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Ministry of Culture
Conservation of the Sun Temple at Konark
Several steps have been taken by Archaeological Survey of India  to mitigate the impact of saline action, water logging, erosion and vegetative intrusions such as cleaning of the surface by paper pulp method, consolidation and strengthening of stones wherever needed, plantation of trees in surrounding area to prevent mechanical erosion by wind action, removal of water by installing pumping sets, and periodic biocidal treatment for control of vegetative intrusion. Conservation work of monuments, including Sun Temple, Konark is a continuous process and the said monument, also a World Heritage Site, is in a good state of preservation due to regular care by ASI.
ASI has introduced plain stones only where original stones were missing or for filling of gaps to ensure structural stability and to prevent water ingress. All conservation work is carried out as per ASI’s conservation policy, 2014.
Annual Conservation Plan is regularly drawn by ASI every year, for review of the requirements at the monument for its appropriate preservation.
This information was given by the Minister of State  of Culture and Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar to attend 9th Rozgar Mela in Pune tomorrow
Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, is scheduled to attend the 9th edition of the Rozgar Mela, which will be held at Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of development in Pune tomorrow.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present 51,000 appointment letters to newly onboarded recruits via video conferencing.
The newly hired recruits will have the opportunity to enhance their skills through Karmayogi Prarambh, an online module available on the iGOT Karmayogi portal. Here, they can access over 680 e-learning courses designed for flexible learning on any device and from any location.
In August, Minister Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar had addressed the previous edition of Rozgar Mela in Hyderabad. The Minister highlighted India’s resolve to tackle challenges, prioritize job creation, and nurture young Indians’ skills.
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, “Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, India has overcome hurdles that many countries are still grappling with. Our success stems from hard work, effective policies, and strong execution abilities. The Rozgar Mela, launched in October 2022, has been pursued with a mission-driven approach. By creating opportunities for the youth, India has achieved tremendous economic growth. Nearly six lakh new jobs have been created through Rozgar Melas. Under Prime Minister Shri Modi’s leadership, the concept of public service has taken on greater significance. Being in Government is about service, Governance and looking after the poor and vulnerable. It is not about authority, power or control.”
The Rozgar Mela will be held at 46 locations across the country. The recruitments are taking place across Central Government Departments as well as State Governments/UTs supporting this initiative. The new recruits, selected from across the country will be joining the Government in various Ministries/Departments including Department of Posts, Indian Audit & Accounts Department, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Revenue, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, among others.
AYUSH
Cabinet approves Homeopathy Central Council  Ordinance, 2019
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the draft Homoeopathy Central Council  Ordinance, 2019 which seeks to extend the period for reconstitution of the Central Council from existing period of one year to two years so that the tenure of the Board of Governors may be extended for a further period of one year with affect from 17th May, 2019 for exercising the powers and performing the functions of the Central Council of Homoeopathy.
Ministry of Finance
CGST Commissionerate Mumbai South Arrests Co-conspirator in a Fake Input Tax Credit Claim of Rs. 11.07 Cr; Proprietor arrested earlier
CGST Mumbai South Commissionerate has detected tax evasion of Rs. 876 Crores, recovered Rs. 14.4 Crores so far
Mumbai, 26th April 2022
Anti-Evasion Unit of Mumbai South CGST Commissionerate has arrested the co-conspirator in a case of M/s New Laxmilal & Co.  involving fake ITC of Rs. 11.07 Cr on the strength of bogus invoices of Rs 62.90 Cr, without actual movement of goods. This case is a part of Anti-Evasion drive launched by CGST, Mumbai Zone against the tax evaders.
The accused has accepted that he supplied bogus invoices to M/s New Laxmilal & Co. involving network of seven non-existent entities. Based on material evidence and his confessional statement, the accused was arrested under Section 69 of the CGST Act, 2017 for committing offences under Section 132  &  read with Section 132 of CGST Act, 2017. He was produced before Additional CMM court, Mumbai today, 26th April 2022 and was remanded to judicial custody of 14 days. The proprietor of M/s New Laxmilal & Co. had already been arrested in Dec 2021 for availing and utilizing fake ITC on the strength of bogus invoices of Rs 62.90 Cr.
As a part of this drive, CGST Mumbai South Commissionerate has detected tax evasion of Rs 876 Crores approx., recovered Rs. 14.4 Crores approx. and arrested eight persons during the last seven months.
