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Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approves issue of fresh equity to the extent of 15% of the paid up equity capital by Hindustan Copper Limited
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for issue of fresh 13,87,82,700 equity shares to the extent of 15% of paid up equity capital efface value of Rs. 5/- each by Hindustan Copper Limited through the Qualified Institutions Placement  route as per SEBI and other applicable guidelines.
As a result, Gol shareholding in HCL will come down from 76.05% to 66.13%. Further, the paid-up share capital of HCL will increase from the present Rs. 462.61 crore to Rs. 532crore. HCL will use the proceeds of QIP to meet its expansion/capex plan.
Impact:
The raising of fund is essential for HCL's expansion plans to achieve production level of around 1.90 lakh tonnes of metal in copper concentrate and thus meet around 30% of the refined copper demand of the country.
The proposed expansion plan would create employment opportunities for 9300 persons approximately.
Expansion projects of HCL are located in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand.
Background:
Hindustan Copper Limited  is a Central Public-Sector Enterprise , Mini Ratna  Schedule-A company. HCL is the only company in India engaged in mining of copper ore, beneficiation, smelting & refining and downstream products. HCL is listed on the BSE and NSE. Increasing the mining capacity of HCL is essential to reduce dependence on import of copper by the country. HCL aims at enhancing its mining capacity around 6 times from its present production capacity to reach 202 lakh tonnes in next six years.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Celebrates Constitution Day, 2022
Samvidhan Diwas  is being celebrated across India with great fervor and gaiety today to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and to honour and acknowledge the contribution of Founding Fathers of the Constitution.
Officers and Officials of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs , under the leadership of Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs read the Preamble to the Constitution of India, today in Parliament House, New Delhi.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs as an active participant in this national programme, has revamped and updated two digital portals, one for reading Preamble to the Constitution in English and 22 other languages mentioned under 8th Schedule to the Constitution  and another “ Online Quiz on the Constitution of India” . These updated and revamped portals were launched by Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Pralhad Joshi on 25.11.2022.
Public at large is showing great interest and enthusiasm in participating on both these portals and getting participation certificates.
Ministry of Communications
Application invited for International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People 2022
The Department of Posts will be conducting an International letter-writing competition for young people aged from 9 to 15 years. The subject of the competition is “Write a letter to someone influential explaining why and how they should take action on the climate crisis”. The composition must be presented in the form of a letter not exceeding 800 words, in English or in any other language listed in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India.
The competition will be held at Selected Schools/Postal Divisions under each region on 10/03/2022 Thursday . Those who wish to participate may send their application in the enclosed proforma in person to the School Principal/ Senior Superintendent/Superintendent of Post Offices in duplicate along with one photocopy of age proof document and 3 passport size photographs.
In view of the COVID situation, students will also be allowed to participate in the competition from home and send their entries to the nodal officer through Speed Post. Entries received through any other manner will be summarily rejected. Students participating from home shall write their composition in their own handwriting on Ruled Sheet/Plain paper and submit the same along with completely filled up the application form, one photocopy of age proof document, and three passport size photographs to the Nodal Officer, Sri.M.Salimkumar, Assistant Director , Office of the Chief Postmaster General, Kerala Circle, Thiruvananthapuram- 695 033 only through Speed Post so as to reach the addressee by 15th March 2022.
Top 3 winners will be awarded at the National as well as Circle level as follows:
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The best entry at the national level shall qualify as the official Indian entry for the International level Competition. The Universal Postal Union shall select the award-winning entries. The top winners will receive a special medal  and a certificate, as well as other prizes to commemorate their win. The gold medalist may also be offered a trip to the UPU headquarters in Berne, Switzerland, or an alternative prize to be decided at the sole discretion of the UPU. Participants who receive a special mention will also receive a certificate as well as other prizes .
For more information: Sri.M.Salimkumar, Assistant Director , Telephone No. -0471-2560711, Mobile No-9400386960.
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Ministry of Science & Technology
Prof. Karandikar takes charge as Secretary DST
Professor Abhay Karandikar, the former Director of IIT Kanpur took over charge as the new Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology  from Dr Rajesh Gokhale.
Professor Karandikar is an electrical engineer, renowned for his contributions to the telecommunications sector of the country. He developed the concept of “Frugal 5G Network” to enable affordable rural broadband connectivity and contributed to telecom policy and regulations that were included in national-level telecom policies.
