The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh has said Article 370 was regressive and had led the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir into economic deprivation. Terming Article 370 as an “aberration” and calling it a “miscarriage of justice”, he said several path breaking Central Laws including Ban on Child Marriages, anti-dowry legislations, Right To Education, Minimum Wages Act and the Triple Talaq ban were not implemented in the State. Dr.…
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Rajya Sabha passed 3,817 Bills in the last 67 years; Held 5,466 sittings since 1952
The first ever effort by the Rajya Sabha secretariat to quantify and analyse the legislative work done by the Upper House since it came into being in 1952 has revealed that the House has passed 3,817 Bills till the end of the last and the 249th session. Of these, 60 Bills had lapsed due to the dissolution of Lok Sabha at various points of time while 63 Bills were deemed to have been passed by the Upper House while two Bills cleared by it are still to be taken up…
Rs 95,380 crore gross GST Revenue collected in October
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of October, 2019 is ₹ 95,380 crore of which CGST is ₹ 17,582 crore, SGST is ₹ 23,674 crore, IGST is ₹ 46,517 crore (including ₹ 21,446 crore collected on imports) and Cess is ₹ 7,607 crore (including ₹ 774 crore collected on imports). The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of September up to 31st October, 2019 is 73.83 lakh. The government has settled ₹ 20,642 crore to CGST and ₹ 13,971 crore to SGST from IGST…
Cyber attack on KKNPP
A malware infection was identified in NPCIL KKNPP Internet connected system. There was an identification of a malware infection on KKNPP administrative network used for day to day administrative activities.The affected system contains data related to administrative function. Plant control and instrumentation system is not connected to any external network such as Intranet, Internet and administrative system. The malware infection was not able to get access to the controls of the Nuclear Power Plant. Investigations have been carried out by the Computer & Information Security Advisory Group (CISAG) – DAE…
About 16,500 km National Gas Pipeline is Operational
To increase the availability of natural gas across the country, the Government has envisaged to develop the National Gas Grid. At present about 16,500 km natural gas pipeline is operational. Apart from that, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has authorized pipeline which are at various stages of execution. PNGRB is taking steps for development of natural gas pipeline in order to cover additional area of the country through National Gas Grid.PNGRB has informed that approximately 1,820 km of natural gas pipelines have been commissioned during April, 2016 –…
Decline in Auto Sales Continuous
There is cyclical slowdown across sectors including automotive sector since last few months. But the festival demand has shown YoY growth at 0.3% in the Passenger Vehicle Segment. There are various financial and regulatory causes together with perceptional reasons for the slump in automobile sales: • Reduction in finance availability to Auto Sector • Increase in Axel Load limit for commercial vehicles by up to 25% expanded freight capacity leading to shrinkage of new vehicle demand • Increase in vehicle cost due to Supreme Court order for upfront collection of…
Ban of Pan Masala
As per the National Cancer Registry Programme of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the estimated number of mortality due to cancer of mouth was 34,668, 37,212 and 39,951 in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. These estimates are however subject to certain limitations on data. Also, there is no separate data available to ascribe the above deaths to Pan Masala consumption. Standards of Pan Masala are specified under sub-regulations 2.11.5 of Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India…
IRCTC signs an MoU with KSTDC to run the Golden Chariot Train
Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), a tourism arm of Indian Railways, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) to market and operate the Golden Chariot Train in New Delhi today in the august presence of Minister of State of Railways, Shri Suresh C Angadi, and Minister of Tourism, Government of Karnataka, Shri C. T. Ravi. Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, other Railway Board Members, Officials from IRCTC & KSTDC were also present on the occasion. The new itineraries…
Modernisation of Military Equipments
The authorisation and holding of military equipments is as per operational requirement of the Armed Forces. Modernisation of the Armed Forces is a continuous process undertaken to keep the Forces in a state of readiness to meet operational and security challenges. The modernisation projects are progressed as per approval of Services Capital Acquisition Plans and Annual Acquisition Plans in terms of extant Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP). Based on the allocation of funds under Budget Estimates/Supplementary/Revised Estimates, sufficient funds are made available to meet the critical requirements of Services including Army.…
Launch of Chandrayaan-II
The approved cost of Chandrayaan-II Project is Rs. 603 Crore (excluding launch cost). Chandrayaan-II was launched on-board the GSLV MK III M1. The cost of GSLV MK III M1 vehicle is Rs. 367 Crore. Chandrayaan-II Spacecraft was successfully launched. The objectives of Chandrayaan-II Mission were: 1. Scientific studies through payloads on-board the orbiter 2. Technology demonstration of soft landing and roving on the lunar surface The indigenously developed Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft comprising of Orbiter, Lander and Rover was successfully launched on-board indigenous GSLV MK III-M1 Mission on 22nd July 2019.…