(PTI) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said the country will augment its refining capacity to 600 million metric tonnes from the present 230 million metric tones to meet the growing demand. Addressing the inaugural session of 21st Refinery Technology Meet, Pradhan said his ministry has been emphasising on innovation and strengthening R&D wing. Stating that Prime Minster Narendra Modi wanted 10 per cent cut in the imports by 2022, the minister said three fourth of the demand would be met by 2040. However, he admitted that there has been gap between, innovation, industry and policy which was hampering the growth.“But…
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(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the concluding ceremony of Narmada Yatra– aimed at creating awareness programme for conservation of Narmada river– in Madhya Pradesh. The Yatra is scheduled to conclude in Amarkantak, from where the river originates, on May 15. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today met the Prime Minister and requested his presence in the event. “The PM has accepted the invitation and agreed to come to Amarkantak on May 15,” a press release issued by MP government quoted Chouhan as having said.The Yatra had started from December 11, 2016 and it was slated to end…
(Zee News) After plugging the loopholes in the state’s law and order situation, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has now shifted focus to jailed dons and high profile criminals. According to PTI, UP CM has now ordered state prison officials to provide same food and treatment to all, whether petty criminals or notorious mafia dons.The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s remarks came at a review meeting of the state’s Home, Vigilance and Jails department late last night. There have often been reports and allegations in the past about certain prisoners enjoying privileges in jails including the use of phones etc. The Chief…
(PTI) Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi here and is learnt to have advocated unity among opposition parties to take on the BJP-led NDA. JD(U) also used the meeting to call for a joint opposition candidate for the election to the President’s post and urged Gandhi to take the lead in the matter.Its spokesperson K C Tyagi, however, insisted that the issue of presidential election was not discussed in the meeting and added it was his party’s view that a strong joint opposition candidate will be in national interest. “There should a…
Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) and Oil PSUs under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas organised a campaign to sensitize the masses about importance and advantages of fuel conservation and its effective utilization. Every year Oil Industry observe “Oil & Gas Conservation Fortnight” (OGFC) during January. This year, Hon’ble Minister of State (IC), P&NG, Sh. Dharmendra Pradhan proposed to extend the period of this campaign to one month from 16th January to 15 th February, 2017; renaming from Oil and Gas Conservation Fortnight (OGCF) to सक्षम (संरक्षण क्षमता महोत्सव) in order to intensify the campaign for making…
(PTI) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asked bureaucrats to stand up against wrongdoings of political masters, saying civil servants must continue their work in the interest of the country and the welfare of people. Attending as the chief guest the inaugural session of the Civil Services Day here, Singh said civil servants should endeavour to become part of the solution and they should never be part of the problem. “If a political executive gives wrong orders, do not be scared to show them rules. Tell the political executive that you are legally wrong. Do not sign the file. Haan mein…
(PTI) The BSP today decided to contest the upcoming urban body elections on the party symbol after a gap of more than two decades and stressed on dealing with fresh challenges through a new strategy. At a meeting of party leaders of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand convened by party supremo Mayawati, detailed discussions were held on the issue of upcoming urban body elections in the state, and it was decided that they will be contested on the party symbol, said a statement issued here. Though the BSP’s base is not as strong in urban areas (as in rural areas), the…
(DJ) केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री अरुण जेटली ने बुधवार को बताया कि जांच एजेंसियां शराब कारोबारी विजय माल्या के प्रत्यर्पण के लिए अपनी तरफ से भरसक कोशिशें कर रही हैं। गौरतलब है कि मंगलवार को स्कॉटलैंड यार्ड ने लंदन में माल्या को गिरफ्तार कर लिया था हालांकि तीन घंटे बाद ही उन्हें बेल मिल गई थी। जेटली ने बताया, “मेरे विचार से सरकार और सभी जांच एजेंसियां अपनी ओर से पूरी कोशिश कर रही हैं, क्योंकि एजेंसियों का मानना है कि उन्होंने जो अपराध किया है उसके लिए उन्हें भारत लाया जाना जरूरी है।” हालांकि उन्होंने यह भी बताया कि माल्या…
(DB) देशभर में 1 मई से पीएम समेत मंत्रियों और अफसरों की गाड़ियों पर बत्ती लगाना बैन कर दिया गया है। मोदी कैबिनेट ने बुधवार को यह फैसला किया। केंद्रीय मंत्री ने कहा कि अब सिर्फ एंबुलेंस, फायर ब्रिगेड और पुलिस डिपार्टमेंट जैसी इमरजेंसी सर्विसेज के व्हीकल्स पर ही नील बत्ती लगाई जा सकेगी। कानून में किया जाएगा बदलाव… – इस बारे में ने बताया कि 1989 के सेंट्रल मोटर व्हीकल एक्ट में दो बड़े बदलाव किए जाएंगे। ये गाड़ियों पर लाल, नीली बत्ती लगाने से जुड़े हैं। – उन्होंने कहा कि 1 मई से नीली बत्ती एंबुलेंस, फायर ब्रिगेड…
(FE) Indian Oil, National Fertilizers, L&T and Godrej & Boyce are among those that have won the top National Safety Council (NSC) award — Sarva Shreshtha Suraksha Puraskar — for 2016. The NSCI Safety Awards will be presented by Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya tomorrow here, a labour ministry statement said. According to the statement, Indian Oil’s Digboi refinery, National Fertilizers, Panipat, and NPCIL, Kaiga Generating Station 3 and 4, Karnataka, are among the winners in the manufacturing sector. In the construction space, the award has gone to L&T and Rawatbhata, Chittorgarh, for its works on NPCIL Atomic Power Project, Rajasthan.…