Besides, leading a group that made contributions to numerous global standardization initiatives on telecommunications, he spearheaded a national effort in setting up the Telecom Standards Development Society of India , India's standards body for telecom with participation of all stakeholders.
An alumnus of IIT Kanpur, Professor Karandikar started his career in IIT Bombay where he later became the Dean  followed by the head of the Electrical Engineering Department, first Professor-in- charge of IIT Bombay Research Park and the head of Computer Center of IIT Bombay. This was followed by his appointment as the Director of IIT Kanpur, his very own Alma mater.
He along with his group innovated SDN based architecture to bring together multiple Radio Access Technologies  under a unified control and management framework as part of the 5G networks. They proposed some novel frameworks in SDN, RAN Virtualization and Frugal 5G. Professor Karandikar also led the filing of several patents for technologies developed by him and his group.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles loss of lives due to road mishap on the Bavla-Bagodara highway in Ahmedabad
Announces ex-gratia from PMNRF for the victims
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to road mishap on the Bavla-Bagodara highway in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The Prime Minister also announced an ex-gratia from PMNRF of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs. 50,000 for those injured.
The Prime Minister’s Office tweeted;
“Pained by the road mishap on the Bavla – Bagodara highway in Ahmedabad district. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. The local administration is providing all possible assistance to those affected.
An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF will be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM @narendramodi”
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets Chartered Accountants on Chartered Accountants' Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has greeted Chartered Accountants on Chartered Accountants' Day.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Our industrious CA community has a major role to play in ensuring a healthy and transparent economy. Their services to the nation are deeply valued. Greetings on Chartered Accountants Day."
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Pune’s mobile App Saiyam tracks Home Quarantined Citizens
In order to effectively track the home-quarantines citizens and ensure they are actually staying in the home, a mobile application named Saiyam has been developed by the Pune Municipal Corporation under Smart Cities Mission .
City administration has taken administrative measures complemented by technology solutions to monitor home quarantined citizens. The city administration has appointed dedicated teams for five zones to conduct a follow-up with people under home quarantine on a daily basis. The teams will check on people who have recently returned from international trips and those discharged after treatment for COVID-19. Accordingly, the teams will seek updates from quarantined people on their health status and details of persons in contact with them. For persons sporting the home quarantine stamp, the teams will check if separate food, bed, utensils, clothes and washrooms are provided to them.
The teams will check if those under home quarantine have downloaded the Saiyam Mobile Application. The Mobile Application has GPS tracking so that whenever quarantined citizens leave their homes, City Administration gets alerted and the local ward or the local police station gets informed, who then visit the family.
All the Home Quarantined citizens are given the mandate to download the app and install it. These identified citizens are advised to keep the GPS feature on the device always switched-on and the mobile device should be switched-on throughout the 24 hours, during the quarantine period. Citizens’ movements can be monitored centrally real-time from the monitoring cell and are marked as Red, Amber or Green. Red signifies that the person has ventured out for longer duration; Yellow signifies that the person has limited movements and Green signifies that the person is confined to house limits.
An illustration of the dashboard monitoring home quarantined citizens is given below:
Real-time Tracking of the movements of home-quarantined citizens is shown below:
Real-time Tracking of the movements of home-quarantined citizens is shown below:
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Santosh Kumar Gangwar today called for special drive for increasing the registration of building and other construction workers
Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar today called for special drive for increasing the registration and to stream line welfare benefit delivery mechanism so as to ensure that all the Building and other Construction  workers get their benefit. Addressing the National Conference on Building and Other Construction Workers Shri Gangwar said it is matter of concern that while there are more than 5 crore workers in the construction and building sector only 2 crore 86 lakhs have been registered so far.
The Minister said the Hon’ble Supreme Court had expressed concern over the cess fund lying unutilised with the States and have passed directions to register all the BOC workers and fully utilise the fund for their welfare. He added that the Supreme Court has emphasised the need for making Model Scheme which should include social security benefits of health, pension, Safety, education to standardize the social security schemes across the states which has been collected though the Building and Other Construction Workers  Act, 1996 and Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996. He requested the States and other stakeholders to make use of recently launched National Portal to facilitate registration of BOC workers.
The day long Conference was Chaired by Labour and Employment Minister and attended by the State Labour Ministers, Chairman of the Central Advisory Committee on BOCW, Chairmen of the State Welfare Boards, representatives of CTUs, representatives of Employers, social partners, and senior officers of the States and the Central Government. The Conference was held to discuss on issues relating to working conditions, safety and welfare of construction workers.
