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  • BJP chief calls for severe fraud businesses’ probe into allegations in opposition to Kerala CM’s daughter, others

    By PTI

    THRISSUR: Senior BJP chief Prakash Javadekar on Saturday demanded a probe by competent central businesses into corruption fees over the alleged monetary dealings between Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena Vijayan’s agency and a Kochi-based minerals firm.

    He alleged additionally it is a curious case of corruption the place the proprietor of the corporate has given Rs 96 crore to leaders of varied political events, together with the ruling CPI(M) and the opposition UDF.

    “It’s a fraud. As a result, all agencies that investigate fraud should investigate (this case). That is my demand,” Javadekar, who’s in Thrissur, stated.

    The senior BJP chief, who’s the social gathering’s Kerala in-charge, claimed that the folks have misplaced religion within the probe by the state authorities businesses and alleged that “it’s all whitewash”.

    The senior BJP chief’s assertion got here days after the social gathering claimed that Vijayan may face an investigation on corruption fees over the alleged “indictment” of his daughter Veena’s agency for receiving Rs 1.7 crore from Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) with out offering any service.

    Javadekar, in a submit on social media platform ‘X’ (previously twitter), stated on Saturday that not solely the ruling LDF but additionally the opposition Congress-led UDF had been concerned in corruption within the southern state.

    Referring to the alleged monetary dealings of the UDF leaders with the Kochi-based agency, he stated, “Yet another skeleton has tumbled out of the cupboard of Kerala CM, UDF & LDF. It’s a curious case of corruption where the owner of the company which has given ? 96 crores to various politicians & bureaucrats, has accepted that he has paid the money. One recipient is CM’s Daughter Veena who has received ? 1.7 crore for doing nothing. More absurd is the support of Congress to the scam,” he tweeted.

    കേരള മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി, എൽ.ഡി.എഫ് – യു.ഡി.എഫ് കൂട്ടുമുന്നണി എന്നിവർ പങ്കാളികളായ മറ്റൊരു അഴിമതി കൂടി പുറത്തുവന്നിരിക്കുന്നു. രാഷ്ട്രീയക്കാർക്കും, അധികാരികൾക്കും 96 കോടി രൂപയിലധികം കൊടുത്ത കമ്പനി മുതലാളി താൻ പണം കൊടുത്തു എന്നത് സമ്മതിച്ചിരിക്കുകയാണ്. കേരള മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയുടെ മകൾക്ക് ഒന്നും…

    — Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) August 12, 2023

    Javadekar attacked Congress chief and Leader of Opposition within the State Assembly V D Satheesan for his reported remarks that “to take money from business houses for running political activities is normal.”

    “Mr. Satheeshan, let me remind you that politicians collect funds for the party and deposit in party accounts, not in private accounts. This money was paid to overlook the violations done by the company in pollution and other matters. This is open and shut case of corruption. This must be enquired by serious fraud agencies,” he tweeted.

    The BJP has stated the New Delhi bench of the Income Tax Interim Settlement Board not too long ago dominated that the cash was given contemplating the connection with a ‘distinguished individual’.

    The social gathering has stated Veena and her firm, Exalogic Solutions, had agreed to provide CMRL with IT, advertising consulting, and software program companies.

    However, the revenue tax examination found that no companies had been offered.

    Referring to numerous allegations in opposition to the Chief Minister and his workplace, together with the SNC Lavalin case, gold smuggling case and Life Mission rip-off, Javadekar alleged it isn’t a authorities led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), however a dispensation of the “Corruption Party of India.”

    He alleged that the anti-corruption businesses of the state authorities have did not correctly examine numerous “serious corruption charges” in opposition to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).

    ALSO READ | Row as Kerala CM’s daughter named in I-T report

    Strongly defending Veena, the CPI(M) has claimed that Vijayan’s daughter had not accomplished something unlawful and all of the dealings of her IT agency had been clear.

