(TNIE) The state government is not in a hurry to ask the Central government to start the second phase of NTPC power plant, as the State is self-sufficient in power. Though the state is fighting for the implementation of the assurances given in the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, the state government is not insistent on one demand — setting up of 5X800MW (4,000 MW) power plant by the NTPC. As per the assurance, the Centre started 2X800 MW power plant in the state, which will be commissioned in 2019. The remaining three units 3X800 MW i.e. 2,400 MW may not start…
Author: Aruna Sharma
This Independence Day, Delhi’s Red Fort will get a new look, thanks to the Archaeological Survey of India and Navratna public sector enterprise NBCC (India) Ltd. The world famous 17th century Mughal era monument has been lit up with architectural lighting also known as ‘element illumination’ to enhance its beauty after sunset. Hon’ble Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge)Dr. Mahesh Sharma was the Chief Guest at today’s event organised to unveil special façade lighting at the historic Red Fort. Among those present on the occasion were Shri Arun Goel, Secretary, Ministry of Culture; Smt. Usha Sharma, Director General (DG), Archaeological…
Navratna public sector undertaking NBCC (India) Limited has bagged an order worth Rs 150 crore for construction of CBSE integrated office building at Sec-23, Dwarka, New Delhi which has been awarded to it by Central Board of Secondary Education. The proposed building will be a fully equipped state-of-art structure with energy efficient green features as per GRIHA standards. To be built on a plot area of 3 acres, it shall be a multi-storey building with basement parking and auditorium. Speaking on the development, Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC said, “The Company has extensive experience in delivering world class educational…
(LiveMint) IFCI Ltd, the oldest development finance institution in the country, has invited bids from investment banks to help with the sale of its 4% equity stake in the Clearing Corp. of India Ltd (CCIL), documents on IFCI’s website showed. The move is part of the lender’s efforts to clean up its balance sheet, which recorded gross non-performing assets of 40.9% as of 31 March 2018. Other shareholders in CCIL include State Bank of India, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank Ltd, Life Insurance Corp. of India, Bank of Baroda and HDFC Bank Ltd. CCIL was set up in 2001 to provide guaranteed…
(LiveMint) The Union government is set to oversee and regulate the skill education sector, which is suffering from poor quality control, unbridled growth and lack of acceptance in the mainstream education and training ecosystem. The multiplicity of agencies and lack of oversight has prompted the government to bring in a regulator akin to the All India Council for Technical Education, two government officials said. This is unlike the government’s approach to the higher education sector, which is gradually being deregulated. That’s happening because the higher education sector has been tightly regulated for decades. The skills sector has, however, been largely unregulated…
(ET) Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), and not the government, is the promoter of Hindustan Petroleum Corp, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has clarified following confusion over who the real promoter of the state-run refiner was. ONGC paid Rs 37,000 crore to buy the government’s entire 51.11% stake in HPCL earlier this year but the latter has refused to recognize the state-run explorer as its promoter in public filings. In the company’s shareholding details submitted to the stock exchanges, HPCL has listed the President of India as the promoter with zero share in the company while ONGC is listed as…
(DJ) छत्तीसगढ़ कांग्रेस के नेताओं को 80 साल बाद शुक्रवार को नया प्रदेश कार्यालय मिलेगा। पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी ‘राजीव भवन’ का लोकार्पण करेंगे। राहुल यहां पार्टी नेताओं के साथ राज्य की चुनावी तैयारियां परखेंगे। राहुल गांधी आज दोपहर 2.20 बजे नियमित विमान से रायपुर पहुंचेंगे और शाम 7.40 की फ्लाइट से दिल्ली रवाना हो जाएंगे। उनका पूरा कार्यक्रम नए प्रदेश कार्यालय में ही होगा। चार घंटे में पार्टी के लिए चुनावी पिच तैयार करने का काम करेंगे। इस बीच वे तीन सेक्टर के प्रमुख लोगों से मिलेंगे और प्रदेश में कांग्रेस की जमीन टटोलने की कोशिश करेंगे। पार्टी…
(LiveMint) India on Thursday put up for bidding 25 discovered oil and gas fields, holding resources of an estimated ₹1 trillion, as it looked to expedite production from areas lying idle for years. Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launching the second round of Discovered Small Fields (DSF) said the government is expecting as much as ₹45,000 crore in royalty, taxes and profit petroleum over the life of the fields. In DSF-II, 59 discoveries have been clubbed into 25 contract areas spread over 3,042 square kilometers and eight sedimentary basins. The last date of bidding is 18 December and contracts will be awarded…
(DJ) संसद की एक समिति ने सुझाव दिया है कि रिटायरमेंट फंड बॉडी कर्मचारी भविष्य निधि संगठन (ईपीएफओ) को सभी श्रेणियों की भविष्य निधियों (पीएफ) विशेषकर पीएफ न्यासों के लिए एकमात्र नियामक की भूमिका निभानी चाहिए। समिति ने कहा, “समिति ने दृढ़ता से अनुशंसा की है कि अगर जरूरी हो तो सरकार विभिन्न अधिनियमों में संशोधन कर सकती है और भविष्य निधि की सभी श्रेणियों के लिए एकमात्र नियामक के रूप में कार्य करने के लिए कर्मचारी भविष्य निधि संगठन (ईपीएफओ) को अधिकृत कर सकती है।” इसमें कहा गया है कि वित्त और श्रम मंत्रालयों को सूचना दी गई है कि…
(DJ) शहर में 11 व 12 अगस्त को भाजपा प्रदेश कार्यसमिति की बैठक पर आतंकी साया मंडराने लगा है। खुफिया विभाग ने इस संबंध में अलर्ट जारी किया है। जिसके बाद पुलिस-प्रशासनिक स्तर पर सीएम की सुरक्षा चाक-चौबंद करने के निर्देश दिए गए हैं। सीएम कार्यालय से मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ की सुरक्षा को लेकर 23 बिंदुओं पर इंतजाम करने के लिए कहा गया है। बता दें कि मेरठ में 11 व 12 अगस्त को भाजपा की प्रदेश कार्यसमिति की बैठक प्रस्तावित है। इसमें प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ व तमाम मंत्री शामिल होंगे। खुफिया विभाग की मानें तो इस कार्यक्रम…