Bhartiya Mahila Bank
Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) as part of its initial expansion plan has requested the Finance Secretaries of 17 State Governments, inter-alia, to consider allotting space for setting up of branches of the bank in State Government buildings or State Corporation buildings at a token lease of Rs.1. BMB has received response only from two States… Read More
Tags: Bharatiya Mahila Bank, BMB, Government, Indira Gandhi, Jharkhand, Manmohan Singh, Odisha, Sonia Gandhi
GoI clairfies Land Acquisition Bill Not Against Industrialisation
Union Minister for Rural Development Shri Jairam Ramesh said that the new Land Acquisition Bill is not against industrialisation and urbanisation as there is no bar on purchase of private land. He said the new Act renamed as the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013 will come… Read More
Tags: Cabinet of India, Chhattisgarh, Government-owned corporation, Jairam Ramesh, Jharkhand, Land Acquisition Act 1894, Odisha, Rehabilitation
Special Tourist Police Stations
In order to ensure safety and security of tourists, including foreign tourists, Ministry of Tourism has advised all the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations to deploy Tourist Police in the States/Union Territories. ˜Public Order™ and ˜Police™ are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. As such, the prevention of crime, including… Read More
Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, India, Madhya Pradesh, Ministry of Tourism, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Fertiliser Corporation of India is Out of BIFR
Fertiliser Minister Says the Move will help Revival of Talcher Unit Shri Srikant Kumar Jena, Minister of State (I/C) for Chemicals & Fertilizersand Statistics & Programme Implementation has stated that the long standing demand of the people of Odisha for revival of closed Talcher unit of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL) shall be fulfilled,… Read More
Tags: Andhra Pradesh, BIFR, FCIL, Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited, LSTK, Odisha, Ramagundam, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers
Govt initiative for development of coal-based Ultra Mega Power Projects
The Government of India had launched an initiative for the development of coal-based Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) each with a capacity of 4,000 MW. Sixteen UMPPs have been identified in various parts of the Country. Out of these, two UMPPs are identified for being located in Tamil Nadu. So far, four UMPPs have been awarded… Read More
Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Delhi High Court, Krishnapatnam, Odisha, Reliance Power, Tamil Nadu, Ultra Mega Power Plants (India), UMPP
Ministry Statement on CCEA approval regarding revival of five closed units of FCIL
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Statistics & Programme Implementation, Shri Srikant Kumar Jena said that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs yesterday cleared the recommendations of Empowered Committee of Secretaries for revival of five units of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (FCIL) at Sindri, Talcher, Ramagundam, Gorakhpur &… Read More
Tags: Chhattisgarh, FCIL, Government of India, Minister of State, Odisha, Ramagundam, Talcher, West Bengal
CLR Snippets :: Environmental Clearance to Mines in Odisha
The proposals for environmental clearance are considered and processed in line with the provisions under the Environment Impact Assessment notification, 2006 issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has granted environmental clearance to several mining projects of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), viz., Gua Iron Ore mine of… Read More
Tags: Environment Ministry, Forests, India, Jharkhand, Ministry of Environment and Forests (India), New Delhi, Odisha, Rajya Sabha
BRGF (Backward Regions Grant Fund) Approved by Cabinet Committee
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval to: (i) continue the special plan for Bihar in the remaining four years 2013-14 to 2016-17 of the Twelfth Five Year Plan with a total allocation of Rs.12,000 crore for the entire Twelfth Five Year Plan period, (ii) continue the special plan for the KBK… Read More
Tags: Bihar, Bundelkhand, Five-year plans of the People's Republic of China, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Twelfth Five Year Plan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
DBTS (Direct Benefits Transfer System) scope to be expanded
PM to review expansion of scope of DBTS (Direct Benefits Transfer System) The Prime Minister is holding a meeting of the National Committee on DBT to review the rollout of the Direct Benefits Transfer (DBTS) system so far and the approaches and strategies being adopted for expansion into new districts and schemes. The Direct Benefits… Read More
Tags: DBT, DBTS, Direct Benefit Transfer, Direct Benefit Transfer System, Financial services, India, Odisha, Unique Identification Authority of India, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
ADB to grant loan for improving Rural Roads in Some Indian States
ADB & GoI sign Loan Agreement for Improvement of Rural Roads ADB and the Government of India Sign A $ 252 Million Loan to Continue improving Rural Roads in the States of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed here a $252… Read More
Tags: ADB, Asian Development Bank, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Government of India, India, Madhya Pradesh, Ministry of Rural Development, Odisha, West Bengal
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