(Free Press Journal) Reserve Bank of India is all set to release a new Rs 100 note next month, and this will be in violet colour. On this note Gujarat’s Rani Ki Vav image will be printed according to Dainik Bhaskar report. More to it, the size of the new note will be smaller than the old note, but it will be little bigger than Rs 10 note. According to reports, old Rs 100 note will not stop and they will be continued in the circulation, and the printing of the new notes have been started in the printing press…
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(PTI) Less than a year to go for general elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday constituted his first Congress Working Committee—with 23 permanent members and 19 special invitees. CWC, the party’s highest decision-making body, has a fair representation from younger leaders including Gaurav Gogoi, R.P.N Singh and Randeep Surjewala. This is the first CWC constituted under the leadership of Gandhi, who took over as President of the opposition party last year. The first meeting of the committee has been set for 22 July. It will be of an “extended working committee” as Gandhi has also invited all state unit presidents and…
(AU) सरकारी भ्रष्टाचार पर अंकुश लगाने के लिए होने वाली लोकपाल की नियुक्ति 19 जुलाई को एक कदम आगे बढ़ सकती है। केंद्र सरकार ने मंगलवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट को बताया कि 19 जुलाई को प्रधानमंत्री की अध्यक्षता में लोकपाल चयन समिति की बैठक प्रस्तावित है। इस बैठक में 7 सदस्यीय सर्च पैनल का गठन किया जाएगा। सर्च पैनल लोकपाल और अन्य सदस्यों की नियुक्ति के लिए नामों की सिफारिश करेगा। केंद्र सरकार की ओर से पेश अटॉर्नी जनरल केके वेणुगोपाल ने न्यायमूर्ति रंजन गोगोई की अध्यक्षता वाली तीन सदस्यीय पीठ से कहा कि सर्च पैनल लोकपाल की नियुक्ति की…
(AU) बुधवार से शुरू हो रहे संसद के मानसून सत्र में सरकार के पास काम की भरमार है। हालांकि विपक्ष के आक्रामक रवैये के कारण चुनौतियां भी हैं। अगर बजट सत्र से जारी हंगामा नहीं थमा तो मासूमों से रेप पर फांसी, तीन तलाक और ओबीसी आयोग को संवैधानिक दर्जा संबंधी बिल अटके रह जाएंगे। इसके अलावा संसद के इस सत्र में मानवाधिकार, सूचना का अधिकार और मानव तस्करी पर गंभीर बहस भी देखने-सुनने को मिलेगी। दरअसल, सरकार ने मानसून सत्र के लिए 15 बिलों को सूचीबद्ध किया है। इनमें सरकार की प्राथमिकता अगले लोकसभा चुनाव के लिए गेमचेंजर माने…
(LiveMint) A recent report by the World Health Organization revealed that 14 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India. Emissions from the transportation sector contributed significantly to India’s pollution levels. As per the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change’s estimates, the sector emitted about 188 MT of CO2 till 2010; road transport alone contributed to 87% of the emissions. This sector is also a large consumer of oil. India’s current oil import dependency is about 80%. According to the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell, diesel and petrol contribute to about 40% and 13%…
(Tribune) Cloudburst at two places in Chamoli district led to extensive damage to property and blockade of 32 internal roads early on Monday. The cloudburst that occurred in Kundi (Ghat Tehsil) village and Ratgaon (Tharali tehsil) between 1.30 am and 2.30 am extensively damaged more than a dozen houses and vehicles. No casualty has been reported, though two buffaloes were also swept away in Mokhmalla village in Ghat tehsil.District officials in Chamoli said efforts were on to remove debris and rocks that had blocked the roads. “Pokeland machine and JCBs have been pressed into service in these places. In some…
(Tribune) Hopes of the government to get relaxation in undertaking construction activity in the town were dashed when the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday rejected its review petition, upholding its November 16, 2016, order where a ban on all new constructions in the core area was imposed.A battery of senior officials from the Town and Country Planning (TCP) and Urban Development departments were present in the court as the case came up for hearing. Sources said the government could move the Supreme Court to get relaxation.The government was keen that its review petition before the NGT be allowed so that…
(DJ) पिछले कुछ दिनों लगातार बढ़ती तेल कीमतों को लेकर आमलोग काफी परेशान हैं। लेकिन, आनेवाले दिनों उन्हें राहत मिल सकती है। अंतरराष्ट्रीय बाजार में तेल के दाम में कमी के चलते अब पेट्रोल और डीजल के दामों में गिरावट आ सकती है। पिछले चार दिनों में पेट्रोल अंतरराष्ट्रीय बाजार में 83.87 डॉलर प्रति बैरल से 79.31 प्रति बैरल पर जा पहुंचा है। जबकि, डीजल 87.73 डॉलर प्रति बैरल से 82.72 प्रति बैरल पर आ गया है। इसका असर उस वक्त सोमवार को देखने को मिला जब नई दिल्ली में पेट्रोल की कीमत 14 पैसे गिरकर 68.47 रूपये प्रति लीटर पर आ…
(ET) The Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is unlikely to approve the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) and Indian Commodity Exchange’s (ICEX) applications for launching futures contracts in petrol and diesel, sources aware of the development told Moneycontrol. This is because both petrol and diesel are politically sensitive fuels, given their ability to influence retail and wholesale inflation, sources said. In December last year, both the exchanges had filed applications with SEBI. The capital and commodities market regulator had written to the petroleum ministry seeking an in-principle approval for the contracts, which the ministry had given in May.
(ET) Goa consumes more petrol and diesel on a per capita basis than any other state in the country, while Bihar uses the least. Per capita sales of petrol in Goa were 119.7 kg in 2017-18, over six times the national average of 19 kg, according to oil ministry data. In diesel, at 225.6 kg, Goans consumed almost three-and-half times the fuel than the national average of 66.9 kg. By contrast, in Bihar, per capita sales were 6.7 kg for petrol and 22 kg for diesel, about one-third the national average. Economic activity, tourist flow and inter-state variation in taxes largely…