Day: December 4, 2021

Shri Naidu suggests a minimum of 100 sittings of Parliament per year

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Stating that the resource base and their best use separates the developing economies from the developed, Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today called for a wider debate on the ‘freebies’ being doled out to ensure the most effective utilization of the scarce resources in the country. He called for harmonizing the expenditure on freebies under welfare obligations of the governments with developmental needs and urged the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament to examine this aspect to enable wider public discussion. Shri…

Bank employee associations to fight against government to privatise public sector banks

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The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions, has alerted for a two-day strike from December 16 and 17th to protest against the proposed privatisation of two state-owned lenders. Announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the privatisation of two public sector banks (PSBs) as part of its disinvestment plan. The government has already privatised IDBI Bank by selling its majority stake in the lender to LIC in 2019 and merged 14 public sector banks in the past four years. The government has listed the…

Substantial Increase in Coal Production from Captive Mines

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Coal production from captive mines during this year till November has already reached around 50 million ton and it is very likely to touch 85 MT during the current financial year ( 2021-22) which is significantly higher than last year achievement of 62 MT. In order to further enhance coal production the Secretary, Ministry of Coal Dr Anil Kumar Jain reviewed the issues related to Environment and Forest Clearances impacting development of new coal blocks,  with  senior officers of  the Ministry in view of high demand for domestic coal. Coal…

PM condoles the passing away of former Andhra Pradesh CM Shri K. Rosaiah Garu

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the passing away of the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri K. Rosaiah Garu. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; “Saddened by the passing away of Shri K. Rosaiah Garu. I recall my interactions with him when we both served as Chief Ministers and later when he was Tamil Nadu Governor. His contributions to public service will be remembered. Condolences to his family and supporters. Om Shanti.”

Maruti Suzuki’s November sales plummet due to global chip shortage

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Owing to the slump in production of vehicles due to the global chip shortage, the total sales of Maruti Suzuki dropped to 139,184 units in November as opposed to 153,223 units in the same month last year. “The shortage of electronic components had a minor impact on the production of vehicles during the month. The shortage primarily affected the production of vehicles sold in domestic market. The company took all possible measures to minimise the impact,” the auto major said in a statement on Wednesday. Last month, Maruti Suzuki’s domestic sales…

Drones around Vicky-Katrina’s wedding venue to be brought down if spotted

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All eyes are on the advancing wedding ceremony of Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal, who are tying the knot very soon. Going by the reports and if they are to be believed, the couple will get hitched in Jaipur on December 9. Surprisingly, neither Vicky nor Katrina have confirmed anything about their wedding yet. Also, bad news for fans as they won’t get a glimpse of Vicky-Katrina’s grand wedding. As per the latest updates, any drones spotted around the perimeter of the resort where Vicky and Katrina are tying the…

Vodafone Idea Foundation and CSC promote digital and financial literacy together

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Vodafone Idea Foundation (VIF), the CSR arm of Vi, and the CSC Academy, under the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), flagged-off a mobile van at the CSC-held ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ on the occasion of World Computer Literacy Day. The initiative is an attempt to take the Government of India’ digital literacy movement another step forward. At the event, P Balaji, Chief Regulatory & Corporate Affairs Officer, VIL and Director, Vodafone Idea Foundation, handed over a placard to CSC Academy in the presence of Shri Ajay Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry…

Beep and Local Motors Successfully Conclude Autonomous Shuttle Project at

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Yellowstone National Park ORLANDO  – Beep – a global leader in multi-passenger, electric, autonomous mobility solutions – today released ridership results following the highly-successful completion of Yellowstone National Park’s first-ever autonomous shuttle program T.E.D.D.Y. (The Electric Driverless Demonstration in Yellowstone), named as an ode to Teddy Roosevelt. The shuttle pilot enabled the National Park Service to test the feasibility and sustainability of autonomous mobility in a national park. “During the project we were able to validate, in partnership with the National Park Service, that Beep’s turnkey autonomous mobility solutions and safety-first approach delivers environmentally-friendly transportation…

Govt clears ₹5,100-cr project to make AK-203 rifles with Russia in Amethi

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The AK-203 assault rifles, which will replace the in-service INSAS rifles inducted more than three decades ago, will be manufactured at a facility in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi. The government has cleared a plan for the joint production of more than 500,000 AK-203 assault rifles with Russia to boost self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector. The decision comes ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India on December 6 for an annual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The Cabinet Committee…

‘BJP will win Uttar Pradesh polls with overwhelming majority’: Amit Shah at HTLS

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HTLS 2021: Union home minister Amit Shas said he has toured Uttar Pradesh extensively and got the feedback that caste equations are not going to work in the upcoming assembly polls. He also dismissed there is any threat posed by the Samajwadi Party. Union home minister Amit Shah said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will return to power in Uttar Pradesh with “overwhelming majority”. He was speaking at Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS). He also rubbished assertions that Samajwadi Party (SP), which is stitching up alliance with smaller parties, will…