(AU) देश के आर्थिक सुधार की दिशा में सबसे बड़े कदम करार दिए जा रहे जीएसटी कानून के तकनीकी पहलुओं को वित्त मंत्री अरुण जेटली ने भाजपा सांसदों के बीच रखा। जीएसटी बिल को देश के लिए अहम करार देते हुए जेटली ने कहा कि इसे संसद में सर्वसम्मति से पारित करवाने का प्रयास होगा।वित्त मंत्री ने सोमवार को जीएसटी से जुड़े चार बिलों को लोकसभा में पेश किया था। इस पर बुधवार 29 मार्च को चर्चा होनी है। बिल पर मुकम्मल चर्चा के लिए सरकार ने करीब 7 घंटे का समय रखा है। ताकि सभी दलों के सांसदों को…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(HT) The government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday it was not possible to appoint a lokpal till Parliament cleared the changes proposed to the law governing the appointment of the anti-corruption watchdog. Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi said the amendments to the definition of the leader of opposition in the lokpal act were pending with Parliament. “Currently there is a problem with the law due to which selection of lokpal cannot happen.In the absence of a leader of opposition, the appointment cannot be done,” the country’s top law officer told the court. The court, which was hearing a bunch of…
ONGC bagged the India’s Pride Award for ‘Excellence in the Oil & Gas sector ’ at a glittering awards ceremony held at Hotel Ashok, New Delhi on 27 March 2017. Minister of State for Railways, Mr. Manoj Sinha gave away the eminent award to Director (HR), ONGC, Mr. D. D Misra, who received it on behalf of the organization. The Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister for Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Mr. Nitin Gadhari , also joined occasion later and congratulated the winners for excelling in their fields. This is the 8th Edition of Dainik Bhaskar India Pride Awards with ONGC…
Hon’ble Minister of State, Independent Charge, Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off ONGC Mission Everest Project 2017 at an event in New Delhi on 28 March 2017. Complimenting ONGC for a robust selection of a young team for this ‘bold’ initiative, the Minister said, “This may go down as a historic event in the annals of oil industry.” Buoyed by this project, the Minister asked ONGC to explore other such innovative projects, especially in the unique natural ecosystem of Uttarakhand. Earlier, ONGC CMD Mr. D K Sarraf said that though ONGC has made its mark in drilling kilometers below the Earth’s…
(PTI) Putting a final lid on the Planning era, the Niti Aayog is gearing up to launch the three-year action plan from April 1 after the end of 12th Five Year Plan on March 31.Under the new system, sources said states will be encouraged to meet the targets of various schemes or face the prospects of drying up of the fund flows. “The 12th five years plan is coming to an end on March 31. The three-year action plan to be unveiled this month will come in force from April 1, which will also end the prevailing system of the…
(PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government is mulling various options, including raising loan to meet additional burden on the exchequer, to fulfill BJP’s commitment to waive debts of small and marginal farmers. A finance department spokesman today said Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal has already started deliberations with senior officials of his department for fulfilling this promise at the earliest. The government will have to pay banks to meet the waived loan amounts of small and marginal farmers, and for bearing this burden it will have to look at options of either seeking grant from the Centre under the transfer to state head…
As per National Account Statistics Report, 2016, the value of output of milk at current prices was Rs.5,00,405 crore in 2014-15, while at constant prices (2011-12) it was 3,89,846 crore. As compared to last year, the growth in value of output of milk is about 7.4 percent at constant prices. As per National Dairy Development Board, it is estimated that out of total milk production 46% is consumed locally, and 54 % is marketable surplus. The share of organized sector in the total marketable surplus of milk is about 30%, while the balance 70% is handled by the unorganized sector.…
(FE) Reliance Jio’s Happy New Year offer is going to end on March 31, after which the subscribers will have to start paying in order to continue using the network service. Following the announcement of Jio as the latest entrant in the telecom sector, more than a 100 million subscribers were added to the network. But according to a new report, as the offers are nearing an end, the response to the network has been lukewarm at best. TV channel ET Now reported that not many customers have opted for Reliance Jio’s Prime offers. Jio Prime membership is the latest…
(MC) Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy today announced that public sector undertaking, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will earmark Rs 60 crores for the renovation of government schools and government hospital in Karaikal, under its CSR scheme. ONGC will earmark Rs 60 crores for renovation of government schools and Government General hospital in Karaikal as part of CSR initiative, Narayanasamy said in a release here. During a meeting with Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Delhi today, the Chief Minister had registered his protest against the Centre’s move to take up exploration of hyrdro carbon reserves in…
(PTI) BJP President Amit Shah would be felicitated in Goa on April 9 after the party, under his leadership managed to grab power in four of the five states which went to polls recently. BJP Goa unit would be felicitating Amit Shah on April 9 for leading the party and forming the government in four states after the recently held assembly elections,” party s Goa Unit President Vinay Tendulkar told PTI today. He said a public meeting would be organised at Campal ground here which will be attended by more than 30,000 people. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will also be present for…