The CGST department is using state of the art and sophisticated data analytics and network analysis tools using Artificial Intelligence, to identify potential and chronic tax offenders. Department is also coordinating with other tax and law enforcing authorities for nabbing tax evaders.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President greets people on the occasion of Vaisakhi, Vishu, Puthandu, Meshadi, Vaishkhadi and Bahag Bihu
The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the people of the nation on the occasion of upcoming festivals of Vaisakhi, Vishu, Puthandu, Meshadi, Vaishkhadi and Bahag Bihu.
Following is the full text of the message:
I convey my warm greetings and good wishes to the people of our country on the joyous occasion of ‘Vaisakhi, Vishu, Puthandu, Meshadi, Vaishkhadi and Bahag Bihu’.
Traditionally associated with the harvest season, these festivals celebrate the vitality and abundance of nature. They represent the richness and the diversity of Indian culture and are a true reflection of our civilizational values of harmonious co-existence with nature and all living things.
May these festivals bring peace, prosperity and happiness in our lives.
Following is the Hindi text of the message:
'वैशाखी, विशु, पुथंडु, मसादी, वैशाखादि और बोहाग बिहू' के शुभ अवसर पर अपने सभी देशवासियों को हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं देता हूं।
फसल कटाई से जुड़े ये त्योहार, पारंपरिक रूप से प्रकृति की जीवंतता और समृद्वि के उत्सव के रूप में मनाये जाते हैं। ये पर्व भारतीय संस्कृति की समृद्ध और विविधता को भी प्रतिबिंबित करते हैं और अखिल जीव-जगत के साथ सामंजस्यपूर्ण, सौहार्दपूर्ण सह-अस्तित्व के हमारे सभ्यतागत मूल्यों को अभिव्यक्ति देते हैं।
ये त्योहार हमारे देश में शांति, सौहार्द, समृद्धि और खुशहाली लाएँ, यही मेरी शुभकामना है।
Ministry of Earth Sciences
EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION
India Meteorological Department  provides operational air quality information for general public and pollution control authorities. These forecasts are made available on the websites; https://mausam.imd.gov.in and https://ews.tropmet.res.in. The SAFAR-Air web application developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology , Pune gives location specific air quality index and advisory in four metropolitan cities . Information or awareness campaign may be available from Central Pollution Control Board  & Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change . Air quality information is being provided in the following cities: New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Pune.
Operational air quality information service is being extended to the following cities: Varanasi, Lucknow, Allahabad, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Patna.
This information was given by the Minister of State  for M/o Earth Sciences and M/o Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
IREDA signs MoU with MAHAPREIT to provide loans for Green Energy projects
IREDA to provide Techno-Financial consultancy to MAHAPREIT for RE projects
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd.  signed an MoU with Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology Ltd. , a wholly owned subsidiary of MPBCDC  yesterday. In accordance with the MoU, IREDA will offer financing facilities to MAHAPREIT for the Renewable Energy projects to be implemented for state utilities, local bodies and the infrastructure of Renewable Energy Parks.
The MoU was signed by Shri Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman & Managing Director , IREDA and Shri Bipin Shrimali, CMD, MAHAPREIT. Under this collaboration, IREDA will also undertake Techno-Financial due diligence of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency & Conservation projects for MAHAPREIT.
Speaking on the occasion, CMD, IREDA said: "We are pleased to partner with MAHAPREIT and offer our techno-financial expertise to MAHAPREIT for the sustainable development of Maharashtra. Through this kind of collaboration, we will be able to support Govt. of India achieve its targets of 50% share of energy from non-fossil fuels by 2030. Also, these initiatives could encourage green investment and generate thousands of jobs.”
IREDA established a specialised Business Development and Consultancy division two years ago to meet the growing demand in the RE sector. This is the ninth MoU inked by IREDA in the last two years to provide consultation services for the sustainable development of the country. SJVN, NHPC, TANGEDCO, NEEPCO, BVFCL, THDCIL, GSL, and CIPET have signed MoUs with IREDA to enhance their techno-financial expertise for green energy projects and IREDA has already started work on most of the MoUs.
Ministry of Finance
Central Government releases Rs 6,000 crore as second tranche to 16 states and 3 Union Territories on account of GST compensation under Special Borrowing Window
Ministry of Finance has facilitated loans of Rs 12,000 crore till date under the Special Window to States/UTs
The Ministry of Finance, Government of India, under its “Special Window to States for meeting the GST Compensation Cess shortfall,” will be releasing an amount of Rs 6000 crore as second tranche to 16 States and 3 Union Territories today. This amount was raised at a weighted average yield of 4.42 per cent. This amount will be passed on to the States/UTs at the same interest rate, which is lower than the cost of borrowings for the States and UTs, thus benefitting them. Ministry of Finance has facilitated loans of Rs 12,000 crore till date under the Special Window to States/UTs.
