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Government to Provide Support for Infrastructure Development for Mountaineering in NER

The Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Shri U.K. Sangma said that the Government will provide all possible support for infrastructure development for mountaineering in North Eastern Region. He said this while interacting with media and the mountaineers of the 1st North East India on top of the World (Mt. Everest) Expedition 2013 here today. Shri Sangma said… Read More

Cauvery Issue – First Meeting of the Supervisory Committee Held

The 1st Meeting of the Supervisory Committee (SC) on Cauvery held here in New Delhi today under the chairmanship Water Resources Secretary Dr. S. K. Sarkar. The meeting was convened inter alia, to establish the procedures for conducting its business and was in pursuance to the Supreme Court™s direction dated 10th May,2013 wherein the directions have been issued for the constitution of a Supervisory Committee under the… Read More

Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG Consumers

Dr Moily launches Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG Consumers at Tumkur (Karnataka); Andhra CM flags-off DBTL at Hyderabad DBTL Scheme Commences in 18 Districts from 1st June 2013. In line with the decision of the Government of India to launch Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme in 20 high Aadhaar coverage districts from 01.06.2013, the Minister of Petroleum &… Read More

Provisional Accounts of the Union Government for the Year 2012-2013 Released

Fiscal Deficit is 4.9 Percent, Revenue Deficit 3.6 Percent and Effective Revenue Deficit 2.5 Percent of GDP during the Period Office of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) has compiled the accounts of the Union Government for the year 2012-2013 and brought out its results on provisional basis. The fiscal indicators for the year 2012-13 as percentage… Read More

Salient Features of Defence Procurement Procedure- 2013

The Salient features of the DPP- 2013, promulgated by MoD are as follows: 1. The first major change that has been brought in relates to the introduction of the ˜preferred categorisation™ in the following order; Buy(Indian), Buy & Make(Indian), Make(Indian), Buy & Make, Buy(Global). While seeking the approval for Ãccord of Necessity (AoN) in a… Read More

MoD Promulgates Defence Procurement Procedure- 2013

The Ministry of Defence has promulgated the Defence Procurement Procedure 2013. The new procedure which takes effect from today, aims to balance the competing requirements of expediting capital procurement, developing a robust indigenous defence sector and conforming to the highest standards of transparency, probity and public accountability, while laying a strong emphasis on promoting indigenisation… Read More

Fifth Revision of Specification for Road and Bridge Works

DR. CP Joshi Releases Fifth Revision of Specification for Road and Bridge Works ; The Document to Provide Best International Practices For Indian Conditions. Dr.C P Joshi, the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways with additional charge of Ministry of Railways released here last evening the Fifth Revision of the Ministry of Road Transport &… Read More

Delhi Plan for 2013-14 Finalized

The Annual Plan for the year 2013-14 for the state of Delhi was finalised here today at a meeting between Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Sheila Dikshit. The plan size has been agreed at Rs 16,626 crore. In his comments on the performance of the State,… Read More

SJVN Board recommends enhanced dividend to shareholders for 2012-13

The SJVN Board of Directors have recommended enhanced dividend to its shareholders for the financial year 2012-13. The net dividend pay out (excluding taxes) works out to Rs. 397.12 crore against Rs 388.84 crore paid for the financial year 2011-12. The dividend amounts to Rs 0.96 on a share of Rs. 10 each against Rs.0.94… Read More

Provisional Estimates of Annual National Income, 2012-13

The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, has released the provisional estimates of national income for the financial year 2012-13 and the quarterly estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter (January-March) of 2012-13, both at constant (2004-05) and current prices. 2. The CSO has also released the corresponding annual… Read More

CLR Snippets | Chief Justice for The High Court of Punjab & Haryana Appointed

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed Shri Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Judge of the High Court of Delhi, as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana with effect from the date he assumes charge of his… Read More

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) April 2013

According to a press release issued today by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for April, 2013 rose by 2 point and pegged at 226 (two hundred and twenty six). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.89 per cent between March and April compared with 1.99 per cent between the same two… Read More

HRD Ministry Constitutes National Testing Agency

The HRD Ministry has decided to set up a seven member Task Force under the Chairmanship of Prof. Sanjay Dhande, Ex-Director, IIT. It will have the representatives from CBSE, UGC, NCERT, AICTE and from the Ministry. It will prepare a blue print for creating a special purpose vehicle to take the concept of National Testing… Read More