    Party leaders stated the cash laundering allegation on a part of her monetary transactions with a non-public minerals firm wouldn’t stand as all of the dealings had been via banks.

    As the information report snowballed right into a political row, the BJP attacked Chief Minister Vijayan and urged him to interrupt his silence over the allegations cropping up in opposition to his daughter.

    ALSO READ | CPM phrases allegations in opposition to Kerala CM’s daughter ‘baseless’; alleges conspiracy

    The Congress, nevertheless, went smooth on the matter, prompting the BJP to query the grand previous social gathering for not elevating it within the simply concluded Assembly session.

    Leader of Opposition within the Assembly V D Satheesan rejected the criticism by saying that even when the opposition had given a discover for adjournment over the problem, the CM wouldn’t have replied.

    THRISSUR: Senior BJP chief Prakash Javadekar on Saturday demanded a probe by competent central businesses into corruption fees over the alleged monetary dealings between Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena Vijayan’s agency and a Kochi-based minerals firm.

    He alleged additionally it is a curious case of corruption the place the proprietor of the corporate has given Rs 96 crore to leaders of varied political events, together with the ruling CPI(M) and the opposition UDF.

    “It’s a fraud. As a result, all agencies that investigate fraud should investigate (this case). That is my demand,” Javadekar, who’s in Thrissur, stated.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The senior BJP chief, who’s the social gathering’s Kerala in-charge, claimed that the folks have misplaced religion within the probe by the state authorities businesses and alleged that “it’s all whitewash”.

    The senior BJP chief’s assertion got here days after the social gathering claimed that Vijayan may face an investigation on corruption fees over the alleged “indictment” of his daughter Veena’s agency for receiving Rs 1.7 crore from Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) with out offering any service.

    Javadekar, in a submit on social media platform ‘X’ (previously twitter), stated on Saturday that not solely the ruling LDF but additionally the opposition Congress-led UDF had been concerned in corruption within the southern state.

    Referring to the alleged monetary dealings of the UDF leaders with the Kochi-based agency, he stated, “Yet another skeleton has tumbled out of the cupboard of Kerala CM, UDF & LDF. It’s a curious case of corruption where the owner of the company which has given ? 96 crores to various politicians & bureaucrats, has accepted that he has paid the money. One recipient is CM’s Daughter Veena who has received ? 1.7 crore for doing nothing. More absurd is the support of Congress to the scam,” he tweeted.

    കേരള മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി, എൽ.ഡി.എഫ് – യു.ഡി.എഫ് കൂട്ടുമുന്നണി എന്നിവർ പങ്കാളികളായ മറ്റൊരു അഴിമതി കൂടി പുറത്തുവന്നിരിക്കുന്നു. രാഷ്ട്രീയക്കാർക്കും, അധികാരികൾക്കും 96 കോടി രൂപയിലധികം കൊടുത്ത കമ്പനി മുതലാളി താൻ പണം കൊടുത്തു എന്നത് സമ്മതിച്ചിരിക്കുകയാണ്. കേരള മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയുടെ മകൾക്ക് ഒന്നും…
    — Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) August 12, 2023
    Javadekar attacked Congress chief and Leader of Opposition within the State Assembly V D Satheesan for his reported remarks that “to take money from business houses for running political activities is normal.”

    “Mr. Satheeshan, let me remind you that politicians collect funds for the party and deposit in party accounts, not in private accounts. This money was paid to overlook the violations done by the company in pollution and other matters. This is open and shut case of corruption. This must be enquired by serious fraud agencies,” he tweeted.

    The BJP has stated the New Delhi bench of the Income Tax Interim Settlement Board not too long ago dominated that the cash was given contemplating the connection with a ‘distinguished individual’.

    The social gathering has stated Veena and her firm, Exalogic Solutions, had agreed to provide CMRL with IT, advertising consulting, and software program companies.

    However, the revenue tax examination found that no companies had been offered.

