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Ministry of Electronics & IT
Production of Semiconductor Chips
The Government is very focused on its important objective of building the overall semiconductor ecosystem and ensure that, it in-turn catalyses India’s rapidly expanding electronics manufacturing and innovation ecosystem. Government has approved the Semicon India programme with a total outlay of INR 76,000 crore for the development of semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in the country. The programme has further been modified in view of the aggressive incentives offered by countries already having established semiconductor ecosystem and limited number of companies owning the advanced node technologies. The modified programme aims to provide financial support to companies investing in semiconductors, display manufacturing and design ecosystem. This will serve to pave the way for India’s growing presence in the global electronics value chains.
Following four schemes have been introduced under the aforesaid programme:
i. ‘Modified Scheme for setting up of Semiconductor Fabs in India’ for attracting large investments for setting up semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities in the country to strengthen the electronics manufacturing ecosystem and help establish a trusted value chain. The Scheme extends a fiscal support of 50% of the project cost onpari-passu basis for setting up of Silicon CMOS based Semiconductor Fab in India.
ii. ‘Modified Scheme for setting up of Display Fabs in India’ for attracting large investments for manufacturing TFT LCD or AMOLED based display panels in the country to strengthen the electronics manufacturing ecosystem. Scheme extends fiscal support of up to 50% of Project Cost on pari-passu basis for setting up of Display Fabs in India.
iii. ‘Modified Scheme for setting up of Compound Semiconductors / Silicon Photonics / Sensors Fab / Discrete Semiconductors Fab and Semiconductor Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging  / OSAT facilities in India’ shall extends a fiscal support of 50% of the Capital Expenditure on Pari-passu basis for setting up of Compound Semiconductors / Silicon Photonics  / Sensors  Fab/ Discrete Semiconductor Fab and Semiconductor ATMP / OSAT facilities in India.
iv. ‘Semicon India Future Design: Design Linked Incentive  Scheme’ offers financial incentives, design infrastructure support across various stages of development and deployment of semiconductor design for Integrated Circuits , Chipsets, System on Chips , Systems & IP Cores and semiconductor linked design. The scheme provides “Product Design Linked Incentive” of up to 50% of the eligible expenditure subject to a ceiling of ₹15 Crore per application and “Deployment Linked Incentive” of 6% to 4% of net sales turnover over 5 years subject to a ceiling of ₹30 Crore per application.
In addition to the above schemes, Government has also approved modernisation of Semi-Conductor Laboratory, Mohali as a brownfield Fab.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways has decided that the period from 22.03.2020 to 14.04.2020 shall be treated under “Force Majeure”
During this period no demurrage, wharfage, stacking, stabling, detention and ground usage charge shall be leviable
Keeping in view Ministry of Finance OM No. 18/4/2020-PPD dt. 19.02.2020 inter alia citing “A force majeure means extraordinary events or circumstance beyond human control such as an event described as an Act of God ” clarifying that spread of corona virus should be considered as a natural calamity and Force Majeure clause may be invoked, Ministry of Railways has decided that the period from 22.03.2020 to 14.04.2020 shall be treated under force majeure and none of the following mentioned charges shall arise for this period:-
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Zonal Railways have been advised to coordinate with State Government authorities to ensure logistics support in order to keep up the essential goods transportation.
Earlier on 23rd March 2020, the Railway Board had issued instructions that no haulage charge would be levied for movement of empty containers/empty flat wagons from 24.03.2020 to 30.04.2020.
Cabinet
Cabinet apprised of the MoU between India and South Korea for enhancing cooperation in Applied Science and Industrial Technology
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding  between India and South Korea on cooperation in Applied Science and Industrial Technology. The MoU was signed in New Delhi on 9th July 2018 during the visit of the President of South Korea to India.
The aim and objective of this MOU is to promote bilateral cooperation in the fields of applied science and industrial technologies for the purposes of promoting sustainable development and enhanced quality of life.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Parliament passes the Special Protection Group  Bill, 2019
SPG focused on Prime Minister's security and not that of a family; Security of 130 crore Indians is Government’s Responsibility: Union Home Minister
Earlier 4 Amendments in SPG Act were done focusing on One Family: Shri Amit Shah
Gandhi family's security cover not removed, but changed; Z+ cover of CRPF with ASL and Ambulance provision maintained
Each Citizen is Equal in eyes of Law in a Democracy: Shri Amit Shah
On Security breach at Priyanka Gandhi’s Residence, the visitors were Congress Workers; High Level Enquiry Ordered: Union Home Minister
Parliament today passed the Special Protection Group  Bill, 2019. Replying to the debate on the Bill in the house, Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah said that as per the intent of the original law, SPG focusses on Prime Minister's security, as the PM is constitutionally the Head of the Government. It looks after the Prime Minister's personal security, health, communication and secures the PMO and Prime Minister's residence. It must not be made a status symbol and its mandate must not be diluted in deploying the specialized force for the security of a particular family. Shri Shah also stressed that the Government is responsible for the security of 130 crore Indian citizens, which includes the said family.
