GOVERNMENT SCHEME-DAILY-NEWS-06-08-2016
Union Health Minister J P Nadda on 5 August 2016 launched a nation-wide programme MAA - Mothers’ Absolute Affection for promoting breastfeeding. The goal of the programme is to enhance optimal breastfeeding practices. MAA is an intensified programme of the Health Ministry for creating an enabling environment to ensure that mothers, husbands and families receive adequate information and support for
The Government of India is extremely concerned about the old age income security of the working poor. To encourage and enable them to take care of their old age, Atal Pension Yojana (APY)has been launched by Government of India in the year 2015 which is being administered and regulated by PFRDA. Though more than 31 lakh subscribers have joined the scheme in past one year, the support of State Governments is very
Bangladesh government has blocked over 30 online portals and news websites, including some pro-opposition media. The head of the national telecoms regulator Bangladesh Telecommunications and Regulatory Commission, BTRC said the websites were shut down late on Friday night on government orders. Bdnews has reported that BTRC did not assign any reason for the action. The list of blocked news
Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today launched Swachh Survekshan or Sanitation Survey 2017 of 500 cities in New Delhi. People from Dhanbad and Mysore shared their success stories through video conferencing and also kept forth their demands in front of the minister. Venkaiah Naidu launched Guide Book, Idea Book and MSW Manual on the occasion. The main objective of Swach Survekshan is
Union Sports Minister Inaugurates‘Exhibition on Olympic Games’ &Live Screening of Rio Games on Giant Screen at Central Park, Connaught Place, New Delhi .In continuation to celebrate the Olympic mood in the country,Union Minister of State (I/ C) for Youth Affairs &Sports Shri Vijay Goel here today inaugurated ‘Exhibition on Olympic Games’ & ‘Live Screening of Rio Games’t Central Park, Connaught Place in the
Minister of Communications Shri Manoj Sinha today unveiled the Commemorative Postage Stamps on Rio Olympic Games and said the unique initiative will motivate the Rio-bound Indian athletes. Issuing stamps on games of wrestling, badminton, shooting and boxing, the Minister said, the Department of Posts had always issued special stamps on important occasions to rekindle the spirit of patriotism and for advancement of
Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday said that breastfeeding should be promoted at all levels, as it is the most natural and cost effective intervention of human development. The minister was speaking at the launch of MAA (Mothers Absolute Affection), a flagship programme for promotion of breastfeeding. The ministry said that campaign MAA is a nationwide programme launched in an attempt to bring undiluted focus on
Centre has issued an advisory to all states to cap the cost of dengue diagnostic tests in private hospitals at 600 rupees. The move comes in the wake of media reports that some private laboratories and hospitals were over-charging from patients for dengue tests. Minister of State for Health Faggan Singh Kulaste said
BANKING-DAILY-NEWS--06-08-2016
Gobal rating agency Standard & Poor's has lowered private lender ICICI Bank's standalone credit profile (SACP) to 'bbb-' from 'bbb' on weakening asset quality. The bank's asset quality will remain under pressure over the next 12 months. The agency affirmed 'BBB-' long-term and 'A-3' short-term foreign currency issuer credit ratings for ICICI Bank. The outlook for the long-term rating is stable. Referring to lowering of SACP,
ECONOMICAL-DAILY-NEWS--06-08-2016
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned the second 500 MW thermal unit at Marwa Thermal Power Station in Chhattisgarh. Located in Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh, Marwa TPS has been set up by Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Ltd. (CSPGCL). The first unit of Marwa TPS was also commissioned earlier by BHEL. BHEL has been associated with power
A day after extending the minimum import price (MIP) norms on select steel products, the government on Friday removed safeguard duty from another 37 products in the sector, such as flat rolled and hot rolled ones. On Thursday, the government had said it was extending the MIP for 66 steel items for two more months, pruning the existing list which covered 173 such products. Products which had safeguard or anti-
In a move that champions the inflation-fighting policies of outgoing Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan, the government on Friday announced an inflation target of 4 per cent, plus or minus 2 per cent. The monetary policy committee, which will be set up soon, will have to adhere to the target till March 31, 2021, or else the central bank will have some explaining to do.This RBI's monetary policy review on