    Referring to numerous allegations in opposition to the Chief Minister and his workplace, together with the SNC Lavalin case, gold smuggling case and Life Mission rip-off, Javadekar alleged it isn’t a authorities led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), however a dispensation of the “Corruption Party of India.”

    He alleged that the anti-corruption businesses of the state authorities have did not correctly examine numerous “serious corruption charges” in opposition to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).

    ALSO READ | Row as Kerala CM’s daughter named in I-T report

    Strongly defending Veena, the CPI(M) has claimed that Vijayan’s daughter had not accomplished something unlawful and all of the dealings of her IT agency had been clear.

    Party leaders stated the cash laundering allegation on a part of her monetary transactions with a non-public minerals firm wouldn’t stand as all of the dealings had been via banks.

    As the information report snowballed right into a political row, the BJP attacked Chief Minister Vijayan and urged him to interrupt his silence over the allegations cropping up in opposition to his daughter.

    ALSO READ | CPM phrases allegations in opposition to Kerala CM’s daughter ‘baseless’; alleges conspiracy

    The Congress, nevertheless, went smooth on the matter, prompting the BJP to query the grand previous social gathering for not elevating it within the simply concluded Assembly session.

    Leader of Opposition within the Assembly V D Satheesan rejected the criticism by saying that even when the opposition had given a discover for adjournment over the problem, the CM wouldn’t have replied.

  • Javadekar appointed head of Rajya Sabha’s ethics panel

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Prakash Javadekar and BJP MP CM Ramesh have been appointed as chairpersons of Rajya Sabha’s ethics and housing committees, respectively.

    Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar reconstituted a number of committees and appointed their chairpersons, in accordance with notifications issued by the Secretariat of the Upper House.

    BJD MP Sujeet Kumar has been appointed as chairperson of Rajya Sabha’s petitions committee, and DMK MP M Thambidurai of panel on authorities assurances, whereas BJP MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa will chair the parliamentary panel on papers laid on the desk.

    BJP’s chief whip within the Rajya Sabha Laxmikant Bajpayee will chair the Committee on Subordinate Legislation.

    In the reconstituted ethics committee chaired by Javadekar, TMC flooring chief of Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, BJD chief Sasmit Patra and YSR Congress chief Vijaysai Reddy are additionally amongst its members.

    C M Ramesh, BJP’s key flooring supervisor within the Upper House, will now chair the Rajya Sabha’s housing committee, the notification mentioned.

    NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Prakash Javadekar and BJP MP CM Ramesh have been appointed as chairpersons of Rajya Sabha’s ethics and housing committees, respectively.

    Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar reconstituted a number of committees and appointed their chairpersons, in accordance with notifications issued by the Secretariat of the Upper House.

    BJD MP Sujeet Kumar has been appointed as chairperson of Rajya Sabha’s petitions committee, and DMK MP M Thambidurai of panel on authorities assurances, whereas BJP MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa will chair the parliamentary panel on papers laid on the desk.

    BJP’s chief whip within the Rajya Sabha Laxmikant Bajpayee will chair the Committee on Subordinate Legislation.

    In the reconstituted ethics committee chaired by Javadekar, TMC flooring chief of Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, BJD chief Sasmit Patra and YSR Congress chief Vijaysai Reddy are additionally amongst its members.

    C M Ramesh, BJP’s key flooring supervisor within the Upper House, will now chair the Rajya Sabha’s housing committee, the notification mentioned.

  • Five ex-Union ministers occupying bungalows categorical willingness to vacate authorities lodging: Officials

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: As many as 5 former Union ministers, who’re nonetheless occupying bungalows above their entitlement, have communicated their willingness to vacate authorities lodging within the nationwide capital, Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry officers mentioned on Friday.

    They mentioned even former Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, who was served with an eviction discover by the Directorate of Estates lately, has additionally conveyed that he can be vacating the 27, Safdarjung Road bungalow.

    According to officers, Pokhriyal’s bungalow has been allotted to Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.

    Meanwhile, another former ministers, Prakash Javadekar and Harsh Vardhan, have already communicated to the HUA ministry that they are going to be vacating their respective official bungalows.