21 States and 3 Union Territories till date, have opted for the Special Window under Option I. The loans raised by GoI are released on a back-to-back basis to States/UTs, in lieu of GST Compensation Cess releases. The loans have been released to the following States and Union Territories - Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, UT of Delhi, UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Puducherry.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India retains WHO Regional Director position, DrPoomanKhetrapal Singh re-nominated for second term
India today retained the top WHO position in South-East Asia Region with DrPoonamKhetrapal Singh unanimously re-elected as Regional Director for another five-year term beginning February 2019.The elections were held at the ongoing Regional Committee meeting of WHO South-East Asia.
Thanking all Member states for supporting India’s candidate, Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, said, “We are grateful for the unanimous support received from the Member States of the Region, evidenced by the un-contested election”.
Congratulating Dr. PoonamKhetrapal Singh on her re-election, the Union Health Minister said,
“The leadership provided by Dr. Singh to the South East Asia Regional Office has seen the Region emerge as the top performer in the organization globally in programmatic and financial implementation. Further, her commitment to the public health agenda in the Member States is reflected in the significant achievements in all the flagship priority programmes of the Region”
We are happy that she has been able to translate her strategic vision into concrete actions during her tenure - whether it is in addressing the persisting and emerging epidemiological and demographic challenges; strengthening emergency risk management for sustainable development; advancing universal health coverage and robust health systems or articulating a strong regional voice in the global health agenda, Shri Nadda said.
“We are enthused by her statement today that she intends to “consolidate”, “accelerate” and “innovate” to further strengthen our progress in the priority areas and translating vision into action,” the Union Minister, said.
Dr Singh is the first woman to have been elected to the position of Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia Region after an illustrious career in the Indian civil service, World Bank and WHO.
“With her contributions to regional as well as global initiatives and outstanding work in placing health central to the agenda of sustainable development in the Region, she will continue leading the Region to greater heights and further strengthen cooperation amongst South East Asia Region Member States,” the Minister said.
While we take pride in her belonging to India, we are sure that she will continue to work in the best ethos of Indian tradition and democracy, bearing allegiance to the oath that she once took; of doing right to all manner of people without fear or favour, affection or ill-will, ShriNadda said.
Department of Space
ISRO in collaboration with private sector will boost “Atmanirbhar Bharat”: Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh stated here today that ISRO  in collaboration with private sector will boost “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
In a brief about some recent achievements of ISRO and India’s space programme, Dr. Jitendra Singh gave full credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose personal intervention had made it possible to arrive at the historic decision to open up India’s Space sector for participation by private players. He said, the decision to create Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre  will provide a level playing field for private companies as well as Start-Ups. The proposed range of space activities includes Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, Geospatial services, Satellite Constellation, Application products, etc, he added.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the move to open up the Space sector for private participation was a path-breaking step taken by Prime Minister Modi and has been widely welcomed by leading private players across the country. He quoted the Prime Minister's words that through these reforms, the endeavor is not only to ensure that India becomes a competitive Space market, but also to ensure that the benefits of the Space programme reach out to the poorest. This is in keeping with the Modi Government's principle of planning every reform with the aim to benefit the poorest of the poor and to make India self-reliant through consistent endeavour in the direction of Atmanirbhar Bharat, he said.
Besides enhancing the capacity and resources of the Space sector, said Dr. Jitendra Singh, increased participation of private players will also discourage the brain-drain of talented Space scientists and experts who were otherwise moving out of India in search of a break. He further informed that more than 25 industries have already approached the Department of Space for undertaking space activities as per the guidelines.
Under the Modi government, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the applications of Space technology had, in the last six years, been extended to different areas of infrastructure development as well as to bring ease of living for the common citizen. The Space and satellite technology is today being extensively used in railways, road and bridge construction, agriculture sector, housing, tele-medicine, etc, besides disaster management and accurate weather forecast, he added.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
BPCL launches automated fuelling technology “UFill” for customers
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited  - a PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has announced the launch of “UFill” - a digital customer experience which delivers on BPCL’s promise of ensuring that their customers have complete control over Time, Technology and Transparency as part of their fuelling experience. With UFill, the invitation to customers is to “Fast forward your fill”, leveraging the latest in digital technology which obviates the need for looking at zero or final reading and such offline manual interventions.
