(FE) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday attend an event and address a diverse gathering at Vigyan Bhawan to mark World Biofuel Day. The gathering will include farmers, scientists, students, entrepreneurs, government officials, and legislators during the event, said a government statement on Thursday. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is organising the programme to mark the importance of biofuels and to highlight the various efforts made by the Government in the biofuel sector. The ministry has been observing the World Biofuel Day for the last three years on August 10. Biofuels have synergies with various Government initiatives, including enhancing farmers’…
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(FE) The much-debated Triple Talaq Bill will be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Friday a day after Union Cabinet approved an amendment to the bill. On Thursday, the Cabinet proposed three changes in the Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill, 2017-first, only the victim, a blood relation or relation by marriage are allowed to lodge FIR in the case, second, the case can be dropped if husband and wife agree to settle their differences and third, a magistrate can grant bail to men found guilty of giving instant triple talaq to their wives. However, the offence still remains…
(AU) राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद शुक्रवार को स्थानीय इंदिरा गांधी प्रतिष्ठान में सूक्ष्म, लघु एवं मध्यम उद्योग विभाग द्वारा आयोजित पहले ‘एक जनपद-एक उत्पाद’ (ओडीओपी) समिट का शुभारंभ करेंगे। इस मौके पर राष्ट्रपति के समक्ष लघु क्षेत्र के ख्याति प्राप्त कंपनियों अमेजन, क्वालिटी कंट्रोल ऑफ इंडिया (क्यूसीआई), एनएसई बीएससी और जीई हेल्थकेयर के प्रतिनिधियों व राज्य सरकार के बीच एमओयू पर हस्ताक्षर भी किए जाएंगे। समिट में 4084 लाभार्थियों को 1000 करोड़ से ज्यादा का ऋण वितरित किया जाएगा। कार्यक्रम स्थल पर पहुंचने के बाद राष्ट्रपति सबसे पहले प्रदेश के सभी 75 जिलों से संबंधित प्रमुख उत्पादों की प्रदर्शनी देखेंगे। राष्ट्रपति वहां…
(FE) The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday said it is likely to announce the third phase of the regional air connectivity scheme, Udan, next month. The routes up for auction in this phase will include popular tourist destinations such as Mahabodhi temple in Bihar, Ajanta and Ellora in Aurangabad and Hampi in Karnataka, among others. “We are planning to invite bids for Udan-3 in September and announce successful bidders by October,” minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha told reporters on Thursday. The Ministry of Tourism had identified 12 tourist hotspots to connect under Udan.Under Udan, an airline…
(LiveMint) India’s average per capita income in the last four financial years was higher at ₹ 79,882 as compared to the preceding four fiscals, the parliament was informed on Wednesday. From 2011-12 to 2014-15, it was ₹ 67,594. “The average per capita NNI (net national income) in the country during 2011-12 to 2014-15 is estimated at ₹ 67,594 whereas average per capita NNI in the country during 2014-15 to 2017-18 is estimated at ₹ 79,882,” MoS (statistics) Vijay Goel said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. The minister was replying to a question on whether India’s average per capita income…
(AU) सरकारी नौकरियों और शिक्षा में आरक्षण की मांग को लेकर मराठा संगठनों द्वारा आज बुलाये गये महाराष्ट्र बंद के मद्देनजर व्यापक सुरक्षा इंतजाम किये गये हैं। मराठा संगठनों के विरोध प्रदर्शन के चलते पिछले महीने राज्य के विभिन्न हिस्सों में बड़े पैमाने पर हिंसा और आगजनी हुई थी। एक अधिकारी ने बताया कि सरकार ने बंद के मद्देनजर संवेदनशील स्थानों पर त्वरित कार्यबल की छह कंपनियां और केंद्रीय औद्योगिक सुरक्षाबल तथा राज्य रिजर्व पुलिस बल की एक-एक कंपनी तैनात की है। उन्होंने बताया कि विभिन्न स्थानों पर पुलिस की मदद के लिए होमगार्ड के जवान भी तैनात किये जा रहे…
(LiveMint) State-run Air India Ltd should be made profitable before it is privatized so that the government can fetch a better value for the loss-making national carrier, said the vice-chairman of federal policy think tank NITI Aayog Rajiv Kumar. The suggestion comes at a time when the government is keeping the carrier afloat with doses of capital infusion after a failed attempt at privatization in May highlighted investors’ discomfort with the sale conditions and their aversion to buying a loss-making company at a time of high jet fuel prices. Kumar said there could be two approaches to disinvestment in loss-making state-owned…
(AU) राज्यसभा के उपसभापति के लिए आज चुनाव होगा। राजनीति में कभी कुछ तय नहीं होता। राज्यसभा में उपसभापति के चुनाव पर यह कहावत सटीक बैठ रही है। अब हालत यह है कि विपक्ष और खासकर कांग्रेस अपने ही बिछाए जाल में उलझ गई है। अंतत: कांग्रेस को राज्यसभा में उपसभापति के लिए अपने वरिष्ठ नेता बी.के. हरिप्रसाद को ही चुनाव में उतारकर नामांकन कराना पड़ा। हरिप्रसाद के मुकाबले में जद(यू) के सांसद हरिबंश नारायण सिंह मैदान में हैं। हरिबंश नारायण सिंह ठीक दो दिन पहले लोक लेखा समिति का चुनाव हार चुके हैं और इस बार मौजूदा परिस्थिति में उनका…
(PTI) Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will on Thursday open the second round of bidding for discovered oil and gas fields with 26 areas on offer, an official statement said. In the first round of bidding for Discovered Small Fields (DSF) last year, 134 bids were received for 34 blocks out of 46 on offer. A total of 30 contracts were awarded to 20 companies, of which 13 were new entrants in the exploration and production sector, the statement said adding oil/gas from these fields is expected in 2019-20. “Encouraged with the success of Round-I and looking at the massive interest…
(PTI) The Civil Aviation Ministry is in discussions with the Finance Ministry for a Rs 11,000 crore bailout package for ailing Air India, sources said. The discussions come against the backdrop of a failed effort to privatise the loss-making airline, which continues to grapple with financial woes. Sources in the know said that the Civil Aviation Ministry is working on a bailout package for the carrier, which would be utilised to reduce high cost working capital loans. The proposal, which is at a preliminary stage of discussions, is for providing around Rs 11,000 crore package to Air India, they added. “Cleaning up…