    “They will soon shift to their entitled category (type VII bungalow),” an official advised PTI.

    The official mentioned that there are at present round 5 kind VIII bungalows being utilized by former ministers, including that each one of them have expressed their willingness to vacate the identical.

    On Friday, the Union housing and concrete affairs ministry accomplished the method of Chirag Paswan from the 12, Janpath bungalow allotted to his late father Ram Vilas Paswan in 1990.

    Talking about lodging guidelines for the ministers and MPs, one other senior official within the Union housing and concrete affairs ministry mentioned that kind VIII bungalows are allotted to Union ministers and senior members of the judiciary.

    Ex ministers are normally entitled to kind VII lodging.

    “Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have also their housing committees which allot government accommodation to their members from their own quota. There are also some type VIII bungalows with them (Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha housing committees), but MPs are usually given bungalows lesser than the type VIII category,” official identified.

    He mentioned that there’s a Cabinet committee on lodging that has energy to allot a authorities bungalow to a “private person” on safety floor and different causes.

    In July 2020, senior Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had been requested by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry to vacate her authorities lodging after the Centre had withdrawn SPG safety cowl.

    “Those who are Special Protection Group (SPG) protectees are entitled to government bungalows. Once their such security cover is withdrawn, they have to surrender their accommodation facility,” official mentioned.

  • Modi Cabinet will get a serious overhaul: Sonowal, Scindia inducted as 12 central ministers resign

    In the primary Cabinet reshuffle train since Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to energy for a second time period in 2019, a complete of 43 leaders took oath as ministers in a ceremony held within the Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Wednesday.
    The reshuffle follows a protracted evaluate train by the PM and the BJP prime brass in a collection of conferences with ministers. These have been held within the wake of the devastating second Covid wave that has set off widespread criticism of the Government – together with by a number of courts – for the mismanagement of the disaster.
    The newly inducted Council of Ministers embody 15 Cabinet ministers and 28 Ministers of State (MoS), comprising new faces and people elevated. While Sarbananda Sonowal, Narayan Rane, and Jyotiraditya Scindia have been among the many first ones to take oath as Cabinet ministers, Kiren Rijiju, R Okay Singh, Hardeep Singh Puri, Mansukh Mandaviya, Parshottam Rupala, G Kishan Reddy, and Anurag Thakur have been elevated to the Cabinet stage.
    While Rane and Sonowal had beforehand served as chief ministers of Maharashtra and Assam, respectively, Congress-turned-BJP chief Scindia is a Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh. He had served because the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and Union Minister of State for Commerce & Communications through the erstwhile UPA authorities.

    Before the rejig, a complete of 12 ministers stepped down from their positions, together with BJP heavyweights Harsh Vardhan (Health Minister), Ravi Shankar Prasad (Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology Minister), and Prakash Javadekar (Forest and Climate Change Minister). Other ministers who’re out of the Cabinet are Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (Education Minister), Babul Supriyo, Sadananda Gowda, Santosh Gangwar, Debasree Chaudhuri, Rattan Lal Kataria, Sanjay Dhotre, Thawarchand Gehlot, Pratap Chandra Sarangi (MoS), and Ashwini Chaubey (MoS).
    Lok Sabha MP from Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh Virendra Kumar, Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha Ashwini Vaishnaw, Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar and JD(U) chief R C P Singh, Lok Sabha MP from Bihar’s Hajipur Pashupati Kumar Paras, have been additionally sworn-in as Cabinet ministers. Bhupendra Yadav, who has been serving within the BJP organisation as a normal secretary, was additionally sworn-in as a Cabinet minister.
    As many as 28 MoS took oath together with seven from Uttar Pradesh which works to polls subsequent yr with the BJP searching for a second time period there. Pankaj Choudhary, Anupriya Patel, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, Kaushal Kishore, S P S Baghel and Ajay Kumar– all Lok Sabha MPs from Uttar Pradesh — took oath as new Union Ministers of State. B L Verma, a Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh, was additionally sworn-in as a Minister of State.
    Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Shobha Karandlaje, MPs from Karnataka; Darshana Vikram Jardosh from Gujarat; New Delhi Lok Sabha MP Meenakshi Lekhi; Annapurna Devi (Jharkhand), A Narayanaswamy (Karnataka); Ajay Bhatt (Uttarakhand), Chauhan Devusinh (Gujarat), have been additionally sworn in as MoS.
    Others who took oath as Ministers of State on the ceremony have been Bhagwanth Khuba (Karnataka); Kapil Moreshwar Patil (Maharashtra); Pratima Bhoumik (Tripura); Subhas Sarkar (West Bengal); Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad (Maharashtra); Rajkumar Ranjan Singh (Manipur); MPs Bharati Pawar (Maharashtra), Bishweswar Tudu (Odisha) and Shantanu Thakur (West Bengal) Munjapara Mahendrabhai (Gujarat), John Barla and Nisith Pramanik (West Bengal); and BJP’s Tamil Nadu state president L Murugan.

