(PTI) The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for the state of Nagaland was launched by minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Imkong L Imchen on Wednesday at IMC Hall Dimapur. The PMUY scheme will benefit 1.8 lakh beneficiaries in two years indentified through the 2011 socio-economic census data. 20 beneficiaries representing the 1.8 lakh were handed the connection at the launching programme on Wednesday. The launch of PMUY was delayed for a period of one year in the northeast region due to ‘technical reason’ and Nagaland is only the second state after Assam where PMUY scheme has been launched, said…
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(PTI) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today hit out at the BJD government in Odisha accusing it of having failed on all fronts and asked the people to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi for overall development of the state. “I have come here to give account of the NDA government’s activities in the last three years. Representatives are servants of the public. Therefore, we need to give account of the government,” Pradhan said while launching party’s ‘sab ka saath, sab ka bikas’ series of programme at Gunupur. Pradhan said that the Modi government has raised the amount for building pucca…
We are Pleased to inform you that Himalayan Wildlife Foundation in association with Himalayas You and Me Foundation (HUM) is organizing Corbett Wildlife Fest 2017 on 2nd June 2017 at The River View Retreat, Jim Corbett. This one-day event will be focused towards spreading awareness Human Wildlife Interactions and sustainable Livelihood in Himalayan Region. The fest aims to bring together wildlife conservationalist and officials from Forest Department, distinguished anthropologist and Different NGO’s on one platform. The Fest will involve a symposium involving stakeholders across government, civil society, corporates and community, and socio-cultural events on its sideline.
(PTI) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the people are perceiving a “momentum towards betterment” during the three years of Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre. “The country has been witnessing a positive mindset under Modi. The world is praising India for its achievements,” Parrikar said, sepaking to reporters here. People are feeling a “momentum towards betterment”, he added. “Indians are getting the respect which they deserved,” the former union defence minister said.
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on “more and more German companies” to invest in India even as the speedy conclusion of an India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) was the focus on the German side. Highlighting the huge potential that remains untapped in the economic partnership during his inaugural address at the Indo-German Business Summit here, Modi said India will welcome German companies with open arms. “There are 600 Indo-German joint ventures operating in India, employing 200,000 people. But there is huge potential as Indo-German economic cooperation is below its full potential and to enhance this, we in India…
(FE) The Narendra Modi government’s ambitious project to provide pucca houses to all by 2022 may have to be scaled down, as the progress so far has been rather tepid. After a delayed start in November last year, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Gramin, the main component of the project, saw construction of just 885 houses in rural areas in FY17, a far cry from the initial target of building 44 lakh houses. The ministry of rural development has now extended the deadline for constructing the 44 lakh houses to the end of 2017, but even this plan looks very…
(AT) केंद्र में मोदी सरकार के तीन साल पूरे होने के साथ ही अब आरआरएस को अपने कोर एजेंडे हिंदुत्व और सांस्कृतिक राष्ट्रवाद की चिंता सता रही है. अब संघ इसका आकलन करने में जुटा है कि आखिर मोदी सरकार के तीन वर्षों में विकास के साथ-साथ सांस्कृतिक राष्ट्रवाद और हिंदुत्व के मुद्दे पर केंद्र सरकार ने कितना सफर तय किया है. संघ को लगता है कि विकास के कामों के साथ-साथ 2019 के लोकसभा चुनावों में राष्ट्रवाद और हिंदुत्व का मुद्दा ही बीजेपी की सत्ता वापसी के लिए बड़ा हथियार साबित होगा. संघ को लगता है कि केंद्र में नरेंद्र…
(ET) The government will formulate a bold new policy this year to bring private capital and technology to substantially increase crude oil production in major oilfields such as Mumbai High that were given to state-run firms ONGC and Oil India Ltd without an auction or a production sharing contract. The new policy, in which private companies will be able to bid for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) contracts in line with best global practices, will be announced in the current fiscal year. It is based on oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s decision to regularly monitor each nominated field. That’s a major departure…
(Samachar Jagat) वित्तीय सेवा कंपनी स्टैंडर्ड चार्टर्ड की एक रपट के अनुसार माल एवं सेवा कर (जीएसटी) लागू होने से सभी सभी राज्यों का राजस्व सुधरेगा और उनकी आय में 350 अरब रुपए से 450 अरब रुपए तक की वृद्धि हो सकती है। वित्तीय कंपनी के एक विश्लेषण में कहा गया है कि चालू वित्त वर्ष में केंद्र और राज्यों का सम्मिलित घाटा जीडीपी के 6 प्रतिशत या उससे नीचे ही रहेगा। देशव्यापी नई जीएसटी कर व्यवस्था इस साल जुलाई से लागू करने का लक्ष्य है जिसमें केंद्रीय उत्पाद शुल्क और राज्य स्तर के वैट सहित अनेक अप्रत्यक्ष कर उसमें समाहित…
(Hindustan) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी चार देशों की अपनी छह दिन की यात्रा के दूसरे चरण में आज स्पेन की राजधानी पहुंचे। उनकी इस यात्रा का उद्देश्य इन देशों के साथ द्विपक्षीय आर्थिक संबंधों को बढ़ावा देना और भारत को बदलने के लिए वहां से और निवेश आकर्षित करना है। मोदी ने स्पेन की राजधानी पहुंचने के बाद ट्विटर पर अंग्रेजी और स्पेनिश में लिखा, स्पेन पहुंच गया जिसके साथ ही एक बेहद महत्वपूर्ण दौरे की शुरूआत की जिसका उददेश्य स्पेन के साथ आर्थिक एवं सांस्कृतिक संबंधों को बेहतर करना है। 1988 के बाद से यह किसी भारतीय प्रधानमंत्री का स्पेन…