Month: November 2017

Union Minister of Railways & Coal Shri Piyush Goyal, has launched ‘Grahak Sadak Koyla Vitaran App’ benefitting customers of Coal India Limited (CIL) lifting coal through road mode.   The customer friendly app was launched recently in Kolkata on CIL’s Foundation Day. This will  help to achieve transparency in dispatch operations, as a tool to monitor, whether the dispatches are made on the fair principle of ‘First in First Out’ and keeps track of all the activities from issuance of Sale Order to physical delivery of coal by road.   The main benefits…

Union HRD Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar inaugurated a two-day National Workshop ‘Chintan Shivir’ organized by Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development in New Delhi yesterday. The main aim of the workshop is to provide holistic education relevant for 21st century India and to bring together key stakeholders from various NGOs, private sector and individuals to deliberate on key themes in the education sector. Speaking on the occasion, HRD Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar congratulated the officers of the ministry for organizing the workshop by which we…

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Global Clubfoot Conference being organized by the CURE India in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, in New Delhi.  Speaking on the occasion, the President said that in India the burden of disability affects more than 10 million people. The differently-abled or Divyang as we call them deserve equal opportunities in all avenues of life. Mainstreaming their social and professional experience is a commitment for all of us. Having said that, many of these…

India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Chairperson and Managing Director (CMD), Ravneet Kaur has presented the dividend cheque amounting to Rs. 9.93 Cr on behalf of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) to Union Tourism Minister Shri K J Alphons for the financial year 2016-17. The amount has been paid to the Government of India being the largest shareholder having 87.03% of the paid up capital of the Company. The Ceremony was conducted in the presence of Rashmi Verma, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism; Shri Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism; Piyush…

Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari took a review meeting in New Delhi yesterday of Sewerage Infrastructure Projects under the Namami Gange Programme in the six states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Delhi.  Addressing the meeting, Shri Gadkari said, “All the pending projects should take off by December 2018. Expressing his displeasure over the slow progress of some of the projects the Minister said delay in file work and tendering process will not be tolerated. He said there is a…

In Haryana, after the success of e-Disha system, the District Administration, Karnal has taken a step forward by initiating new service e-appointment. While giving this information, an official spokesman said that so far, over 70,000 owners of vehicles have been given e-appointment and necessary documents related to their vehicles have been prepared. Through this, a common man would be able to get an appointment from the officer for resolving his problem and the concerned officer would allot the applicant a fixed time. He said that initially, this facility will be…