The GST Bill, which was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, is likely to be tabled in Lok Sabha on 8th August, for which the BJP has issued a whip to its members in the Lower House, to ensure its smooth passage. The whip issued by the ruling party ON Friday has asked its members to be present in the House on Monday. The Constitution Amendment Bill is expected to sail through Lok Sabha, where the BJP-led
NITI Aayog is likely to unveil the new National Energy Policy in the next three months with a focus on air quality issue, renewable energy, natural gas, universal electrification and clean cooking fuel. The policy will replace Integrated Energy Policy that envisioned a road map for sustainable growth with energy security over a reasonable period of time. It was approved by the Union Cabinet in December 2008 during UPA
Aiming to double farmers' income by 2022, Rajasthan government on Friday invited investors to partner with the state government in agriculture and related sectors. "Today Rajasthan is a perfect state for investment. State has policies in agriculture and and allied sectors and offer customise packages to investors and start-ups for establishing food parks, warehousing, procurement, marketing and others," state Public Works
Mumbai: Country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.81 billion to reach a life-time high of $365.49 billion in the week to July 29, helped by rise in foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. In the previous week, the reserves had dropped by $664 million to $362.69 billion. Foreign currency assets (FCAs), a major component of the overall reserves, rose $2.79 billion to $341.04 billion in the reporting
The Foreign Direct Investment in food processing sector has increased from USD 170.21 Million in 2011-12 to USD 505.88 Million in 2015-16. Foreign Direct Investment inflows into the food processing industries has been one of the reasons for 5.78 % growth of gross value added in food processing industries in 2014-15 at 2011-12 prices. Further, as per the Annual Survey of Industries the number of food processing
SPORT-DAILY-NEWS-06-08-2016
The Manipur cabinet, in a bid to boost the morale of the six athletes of Manipur, who are going to vie for top honours at the Rio Olympic Games 2016 in Brazil has declared an award of Rs 2 crore to those athletes who clinch gold medal, Rs 1.5 crore for silver medal and Rs 1 crore for bronze medal. A sum of Rs 25 lakh will also be given to all the qualified athletes even if they do not manage to fetch medals in the world’s largest
Rio de Janeiro: The Indian Olympic Association on Friday announced a Rs 50 lakh cash award for the gold medal-winning athletes in the Rio Olympics. At a meeting with the managers and coaches of the teams, the IOA top brass comprising president N Ramachandran and secretary general Rajeev Mehta, it was announced that the national Olympic body for the first time would award Rs 50 lakh for a gold medal, Rs 30
RIO DE JANEIRO: There's nothing like the unique Brazilian vibe and the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will see no shortage of samba, culture, diversity and history as the South American nation proudly showcases its traditions and environmental wonders.Millions of television viewers from around the world are expected to watch the three-hour ceremony Friday night, which comes as the
IT services major Infosys has invested $4 million in Cloudyn, an Israeli corporation, as it seeks to strengthen its cloud computing service offering, an area in which the majority of Indian export companies struggle. Israeli-based Cloudyn is a start-up that enables corporates to monitor their cloud computing usage and optimise its usage. of these services. The Infosys investment will give them for a minority stake, Cloudyn
DEFENCE -DAILY-NEWS-06-08-2016
As part of Independence Day Celebrations, the army would be conducting the ‘KNOW YOUR ARMY MELA’ based on the theme “INDIAN ARMY: KNOW OUR MIGHT”. Event will be held on 12-13 August 2016 at Central Vehicle Depot (CVD), Delhi Cantonment from 9 AM to 5 PM. It is open to general public for witnessing the military equipment, demonstrations and screening of motivational movies. The event
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA —Malaysia acknowledged for the first time that one of the pilots of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had plotted a course on his home flight simulator to the southern Indian Ocean, where the missing jet is believed to have crashed. Australian officials overseeing the search for the plane last month said data recovered from Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah's simulator included a flight path to the southern
A three-day exhibition showing India's indigenous defence capabilities like BrahMos supersonic missiles, main battle tank 'Arjun' among others was organized at Parliament Premises. The exhibition which was organised by the DRDO, concludes on Friday. It displayed a number of state-of-the-art defence
