The Government introduced new Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 in the Lok Sabha on 05.01.2018. The salient features of the bill include establishment of an executive agency to be known as the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to promote, protect and enforce the rights of the consumers and will be empowered to investigate, recall, refund and impose penalties; provision for product liability action in cases of personal injury, death, or property damage caused by or resulting from any product; provision for mediation as an Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) making the process of dispute adjudication simpler and quicker and simplification of the…
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(DJ) भारतीय विशिष्ट पहचान प्राधिकरण (यूआईडीएआई) ने आम जनता को आगाह किया कि वह प्लास्टिक वाले या लेमिनेटेड आधार स्मार्ट कार्ड न बनवाए और ना ही इनका प्रयोग करें। क्योंकि इनकी अनाधिकृत छपाई से क्यूआर कोड काम करना बंद कर सकता है या उनकी सहमति के बिना ही किसी कि भी व्यक्तिगत जानकारी सार्वजनिक हो सकती है। यूनीक आईडेंटिफिकेशन अथॉरिटी ऑफ इंडिया के अनुसार आधार कार्ड या इसका कटा हुआ भाग, सामान्य कागज पर आधार का इंटरनेट से निकाला गया संस्करण या एम आधार पूरी तरह वैध है। यूनीक आईडेंटिफिकेशन अथॉरिटी ऑफ इंडिया का कहना है कि आधार स्मार्ट कार्ड…
(LiveMint) Benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty closed lower for a sixth session on Tuesday. The Sensex ended 561 points lower after falling 1,274.35 points in intraday trade, while Nifty closed 168 points down. In the early trade, both Nifty and Sensex fell nearly 3.5%, their biggest intraday fall since August 2015. Overnight, Dow Jones fell over 1,100 points, its biggest fall since six-and-half years after US wage data on Friday pointed to quickening inflation which may lead to higher rates by the US Federal Reserve. Indian markets are already under pressure after the government presented budget that focused…
(AU) वित्त मंत्री अरुण जेटली द्वारा पेट्रोल-डीजल को जीएसटी में लाए जाने की अटकलों को विराम देने के बाद मंगलवार को इसके दाम चार साल उच्चतम स्तर पर पहुंच गए हैं। हालांकि चार राज्यों द्वारा वैट की दरों में कटौती करने का ऐलान किया गया है, लेकिन इसका फायदा पूरे देश में नहीं मिल रहा है। मुंबई में सबसे महंगा पेट्रोल और डीजल देश के चार महानगरों की बात करें तो इस वक्त सबसे महंगा पेट्रोल और डीजल मुंबई में है। यहां पर पेट्रोल की कीमत मंगलवार को 81.24 रुपये प्रति लीटर रही, वहीं डीजल का दाम 68.39 रुपये प्रति…
A delegation of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations from eleven countries, namely, Cabo Verde, St. Vincent & Grenada, Togo, Moldova, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Tonga, Samoa, Micronesia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu visited the Election Commission of India. The delegation is visiting India from 04 -10 February 2018 under the sponsorship of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. The delegation met the Chief Election Commissioner, Mr. O.P.Rawat; Mr. Sunil Arora, Election Commissioner and Mr. Ashok Lavasa, Election Commissioner. Chief Election Commissioner of India, Mr. O.P.Rawat, in his address, mentioned that strong participatory and inclusive democracies are necessary to ensure…
It has come to the notice of the Union Ministryof Petroleum & Natural Gas through the advertisement of the Government of Karnataka in Times of India (Bengaluru Edition) wherein it has been published that Mukhya Mantri Anila Bhagya Yojane (MMABY) is being implemented in the State of Karnataka in collaboration with Govt. of India. The State Government of Karnataka has earlier approached the Ministry for approval of MMABY. This Ministry had advised State Government to implement MMABY as a complementary Scheme of PMUY and has advised the State Government to follow the procedure of implementing the Scheme through OMCs only,…
Motion of Thanks to President’s address in Rajya Sabha- Shri Amit Shah
The Cabinet has accorded approval to the investment proposal for the umbrella highway sector programme Bharatmala Pariyojana (BMP) Phase I on 24.10.2017 for development/upgradation of 34,800 km of National Highways (NHs) with an outlay of Rs.5,35,000 crore for over a five year period i.e. from 2017-18 to 2021-22.In addition, 48,877 kms of projects under other ongoing schemes like NH(O), Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North East (SARDP-NE), Externally Aided Projects (EAP) and Roads Projects in Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (LWE) are also to be implemented during the same period. This has an approved additional outlay of Rs.1,57,324 crore.…
(DJ) इंडिया पोस्ट का पेमेंट बैंक मई 2018 तक देशभर में अपनी शाखाओं को चालू कर देगा। वह इन शाखाओं की शुरुआत 1450 करोड़ रुपये की निवेश राशि के साथ करेगा। यह जानकारी पोस्टल सेक्रेटरी अनंता नारायण ने दी है। उन्होंने बताया कि, “अप्रैल से हमारे सारे सिस्टम तैयार हो जाएंगे। हम मई से सितंबर तक की अवधि के बीच ऑल इंडिया पोस्ट पेमेंट बैंक (आईपीपीबी) ब्रांचेज खोलने वाले हैं।” साथ ही उन्होंने बताया कि सभी 1.55 लाख पोस्ट ऑफिस शाखाएं एक्सेस प्वाइंट का काम करेगी और 650 पेमेंट बैंक ब्रांचेज उन्हें एंड सपोर्ट देंगे। शुरुआत में आईपीपीबी के लिए…
(ET) The Punjab government has cleared a comprehensive policy to provide gas through pipeline for every kind of usage in urban areas, state local bodies minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Monday. The project will cover Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Mohali, Fatehgarh Sahib and Rupnagar in the first phase. Work has already started in these areas after companies got permission from the regulator, Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), Sidhu said in a statement.These companies would pay rent on per year basis to the urban local bodies, leading to economic self-dependence of the urban bodies, he said. The minister…