UnPoliticko

Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Government of India is providing free electricity connections to BPL households. Out of total 4.27 crore connections sanctioned, free electricity connections to 2.5 crore BPL households have been provided as on 31.10.2016 under the scheme. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.

Madhya Pradesh to do so by March next year Internet banking, Online payments and PFMS to be adopted Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu launched cashless transaction facility of Visakhapatnam Corporation

Government is formulating AYUSH drugs for prevention and management of vector borne diseases: Shri Shripad Naik

The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on November 24, 2016 was 105.209 BCM, which is 67% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This was 125% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 97% of storage of average of last ten years. 

NITI Aayog leads initiative to convert 100% Government – Citizen Transactions to the digital platform New Delhi: In a transformative attempt to weed out black money and corruption from public life, the Government of India has constituted a Committee of Officers to enable 100 per cent conversion of Government – Citizen Transactions to the digital platform.

To Make the Income of the Farmers Double, the Centre Trying Tooth & Nail to Enhance the Production of Food Grain, to Reduce the Cost: Shri Radha Mohan Singh 21 States Modified the Acts Related to their Marketing System Inter Alia they also Issued Licenses for the Purchase of their Yields: Agriculture Minister

Landing Craft Utility LCU 57 (Yard 2098) launched at GRSE, Kolkata The seventh ship of LCU MK IV project is launched Today 24 November 2016 at an impressive ceremony at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd, Kolkata.

एलईडी बल्ब्स जिनकी प्रोक्यूर्मेंट कीमते, मतलब सरकार द्वारा खरीद कीमते जो 310 रुपये प्रति यूनिट फेब्रुवरी २०१४ मे थी वो ऑगस्ट २०१६ मे गिरके 38 रुपये प्रति यूनिट हो गयी है. ये गिरावट लगभग ८८% है|

​ प्रधानमंत्री के डिजिटल इंडिया इनिशिएटिव के साथ रहते हुए कोयला मंत्रालय ने सभी कागजात और दस्तावेजों को डिजिटल स्वरूप में परिवर्तित करने का निर्णय लिया था| यह निर्णय पूरी तरह से 17-10-2016 पर ई कार्यालय आवेदन पे लागू किया गया है और मंत्रालय में पूरी फाइल काम अब इलेक्ट्रॉनिक किया जा रहा है। डिजिटलीकरण की प्रक्रिया इस वित्त वर्ष के अंत तक पूरी हो जाने की उम्मीद है। यह आज लोक सभा में एक प्रश्न के लिखित उत्तर में श्री पीयूष गोयल, विद्युत राज्य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार), कोयला, नवीन और नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा और खान द्वारा कहा गया था।

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board (IBBI) of India notifies (Insolvency Professional) Regulations, 2016; Regulations inter alia provide for registration, regulation and oversight of insolvency professionals under the Code; These regulations to come into effect from 29th November, 2016.

Cabinet approves introduction of the revamped Merchant Shipping Bill 2016 in the Parliament and simultaneous repealing of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and the Coasting Vessels Act, 1838.

Cabinet approves re-routing of State Highway passing through Naval Land at Kakinada The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for diversion of State Highway-149 passing through Naval Land at Kakinada. In this connection, the following decisions were also taken:-

Third protocol to the convention between India and New Zealand Cabinet approves the third Protocol to the Convention between India and New Zealand for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

What has been done? Cabinet approves MoU among New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Japan and Ministries of Finance, Health & Family Welfare and AIIMS concerning the Demonstration Project for ICT based Green Hospital at AIIMS in Delhi

Aftermath of Indian Army's Punitive Fire Assaults: Pak DGMO Requests for Unscheduled Talks on Hotline

Vice-Chairman of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has been designated as Regulatory Authority for National Capital Territory of Delhi under the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act,2016. Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, the competent authority in respect of Delhi under the Act, has issued a notification in this regard on Monday this week.

During the deliberations he mentioned that the 24 submarines which are to be acquired as part of the 30 year submarine building plan of India, out of which 6 submarines have been ordered on MDL and the same are being built with the help of ToT from DCNS.

