(FE) A year and half after the launch of the Modi government’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), the average rate of LPG cylinder refills by the beneficiaries stands at an annual 3.7 per connection issued. Though this is lower than the national average of around 7.5 refills annually for 2016-17, analysts said the PMUY refill rate doesn’t indicate any unravelling of the scheme. Among the states, while Gujarat, Bihar and Uttarakhand are among the top with more than 4 cylinder refills a year, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have witnessed less than three refills a year per connection. PMUY was…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(AU) संवेदनशील और अहम सरकारी दस्तावेज के लीक होने को लेकर केंद्र सरकार काफी परेशान है। उसने बृहस्पतिवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट को अपनी इस चिंता से अवगत कराया। कोर्ट ने भी इस मामले को गंभीर बताते हुए इस पर विचार करने का निर्णय लिया है। सरकार ने कोर्ट के समक्ष कहा कि सीबीआई, कैबिनेट नोट सहित कई संवेदनशील व अहम दस्तावेज के आधार पर जनहित याचिका दायर करना बेहद गंभीर मसला है। उसने कहा कि चूंकि ये तमाम जानकारियां जो सूचना के अधिकार के दायरे में नहीं हैं, लिहाजा इन दस्तावेज के आधार पर जनहित याचिका दाखिल करने की प्रथा पर विराम लगना…
(AU) Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated the Petrochemical Investors Conclave 2017 in Bhubaneswar with an aim to attract investors towards Petroleum and Plastic Industries. The conclave themed, ‘Purvodaya – The Dawn of New Investment Opportunities’, aimed at providing them a platform to interact with the business leaders. Speaking at the event, Pradhan stressed on setting up a fiber plant in Paradip for development of Textile Park. “I can proudly say that Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister of India who has given utmost priority to Eastern part of India. Focusing on the east coastal belt of Odisha that…
SPG India geared up for organizing its 12th Biennial International Conference & Exposition at JECC Jaipur from 17th -19th November 2017. A common platform was envisaged to resolve & establish the technical ideas and practical experiences for improved interactions & knowledge sharing among E&P industries and academia. Society of Petroleum Geophysicists (SPG) India was established in 1992, with a small group of 30 Exploration Geophysicists 25 years ago at Dehradun. SPG has made momentous progress, expanded its network by connecting E&P professionals, eminent scientists, Academic institutions and students with in country and abroad. SPG-India presently has ten Regional Chapters, including one overseas (N. America), 18…
(PTI) The residents of Maharashtra and Goa would be able to enrol for Aadhaar cards at over 1,200 post offices in the two states from next year, a senior official said today.”Those who have not got Aadhaar cards, can now get their unique identity numbers, besides getting (their already issued Aadhaar cards) corrected or updated at our 1,293 post offices, out of the total 2,216, from the beginning of the new year,” Maharashtra and Goa circle’s Chief Post Master General H C Agrawal told PTI. The Department of Post had in June this year started an updation facility for Aadhaar…
(Pragativadi) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated the Petrochemical Investors Conclave here. The one-day conclave themed ‘Puryodaya’- The Dawn of New Investment Opportunities’ will focus on the investment opportunities available in Eastern India, especially the state of Odisha. “Petrochemical sector is growing much faster than Energy sector. This conference which is organized at Bhubaneswar is an example of the scope in the region”, said Pradhan adding that focus will be given to Dhamra and Paradip for inviting new investment opportunities.State Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera and MSME Minister Prafulla Samal were also present at…
(NDTV) Too keen to wrest power from the Congress, BJP bigwigs, including former Chief Minister PK Dhumal, Kangra MP Shanta Kumar and Union Health Minister JP Nadda, will assess the party’s poll prospects at a meeting with MLAs, MPs, party candidates and office-bearers at Hamirpur on November 19.Even as Congress and BJP leaders are trying to assess their poll prospects, the saffron party has decided to hold a review meeting on November 19. The meeting, based on inputs from leaders from all over the state, will study the polling pattern from rural and urban areas so as to get some…
(Tribune) The National Green Tribunal today slammed the Uttarakhand government for initiating construction of a new legislative Assembly building of the State without mandatory clearances.A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, which stopped short of imposing environment compensation on the state, asked how could the dispensation start the project without getting environment clearance.During the proceedings, the tribunal was informed by the state government that it has applied for grant of mandatory clearances and sought adjournment of the case.
(PTI) With greater digitisation and formalisation of financial activities and businesses, India is set to become an “extremely attractive” country to do business, finance minister Arun Jaitley said here on Wednesday. Speaking at the Singapore Fintech Festival, the finance minister said the ongoing process of digitisation was a result of Aaadhar scheme coupled with financial inclusion, post demonetisation followed by the massive exercise on the improvement in the digital eco-payment system as well as the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1, 2017. With greater digitisation and greater formalisation, India is set to become an extremely…
(AU) केंद्र और दिल्ली सरकार में शक्तियों को लेकर अक्सर लड़ाई होती रहती है। केजरीवाल सरकार ने एलजी पर कई बार लोकतंत्र का मजाक बनाने का आरोप लगाया है। आम आदमी पार्टी के दावों के बीच सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने बुधवार को कहा कि संविधान ने केंद्र शासित दिल्ली को सीमित विधायी शक्तियां दे रखी हैं। मुख्य न्यायाधीश दीपक मिश्रा की अध्यक्षता वाली पांच सदस्यीय संविधान पीठ राष्ट्रीय राजधानी के शासन में प्रभुत्व के विवाद पर सुनवाई कर रही है। संविधान पीठ ने अनुच्छेद 239एए का हवाले देते हुए कहा कि दिल्ली विधानसभा को राज्य सूची और समवर्ती सूची के तहत निश्चित विषयों पर कानून…