(AU) डेटा संरक्षण पर जस्टिस श्रीकृष्णा समिति की सरकार को सौंपी गई रिपोर्ट में गोपनीयता सुरक्षा को मजबूती प्रदान करने के लिए आधार और सूचना के अधिकार अधिनियम में संशोधन करने को कहा है। साथ ही कहा है कि समिति ने 50 विधायी प्रावधानों और नियमों को चिन्हित किए हैं जिनमें समुचित परामर्श कर बदलाव किया जाए। आधार की सुरक्षा पर समिति ने यह भी कहा है कि सिर्फ यूआईडीएआई द्वारा मंजूर सार्वजनिक प्राधिकारों या निकायों को अनिवार्य तौर पर पहचान प्रमाणीकरण का अधिकार दिया जाए। जस्टिस श्रीकृष्णा समिति आरटीआई एक्ट में पारदर्शिता के मद्देनजर धारा 8(1)(आई) में मुहैया करायी…
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(Tribune) Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda on Saturday reviewed the progress of AIIMS-Bilaspur with senior officials of the ministry and National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) and directed the NBCC to complete the work before the deadline.Nadda emphasised the need for the construction of a helipad at AIIMS owing to the topography of the state where patients would be transported from far-flung areas, a release said. There should be separate lanes for pedestrians along with the vehicle-free zones, besides world-class facilities at the Institute for the visitors and attention should also be given to the construction of…
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) has swept the Dun & Bradstreet PSU Awards 2018. The Energy major has been adjudged winner in four categories viz. ‘Mining & Exploration: Crude Oil’, ‘Mining & Exploration’, ‘CSR’ and ‘Swachh Bharat’. ONGC won the top honour in each of the four awards, which were keenly contested; it was the only winner in Swachh Bharat category. The awards were received by Director (Exploration) Mr. A.K. Dwivedi from Chairman, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council & Member, NITI Aayog, Mr. Bibek Debroy, at New Delhi on 24 July 2018. ONGC has discovered 6 of the 7…
(ET) State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has chosen US petroleum technology major Honeywell UOPs Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology to supply high-quality hydrogen at its refineries, Honeywell announced on. The New York-listed Honeywell said in a statement here that the high-quality hydrogen is essential for the refining process to produce clean-burning fuels, including those that meet the Indian government’s strict Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) environmental standards. “Under the terms of the agreement, Honeywell UOP will provide new PSA units to IOC refineries at Gujarat, Panipat, and Mathura, and will upgrade existing hydrogen plants with UOP’s Polybed PSA technology at refineries in Haldia, Guwahati and Gujarat,” it said. “Together,…
(Tribune) Even as the cancellation of two hydro-electric projects, falling within the wildlife sanctuaries in the Beas basin, seems imminent, Himachal might have to redraft its entire hydropower expansion plan once the cumulative environment impact assessment (CEIA) study of all five river basins is complete.The Directorate of Energy has been left with no option but to withdraw two projects – Manalsu (21.90 MW) near Manali and Makori (20.80 MW) near Dharamsala. The two projects fall in Manali and Dhauladhar wildlife sanctuaries and as such will have to be dropped.“There are six projects, including these two projects, which we might have…
(DJ) इनकम टैक्स रिटर्न (आईटीआर) फाइल करने की अंतिम तारीख को 31 जुलाई, 2018 से बढ़ाकर 31 अगस्त, 2018 कर दिया गया है। मसलन, जो करदाता अभी तक अपना आइटीआर नहीं भर पाये थे उन्हें केंद्रीय प्रत्यक्ष कर बोर्ड (सीबीडीटी) ने बड़ी राहत दी है। माना जा रहा है कि आयकर विभाग ने तारीख को इसलिए बढ़ाया है ताकि करदाताओं को सहुलियत से आइटीआर भरने का मौका मिल सके और सिस्टम पर अंतिम दिन पर पड़ने वाले लोड से बचाया जा सके। गौरतलब है कि बीते वर्ष बी सरकार की ओर से इनकम टैक्स रिटर्न भरने की अंतिम तारीख को बढ़ाया…
(LiveMint) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is moving to shut down the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) system, its very first loan recast mechanism, following its latest framework on stressed asset resolution, three people familiar with the matter said. The regulator has directed the CDR cell to transfer all pending cases to respective lead banks to complete the resolution process, the people cited above said on condition of anonymity. According to the latest available data, the CDR cell has approved restructuring of stressed loans worth ₹4 trillion since its inception in 2001. Of this, ₹84,677 crore worth of loans exited…
(DJ) 27 जुलाई शुक्रवार यानी पूर्ण चंद्रग्रहण की रात बेहद खास खगोलीय घटनाओं में शुमार होने जा रही है। मंगल ग्रह 21वीं शताब्दी के सर्वाधिक लंबे चंद्रग्रहण का गवाह बनेगा, वहीं आसमानी आतिशबाजी इस घटना को रोमांचकारी बनाएगी। इस रात डेल्टा एक्वारिड्स उल्का वृष्टि चरम पर रहने वाली है। एक ही रात में होने जा रही तीन आकर्षक खगोलीय घटनाएं इसे यादगार बनाने जा रही हैं। चंद्रग्रहण की खगोलीय घटना तो आधी रात से शुरू होगी। इससे पहले शाम ढलते ही लाल ग्रह पूरब दिशा में अनूठी चमक बिखेरते हुए उदय हो रहा होगा। इसके बाद पूर्ण खिला हुआ चांद…
(FE) The petrol prices were kept unchanged for the third consecutive day on Friday by the oil marketing companies (OMCs). Price were slashed by 7 pasie last time on Tuesday.In Delhi, one litre of petrol retailed at Rs 76.23 per litre today. In Mumbai, petrol prices stand at Rs 83.68 per litre. Petrol prices in Kolkata and Chennai are at Rs. 79.10 per litre and Rs. 79.18 per litre respectively. Fuel prices, which surged to record highs on May 29, have been cut mostly in last 50-55 days as international crude oil prices slumped due to various geopolitical factors. Meanwhile,…
(ET) The Centre has listed the Constitution amendment bill to bestow statutory powers to the OBC Commission in the list of business of the Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha originally passed the bill in April 2017, but the Opposition-dominated Rajya Sabha returned it after making amendments in July 2017. By listing the bill again, the government aims to send out a political message to the electorally important Other Backward Classes. The listed bill has reiterated Clause (3) which gives a larger legislative framework for the commission, which was done away by the Rajya Sabha. However, the bill now has incorporated two amendments…