Centre beats 10 years of JNNURM in approving houses for urban poor  This is an evidence of 'Government with a difference' says Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu

42 companies submits 134 e-Bids under Discovered Small Fields Bid Round 2016 In line with Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi's Vision for reduction of the India's oil imports by 10% by 2022, Ministry of Petroleum of Natural Gas (MoPNG) announced Discovered Small Field (DSF) Bid Round 2016 on 25th May 2016, offering 46 contract areas across 9 sedimentary basins, for development.

Waste to Energy Plants Operational & under various Stages of Implementation 5 Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) to Energy Plants with a cumulative installed capacity of 66.5 MW are currently operational/under trial run in the country. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. The details are as follows:

Reducing the weight of School Bags The Central Government has taken various steps to reduce curriculum load and the weight of school bags. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has not recommended any textbook for early childhood education. It has recommended only two books (Language and Mathematics) for classes I & II and three books for classes III to V (Language, Environmental Studies and Mathematics).

India's food price management scheme FCI to double the wheat offer for the Open Market Sale The wholesale and retail price wheat data in Delhi has shown an increase recently. However, the wheat prices in Delhi have started coming down now. On 21st November 2016 wholesale price is Rs. 22.75/kg and retail is Rs.24/kg.

According to the estimates of the year 2015-16 there was about Rs. 1 lakh crore value fish production in the country: Shri Radha Mohan Singh With 14.8 % average annual growth rate, India stood first in the world in the export of fisheries products The aim of Blue Revolution scheme is to increase the fish production and productivity by 8 per cent annual growth rate and to reach 15 million tones mark by 2020: Shri Singh

India becomes Associate Member of CERN, Geneva India and European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) signed an agreement today making India an Associate Member State of CERN . This follows CERN Council's adoption of the resolution to this effect on September 15, 2016 . The agreement was signed by Dr. Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and CERN Director General Dr. Fabiola Gianotti in Mumbai today.

14.30 GW RE Capacity added during last two and half years under Grid Connected Renewable Power A capacity addition of 14.30 GW of renewable energy has been reported during the last two and half years under Grid Connected Renewable Power, which include 5.8 GW from Solar Power, 7.04 GW from Wind Power, 0.53 from Small Hydro Power and 0.93 from Bio-power.  This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

Several step taken to Expedite Land Acquisition for National Highways In order to expedite land acquisition as required for projects of road and highway construction, expansion and upgradation, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has close co-ordination and liaison with the State Governments. Several steps have been taken to address issues that lead to delay in land acquisition, and various directions have been issued, which are as under : - 1.        Determination of the amount of compensation in consonance with the relevant provisions contained in the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition in Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 with effect from 01.01.2015; 2.        Providing the necessary technical and organisational support to the revenue authorities in the State Government; 3.        Appointment of additional officers as Competent Authority for Land Acquisition and Arbitrator for expediting acquisition; 4.   ...

ESIC Approves the Enhancement of Wage Ceiling from Present Rs. 15,000 per Month to Rs. 21,000 The Employees State Insurance Corporation(ESIC) has approved the enhancement of wage ceiling from present Rs. 15,000 per month to Rs. 21,000/-. The draft Rules calling for objections has been published in Gazette of India on 06.10.2016. This enhancement of wage ceiling shall bring more employees under ESIC coverage. In addition, the decision has also been taken to ensure coverage of the Scheme in all districts of the Country. The ESIC in its meeting dated 07/08/2015 has decided to bear the expenses on super specialty treatment over and above the expenditure of state government. The ESIC in its 166th Corporation meetings held on 07.08.2015 has decided to consider eligibility of pre existing diseases i.e. for malignancy & dialysis as prospective w.e.f. 30.08.2016. Further, ESIC has revised eligibility for Super Specialty including the children of Insured Persons...