The Home Minister noted that there is a perception that the amendment in SPG Act is being brought only for the purpose to remove the SPG security cover for the Gandhi family. Opposed to that, the Gandhi family's security level was not being removed but was changed from SPG to Z+ with ASL  and 24X7 Ambulance provision. This has been done on the basis of threat perception as per the original version of the law and the family’s security cover is at par with that of the HM, Defence Minister etc. He stressed that therefore, the there is no question of vendetta politics against one family and they have been assigned security personnel who have undergone SPG training at some point of time in their career.
Taking a dig at the opposition benches, Shri Shah said that the person who would be at the greatest disadvantage because of the Amendment in the Act is the current Prime Minister, who would lose SPG cover five years after he demits office. He also remarked that the SPG security cover of several previous Prime Ministers had been removed in the past, but there were no protests previously.
Speaking on the security breach at Smt. Priyanka Gandhi’s residence, Shri Shah said that the visiting persons were Congress party members and the security allowed them entry based on this specific information. Despite this, Government has ordered high level enquiry into this matter and suspended the concerned 3 security personnel.
The bill was earlier passed by Lok Sabha on November 27, 2019.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Russian Delegation visits I&B Ministry to discuss Cooperation in the sphere of Media
Annual Indo-Russian Forum for Media Cooperation proposed
A Russian Delegation led by the Russian Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, H.E Mr. Alexey Volin, including the Ambassador of Russian Federation to India, H.E. Mr. Nikolay Kudashev and other delegates met Shri Amit Khare, Secretary, Ministry of I&B today.
It was mutually agreed during the meeting that an Annual Indo-Russian Forum for Media Cooperation be organized alternately in India and Russia in order to institutionalize the process of cooperation between the two countries in the media and entertainment sector. Television, news agencies, digital distribution platforms, new media, news gathering, co-production of programmes, sharing of content and exchange of professionals were identified as possible areas of collaboration.
The need to forge strong connections between the young journalists of the two countries was also highlighted in the meeting.
During the discussion, Shri Amit Khare stated that the Golden Jubilee edition of the International Film Festival of India scheduled to be held later this year offers an opportunity to countries to showcase their creativity and cinematic excellence on a global platform. He extended an invitation to the Russian Delegation to participate in the Festival.
H.E. Mr. Alexey Volin talked about the immense popularity of Indian films in Russia and mentioned about a 24 hour channel dedicated solely to Indian films,currently operational in Russia.
The meeting was also attended by Shri Shashi Shekhar Vempati, CEO, Prasar Bharati; Shri Sitanshu Kar, Principal DG, PIB; Shri Vikram Sahay, Joint Secetray, Ministry of I&B; Ms. Supriya Sahu, DG, Doordarshan; Shri F. Shehryar, DG, All India Radio; Shri Mayank Agrawal, DG, DD News; Shri Chaitanya Prasad, Addl. DG, Directorate of Film Festivals and Ms. JP Mattu Singh, Addl. DG, AIR News.
Special Service and Features
National Rozgar Mela : 288 get appointment letters in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram 16 May 2023
As part of National Rozgar Mela, a total of 288 newly inducted recruits in Government departments and organisations got appointment letters. They were distributed in the programmes organized by the Department of Posts in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi .
Appointment orders were given to 105 recruits in Thiruvananthapuram and 183 in Kochi. Chief Postmaster General, Kerala Circle, Smt. Manju P Pillai and Divisional Manager of Railways, Thiruvananthapuram Shri. S M Sharma handed over the appointment letters to the candidates at Thampanoor Railway Kalyanamandapam in Thiruvananthapuram . Smt. Manju P Pillai said that the idea of Rozgar Mela put forward by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has a far-reaching impact. She also stated that the future of India is being shaped by the young generation who gets appointed through theMega job fair. The visuals of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurating Rozgar Mela through video conferencing and addressing the candidates was screened at the venue. 105 people have been appointed in ESIC, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre/ISRO, Railways and Postal Departments. UDC, Scientific Assistant, Junior Clerk cum Typist, Branch Post Master, Dak Sevak etc. The aim of Rozgar Mela is to provide central government jobs to 10 lakh people within a year.
In the fifth phase of the job fairs held across the country today, appointment letters for 71,000 newly inducted recruits were distributed at 45 locations.
