Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti has called for strengthening river water co-operation with Nepal. She stated this while Nepalese Irrigation Minister Shri Deepak Giri called on her in New Delhi today. Sushri Bharti suggested setting up of Joint Development Authority for Kosi river on the lines of Pancheshwar Development Authority. She said river has an important role in strengthening ties with Nepal. She said “Rivers are for love not for dispute”. Referring to Pancheshwar, Sushri Bharti said that India will extend all help to Nepal for developing its water bodies as an…
Author: Aruna Sharma
The integrated portal www.consumerhelpline.gov.in registers all kinds for consumer complaints including complaints related to Electricity, Water etc. Complaints can be registered through telephonic calls received at the National Consumer Helpline Toll free No. 1XXX-XX-4000 or short code 14404, SMS on 91-8130009809, and Consumer App, in addition to directly registering on the portal itself. The complaints related to Government Departments are moved to Nodal Officers of the Concerned Department/Ministry.This information was given by Shri C.R. Chaudhary, the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
The Department of Food & Public Distribution is implementing a Plan scheme on “End-to-end Computerization of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) Operations” which includes digitization of ration card/ beneficiary and other databases. The digitization of ration cards is already completed in all States/UTs. The Online Allocation has been implemented in 29 States/UTs and two UTs Chandigarh and Puducherry have fully adopted DBT Cash for foodgrains. The online allocation is not implemented in the remaining five States/UTs namely Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Lakshadweep. These States/UT are hilly & remote areas having tough geographical conditions and connectivity issues. The scheme…
(Tribune) Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat today said the state government would nullify the order issued by the previous Congress government wherein it had declared the stream that passes through the sanctum sanctorum of Brahma Kund, Har-ki-Pauri as canal. The previous Congress government orders had paved the way for construction near Har-ki-Pauri Ganga ghats.The order had created resentment among devotees, seers, the Ganga Sabha and teerth purohits as they say the Har-ki-Pauri Ganga ghat is a part of Ganga, whereas the government ordered termed it mere a canal. Besides, the order had also paved the way for construction works within…
(PTI) The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) today said there is no vulnerability or loophole reported in Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) application. NPCI has done intensive testing, robust design of security controls and continuous monitoring of its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) infrastructure, the corporation said in a statement.”The environment in which BHIM or UPI is run by NPCI is highly secure and certified with best global practices,” it said, adding the packages have also been audited by reputed IT security firms. NPCI has put in place adequate governance mechanism for banks to report any fraud or system issues and…
(ET) Coal India is considering producing petroleum oil at its Chatra coal mine in Jharkhand. Petroleum oil from coal is part of the state-run coal behemoth’s diversification plan and it will soon invite an expression of interest for it, Coal India chairman Sutirtha Bhattacharya told reporters on Saturday. The Chatra mine comes under its subsidiary Central Coalfields. Oil from coal can be used in automobiles. With crude prices on the rise, it will be a viable option for the company. Having been able to meet most of country’s coal demand, the miner now plans to diversify into related fields to…
(PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex recovered by almost 57 points in early trade today on the back of gains in FMCG, capital goods, PSU, power, auto and IT sector stocks amid positive Asian cues. After falling 130.25 points in the previous session on profit-booking, the 30-share Sensex was trading in positive zone with a gain of 56.92 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 29,575.66. Also, the broader NSE Nifty rose by 18.05 points, or 0.19 per cent, to quote at 9,144.90.Brokers said resumption of buying by investors coupled with continued inflow of foreign funds and a firm trend in other Asian…
(Live Mint) The government on Monday announced its decision to merge Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) with State Bank of India (SBI) to ensure greater banking services outreach to more women at a faster pace. “The decision to merge BMB with SBI has been taken in view of the advantage of the large network of SBI among other things,” the finance ministry said. In the three years since Bharatiya Mahila Bank was established, women have been extended loans of Rs192 crore by Bharatiya Mahila Bank and about Rs46,000 crore by SBI group. SBI has a wide reach of more than 20,000 branches…
(TH) A deal between Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and ONGC has brought cheers to Khadi institutions in Gujarat which have seen never-before sales of over ₹14 crore in just two months. ONGC usually distributes bonuses and gifts to its employees in the form of cash, recognising their services and rewarding their work. In January 2017, however, ONGC reached an agreement with KVIC and rewarded its staff in kind. VK Saxena, Chairman, KVIC, said here on Monday that following the deal, ONGC rewarded its employees in kind, at a value higher than the cash value of bonus or gift.Accordingly, ONGC…
(AU) चुनावी घोषणा पत्र में भाजपा ने उत्तर प्रदेश में अवैध बूचड़खानों को बंद कराने की बात कही थी। इसका असर सरकार के शपथ ग्रहण समारोह के साथ ही दिखने लगा है। प्रदेश में अधिकांश क्षेत्रों में अवैध बूचड़खानों में तालाबंदी होनी शुरू हो गई है।मालूम हो कि प्रदेश में 250 से ज्यादा अवैध बूचड़खाने चिह्नित हैं। जिन्हें नगर निगम और संबंधित विभाग के अफसर कागज पर बंद बता रहे हैं। वास्तविकता यह है कि इन बूचड़खानों में रोज सैकड़ों जानवर काटे जाते हैं। प्रदेश में नई सरकार के गठन के तुरंत बाद मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ की बूचड़खानों (स्लाटर हाउस)…