The Ministry is operating 389 toll plazas out of which about 265 toll plazas have the facility of toilets and drinking water for use of public. Further, a large no. of Hotels, Restaurants, Dhabas etc. have been developed by private sectors along NHs where the facility of toilets and drinking water is available for use of road commuters .  The Ministry is in the process of formulating a policy on Wayside Amenities across the length of National Highways wherein amongst other amenities, toilets and drinking water facilities will be provided . Further, the Ministry is in the process of providing toilets and litter bins at all Toll Plazas in the current FY 2016-17 as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission . This information was given by the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Shri Munsukh L. Mandaviya in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

Improvement of 1500 Old Bridges planned under Setu Bhartam Scheme The government has established Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) for inventorization and condition survey of all bridges on National Highways. Under Setu Bhartam Scheme, improvement of approximately 1500 bridges have been planned for construction, reconstruction or strengthening, as required . This information was given by the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Shri Munsukh L. Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

A total number of 801 workshops/ symposiums/ seminars/ training programmes have been organized by various Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) supported by the Government during the last three years and the current year. A total amount of Rs.35.64 crore have been released to these TRIs and an amount of Rs.25.14 crore have been utilized during the last three years and the current year. Various activities such as skill development, Craft Mela, exhibitions and exposure programmes for tribal artists and artisans, computer basics, weaving technology, beautician skills, awareness camps on education and health etc. for tribal people have been undertaken through these TRIs. This information was given by Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Jaswantsinh Bhabhor in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

NDRF rescued 54 injured from the mangled bogies in Kanpur DG, NDRF present at the site to personally supervise the search and rescue operations Mammoth multi-agency operation at the site of train accident at Pukhriyan in Kanpur is continuing since morning. 05 search and rescue teams of NDRF are relentlessly engaged to extricate victims , trapped in the mangled bogies of Patna-Indore Express. The NDRF teams consisting of trained responders and equipped with state-of-the-art CSSR equipment and tool, carrying out non-stop search and rescue operation. NDRF responders are cutting the bogies with the help of latest gadgets and tools to make access to the victims . In addition, Canine squad and technical squad are simultaneously being used to locate the live victims by Search and Rescue teams of NDRF . Besides the search and rescue work, Medical Components of NDRF teams are providing Pre Hospital Treatment (PHT) to the injured victims and assisting local admin...

INS Chennai, a P 15A Guided Missile Destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by India's Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar at an impressive ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai today. The event marks the formal induction into the Navy of the third and the last of the three "Kolkata" class destroyers, indigenously designed by the Indian Navy in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai. On his arrival, the Raksha Mantri was received by Admiral Sunil Lanba, the Chief of the Naval Staff and was presented a Guard of Honour by the ship's crew. The ceremony was witnessed by a large gathering which included several dignitaries and senior officials from the government and all three services. Manohar Parrikar, whilst addressing the gathering, termed the commissioning of INS Chennai, last of the Project 15 A class Destroyers, as a historic day for the Indian Navy as it adds another milesto...

First: ASEAN renews efforts for collective response to disasters in and outside the region  The ASEAN Secretariat, in partnership with Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) launched the ASEAN Declaration “One ASEAN, One Response: ASEAN Responding to Disasters as One in the Region and Outside the Region” here today. The declaration is a commitment from ten ASEAN Member States to provide faster and collective response to disasters in and outside the region. “ASEAN, as one community, will share experience and expertise gained from its disaster responses in the region to friends and partners in the global community. It is also committed to working closely with regional and international disaster management and humanitarian players to provide the much needed assistance to affected communities to quickly alleviate their sufferings after any disaster,” said ASEAN’s Deputy Secretary-General for So...

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment felicitated the Rio Paralympic medallists, members of T-20 Asia Cup Indian Blind Cricket Team and Indian Blind Para& Para Judo Team here at a function  in Vigyan Bhawan today. The Department presented Cash Awards of a total of Rs 90 lakhs to the Rio Paralympic medallists and Rs 28.5 lakh to 19 members of the Indian Blind Cricket teamunder Awareness Generation and Publicity (AGP) scheme. The felicitation programme was held in the august presence of the Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot who was also the Chief Guest of the programme. Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Shri Vijay Goel presided over the function. Minister of State for Planning (Independent Charge), Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and President of Paralympic Committee of India Shri Rao Inderjit Singh,...