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Ministry of External Affairs
Pune residents participate enthusiastically in Cyclothon organized on the occasion of upcoming G-20 meeting in the city
: Pune/Mumbai, January 7, 2023
In the run-up to the first G-20 Infrastructure Working Group Meeting which is to be held in Pune, a cyclothon was organized by the Pune Municipal Cycle Club today morning. The cycle rally this morning was organized with the aim of creating awareness among citizens about G-20 India Presidency.
Around eighteen hundred citizen cyclists had registered and participated in the cyclothon today.
Three Additional Commissioners of Pune Municipal Corporation - Shri Ravindra Binwade, Dr. Kunal Khemnar and Shri Vikas Dhakne flagged off the cycle rally from Pune Municipal Corporation Main Building. The rallyists followed a route encompassing important and notable areas of the city like Modern Café Chowk, Jungli Maharaj Raasta, Alka Talkies Tilak Rasta, Abhinav College Chowk, Bajirao Rasta, Shaniwarwada, before returning to the starting point. The cyclothon participants were also felicitated by the Additional Commissioners at the end of rally. All Departmental Heads of Pune Municipal Corporation also participated in this cycle rally.
Pune will be hosting delegates of G-20 countries in course of the first Infrastructure Working Group Meeting to be held in the city on January 16-17, 2023.
India holds the Presidency of the G20 from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023. The 43 Heads of Delegations- the largest ever in G20-will be participating in the final New Delhi Summit in September next year. India will host over 200 meetings in over 50 cities across 32 different work streams in this time period.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
AMRUT 2.0 envisages to make cities ‘water secure’ through circular economy of water
The Government has launched Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0  scheme on 01 October, 2021 for the period of 05 years i.e. from the financial year 2021-22 to the financial year 2025-26. AMRUT 2.0 is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply to all households through functional taps in all statutory towns and coverage of sewerage/septage management in 500 AMRUT cities. Making the cities ‘water secure’ and thereby enhancing ease of living of citizens is major objective of the Mission. AMRUT 2.0 will promote circular economy of water through development of city water balance plan for each city focusing on recycle/reuse of treated sewage, rejuvenation of water bodies and water conservation. It will help cities to identify scope for projects focusing on universal coverage of functional water tap connections, water source conservation, rejuvenation of water bodies and wells, recycle/reuse of treated used water, and rainwater harvesting. Based on the projects identified in City Water Balance Plans, Mission envisages to make cities ‘water secure’ through circular economy of water.
Mission also has a reform agenda on ease of living of citizens through reduction of non-revenue water, recycle of treated used water, rejuvenation of water bodies, augmenting double entry accounting system, urban planning, strengthening urban finance etc.
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- Information, Education and Communication  campaign to spread awareness among masses about conservation of water.
The total indicative outlay for AMRUT 2.0 is ₹2,99,000 crore including Central share of ₹76,760 crore for five years. This outlay includes funding of ₹22,000 crore  for ongoing projects of AMRUT till March 2023.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Transport Ministry notifies Divyang Friendly Features in Buses
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified GSR 959  dated 27th December, 2019 for amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules for providing divyang friendly features in buses. The amendment provides for priority seats, signs, securing of crutches/canes/walkers, hand rail/stanchions, controls at priority seats and wheel chair entry/housing/locking arrangement for wheel chair for the divyangjan. Such facilities for differently abled passengers or passengers with reduced mobility will be checked and ensured at the time of Fitness Inspection for Buses.
The amendment shall come into force on 1st March, 2020.
The draft rules to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 were published vide notification number G.S.R 523, dated the 24th day of July, 2019, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby. The notification has been issued after duly considering the objections and suggestions received from public in respect of the said draft rules.
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism dedicates three virtual pavilions in Bharat Parv 2021
‘Statue of Unity’ Pavilion also exhibits the idea of ‘Ek Bharat ShreshthaBharat ’
Ministry of Tourism has dedicated three virtual pavilions, Dekho Apna Desh, Statue of Unity & Incredible India in Bharat Parv 2021. Due to pandemic situation, this year the Bharat Parv has been organized on a Virtual platform www.bharatparv2021.com from 26th Jan to 31st Jan 2021.
The Statue of Unity pavilionin virtual Bharat Parv -2021 provides detailed information about the destination with High Resolution Videos, Images & E- Brochures etc.The ‘Statue of Unity’ Pavilion also exhibits the idea of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat ’ with an aim to enhance interaction & promote mutual understanding between people of different States/UTs through the concept of State/UT pairing. Further, promoting a sustained and structured cultural connect in the areas of language learning, culture, traditions & music, tourism & cuisine, sports and sharing of best practices, etc.
The second pavilion by the Ministry of Tourism is on ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ campaign in virtual Bharat Parv – 2021 with aim to promote domestic tourism and to increase the flow of domestic travellers. The pavilion exhibits information on various tourist destinations majorly focusing on ‘lesser known destinations’ and excursions. The pavilion has dedicated videos, images, e-brochures etc. providing first-hand information on various tourist destinations. The pavilion also has recordings of series of webinars that has been organized by Ministry of Tourism under ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ initiative /campaign. The ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ Pavilion also showcases India’s varied tourism offerings and experiences to its own citizens while showcasing various tourism assets and products of the country.