SURVEY AND REPORT-NEWS-06-08-2016
Pre-School Education (PSE)/ Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) services in India are delivered through public, private and non-governmental service providers. The public channel, ICDS is the largest service provider of ECCE. 3.50 crore children (3-6years) are attending PSE at 13.50 lakh Anganwadi Centers as per information received from the States/UTs under ICDS Scheme as on 31.03.2016. The Right
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Tuesday, released the latest data on the rainfall during June-July of 2016. In 2016, the Southwest monsoon rainfall was 11 per cent below the Long Period Average (LPA) in June, but was 7 per cent above LPA in July. A north-south belt comprising the states and meteorological sub-divisions, such as West Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, East
STATE -DAILY-NEWS-06-08-2016
Software firm Infosys has sought the central government's approval to set up an IT special economic zone (SEZ) in West Bengal. The company's application will be considered by the inter-ministerial body, Board of Approval (BoA), headed by Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia, in its meeting on August 12. Infosys has proposed to set up IT/ITeS SEZ over an area of 20.14 hectares in South 24 Parganas, the boards' meeting
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced the constitution of Namami Chandrabhaga Authority, for a comprehensive development plan for river cleaning on the lines of Namami Gange, a pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Fadnavis was on a visit to the temple town Pandharpur. He said, “I take up the challenge of restoring the golden glory of river Chandrabhaga, which has nurtured our ancient
Kolkata/Burdwan, Aug 5 (IBNS): A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserted to find out Rabindranath Tagore's stolen Nobel Prize medal if given a chance, the state government has started preparation to begin probe again into the matter, a senior official said. During a press conference in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Friday, state's Chief Secretary Basudeb Banerjee informed that Home
Rajasthan government has formed a state-level coordination committee headed by the chief secretary to look after the issues related to oil companies. The committee will look after the issues related with setting up of petrol pumps and gas godowns, land acquisition for laying of pipeline, transportation among others. Food and civil supply department will be the committee's administrative department, a release said.
PASSES AWAY-DAILY-NEWS-06-08-2016
CHENNAI, AUG 06: Veteran South Indian film director and scriptwriter “Vietnam Veedu’ Sundaram passed away in Chennai on Friday night. He was 76 and is survived by his wife and two daughters. Sundaram was born in Tiruchi and 'Vietnam Veedu' became part of his name after he wrote the script, first for theatre and then for the film, starring Sivaji Ganesan. He cut his teeth in the United Amateur Artists run by
Eminent Assamese litterateur Mahim Bora died due to old age problems in a private nursing home here, his family said. He was 92. He was admitted to the nursing home on Thursday after his health condition deteriorated at his home in Nagaon district. Bora was a Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi winner and is survived by a son and two daughters-in-law. His wife and another son had predeceased him. A prolific short
ENVIRONMENT-DAILY-NEWS-06-08-2016
NEW DELHI: With the issue of toxic waste being released from industries becoming a major environmental issue, the National Green Tribunal has directed various state governments including the national capital to state how many industries were authorized to deal with the hazardous waste. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar ordered Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
LEGAL-COURT BILL-ACT-DAILY-NEWS-06-08-2016
Most high courts in India are operating with almost half the sanctioned strength of judges and, in some cases, even one-third of the approved strength, Minister of State for Law and Justice P.P. Chaudhary informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. According to government figures given in a written reply to the Upper House, as against Allahabad High Court's approved strength of 160 judges, it has only 78 judges and 82 vacancies.
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Friday advised the Telangana state government to formulate a policy in accordance with Section 108 of the Land Acquisition Act 2013 and place it before the court. This provision provides state governments with an option to offer a better compensation package and include in it other groups affected by the sale of land. The case has been taken up on the request of TS advocate general K. Ramakrishna Reddy. High Court: What’s fate of farm labour?
NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court has ordered seven days' imprisonment to a driver who had allegedly misbehaved with the police in an inebriated condition, and said "such offenders required to be dealt with an iron hand". "Drunk driving is a menace and it requires to be dealt with an iron hand," Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma said in his order delivered on August 3. The Magistrate also noted that in the instant case
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over alarming level of milk adulteration+ in the country, the Supreme Court on Friday favoured stringent punishment+ of life imprisonment for the offence which at present is punishable only up to six months jail term or fine. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices R Banumathi and U U Lalit said that there was an urgent need to tackle the menace of growing sale of
The Gujarat high court has quashed 10 percent reservation quota for the economically backward classes (EBCs). In this regard, the Court has declared The Gujarat Unreserved Economically Weaker Sections (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions in the State and of Appointments and Posts in Services under the State) Ordinance, 2016 unconstitutional. Key Facts The ordinance was termed as unconstitutional
AWARD AND HONOUR -DAILY-NEWS-06-08-2016
Lokmat, Maharashtra’s number 1 newspaper, on the occasion of India’s 70th year of Independence presented India’s First Award for Legislators – ‘Vidhi Mandal Puraskar’, to recognize the efforts and noteworthy contribution of Legislators of Maharashtra at Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan in Mumbai. Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra was Chief Guest for the Event. Other dignitaries
Coimbatore: Life has not been the same for L Samyasri, after she returned from Trabzon, Turkey, with a silver medal for the 600m relay competition. Apart from various honours and awards, she also got an opportunity to meet the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa on Friday. When she received a cheque for Rs20lakh from the state government, she said it was one of the most memorable moments of her life.
The International Business Council (IBC), New Delhi, has presented the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award to Montessori Educational Institutions founder and correspondent V. Koteswaramma. The award was presented recently for her outstanding achievements in the field of education. “I got many awards and the new award has added one more feather in the cap of Montessori Institutions. I thank the college and school
APPOINTMENT-DAILY-NEWS-06-08-2016
Mumbai, Aug 5 (UNI) Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India has appointed Michael Jopp as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, effective August 1, 2016. The new appointment comes into effect as Boris Fitz, Vice-President, Sales and Network Development, completes his successful tenure in India and will be
IDFC Bank, the newest lender in the country, has appointed former Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Anand Sinha to the bank's board. In a notice to exchanges, the lender said Sinha would be joining as an additional director in the category of independent director on the board. His appointment comes into effect from August 1 (Monday). This comes after Vinod Rai, the former comptroller and auditor general of India,
POLITICAL-DAILY-NEWS-06-08-2016
Saudi Arabia has set up a crisis management group to address difficulties being faced by thousands of laid-off Indian workers while a separate panel has been appointed to look into their claims relating to unpaid wages. The External Affairs Ministry said a little more time will be required to have full clarity on how many Indians want to come home and how many would like to remain in Saudi Arabia to pursue employment with
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to reach out to citizens through his first-ever 'townhall'-style event today. In a first of its kind initiative, citizens from various parts of the country will get an opportunity to interact with the Prime Minister. MyGov, the government of India's citizen engagement platform, is organizing the townhall event. The townhall will be held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex in New Delhi.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): BJP leader Vijay Rupani has been selected as the next chief Minister of Gujarat.
Rupani is the Gajarat BJP president He will replace Anandiben Patel. Just a year before the state will elect a new Assembly, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Monday resigned from her post earlier this week. She was serving the state since Prime Minister Narendra Modi resigned as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in
The United States declared Pakistan based Jamaat-ur-Ahrar (JuA) as a ‘terror group’ by adding it to its list of global terrorists. This declaration triggers sanctions against the terrorist faction that has staged multiple attacks on civilians, religious minorities and soldiers. Besides anyone who supports Jamaat-ur-Ahrar could have his assets frozen by the US Government. About Jamaat-ur-Ahrar JuA is a militant Sunni Islamic group.
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