The Secretary DADF, Shri Devendra Chaudhry has reviewed the overall situation of Avian Influenza H5N8 in the country. Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi have not reported any mortality of birds.  On 27.10.2016, only one mortality in wild bird was reported from Sanjay Jheel, Shakti Sthal, New Delhi.  The control and containment operation is over in Rajpura, Distt. Patiala, Punjab. Surveillance is being carried out.  2.  The State Governments have been directed to be vigilant and ensure the surveillance for the disease and to take all bio security/ preventive measures 3.  The State Government of Kerala has initiated control and containment operations from 26-10-2016 at epicenter village Ramankary and Thakazhy, District Alappuzha and  culling process is in operation. 4.  One Scientist from Southern Regional Disease Diagnosis Laboratory (SRDDL), Bangalore has been deputed to Kerala as a Central Observer to oversee and guide on the control and containment ...

Union Home Minister lays the foundation stone of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Institute of Archaeology at Greater Noida 

The Cabinet Secretary and the Chairman of the National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF), Mr.P.K.Sinha stressed the need to continuously move towards higher standards of excellence so that the trade eco system becomes more growth oriented. Shri Sinha was delivering the Keynote Address in the First Meeting of NCTF here today. The Meeting was held pursuant to the establishment of the National Committee on Trade Facilitation (NCTF) vide order dated 11thAugust, 2016. NCTF is a mandatory requirement under Article 23.2 of the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation. Its Secretariat is housed in Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) in the Ministry of Finance in the national capital. Speaking further on the occasion, the Cabinet Secretary Shri Sinha emphasized that since the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) may become a binding Agreement shortly, India had to be in a state of readiness, especially for the Category ‘A’ commitments. He summed-up the significant areas of TFA ...

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has reappointed Shri Sharad Kumar (HY:79) (retired) as Director General, National Investigation Agency for a period of one year w.e.f 1.11.2016 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

The 9 th  and final batch of 03 declassified files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose were released online on web portal  www.netajipapers.gov.in   today by Shri N.K. Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Culture.The present and final batch of 03 files pertain to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) (1953-1990). It may be recalled that first lot of 100 files relating to Netaji, after their preliminary conservation treatment and digitization, were put in the public domain by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi on 23 January 2016, on the occasion of the 119 th  birth anniversary of Netaji. The second lot of 50 files, third lot of 25 files, 4 th  lot of 25 files, 5 th  lot of 25 files, 6 th lot of 25 files, 7 th  lot of 25 files and 8 th  lot of 25 files were released subsequently on 29 March, 2016, 29 April, 2016, 27 May, 2016, 29 June, 2016, 29 th  July, 2016, 30 August, 2016 and 30 th  September, 2016 resp...

The State of Himachal Pradesh was today declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), making it the second State in the country (after Sikkim) to achieve the feat. The State government made the declaration today at a public event in Shimla, where the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Shri Virbhadra Singh, felicitated the respective District Administrators and Local Administrators for successfully achieving this significant milestone. The Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, and the Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare, Shri JP Nadda, were also present on the occasion.  With this, Himachal Pradesh has successfully achieved a total rural sanitation coverage of 100% in the State, with all 12 out of 12 districts in the State being both, declared as well as verified, as ODF.  Speaking at the occasion Chief Minister, Shri Virbhadra Singh, said that he was very happy and proud that his State was the firs...

Indian Panorama 2016 announced its final selection of Feature & Non-Feature films to be screened in Goa at 47 th  International Film Festival of India, 2016. 1.  The Jury for Feature Films, headed by well-known actor and Director, Shri Rajendra Singh Babu, has selected 22 films out of 230 eligible entries.  The 13 Members Jury took a month to finalize the selections. The Jury constituted of the following Members: ·        Rama Vij, Producer and Director ·        Arup Manna, Director ·        C. V. Reddy, Producer and Director ·        Girish Mohite, Producer and Director ·        Dr. K. Puttaswamy, Writer ·        N. Krishnakumar, Producer and Director ·        Sabyasachi Mohapatr...

