(TOI) A two-day conference on curbing air pollution will be organised by National Thermal Power Corporation Limited(NTPC) from May 8 to 9 in Noida. The conference will be inaugurated by R K Singh, Union minister of state (independent charge, power and new and renewable energy). According to sources at NTPC, “While multiple air pollution sources have been recognised, open burning of biomass has been identified as one of the major causes of poor air quality in northern India, especially in and around Delhi.”In order to curb air pollution, NTPC’s procurement of agro residue based biomass pellets has ensured approximately 200 metric tonnes per day…
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(FE) Given Aadhaar’s proven track record in ensuring no leakages in various welfare schemes, it is not surprising the proposed National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) talks of using Aadhaar in identifying beneficiaries at the time of hospitalisation. What is worrying, however, is that the consultation paper circulated for discussion with various stakeholders is somewhat ambiguous about whether this will be compulsory. So, at one place, the document says “The beneficiaries will be encouraged to bring Aadhaar for the purpose of identification”. And while it has the standard disclaimer, “However, no person will be denied benefits under the scheme in the…
(TNIE) Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said supply of piped natural gas (PNG) project under ‘Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga’ (PMUG) will be extended to 17 more districts in the State.In October last year, Pradhan launched PNG supply in Nalco Nagar of the city, a first of its kind in the State. The city gas network laying activity in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack is progressing as per schedule and major portion of the twin city will be covered under by 2019. The natural gas pipeline will be constructed at an estimated investment of Rs 4,000 crore…
(DJ) कर्नाटक विधानसभा चुनाव के मद्देनजर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी जनता के बीच पैठ बनाने और कार्यकर्ताओं में नयी ऊर्जा भरने के लिए तमाम प्रयास कर रहे हैं। 1 मई से ही उन्होंने कर्नाटक में चुनाव प्रचार की कमान अपने हाथ में ले रखी है और अब वे पार्टी कार्यकर्ताओं को भी नमो मंत्र देते नजर आएंगे। पीएम मोदी आज भारतीय जनता पार्टी के युवा मोर्चा कार्यकर्ताओं से रूबरू होंगे। पीएम मोदी नमो एप के जरिये इन कार्यकर्ताओं से बात करेंगे और कर्नाटक चुनाव में जीत का मंत्र देंगे। इसकी जानकारी पीएम ने खुद अपने ट्विटर हैंडल पर दी। उन्होंने ट्वीट…
(Tribune) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday hinted at an early solution of the long-pending assets distribution issue between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.Yogi Adityanath was in the temple town of Rishikesh to unveil the statue of Guru Gorakshnath at Sheelnath Samadhi Mandi at Lakshman Jhula Marg. Addressing a gathering, Yogi Adityanath said the dialogue between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on the distribution of assets was moving forward in the right direction and would be resolved soon. He asserted that he kept emotional bonding with Uttarakhand and the two states were trying to find solutions to the mutually concerned…
(LiveMint) Reliance Industries (RIL) is likely to invest Rs60,000 crore into its telecom unit this fiscal year as the company seeks to speed up the roll out of broadband services and expand its wireless network, two people aware of the matter said. In addition to this, unit Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd may also borrow as much as Rs1 trillion, the people said, requesting anonymity. “This is being done as Jio wants to fast-track its plan to scale up its capacity and coverage which would require further infusion of funds,” said one of the two people. Spokespeople for RIL and Jio did not…
(PTI) No fresh tax has been proposed in Himachal budget for 2018-19, which leaves an uncovered deficit of Rs 7,061 crore, while cumulative fiscal deficit has been pegged at Rs 7,821 crore. Presenting his first budget, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, who also holds the finance portfolio, announced 28 new schemes, nine-point programme for doubling farmers income by 2022 and incentives for hydro-power, tourism and industries to boost investment. Jai Ram said that several new initiatives have been announced in spite of resource crunch, but a shortage of funds will not come in the way of development and focus would…
(AU) कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी ने भाजपा और आरएसएस को दलित विरोधी बताते हुए एक वीडियो जारी किया है। राहुल ने आरोप लगाया कि इनकी फासीवादी विचारधारा के मुताबिक आज भी दलित को समाज में सबसे निचले पायदान पर रहना चाहिए। ‘आंसर मादी मोदी हैशटैग’ से जारी वीडियो में बताया गया है कि मोदी के शासन में हर 12 मिनट पर एक दलित का उत्पीड़न हो रहा है। वहीं, हर दिन छह महिलाओं से दुष्कर्म हो रहा है। दो मिनट के इस वीडियो में कुछ कथित दलित उत्पीड़न की घटनाएं दिखाई गई हैं। इसमें गुजरात के ऊना में दलितों की पिटाई…
(TOI) Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday urged his cabinet colleague Radha Mohan Singh, agriculture minister, to extend all possible support to the farmers faced huge crop loss due to the recent Nor’wester rain.In a letter to Singh, Pradhan said standing crops in thousands of acres in Odisha got damaged due to the untimely rain. “Intensity of the crop damage is high in Bargarh, Jajpur, Sonepur, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj and Balasore. Some pockets of these districts are already in the bottom of the poverty pyramid and the recent calamity will add woes to the farmers,” said Pradhan in the letter. He said the situation has already forced…