    With the reshuffle, Modi has now introduced in younger faces and has additionally given illustration to numerous social teams and areas.

    Criticising the train, Congress has mentioned that the reshuffle was not pushed by efficiency or governance however meant for “distribution of the spoils of power” and “adjustment” of defectors.

    Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala mentioned if the cabinet enlargement was to be finished on the premise of efficiency then the Prime Minister ought to have been the primary one to be eliminated for his failures in offering governance. “Several Dalits, backward caste members are being made ministers. They are doing it from the point of polls. This is being done to distract people. They are not doing this for welfare of communities but because of their compulsion,” Congress MP and Leader of Opposition within the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge was quoted as saying by ANI.
    (With inputs from PTI and ANI)

  • Union Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurates digital ‘India Pavilion’ at Cannes Film Festival 

    NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday inaugurated the digital ‘India Pavilion’ at 74th Cannes Film Festival, saying he hopes the novel coronavirus pandemic ends quickly and folks come again to the theatres.

    The 2021 version of the Cannes Film Festival kick-started from July 6 and can conclude on July 17.

    The ministry has opened up a facilitation workplace to offer approvals to worldwide filmmakers to launch their movies within the nation, with a single clearance window, Javadekar added.

    Addressing the digital inauguration, organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt of India, collectively with FICCI, the minister stated that is the second 12 months when the pavilions are nearly organised however the enterprise is actual together with the creativity, expertise, expertise and India gives the very best of those.

    ALSO READ: Cannes chief says Netflix but to find a fantastic movie director

    “The virtual India pavilion can become a meeting place to meet and discuss the future of the world of cinema,” he added.

    The minister additionally acknowledged that most of the worldwide movies are being filmed in India with over 500 websites out there.

    In order to draw extra worldwide filmmakers to India, the federal government of India has taken numerous steps, he stated.

    “We have now opened up a facilitation office which guarantees that all permissions are given in one go,” he added.

    Javadekar additional acknowledged that a number of Hollywood motion pictures reminiscent of “Lion King”, “Jungle Book”, “Life of Pi”, “X-Men”, and “Avatar” have gotten their VFX animation achieved in India, and the nation’s contribution to world cinema can be rising.

    Talking concerning the digital ‘India Pavilion’, the minister stated it might function a gathering floor to debate the way forward for the world of cinema.

    “Cannes Film Festival is a festival of creativity and talent but simultaneously a place for business as well. The Cannes Film market offers a big opportunity for the filmmakers of the world. Films will do huge business after the pandemic and many of the films are shot for OTT platforms also,” he added.

    According to producer Ekta Kapoor, India weaves a number of native inbuilt flavours in its storytelling.

    “India is known as a content creating nation. Indian content has always been the soft ambassador of India and it has a lot of appeal in the international market. Collaborations are the way forward for any company and there are a lot of opportunities in India,” Kapoor added.

