(ET) Three ONGC employees – Yogendar Garbiyal, N Jagoi and Rahul Jarngal — created history by summiting the Mount Everest (8848 metres) today under the guidance of Border Security Force (BSF) Assistant Commandant Loveraj Singh Dharamshaktu representing the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF). With this feat, ONGC has become one of the first corporates in the world to successfully scale the Everest. The ONGC Everest Expedition is a one-of-its-kind employee engagement initiative taken by ONGC, aong the largest oil and gas Exploration and Production companies in the world. The comoany said the Everest mission was a unique HR initiative of ONGC…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(AU) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने शनिवार को यहां 1011 ग्राम पंचायतों से आए प्रधानों से नदी संस्कृति को पुनर्जीवित करने और गंगा की निर्मलता के लिए जन सहभागिता की अपील की।गंगा में मूर्ति विसर्जन न करने का संकल्प दिलाने के साथ ही आह्वान किया कि पौधे सरकार उपलब्ध कराएगी, आप सब एकजुट होकर नदी तटों पर सघन पौधरोपण अभियान चलाएं। ‘नमामि गंगे’ परियोजना का जिक्र करते हुए गंगा निर्मलता के लिए प्रधानमंत्री के प्रयासों की सराहना की।
(PTI) State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has said that producing natural gas is no longer a profitable business for the company as the government-mandated gas price is significantly below the cost of production. The BJP-led government had in October 2014 evolved a new pricing formula using rates prevalent in gas surplus nations like the US, Canada and Russia to determine rates in a net importing country. Prices have halved to USD 2.48 per million British thermal unit since the formula was implemented. ONGC Chairman and Managing Director Dinesh K Sarraf said the company lost Rs 5,010 crore in…
(PTI) The Supreme Court today refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the recent incidents of caste violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district. A vacation bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Navin Sinha said there was no urgency and the petition may be heard after the court’s summer break. Gaurav Yadava, a lawyer, who had filed a PIL in his personal capacity, mentioned the plea for an urgent hearing, saying that the situation in the areas was “critical” and needed judicial intervention. Besides seeking an SIT probe into the recent violence…
(PTI) Keen to do business with Indian Railways, senior representatives of Talgo, the Spanish lightweight train coach maker, are likley to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Spain visit on May 30. In a three-phased trial conducted last year, Talgo trains clocked a top speed of 180 kmph on the Mathura-Palwal route and covered the Delhi-Mumbai distance in 11 hours 48 minutes. The meeting with PM seems to be crucial for Talgo as the Spanish company is keen to join Indian rail sector, sources in the government said. Modi is embarking on on a six-day tour to Russia, Germany,…
(PTI) Trustees of retirement fund body EPFO may approve a proposal tomorrow to reduce the mandatory contributions toward social security schemes run by it to 10 per cent for workers as well as employers. Presently, employees and employers contribute 12 per cent of basic wages each towards Employees Provident Fund Scheme (EPF), Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) and Employee Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI). The proposal to reduce the contributions by employers and employees to 10 per cent of basic wages, including basic pay and dearness allowance, is listed on the agenda for meeting of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)…
(FE) Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has sent a strong message across to the Opposition leaders as after skipping lunch with Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, he is now set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at PM’s residence in New Delhi on Saturday, according to a report by Times Now. However, JD(U) spokesperson Ajay Alok said this is only an official meet and nothing personal will be discussed. While talking to the channel another JD (U) leader Pawan K Verma clarified by saying as far as luncheon given by Sonia Gandhi, it had been decided that Sharad Yadav…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Dhola-Sadia Bridge, the country’s longest river bridge, over the Lohit in the eastern most tip of Assam connecting Arunachal Pradesh. After inaugurating the Rs 2,056 crore strategic bridge at Sadia in Assam’s Tinsukia district, Modi walked a short distance over it. A vehicle carrying the prime minister, union minister Nitin Gadkari, Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal and other senior government officials then passed over it. The 28.50 km long bridge is 3.55 km longer than the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai. It has a three lane carriage way and…
केंद्रीय जल संसाधन, नदी विकास व गंगा संरक्षण मंत्री सुश्री उमा भारती ने नमामि गंगे परियोजनाओं का निरीक्षण करने के लिए गंगा निरीक्षण अभियान के पहले चरण में आज कोलकाता के निकट बैरकपुर स्थित केंद्रीय अंतर्देशीय मत्स्य पालन अनुसंधान संस्थान का दौरा किया। इस संस्थान में गंगा में मत्स्य पालन को लेकर विशेष अनुसंधान होता है। सुश्री भारती अपने 15 दिनों की यात्रा के दौरान गंगा सागर से लेकर गंगोत्री तक गंगा किनारे स्थित विभिन्न स्थानों पर स्वयं जाकर नमामि गंगे परियोजना की प्रगति की समीक्षा करेंगी। सुश्री भारती लगभग ढ़ाई हजार किलोमीटर की अपनी यात्रा के दौरान काकद्वीप, गंगासागर,…
Atal Pension Yojana (APY) reaches 53 lakhs subscribers’ base 235 Banks and Department of Post involved with APY implementation 97.5% of the subscribers contributing at monthly intervals; 51.5% subscribers have opted for a monthly pension of Rs. 1000 The subscribers base under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) has reached about 53 Lakhs. At present 235 Banks and Department of Post are involved with the implementation of the scheme. Besides the branches of the banks and CBS-enabled offices of India Post, quite a few banks are sourcing subscribers through their internet banking portals in a paperless environment. The APY Scheme follows…