The UFill proposition has been launched in 65 cities across India and will soon be launched across the country. The company said that the UFill functionality is swift, secure and smart. For a customer looking for a change in the way he does his fuelling, this is an easy and convenient solution. The UFill functionality does not need any App download, is payment App agnostic , offers real time QR and voucher code through SMS and is accepted at all BPCL Fuel Stations where the functionality is enabled. Adding to transparency and convenience, if the amount paid in advance is partially used, the balance amount is immediately refunded to the bank account of the customer. If not used within 48 hours, the money paid in advance is automatically refunded to the bank account from where debited.
The technology provides the customer with control of fuelling as well as touch less pre-payment solution. with the dispensing unit getting automatically preset for the value of fuel paid for by him/her in advance and eliminates any manual intervention at the point of sale. Thus, no need to check zero before fuelling or final reading, the dispensing unit will automatically dispense the exact quantity of fuel. Also, it is effective across the stakeholder chain right from the Company officials to end-user including Dealers, Managers and Driveway Salesmen . UFill is yet another milestone in Company’s digital transformation journey that is aimed to improve customer’s turn-around time  at fuel outlet and increase transactional transparency, thereby providing enhanced retail like experience.
Prime Minister's Office
15th India-EU  Summit: English rendering of Opening Remarks by Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi
Excellencies, Namaskar!
We had to postpone the India-EU Summit that was due in March in view of COVID-19. The good thing is that today we are meeting through a virtual medium. First of all, I express my condolences for the loss caused by Corona virus in Europe. Thanks for your opening remarks. Like you, I too am committed to deepen and strengthen the relations between India and the EU. We must adopt a long-term strategic perspective for the same.
Besides, an action-oriented agenda should be created, which can be implemented within a stipulated time frame. India and the EU are natural partners. Our partnership is also useful for peace and stability in the world. This reality has become even more evident in today's global scenario.
Both sides share universal values like democracy, pluralism, inclusivity, respect for international institutions, multilateralism, freedom and transparency. After COVID-19, new problems have cropped up globally in the economic field. This requires greater cooperation between the democratic nations.
Today, both health and prosperity of our citizens are facing challenges. There are a variety of pressures on the rules-based international order. Under such circumstances, the India-EU partnership can play a significant role in economic reconstruction, and in building a human-centric and humanity-centric globalisation. Apart from the current challenges, long-term challenges like climate change are also a priority for both India and the EU.
In our efforts to increase the use of renewable energy in India, we invite investment and technology from Europe. I hope that through this Virtual Summit our relations will gain momentum.
Excellencies, I once again express my pleasure to have got this opportunity to talk to you.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Active Cases have fallen under 5.5 lakhs today
38,310 daily New Cases recorded after 105 days
Total Recoveries exceed the Active Cases by 70 lakhs
India has achieved several significant milestones in its fight against COVID. The new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours have fallen under 40,000. The daily new cases stand at 38,310 after 15 weeks . The new added cases were 37,724 on 22nd July, 2020.
With a high number of COVID patients recovering every day and the sustained fall in the mortality rate, India’s steady trend of registering dipping active cases continues.
In another achievement, the active cases have drastically declined below 5.5 lakh. The total positive cases of the country are 5,41,405 and now comprise merely 6.55% of the total cases.
These encouraging outcomes are the result of a collaborative, focussed and effective implementation by State/UT governments under the Centre's strategy of comprehensive and consistently high countrywide testing, prompt and effective surveillance and tracking, quick hospitalization and effective adherence of the Standard Treatment Protocol issued by the Union Government. This success also owes to the selfless service and dedication of doctors, paramedics, frontline workers and all other COVID-19 warriors across all parts of the country.
The slide in the active cases in supplemented by an exponential rise in the recoveries. The total recovered cases have crossed 76 lakhs .
The gap between active cases and recovered cases has crossed 70 lakh today and stands at 70,61,716.
58,323 patients have recovered and discharged in the last 24 hours. The national Recovery Rate has further escalated to 91.96%.
80% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs .
Maharashtra is leading with more than 10,000 single day recoveries followed by Karnataka with more than 8,000 recoveries.
74% of the new confirmed cases are from 10 States and UTs.
Kerala, Delhi and Maharashtra have contributed the maximum to the new cases with more than 4,000 cases. West Bengal follows with more than 3,000 new cases.
490 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours. Of these, nearly 80% are concentrated in ten States/UTs. Maharashtra has reported maximum single day deaths .
India’s case Fatality Rate stands at 1.49%.