिवसीय दौरे पर वाराणसी आ रहे हैं। संयोग से प्रधानमंत्री का जन्मदिन भी इसी तारीख को है। वह अपना 68वां जन्मदिन काशी में मनाएंगे। इस दौरान वह काशीवासियों को रिटर्न गिफ्ट के तौर पर नई परियोजनाओं की सौगात देने के साथ ही शहर में चल रहे कई प्रोजेक्ट का शुभारंभ करेंगे। प्रधानमंत्री के दो दिवसीय दौरे का आरम्भिक प्रोटोकाल बुधवार देर शाम जिला प्रशासन को मिलते ही अफसरों ने तैयारियां शुरू कर दीं। बुधवार को बनारस आए मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने भी सर्किट हाउस में पुलिस-प्रशासनिक अधिकारियों एवं जनप्रतिनिधियों के साथ बैठक…
(LiveMint) The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal for the complete electrification of Indian Railways in the next four years, reducing dependance on imported fossil fuel and saving revenue for the national carrier. The move will cost the government ₹12,134 crore, rail minister Piyush Goyal said after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). Indian Railways had moved the cabinet to electrify 108 sections of the railways covering 13,675 route kilometers of tracks. The government backed the proposal saying it will help the carrier save ₹13,510 crore per annum in fuel costs. Besides, complete electrification of broad gauge…
(AU) बैंकों का 9 हजार करोड़ रुपया लेकर भगोड़ा हुए शराब कारोबारी विजय माल्या को भारत वापस लाया जा सकेगा या नहीं, इस बात का निर्णय 10 दिसंबर को होगा। भारत की तरफ से किए गए प्रत्यर्पण के आग्रह पर सुनवाई कर रही वेस्टमिंस्टर कोर्ट की जज एम्मा आर्बुथनॉट ने बुधवार को दोनों पक्षों की फाइनल बहस सुनने के बाद ये तारीख तय की। फैसला आने तक माल्या को इस मामले में मिली जमानत बरकरार रहेगी। इससे पहले सुनवाई के दौरान माल्या के वकीलों ने वेस्टमिंस्टर कोर्ट के सामने भारत सरकार की तरफ से रखे गए सबूतों को सरासर निराधार…
Indian Citizens Can No Longer Be Misled On The Basis Of Falsehoods : Shri Piyush Goyal
(LiveMint) India’s industrial production grew at 6.6% in July on the back of good performance by the manufacturing sector and higher offtake of capital goods and consumer durables. The factory output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had expanded by just 1% in July 2017, according to the data released by Central Statistics Office (CSO). The IIP growth for June was also revised downwards to 6.8% from the provisional estimate of 7% released last month, the July data showed. The manufacturing sector recorded 7% growth in July as against a contraction of 0.1% in the same month a year…