The Government has reconstituted the Inter State Council (ISC) and the Standing Committee of the Inter State Council under Clause 2 of the Inter State Council order,1990. The Prime Minister has approved the following composition of the Inter State Council. Chairman Shri Narendra Modi                            Prime Minister Members (i)       Chief Ministers of all States. (ii)      Chief Ministers of Union Territories having a Legislative Assembly and Administrators of Union Territories not having Legislative Assembly. Six Union Ministers a)      Shri Rajnath Singh                  Minister of Home Affairs b)      Smt.Sushma Swaraj ...

Total investment of Rs.3,073 cr; Central assistance of Rs.1,256 cr  West Bengal gets 47,379 more, Punjab-15,209, Jharkhand-12,814, Kerala-5,968, Manipur-3,090 Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation has approved construction of 84,460 more affordable houses for urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(Urban) in five States with a total investment of Rs.3,073 cr for which Central Assistance of Rs.1,256 cr has been approved. To be built under the 'Beneficiary Led Construction' component of PMAY (Urban), West Bengal has been sanctioned 47,379 houses with an investment of Rs.1,918 cr for which Central Assistance of Rs.711 cr has been approved. Punjab got 15,209 houses sanctioned with an investment of Rs.424 cr and Central Assistance of Rs. 217 cr. Jharkhand has been sanctioned 12,814 houses at a total cost of Rs.464 cr with Central Assistance of Rs.192 cr. Kerala got 5,968 houses with an investment of Rs.179 cr for which Central As...

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has received a commitment for transport of 5.92 million tons (MTs) of cargo volume per annum through the Multimodal Terminal at Haldia by the year 2018. This follows a series of consultations IWAI held at Haldia with various industries, firms, shipping lines, cargo operators, shippers and manufacturers. The main items for which commitments have been received are fly-ash, edible oil, vegetable oil, gypsum, etc. Fly-ash is expected to be the major cargo with a commitment of 3.8 MT followed by vegetable oil (0.63 MT), cement (0.36 MT), among others. IWAI is to construct a Multimodal Terminal at Haldia under  Jal Marg Vikas Project  (JMVP) which is being implemented with the technical and financial support of the World Bank at a cost of Rs. 4200 crore for augmenting navigation on Haldia-Varanasi segment of the National Waterway-1. To construct the terminal, land measuring 61 acres has been taken on lease at Haldia Dock Complex from K...

The Goods and Services Network(GSTN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for sharing of foreign exchange realisation and Import Export code data, a move that is expected to strengthen processing of export transactions of taxpayers under GST, increase transparency and reduce human interface.  The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Shri Ajay K Bhalla, Director General of Foreign Trade and Shri Prakash Kumar, CEO, GSTN in New Delhi on 27.10.16. An electronic bank realisation certificate (eBRC) captures transaction level details of foreign exchange realised in India. The eBRC project implemented by DGFT created an integrated platform for receipt, processing and subsequent use of all Bank Realization related information by exporters, banks, central and state government departments. The e-BRC project enabled banks to upload foreign exchange realisation information related to exports on to the DGFT server under a secured pro...

Gen Dalbir Singh, the Chief of the Army Staff, felicitated the Indian Army team which has achieved the Gold standards in Cambrian Patrol, at South Block, New Delhi, today. The team of two officers and nine soldiers of 2 nd  Battalion 8 th  Gorkha Rifle led by Capt Nikhil Nikam had participated in the Exercise conducted in Wales, UK. The COAS complimented the team for the professionalism displayed by each member and awarded the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card to the team member.   Cambrian Patrol is a grueling exercise which involves negotiating difficult terrain carrying a personal load of 30kgs over 50-60 km in 48 hour. During the exercise they are made to negotiate minefields, carry out river crossings and other such combat drills.  As part of the simulations, the patrol also deals with hostage situation.            Cambrian Patrol Exercise 2016, which was conducted from 13 to 24 Oct 2016, saw partici...

The second edition of this year’s bi-annual Naval Commanders’ Conference concluded today after three days of fruitful deliberations. The Hon’ble Raksha Mantri had addressed the Naval Commanders on the inaugural day (25 Oct 16) and complimented all personnel of the Indian Navy for ensuring maritime security of the country. Taking note of the wide expanse of naval activities spread across the oceans, he appreciated the high tempo of operations sustained in the last six months and efforts put-in for maritime security and coastal security. The Hon’ble Raksha Mantri also reviewed the pace of modernisation of Indian Navy, progress of various acquisition and infrastructure related cases. Chairing the conference, Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff, addressed the Naval Commanders on various important issues pertaining to operational readiness, capability enhancement, infrastructure development and human resource management. Coming in the close aftermath of rec...

