Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has called for reducing road accidents by half by the year 2025. He suggested that there should be a 3-days mandatory training of engineers of ministry, NHAI, PWD and various agencies related to road construction for awareness about road safety. Addressing the 19th Meeting of National Road Safety Council (NRSC) yesterday, ...
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Mineral Production during November 2020
The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of November, 2020 (Base: 2011-12=100) was 104.5. Production level of important minerals in November, 2020 were: Coal 626 lakh tonnes, Lignite 29 lakh tonnes, Natural gas (utilized) 2263 million cu. m., Petroleum (crude) 25 lakh tonnes, Bauxite 1784 thousand tonnes, Chromite 179 thousand tonnes, Copper conc. 9 thousand tonnes , Gold 80 ...
Read More »All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers – December, 2020
The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for the month of December, 2020 decreased by 13 points and 12 points to stand at 1047 (One thousand and forty seven) and 1053 (One thousand and fifty three) points respectively. The major contribution towards the fall in general index of Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers ...
Read More »RERA a Game Changer for Real Estate Sector
Shri Hardeep S Puri, MoS, I/C, Housing and Urban Affairs has stated that the history of urban India and the real estate sector will always be remembered in two phases – ‘Pre RERA’ and ‘Post RERA’. He added that consumer protection is an article of faith for the Government and that consumers provide the fulcrum of any industry-the protection of ...
Read More »Virtual Expo 2021 for R&D in Processed Food Sector Inaugurated
Shri Rameswar Teli, MoS, MoFPI today inaugurated the First Virtual Expo 2021 for R&D in processed food sector. Ministry of Food Processing Industries is organizing Virtual Expo 2021 for R&D in processed food sector from 20th to 22nd January 2021 for showcasing the outcomes of R&D Projects supported by the Ministry of premier Food Technology Institutions of India. Shri Rameswar Teli also ...
Read More »Piyush Goyal says that integration of various means of transport, documentation and stakeholders through technology platforms will lead to a much-simplified way of working, and enhance the Ease of Doing Business.
The National Conference with States on Logisticswas organized on Tuesday 19th January, 2021 by the Department of Commerce, with the objective to initiate a consultative and collaborative framework for the Central and State Governments to work in a coordinated manner in the logistic sector. The Conference was attended by more than 175 participants from the States and UTs, Central Ministries and ...
Read More »Launch of Regulatory Compliance Portal to minimize Regulatory Compliance Burden for Businesses and Citizens
India’s commitment to reforms is evident from the width and scale of reforms undertaken at pan- India level since 2014 under the visionary leadership of Hon. Prime Minister. This is reflected in the meteoric rise of India’s rank in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Report from 142nd in 2014 to 63rd in 2019. In order to translate the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan ...
Read More »Shri RadhashyamMahapatro is the new Chairman of NIPM, Utkal Chapter
Shri RadhashyamMahapatro, Director (HR) of NALCO, took over as the Chairman of the Utkal Chapter of National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM). Shri Mahapatro was unanimously selected as the Chairman of the chapter in the Executive Committee meeting held today at Bhubaneswar. With more than three decades of experience in Power, Oil and Coal Sectors in different capacities, Shri Mahapatro ...
Read More »Shri Dharmendra Pradhanwitnesses the signing of MOU between Indian Oil and NDMC for Development of Integrated Waste to Energy Facilities at Ranikhera in Narela
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil) and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for development of integrated waste-to-energy facilities at NDMC’s landfill site at Ranikhera in Narela, New Delhi. The MoU was signed in the presence of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Anil Baijal, Lt. Governor of Delhi, Shri ...
Read More »Inspection teams to abate dust and related Air Pollution levies charges of nearly 76 lakh rupees on non-compliant entities.
With a view to abate dust and related air pollution from the construction and demolition activities, the Commission for Air Quality Management(CAQM) for Delhi-NCR and adjacent areas, directed the Central Pollution Control Board, the State Pollution Control Boards of Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to constitute special teams and launch inspection drives in the project ...
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