The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for Signing of “Memorandum of Understanding for Establishment of the BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection”. It will be signed among member states of BIMSTEC at the upcoming 3rd BIMSTEC Energy Ministers’ Meeting to be held in Nepal shortly. Background The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia viz. Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. The “Plan of Action for…
Author: Aruna Sharma
New Catering Policy has already been notified on 27th February, 2017 with the objective to provide quality food to rail passengers by unbundling of catering services on trains. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has been mandated to carry out the unbundling by creating a distinction primarily between food preparation and food distribution. In order to upgrade quality of food preparation, IRCTC shall be setting up new kitchens and upgrading existing ones. New Catering Policy, inter-alia, includes the following features for unbundling of catering services (i) IRCTC shall manage catering services on all mobile units. (ii) Meals for…
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for Policy to provide Purchase Preference (linked with Local Content (PP-LC) in all Public Sector Undertakings under Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. The Policy will be applicable for five years. A steering committee will be constituted to oversee implementation of the Policy and carry out annual review and recommend continuation of the policy from year to year basis. Under the Policy, the targets of Local Content (LC) will be stipulated for certain oil and gas business activities. The manufacturers/ service providers who meet the…
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for setting up of Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) at Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh as “an Institute of National Importance” through an Act of Parliament. The Institute will have the governance structure as well as legal mandate to grant degrees in a manner similar to that enjoyed by IITs. A separate Act will also impart the required status to the Institute to become a “Centre of Excellence” in petroleum and energy studies. The Cabinet has also approved Rs 655.46 crore as capital expenditure to set…
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing of Framework of Understanding (FoU) on Cooperation in the Hydrocarbon Sector with Bangladesh. The objective of the proposed FoU is to establish a cooperative institutional framework mechanism to facilitate and enhance India-Bangladesh bilateral cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. The FoU promotes bilateral cooperation at the sub-regional and regional levels. It will provide impetus to development and enable the two countries to realize their developmental aspirations, shared destiny and common vision of a peaceful and prosperous South Asia. The proposed…
In a big administrative move CM Yogi Adityanath today transferred 20 Senior most IAS officers of UP. Most significant was putting Akhilesh Yadav’s favorite officer’s Navneet Sehgal and Rama Raman into waiting list. Here are the changes: मृत्युंय कुमार नारायाण सचिव मुख्यमंत्री बनाये गये प्रमुख सचिव सूचना नवनीत सहगल , रमा रमण प्रतीक्षारत किये गये । डिम्पल वर्मा वेटिंग अनिता मेश्राम सचिव बालविकास आलोक सिन्हा प्रमुख सचिव औद्योगिक विकास गुरदीप सिंह वेटिंग में आर पी सिह प्रमुख सचिव खनन अवनीश अवस्थी को नवनीत सहगल के सभी चार्ज अमित घोष वेटिग में रणवीर प्रसाद यूपी एस आई डी सी के एमडी…
(Tribune) Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has cautioned both India and Nepal to be aware of forces that want to create a rift between the two close neighbours.Rawat was addressing the inaugural session of two-day conference on India-Nepal relations and security issues here today. The conference is being jointly organised by Indian Council for International Cooperation and Policy Research Institution, Nepal.The Chief Minister said cultural and social relations between the two nations had been strong since ages. “Uttarakhand and Nepal share closely knit and affectionate relations. People have family relations on both sides,” he said. But, added that there were…
(DB) होटलों में एक शख्स को एक थाली में कितना खाना परोसा जाए, सरकार यह तय करने जा रही है। इसके 2 मकसद हैं। पहला- होटलों में खाने की बर्बादी कम करना। दूसरा- लोग जितना खाएं, उसी का पैसा चुकाएं। नियम लागू होने के बाद मैन्यू में लिखा होगा कि परोसे जाने वाले खाने की मात्रा कितनी है। नियम बनाने से पहले देशभर में सर्वे कर सभी पक्षों से जानकारी ली जाएगी। इसमें लोगों की खुराक, कितनी बार खाना छोड़ते हैं, क्या एक आॅर्डर पर अलग जगहों पर अलग मात्रा मिलती है? जैसे 25 से 30 सवाल होंगे। ढाबों और…
(BS) Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani today promised a slew of investment initiatives for the development of Punjab across a wide spectrum of sectors. These included free WiFi to government educational and health institutions, employment for youth, and training of sportspersons for the forthcoming Tokyo Olympics. Ambani extended these offerings to the state government during a meeting with a Punjab government delegation at Mumbai, an official release said here. The delegation, led by Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal and Irrigation & Power Minister Rana Gurjit Singh, held a series of meetings with top industry leaders, including Ambani, Hinduja Group Director Shom…
(LiveMint) Power utility NTPC Ltd has put its 1,320 mw Katwa project on hold even after resolving issues with land acquisition, alleges the West Bengal government, which has demanded an explanation from the central public sector enterprise for transferring key officials to other units. The project first ran into rough weather when Mamata Banerjee after taking office as chief minister in 2011 refused to acquire land for it. The state had by then already given the power utility around 556 acres to build a new thermal power generating station. NTPC needed at least 294 acres more to set up two…