A Workshop on “Forest Rights Act, 2006 - its Implementation, benefits to tribal and other traditional forest dwelling communities and its challenges” was held in New Delhi today as part of National Tribal Carnival – 2016. The Workshop was Chaired by Shri Jual Oram, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs and co-chaired by Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs in the presence of Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Ms. Marina Walter, UNDP Deputy Country Director. The panelists for the Workshop were Dr SM Jharwal, Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Shri Noyal Thomas, DIG (Forests), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Dr. Farhad Mollick, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Anthropology at Mahatma Gandhi Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Maharashtra and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The Workshop was attended by approximately 250 delegates including Ministers from the...

Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme was launched by the Government in 2003 which has been extended to the Notified 21 States and 4 Union Territories to promote the use of alternative and environment friendly fuels. EBP Programme also seeks to reduce import dependency for energy requirements. However, since 2006, targeted ethanol blending could not be achieved due to various constraints like State Specific issues, Supplier related issues, Pricing issues of ethanol, etc. From year 2006 till 2013, only about 20 crore litres per year could be blended and during sugar year 2013-14, 38 crore litres of ethanol was made available for EBP. In order to augment the supply of ethanol, the Government, under the leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has taken many steps including fixing the delivered price of ethanol at Oil Marketing Depots (OMCs), simplifying the procurement procedures and regularly taking up State specific issues with the State Governments. The aforesaid ...

60% of the Digital Audiences in India is within the age group of 13-35 years, indicating huge audience for sports and entertainment. 

The Minister of state (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Vijay Goel has said that digital media broadcasting will play a critical role in bringing about change in sports broadcasting in India. Addressing the Big Picture Summit 2016 here today, he said increasing penetration of internet, mobile devices and cheaper data services especially in rural areas will prove game changer in this direction. He said Broadcasters must focus on how sports are delivered to these audiences. Shri Goel said, data suggests that more than 60% of the Digital Audiences in India is within the age group of 13-35 years. This is the base that Sports needs to capture to build up the overall Business of Sports. He said, there is a need for Brands and Advertisers to come forward and recognize the power of Sports delivered to young India with respect to both, a Return on Investment and Corporate Social Responsibility aspect. The Minister said, the Government is committed to work towards building up a culture o...

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for development of National Highway section in Himachal Pradesh under phase IV B of National Highways Development Projects (NHDP). The details of project are as follows: Sl. No. NH No. Section Length Total Capital Cost (Crore) Contractor’s name 1 21 4-Laning of Nerchowk – Pandoh section 26 Km Rs. 1274 crore M/s KMC Constructions Ltd. The development of the crucial 26 km long Nerchowk – Pandoh including Pandoh bypass section of the NH-21 will improve the connectivity for travelers from Chandigarh to the valleys of Kullu and Manali. This will improve the transport of the horticulture produce like apples etc. to the markets and also provide better connectivity to local commuters. The project will have two bypasses (about 8 km long Mandi Bypass and about 5 km long Pandoh Bypass), three Twin Tube 2-Lane Tunnels, 6 Major Bridges, 11 Minor Bridges and 3 Vehicular Under Passes....

A new revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and Korea for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income was signed on 18th May 2015 during the visit of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Seoul .It has now come into force on 12th September 2016, on completion of procedural requirements by both countries. The earlier Double Taxation Avoidance Convention between India and Korea was signed on 19th July, 1985 and was notified on 26th September 1986. Provisions of the new DTAA will have effect in India in respect of income derived in fiscal years beginning on or after 1st April, 2017. Some of the salient features of new DTAA are: • The existing DTAA provided for residence based taxation of capital gains on shares. In line with India's policy of taxation of capital gains on shares, the revised DTAA provides for source based taxation of capital gains arising from alienation of shares comprising more th...