Further, ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ pavilion is poised to be the mainstay of Ministry’s marketing communications for Domestic Tourism where in positioning travelling in India with safety measures as directed by the Government from time to time.
‘Incredible India Pavilion’ comprises information on UNESCO World Heritage Sites with link to official website of the Ministry of Tourism for more information on tourist destinations in the country and also videos on different themes & subjects.
The virtual Bharat Parv was inaugurated by the Speaker Lok Sabha Sh. Om Birla in the presence of Union Minister of State  for Tourism and Culture Sh. Prahlad Singh Patel on 26th January 2021.
Ministry of Tourism organizes Bharat Parv every year since 2016 in front of the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of Republic Day Celebrations from 26th to 31st January. The mega event envisages generating patriotic fervor and showcases the rich and varied cultural diversity of the country. The Bharat Parv celebrates the “Essence of India”.
Bharat Parv 2021 also showcases many pavilions of Central Ministries, State Theme Pavilions, Food Festival / Studio Kitchen from various states and UTs, Handicrafts, Handlooms, Folk performances, Performances by cultural troupes from various states and UTs etc. are showcased.
Ministry of Defence
INDO-FRENCH AIR EXERCISE GARUDA-VII CULMINATES AT AIR FORCE STATION, JODHPUR
The seventh edition of the bilateral air exercise between the Indian Air Force  and the French Air and Space Force , 'Exercise Garuda-VII' concluded at Air Force Station, Jodhpur on 12 November 2022.
The FASF participated in the exercise with Rafale fighter aircraft and A-330 Multi Role Tanker Transport  aircraft, while the IAF contingent comprised Su-30 MKI, Rafale, LCA 'Tejas' and Jaguar fighter aircraft. This fighter element was complemented by the IAF's Flight Refuelling Aircraft, AWACS and AEW&C, as well as Mi-17 helicopters and the newly inducted LCH 'Prachanda'.
Exercise Garuda-VII provided the two Air Forces with the opportunity for professional interaction and sharing of operational knowledge and experience. With meticulous planning and execution of various phases of the exercise, personnel of the IAF and the FASF were exposed to realistic air combat simulations and the associated Combat Support Operations. This enabled the participating contingents to engage in wide ranging interactions, providing valuable insight into each other's best practices. The exercise also provided a platform for cultural exchange between the Air Force personnel of both the countries.
Ministry of Power
MNRE issues fresh advisory against fraudulent websites inviting registration underPM-KUSUMScheme
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy , today, issued a fresh advisory against fraudulent websites claiming registration under Pradhan MantriKisanUrja Suraksha evamUtthaanMahabhiyan  Scheme. It is recently noticed that two new websites have recently cropped up illegally claiming registration portal for PM-KUSUM Scheme. Web addresses of the said websites are https://kusum-yojana.co.in/ and https://www.onlinekusumyojana.co.in/. The miscreants behind these websites are potentially duping general public and misusing data captured through these fake portals. While MNRE is taking action against the miscreants behind these websites, it is advised to all potential beneficiaries and general public by the ministry to be informed and avoid depositing money or data on these websites.
Further, news portals are also advised to check the authenticity of websites claiming to be registration portal for Government Schemes before publishing them on digital or print platforms.
It may be stated that administrative approval for PM-KUSUM Scheme was issued by MNRE on 08.03.2019. Guidelines for implementation of Scheme were issued on 22.07.2019. The Scheme provides for installation of solar pumps, solarization of existing grid-connected agricultural pumps and installation of grid connected renewable power plants. After launch of the Scheme, it was noticed that few websites have cropped up claiming to be registration portal for PM-KUSUM Scheme. To avoid any loss to the general public, MNRE had earlier issued advisories on 18.03.2019 and 03.06.2020, advising beneficiaries and general public to refrain from depositing any registration fee and sharing their data on such websites.
All stakeholders are hereby informed, by the ministry, that PM-KUSUM Scheme is being implemented through Implementation Agencies in the respective States. Details of such agencies are available on MNRE’s website www.mnre.gov.in. MNRE does not register beneficiaries under the Scheme through any of its websites and therefore any portal claiming to be MNRE’s registration portal for the Scheme is potentially misleading and fraudulent. Any suspected fraudulent website, if noticed by anyone, may be reported to MNRE.
Information regarding eligibility for participation in the Scheme and implementation procedure is available on MNRE’s website www.mnre.gov.in. Interested people among the general public may visit MNRE website or call on toll free help line number 1800-180-3333.