(AU) केंद्र सरकार ने वरिष्ठ वकील इंदु मल्होत्रा की सुप्रीम कोर्ट में बतौर जज नियुक्ति को मंजूरी दे दी है, जबकि उत्तराखंड के मुख्य न्यायाधीश केएम जोसेफ की सुप्रीम कोर्ट में नियुक्ति की फाइल को फिलहाल रोक कर रखा है। यह जानकारी बुधवार को कानून मंत्रालय के सूत्रों ने दी। माना जा रहा है कि इंदु मल्होत्रा शुक्रवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट जज के तौर पर शपथ ले सकती हैं। वह वकील से सीधे सुप्रीम कोर्ट जज बनने वाली पहली महिला होंगी। सुप्रीम कोर्ट कोलेजियम ने 22 जनवरी को जस्टिस जोसेफ और मल्होत्रा की नियुक्ति की सिफारिश की थी। फरवरी के पहले हफ्ते…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(LiveMint) Sugar output in India will likely reach a record this year as timely showers helped boost yields in the world’s top consumer. Production may total 31.5 million metric tons in the year that began on 1 October , said Abinash Verma, director general of the Indian Sugar Mills Association. That compares with its March estimate of 29.5 million tons and the previous record of 28.36 million tons in 2006-07, according to the association’s data. A bigger harvest in the world’s second-biggest producer may further pressure prices that are trading at the lowest since September 2015. Global sugar prices that have…
(TH) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd proposes to ramp up the petrochemical, fuel refining and biofuel manufacturing capacity of its Panipat Refinery. The expansion is a part of revised targets to increase the refining capacity from 15 million tonne per annum to 25 mtpa by 2023-2024 for the refinery. A company official said: “We are spending ₹3,292 crore to upgrade from producing BS IV grade fuel to BS VI grade fuel. Another ₹765 crore will be spent for setting up a 100-kilo-litre per day 2G ethanol plant that uses rice straw-based biowaste by April 2020.” According to IndianOil, the company is going to set…
(AU) सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने बुधवार को मोबाइल नंबरों को आधार से जोड़ने को अनिवार्य बनाए जाने के केंद्र सरकार के फैसले पर सवाल उठाए। कोर्ट ने कहा कि उसके उपभोक्ताओं के प्रमाणीकरण को अनिवार्य करने के पहले के फैसले का इस्तेमाल एक हथियार के तौर पर किया गया। प्रधान न्यायाधीश दीपक मिश्रा की अध्यक्षता वाली पांच सदस्यीय संविधान पीठ आधार को अनिवार्य बनाए जाने के फैसले को चुनौती देने वाली याचिकाओं पर सुनवाई कर रही है। पीठ ने कहा कि लोकनीति फाउंडेशन द्वारा दाखिल जनहित याचिका पर उसके फैसले में कहा गया था कि राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा के हित में मोबाइल उपभोक्ताओं का प्रमाणीकरण किया…
(Tribune) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the beautification work under way at Kedarnath and also offered a few suggestions for improving things over there.Modi made these suggestions while carrying out inspection of the work through video conference with state officials led by Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh.According to the officials, the Prime Minister suggested that a meditation centre should be established at Kedarnath and similar arrangements should also be made at a cave nearby, which is sought after by hermits and pilgrims.He also called for designing an APP which would provide information about Kedarnath to the…
After the successful campaign at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, ONGC has now set its sight on the Jakarta Asian Games, 2018 and the Tokyo Olympics 2020. ONGC sportspersons bagged 13 medals including 5 Gold, 3 Silver and 5 Bronze, contributing to the 66 medal tally of Team India. ONGC had sent a contingent of 21 sportspersons to Gold Coast to represent India in various game disciplines. The reason behind the high success ratio of ONGC players at the highest international level is the special focus that ONGC gives to the budding talent of the country. Each year, the company sends…
(FE) Asaram Bapu rape case verdict LIVE updates: A Jodhpur court today gave its judgment in the alleged rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. Asaram Bapu and 2 other accused were convicted by the trial court at the Jodhpur Central Jail premises. The quantum of punishment will be announced shortly. Meanwhile, Delhi and three other states have been put on high alert and Section 144 has been imposed in Jodhpur. It has been learnt that Asaram Bapu will continue to remain in jail. National Commission For Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairman Stuti Kacker has welcomed the verdict and Asaram…
A Loan Agreement for IBRD credit of US$ 125 (equivalent) for the “Innovate in India for Inclusiveness Project” was signed with the World Bank on 24th April, 2018 in New Delhi. The Loan Agreement was signed by Mr. Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs on behalf of Government of India and Mr. Hisham Abdo, Acting Country Director, World Bank (India) on behalf of the World Bank. The Objectives of the project is to nurture indigenous innovation, foster local product development and accelerate commercialization process by bridging critical skill and infrastructure gaps to promote affordable and innovative healthcare products generation for…
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted table-top exercises at Tripura and Nagaland today (April 25, 2018), and at Mizoram yesterday (April 24, 2018). These exercises were held in the run-up to the mock exercise on earthquake preparedness to be held in these North Eastern States tomorrow (April 26, 2018). Concerned officers from all districts and stakeholder departments participated in the exercise. The districts confirmed that their Disaster Management Plans (DMPs) had been updated, Response Teams identified and other preparations for the exercise had been put in place. This was followed by presentations by various stakeholder departments. The table-top exercises…
Grants of upto Rs One Crore, mentorship to be given to the winning ideas The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) under the NITI Aayog shall be launching the Atal New India Challenge on Thursday, 26th April 2018. The event will see presence of Shri Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri SS Ahluwalia, Minister of State, Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Shri Amitabh…