    Prasoon Joshi, author, poet and chairman, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), stated the Indian movie trade is on course together with the give attention to regional cinema.

    “Indian audiences today are more active seekers and the pandemic has given more acceleration to explore the world of cinema. There is a churn in Indian cinema,” he added.

    Cannes Film Festival, some of the prestigious film galas on this planet, was initially scheduled to happen from May 11 to May 22 however was pushed by two months because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

    Last 12 months’s version was cancelled because of the pandemic and changed by a low-key occasion in October, showcasing brief movies however with out the A-list film stars, administrators and producers.

  • Cabinet approves FM Sitharaman’s Covid-19 stimulus package deal, Rs 3.03-lakh crore scheme for energy discoms

    The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday authorised the stimulus package deal introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman two days in the past, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar stated.
    As a part of the package deal to assist the pandemic-hit economic system, Sitharaman had on Monday introduced Rs 1.5 lakh crore of further credit score for small and medium companies, extra funds for the healthcare sector, loans to tourism companies and guides, and waiver of visa payment for international vacationers.
    The Cabinet additionally authorised the export insurance coverage cowl of Rs 1.22 lakh crore scheme and energy discom scheme price Rs 3.03 lakh crore.
    Apart from these, the Cabinet additionally cleared the rollout of the BharatNet challenge for broadband companies throughout 3.61 lakh villages in 16 states underneath public-private partnership (PPP) mode with viability hole funding of Rs 19,041 crore, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced.

    Scheme authorised for energy discoms
    Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) authorised a five-year-long reform-based result-linked energy distribution scheme price Rs 3.03 lakh crore on Wednesday. Briefing the media concerning the resolution, Power Minister R Ok Singh stated, “We have done a lot for power distribution reforms. It needs to be strengthened. Today, the Cabinet has approved the new scheme worth Rs 3.03 lakh crore, including Rs 97,000 crore central outlay.”
    He stated the funds can be given to energy distribution firms (discoms) to strengthen their system. The Reform-Based Result-Linked Power Distribution Scheme was introduced in Budget earlier this yr.
    Scheme authorised for BharatNet challenge in 16 states
    Cabinet authorised PPP mode for the launch of BharatNet challenge in 3,61,000 villages in 16 states. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stated the full expense can be Rs 29,430 crore, which incorporates Rs 19,041 crore to be spent by the centre for the viability hole funding.
    He stated the choice to contain personal gamers was taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced on August 15, 2020 that round 6 lakh villages within the nation can be related with broadband in 1,000 days. Prasad stated until date, 1.56 lakh out of the two.5 lakh village panchayats have been related with broadband.
    Approval of Covid-19 reduction package deal introduced by Finance Minister
    The Cabinet additionally authorised the Rs 6.29 lakh crore reduction package deal introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to minitage the affect of the second wave of Covid-19 on the economic system, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar stated whereas briefing the press after the Cabinet assembly.
    As a part of the package deal, the finance minister had earlier this week introduced Rs 1.5 lakh crore of further credit score for small and medium companies, extra funds for the healthcare sector, loans to tourism companies and guides, and waiver of visa payment for international vacationers.
    Together with beforehand introduced Rs 93,869 crore spending on offering free foodgrains to the poor until November and extra Rs 14,775 crore fertiliser subsidy, the stimulus package deal, which is generally made up of presidency assure to banks and microfinance establishments (MFIs) for loans they lengthen to Covid-19-hit sectors, totalled as much as Rs 6.29 lakh crore.
    –With inputs from PTI

  • Stakeholders’ meet quickly to debate progress plans for auto trade: Prakash Javadekar

    The heavy industries and public enterprises ministry will quickly convene a stakeholder assembly to debate methods for fast-track progress of the auto trade, together with e-vehicles, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar mentioned on Tuesday.
    He additionally mentioned with the event of NATRAX (National Automotive Test Tracks) Indore facility, home automobiles will now not have to be despatched overseas for testing.
    Now many nations which should not have this sort of services will ship their automobiles to India as a substitute of Europe or the US as a result of the 11.3-km excessive pace observe at Indore is the fifth largest on the planet, however largest in Asia and extra geared up than services in China and Japan, the minister mentioned.
    “We will arrange a stakeholder dialogue very soon to think about both the topics — further acceleration for high growth of the automobile industry and what is the way forward for fast tracking and fast growth of e-vehicles,” the Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises minister mentioned whereas inaugurating the Indore facility.

