(AU) भारत ने रूस को चेतावनी दी है कि अगर वह न्यूक्लियर सप्लायर ग्रुप(एनएसजी) का पूर्ण सदस्य बनने में असमर्थ होता है तो रूस को परमाणु ऊर्जा विकास के अपने कार्यक्रम में विदेशी साझेदारों को सहयोग देना बंद करना होगा।भारत ने कहा ऐसा नहीं करने पर वह कुडनकुलम परमाणु ऊर्जा परियोजना की 5वीं और 6वीं रिऐक्टर यूनिट्स के विकास से जुड़े समझौते पर अपने हाथ पीछे खींच सकता है। भारत को ये कड़ा रुख इस वजह से अपनाना पड़ा क्योंकि उसे ऐसा लग रहा है कि रूस भारत को एनएसजी सदस्य बनवाने के लिए पूरी तरह से प्रतिबद्ध नहीं दिखाई…
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(PTI) Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat would be in the Kashmir valley where they would review the security situation, amid a spike in militant attacks and incidents of violence, officials said on Thursday. Jaitley, who also holds the finance portfolio, will be in Srinagar primarily for the two-day meeting of the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council on May 18 and 19. However, he is also likely to review the security situation in the restive valley region and take stock of counter-terror operations, they said. Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat is leaving for Kashmir on…
(Financial Tribune) Senior Iranian and Indian officials met in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss and settle a recent dispute over oil and gas ties.The meeting was held between Amirhossein Zamaninia, deputy oil minister for international affairs, and an Indian mission, led by Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Shana, the Oil Ministry news service reported.Following the lifting of international curbs against Tehran last year, Indian company ONGC Videsh Ltd. ramped up efforts to secure the development rights of Farzad-B, a large gas reservoir in the Persian Gulf. But Tehran says the ONGC proposals are not financially attractive. In response to the rebuff,…
(FE) Enthused by achievements in the first year of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), the ministry of petroleum and natural gas has written to the finance ministry to sanction an additional Rs 4,800 crore for the scheme. The fund will be utilised to provide free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections to 3 crore additional beneficiaries over and above the initial target of 5 crore set in May 2016 when PMUY was launched. The scheme provides free LPG connections to women belonging to the below-poverty-line category and 2.2 crore beneficiaries received connections in the first year of the scheme compared…
(Live Mint) India’s state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is among the first bonds to list on a new International Securities Market (ISM) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The NTPC Masala Bond is available for trading this week on ISM following the publication of its rulebook last week by Minister of state for power, coal and renewable energy Piyush Goyal. “I am pleased that India’s NTPC is one of the first companies to list their recent Masala Bond on London Stock Exchange’s innovative new debt market. London has been a long-term partner for Indian firms looking to raise finance in…
(AU) बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार के राष्ट्रपति प्रणव मुखर्जी को एक बार फिर मौका दिए जाने संबंधी बयान पर फिलहाल कांग्रेस अभी अन्य विपक्षी दलों के साथ रायशुमारी की बात कह रही है। कांग्रेस का कहना है कि ये उनके विचार हैं अभी विपक्ष के दलों के विचार आने हैं। संयुक्त रूप से मिलकर सभी तय करेंगे। नीतीश कुमार ने सोमवार को बिहार में ये पूछे जाने पर कि प्रणव मुखर्जी को क्या दुबारा राष्ट्रपति बनाया जा सकता है। नीतीश कुमार ने कहा कि इससे अच्छी बात नहीं हो सकती है। यह तो केंद्र को सोचना है। नीतीश के इस…
(MP) As Bengal ranked second among all states in the number of LPG connections provided to women belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY), the contribution of the fuel companies to fulfill the desired target within nine months is commendable. The PMUY started its journey in Bengal on August 14, 2016 and the target for the state was to achieve 30 lakh connections within one year from the date of the launch. The target was successfully achieved within nine months, Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, Executive Director, Marketing Division, West Bengal State Office and…
(TH) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to boost domestic manufacturing of solar energy equipment is expected to see streamlined efforts. According to officials in the know, the Government is examining a proposal for setting up a Renewable Energy Export Council. The need for such a council follows the ambitious National Solar Mission targeting an indigenous manufacturing capacity of 4-5 GW by 2020. According to data shared by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India’s installed solar cell manufacturing capacity stood at 2,953 MW till December 2016. According to industry watchers, nearly half of all solar equipment manufactured in the country…
(AU) सांसद रहते हुए यूपी के मुख्यमंत्री पद पर योगी आदित्यनाथ और उप मुख्यमंत्री के तौर पर केशव प्रसाद मौर्य की नियुक्ति को चुनौती देने वाली एक याचिका पर हाईकोर्ट की लखनऊ खंडपीठ ने सोमवार को देश के अटॉर्नी जनरल को नोटिस जारी कर अपना पक्ष रखने को कहा है।याचिका में कहा गया था कि दोनों ही लाभ के पद हैं, अत: सीएम और डिप्टी सीएम एक साथ इस पद पर बने नहीं रह सकते। याचिकाकर्ता के अधिवक्ता सीबी पांडेय ने कहा, प्रिवेंशन ऑफ डिसक्वालिफिकेशन ऑफ मेंबर ऑफ पार्लियामेंट एक्ट के सेक्शन 3-ए के तहत याचिका में चुनौती दी गई…
(PTI) Petrol prices were on Monday cut by Rs2.16 per litre and diesel by Rs2.10 per litre, reversing the four-week trend of rising fuel prices. The reduction, which will be effective from Monday midnight, comes on back of a marginal 2 paise per litre increase in petrol and 52 paise per litre hike in diesel rates effected from 1 May. Prior to that, petrol prices was hiked by Rs1.39 per litre and diesel by Rs1.04 a litre from 16 April. Indian Oil Corp. (IOC), the nation’s largest fuel retailer, said the price of petrol is being reduced by Rs2.16 per litre…