The Centre has completed the process of digitisation of ration cards, which will help make the Public Distribution System (PDS) leak-proof. The move will help track allocation of subsidised food grain to the beneficiaries, the union ministry for food and public distribution said in a release here. “Almost 100 percent ration cards have been digitised. Over 42 percent of these are linked with Aadhaar cards to keep an electronic record of allocation of food grain to the beneficiaries through more than 77,000 ration shops,” Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food…
Month: February 2017
Govt approves Rs 2,256 Cr for Project SAKSHAM
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the prime minister Narendra Modi has approved Rs 2,256 crore for ‘Project SAKSHAM’, a new indirect tax network (Systems Integration) of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC). The total project cost involved is Rs 2,256 crore which will be incurred over a period of seven years. Project SAKSHAM will help in implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST), extension of the Indian Customs Single Window Interface for Facilitating Trade (SWIFT) and other taxpayer-friendly initiatives under Digital India and Ease of…
NTPC set to cross a new milestone by March
STATE-owned NTPC is all set to cross the milestone of over 50,000 MW installed power generation capacity by March-end 2017 with expected addition of over 4,630 MW. “The NTPC Group, including its joint ventures and other subsidiaries, will have over 50,000 MW of installed power generation capacity by the end of this fiscal,” a senior power ministry official told the media. The NTPC Group has an installed power generation capacity of 47,228 MW, which includes 800 MW of hydro and 360 MW of solar energy. The official also said even…
Government to bring ailing units under PSU bank management
RAISING some hope for the ailing PSUs, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has begun discussions on a proposal by which sick/ailing units in the steel, power and shipping sectors could be brought under the management of select PSUs. “The agenda for the meeting was whether we can involve management teams of certain successful PSUs to operate certain ailing units of companies in these sectors (steel, power, and shipping),” Jaitley told the media. Following this, the finance ministry asked PSUs such as NTPC, Steel Authority of India and Cochin Shipyard to examine…
Central Government to open Krishi Vigyan Kendra
The Central Government has announced the opening of at least one Krishi Vigyan Kendra in all districts of the country. This will provide advanced Agriculture technical assistance to the farmers near their farms itself. Besides this, Central Agriculture and farmers welfare minister, Shri. Radha Mohan Singh has also announced the opening of Apiary Development Centers in ten states. Shri Radha Mohan Singh said all these things in New Delhi while interacting via video conference with all the Krishi Vigyan Kendra experts, District level officers associated with agriculture Development and progressive…
Centre unveils connectivity scheme UDAN
The Centre has unveiled a regional connectivity scheme, known as UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik), with flights priced at Rs.2,500 for one hour of flying time to and from regional airports, but raised the subsidy amount to be paid to regional airlines from the level proposed in a draft scheme. Even as the government said the first flight from smaller cities under the scheme should take off by January, it remained tight-lipped on the amount of levy to be imposed on flyers on regular routes to fund the subsidy.…
Women in CSR: Rewriting the Rules to bring in Social Change
With CSR coming into the picture, women have come to occupy a very significant place at important executive positions. They have come to play a major role in enabling better decision making for social change in companies by creating sustainable organizations and increasing annual company philanthropic contributions. So what is inducing this change? The fact that women and CSR are inseparable in every possible way can be proven with many different instances. With today’s companies including more women in senior leadership roles to drive corporate growth, there have been several…
Intex Technologies and Jaya Foundation Collaborate
Intex Technologies has partnered with Jaya Foundation, an institution that provides aid, care and assistance and creates awareness on Cancer, to support children suffering from the deadly disease. As a part of this partnership, a fund raising musical event ‘NANHEE’ was organized in Mumbai. Funds raised will be used to facilitate treatment of kids who are suffering from cancer but due to lack ofadequate funds are deprived of proper treatment. The event will witness live performances by Sumeet Nagdev Dance Arts (SNDA) and will also have Saurabh Nimbkar playing songs…
Dell addresses Foundational Needs with “Aarambh”
Dell India has announced the launch of Aarambh – a pan-India initiative aimed at spearheading the use of the personal computer (PC) for education. The project is founded on the understanding that exposure to interactive methods of learning in the developmental years, most easily delivered by using a PC, contributes to the well-rounded growth of a student. Through Aarambh, Dell will engage with three key audiences – students, teachers and parents – in a series of activities meant to build their confidence and familiarity with using the PC. The programme…
Mission Million Books a Success!
Mission Million Books, a book donation drive launched by Alibaba Group in association with Crossword Bookstores and RatnaNidhi Charitable Trust held its first book donation ceremony today at the Nava Samaj Mandal Night Degree College in Mumbai. The month-long donation campaign collected close to two lakh books to aid underprivileged students in over 2,500 schools and colleges across India. Representatives from the educational institutions could pick from a wide range of textbooks to benefit their students. The campaign, led by Alibaba Group, has received a donation of 30,000 books from…