The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today called upon the governors to act as a ‘guide’ to states and see to it that the programmes funded by Government of India are properly implemented by the states. He said that the Office of a Governor is “neither an ornamental position nor a political position” and that their conduct should ‘set an example’ for the state administration. The Vice President was addressing the Governors, Lt. Governors and Administrators from various States and Union Territories, along with their spouses, at a lunch…
Month: July 2022
FAQs on GST applicability on ‘pre-packaged and labelled’ goods
The changes relating to GST rate, in pursuance of recommendations made by the GST Council in its 47th meeting, came into effect from today, 18th of July, 2022. One such change is moving from imposition of GST on specified goods when bearing a registered brand or brand in respect of which an actionable claim or enforceable right in a court of law is available to imposition of GST on such goods when “pre-packaged and labelled”. Certain representations have been received seeking clarification on the scope of this change, particularly in…
‘Amritkaal’: Congress takes aim at PM Modi, Centre as rupee edges closer to 80-per-dollar-mark
Congress leaders have accused the ruling BJP of double standards, as before 2014, saffron party leaders had flayed the UPA government over the plunging rupee. Now, Congress is returning the favour. As the rupee edged closer to the historic low of 80-mark against the US dollar, the Opposition led by the Congress has unleashed a fusillade of tweets and taunts against the Centre for failing to keep the currency in check. Congress leaders have taken to social media to accuse the ruling BJP of double standards, as before 2014, Narendra Modi and…
UP: PM Modi to inaugurate 296 km-long Bundelkhand Expressway today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, July 16, and inaugurate Bundelkhand Expressway at Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, July 16, and inaugurate Bundelkhand Expressway at Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district. It is a 296-km four-lane expressway that has been constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850 crore. The work on the expressway has been completed within 28 months, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. According to…
JD(S) extends support to NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu
The JD(S) on Friday formally announced its support to NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, in the election to be held on July 18. The JD(S) on Friday formally announced its support to NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, in the election to be held on July 18. The JD(S) LP Deputy leader Bandeppa Kashempur said the unanimous decision was arrived at the JD(S) legislature party meeting held in Vidhana Soudha. JD(S) second-in-command and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, the party’s state president C M Ibrahim and few other legislators attended…
Elon Musk sent warning message to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, said stop creating trouble
Musk had sent a message to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal asking him to stop the Twitter lawyers from “creating trouble” before he backed out of the $44billion deal. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has pulled out of the $44 billion Twitter deal, giving rise to a fair amount of drama in the tech industry. A new report shows that Musk recently, but before pulling out of the deal, sent a text to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, informing him that company’s lawyers were trying to “cause trouble” after they sought information on…
The Government under leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, is empowering the cooperative sector with the mantra of ‘Sahakar Se Samriddhi’
The National Cooperative Agriculture & Rural Development Banks’ Federation Ltd. (NAFCARD) is organizing the National Conference of ARDBs – 2022 at the NCUI Auditorium, New Delhi tomorrow. The Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, will be the Chief Guest. This Conference culminates the sectoral programmes of ARDBs including public contact programme at ground level as part of celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. In order to give proper impetus to the cooperative sector under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Government had…
Digital Police portal of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) placed at 2 in the assessment under the Central Ministries Services Portal
A National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment was conducted by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in association with its knowledge partners, viz. NASSCOM and KPMG in 2021. This is a periodic assessment intended to improve the effectiveness of States/Union Territories and the Central Government in delivery of their online services to citizens. After the evaluation results which were released recently, the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been ranked at 1 under the Central Ministries Portal and the Digital Police Portal has been placed…
KVIC launches Knowledge Portal for Khadi by the Center of Excellence for Khadi
The Knowledge Portal for Khadi is a platform developed by the Center of Excellence for Khadi to provide design directions to the Khadi institutions. The portal was inaugurated by Ms Preeta Verma, CEO-KVIC, on 14th July 2022. The Center of Excellence for Khadi has been set up by KVIC, Ministry of MSME at NIFT, to support Khadi Institutions. Knowledge Port for Khadi attempts to disseminate design knowledge to a broader section of Khadi Institutions. The portal intends to create design intervention by simplifying the trends specially suitable for Khadi. Four…
Highest procurement of Onions of 2.50 lakh tons for buffer stock done from farmers in 2022-23
Beating past records, the Centre has procured 2.50 lakh tons of onion for the buffer in 2022-23. The onion buffer size in current year is 0.50 lakh tons higher than the 2.0 lakh tons created during 2021-22. The onions were procured from current rabi harvest for the price stabilisation buffer. The stocks have been procured by National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) from farmers through the Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in rabi onion growing states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The stocks will be released through targeted…