    Javadekar added that many concepts are floating round on e-vehicles and there are newer options arising, “so we will hold stakeholder consultation in both the areas very soon”.
    Speaking on the occasion, former Mahindra and Mahindra MD Pawan Goenka mentioned despite the central and state governments’ initiatives to facilitate transition to e-vehicles, it’s taking place at a really sluggish tempo and there’s a want for stakeholder session to fast-track the transition.
    “We cannot afford the slow pace at which the transition is happening today,” he mentioned.
    Goenka additionally mentioned the auto trade right now in India is bruised as even earlier than the pandemic, it was virtually stagnant for 5 years.
    Again, there’s a want for a stakeholder assembly to see what must be carried out to get the trade again on the expansion path because the trade is necessary for financial progress.
    Since the launch of the Automotive Mission Plan (AMP) 2016-26, he mentioned, loads has modified and “I would request the department that with the help of industry and experts, you revisit that plan and come out with a new plan for 2026 with an aim of doubling the auto industry size, doubling employment , doubling tax revenue and creating lot of exports for India”.
    Further speaking about NATRAX Indore, Secretary within the Heavy Industries Ministry Arun Goel mentioned it is a centre of excellence for car dynamics.
    The excessive pace observe shall perform growth and homologation assessments for all types of automobiles together with most pace of 375 km/hr, he mentioned including all kinds of assessments may be carried out like most pace, brake efficiency, fixed gasoline consumption, emission check, excessive pace dealing with and sturdiness testing.

    The observe can be utilized for testing excessive finish automobiles and for racing additionally.
    The undertaking NATRAX is being constructed underneath NATRiP (National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project) of the Heavy Industries Ministry. NATRAX is without doubt one of the automotive testing and certification centres in India.

  • Govt launches LiDAR survey experiences to reinforce water in forest areas

    Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar Friday launched LiDAR-based experiences mapping out the water requirement inside forest areas in 10 states. These experiences can be used to reinforce groundwater in forest areas in order that animals don’t enterprise out in quest of water, Javadekar stated.
    The LiDAR (mild detection and ranging) expertise was used to create 3-D photos of the challenge areas to suggest soil and water conservation constructions. The surveys had been carried out at forest areas in Assam, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, and Tripura.
    Javadekar stated that the challenge, awarded to WAPCOS, a PSU beneath the Jal Shakti Ministry, is “a primary of its type and a novel experiment utilizing LiDAR expertise which can assist increase water and fodder in jungles areas thereby decreasing human-animal battle’’.
    “The survey will help us in identifying areas which need groundwater recharge which will in turn help local communities. We have partnered with 26 states to pilot this project,” he stated.
    Four extra states will submit their surveys by July fifteenth, whereas the remainder will submit their experiences by September, stated Ministry officers.
    The soil and water conservation constructions will assist in catching rainwater and forestall stream run-off, which can assist in recharging groundwater, stated officers.
    The challenge was awarded to WAPCOS in July 2020 at a value of over Rs18 crore for implementation in 26 states over 261897 hectares.

    WAPCOS with the participation of State Forest Departments recognized one main ridge inside a forest block in these states with common space of 10,000 ha chosen in every State for preparation of Detailed Project Reports for planning and figuring out places and constructions for development of acceptable and possible micro soil and water conservation constructions according to web site particular geography, topography and soil traits.
    States/UTs recognized one main ridge inside a forest block with the standards that space chosen ought to have common rainfall of the state, and the realm requires assisted pure technology which suggests the density of forests ought to be lower than 0.4 or beneath, however ought to have affordable potential to regenerate with the ANR interventions.

