Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu asks global funding agencies to focus on inclusive urban development Sets five point agenda for deliberations at UN-Habitat meet Outlines urban renaissance taking place in India ; Credit Ratings a pointer, Says Minister Newly elected President of the Governing Council of UN-Habitat and Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu today urged the international funding agencies to support programmes aimed at promoting inclusive urban development that benefits all sections of the society in the context of rapid urbanization in developing countries. In his Presidential Address the Plenary Session of the Governing Council of UN-Habitat…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(AT) अरविंद केजरीवाल पर 2 करोड़ रुपए का घूस लेने का आरोप लगाने वाले कपिल मिश्रा पर बुधवार को हमला हो गया. वे बुधवार से अपने घर के बाहर अनशन पर बैठे हैं. इसी दौरान यहां एक शख्स आया और उन्हें लात-घूंसे से मारने लगा. हमला करने वाले शख्स का नाम अंकित भारद्वाज बताया जा रहा है. वह हरे रंग की टीशर्ट में आया था. हमला करने वाले की पिटाई इस घटना के बाद वहां मौजूद कपिल मिश्रा के समर्थकों ने आरोपी को पकड़ लिया. बताया जा रहा है कि लोगों ने उसकी भी जमकर पिटाई की. हमले के बाद…
(FE) India’s manufacturing policy will soon be overhauled with the objective of creating more jobs in an environment where technology is rapidly replacing labour, commerce & industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.“If some high-end jobs are going to be displaced in the wake of Industry 4.0, the new policy must address how to redeploy such workers elsewhere,” Sitharaman observed. The new manufacturing policy will be rolled out in September to coincide with the third anniversary of Make in India and will aim to take the share of manufacturing to a fourth of GDP from the current level of 16-17%.…
(AU) जम्मू कश्मीर के शोपियां में एक भारतीय जवान का शव मिला है। दक्षिणी कश्मीर के हर्मन में भारतीय सैनिक का शव गोलियों से छलनी किया हुआ मिला। जवान की शिनाख्त लेफ्टिनेंट उमर फैजाज के रूप में की गई है। साथ ही बताया जा रहा है कि वो कुलगाम के रहने वाले हैं।हालांकि, लेफ्टिनेंट फैयाज के साथ ऐसा सलूख किसने किया, यह अभी तक नहीं पता चल पाया है। हाल ही में भारतीय सेना के साथ बर्बरता की घटनाएं बढ़ती ही जा रही हैं। इसकी वजह से सेना में शहीदों की संख्या रोजाना बढ़ती जा रही है।
(KR) Around 2.78 lakh LPG connections have been issued to women beneficiaries in Jammu and Kashmir under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) which has resulted in increasing LPG Coverage in the State to 85.20%. This information was given by the Minister of State (I/C) Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan. He said 2.20 crore LPG connections have been issued to BPL families under PMUY during 2016-17 surpassing the target of 1.5 crore for the said fiscal. Pertinently, PMUY was launched on 1st May 2016 at Ballia, Uttar Pradesh by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The Minister said that during 2016-17, Oil…
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has instructed the District Magistrate of Raigarh in Chhattisgarh to provide the current status of action taken against the indulging officers and employees found accused in the illegal land transfer cases. The instruction was given in a meeting held under the Chairmanship of Shri Nand Kumar Sai, Chairman, NCST New Delhi. The Commission has also asked to return the land taken against rules to the original owners and speedy disposal of cases under sections 170(1&2) of Chhattisgarh land revenue manual. The same has to be intimated to the Commission immediately. It was also instructed that information should also be…
(First Post) The Supreme Court on Tuesday found Vijay Mallya guilty of contempt of court and directed him to appear in the court on 10 July for arguing on quantum of punishment in the matter. The liquor baron, who owes Indian banks Rs 9,000 crore, has been living in London and the Indian government is pressing with the UK government for his extradition. Mallya had fled to the UK on 2 March 2016 to pre-empt any chance of being arrested. Tuesday’s order pertains to Mallya’s disclosure of assets in the court. Earlier on 9 March, the court had asked the…
(FE) Deposits on employees’ provident fund may continue to fetch 8.65% returns for the second year in a row in the 2017-18 fiscal, labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya told FE. “It is very difficult to speak on the interest rate for the current fiscal. But I hope the 8.65% rate could be maintained,” Dattatreya, who’s also the head of Central Board of Trustees (CBT), the highest decision-making body of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), said. At 8.65%, returns on savings on EPF is its lowest in four years. However, it still remains the most attractive fixed-income investment option. The minister’s…
(PTI) Government decision to revise retail fuel prices daily is likely to result in improvement marketing margins for oil companies leading to better profitability, says a report. In a report, India Ratings today said the move, effective May 1 in select cities, is another positive structural change in the downstream sector after petrol price deregulation in 2010, diesel de-regulation in 2014, direct benefit transfer for LPG, give-it-up scheme for LPG,lowering PDS kerosene allocation and gradual hike in its prices. This has resulted in lower under-recoveries which in turn has led to the state-run oil marketers’ market borrowing to fall steeply.…
(IANS) After increasing the LPG coverage by oil marketing companies (OMCs) to 72.84 per cent in the last fiscal, the Petroleum Ministry plans to increase it to over 82 per cent by the current fiscal’s end and over 95 per cent by 2018-19, an official said on Monday. “The all India LPG coverage by OMCs in the country has risen sharply, contributed mainly by Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). The LPG coverage increased from 61.90 per cent as on April 1, 2016 to 72.84 per cent in 2016-17. The number of domestic customers increased from 16.63 crore as on April…