    “The websites which have been chosen are ones that are barely degraded, and the states have recognized these in order that water and fodder augmentation tasks, in addition to afforestation, may be carried out within the recognized web site,’’ stated an official including that the LiDAR expertise has been discovered to have 90 p.c accuracy.
    “We will present states with CAMPA funds by which this challenge may be undertaken they usually can improve water assets throughout the forests to satisfy the wants of wildlife, in addition to fodder augmentation. These tasks ought to be in place by subsequent monsoon, and we must always begin seeing the outcomes quickly,’’ stated Javadekar.

  • Cabinet nod to five MHz spectrum for Railways to spice up communication, signalling

    After two years of deliberations, the federal government Wednesday determined to allocate 5 MHz spectrum within the 700 MHz frequency band to the Indian Railways for enhancing its communication and signalling techniques.
    “It will help improve safety of passengers on the transport network,” Union Minister Prakash Javadekar stated after a Cabinet assembly chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which cleared the proposal.
    Indian Railways has envisaged to supply LTE-based cell prepare radio communication on its route. The undertaking will probably be accomplished within the subsequent 5 years at a value of Rs 25,000 crore, the nationwide transporter stated in an announcement.
    The Railways at present depends on optical fibre for its communication community however with the allocation of recent spectrum, will probably be ready to make use of high-speed radio on a real-time foundation.

    In its assertion, the Railways stated, “It brings a strategic shift in railways’ operations and maintenance regime.”

  • The Family Man 2 Controversy: After Vaiku Writes To I&B Minister, Makers Clarify ‘Wait And Watch’

    Mumbai: Days after the discharge of The Family Man 2 trailer starring Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkikeni, Rajya Sabha member and MDMK chief Vaiku has written a letter to the Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar to cease the printed of the much-awaited internet collection, alleging that it reveals Tamilians in a detrimental gentle. As per Vaiku, the present depicted, “Tamilians as terrorists and ISI Agents and having link with Pakistan. These descriptions have hurt the sentiments of Tamil people and Tamil culture and offensive against the Tamil community. The people of Tamil Nadu are raising serious objections over such act and are protesting against the Serial.” Also Read – Manoj Bajpayee Recalls Shah Rukh Khan Was Only One Who Used To Come In Maruti Van Earlier, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) Founder, Seeman demanded a ban on The Family Man season 2 for ‘intentionally portraying the LTTE as terrorists and Tamils as vicious people’. He additionally alleged that its story being set in Chennai was no coincidence. Also Read – The Family Man Season 3 Confirmed, Amazon Prime Video to Make Announcement Soon | Deets Inside Now, the administrators of the present, Raj and DK, have clarified in a press assertion, “Some assumptions and impressions have been made based on just a couple of shots in the trailer. Many of our lead cast members, as well as key members of the creative & writing team, are Tamilians. We are very cognizant of the sentiments of the Tamil people and Tamil culture and have nothing but the utmost love and respect towards our Tamil people. We have put in years of hard work into this show, and we have taken great pains to bring to our audiences a sensitive, balanced, and riveting story – much like we did in Season 1 of the show. We request everyone to wait and watch the show when it releases. We know you’ll appreciate it once you watch it.” Also Read – The Family 2 Intentionally Portrays LTTE as Terrorists: NTK Founder Seeman on Amazon Prime Series

    The Family Man season 2 starring Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkineni is all set for June 4 launch. The internet collection has an ensemble forged of Sharib Hashmi, Seema Biswas, Darshan Kumar, Sharad Kelkar, Sunny Hinduja, Gul Panag, Priyamani, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Shahab Ali, Vedant Sinha, Mahek Thakur, Samantha Akkineni, Mime Gopi, Ravindra Vijay, Devadarshini Chetan, Anandsami, and N Alagamperumal.