Secretary , Shri U.P. Singh mentioned that it has come to notice that registration of a BOC workers, belonging to other States, is generally discouraged and that welfare benefits are not portable across the States which may be the major reason behind poor utilisation of cess fund. He requested the States to maximise registration, facilitate registration of migrant BOC workers and utilise cess fund to ensure social security benefits to the workers as stipulated under the Act and as underlined by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in its judgement.
The building and other construction workers  are one of the most vulnerable segments of the unorganised sector workers in India.
One important outcome of the Conference was constitution of a Committee, having representatives from the States and other stakeholders, to draft a Model Welfare Scheme to provide standardised Social Security to of BOC workers.
Special Service and Features
Activities and achievements of the Indian Maritime University  Over a Decade
The Indian Maritime University  in Chennai has been doing well for more than a decade now. The university, which functions under the Union Ministry of Ports and Shipping, offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses through campuses in Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and other places.
Mr. K.D. Joshi, Controller of Examinations of the University and Mr M. Saravanan, Financial Officer , were briefed the media today  on the activities and achievements of the University.
They says that, various campuses of the university offers M.Tech and MBA master's courses in maritime technology, international transport, etc.
BSc and BBA courses in Maritime science and Logistics are also being offered, they said. They said MS/PHD research courses were started in all the campuses since 2017, out of which 59 students are currently pursuing research projects.
They said the number of girl students is also continuously increasing in the university and various efforts are being made to increase it further. They also noted that on the basis of the National Education Policy, efforts are being made to introduce new curriculum. They also highlighted that the University has conducted several international seminars and conferences on maritime activities. They also noted that the University is working closely with Maritime educational institutions from various countries.
During this press conference, Mr KT Joshi and Mr M Saranavan said that the Indian Maritime University is continuously making efforts to further modernize and improve the educational infrastructure.
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Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways to continue to give Shramik Special Trains to States as demanded
As of now total 63 more Shramik Special Trains requisitioned by various states after CRB’s letter to the States
In total 63 trains requisition Kerala leads with 32 trains
Chairman, Railway Board has reiterated that as many trains as required will be provided within 24 hours
Indian Railways is committed to continue providing comfortable and safe movement of migrants through Shramik Special Trains as required by States. As of now total 63 more Shramik Special Trains requisitioned by various states after Chairman Railway Board’s letter to the States. Total 7 states i.e. Kerala, Andhara Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir requisitioned for Shramik Special Trains. In total 63 Shramik Special Trains, 3 trains requisitioned by Andhara Pradesh, 1 train by Gujarat, 9 trains by Jammu & Kashmir, 6 trains by Karnataka, 32 trains by Kerala, 10 trains by Tamil Nadu and 2 trains by West Bengal. Uttar Pradesh Government will have to give their requirement.
It may be noted that Chairman Railway Board wrote letters to the States on 29th May, 3rd June and 9th June on the subject and emphasised that “Indian Railways will provide the desired number of Shramik Special trains immediately within 24 hours of the request”.
Indian Railways has informed the State governments that it shall continue to provide Shramik Special Train within 24 hours after the demand is received from the States. Railway Ministry has requested State Governments to indicate their requirements about Shramik Special Trains and see that projected demand for movement of residual persons by rail mode is well chalked out and determined.
Indian Railways has also assured that it will provide additional Shramik Special trains for any requirement given in future also. It will also meet any additional demand that may arise over and above the projections given, at a short notice.
It is worth mentioning that So far, more than 4277 Shramik Special Services have been operated by Indian Railways to transport approximately 60 lakh persons to their destination states. Shramik Special Trains are being run since 1st May 2020.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Timeless Satire "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron" Returns to the Big Screen, Showcasing India's Rich Cinematic Heritage
Mumbai, July 29, 2023
The National Museum of Indian Cinema  proudly presents a special screening of the cult classic "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron" on Sunday, July 30, at 11 am. As part of the Chronicles of Timeless Treasures Initiative, this event aims to celebrate the illustrious heritage of Indian cinema by bringing back this iconic satirical comedy that has captivated audiences for decades.
Released in 1983, "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron" is a masterpiece directed by Kundan Shah, who brilliantly crafted a humorous yet thought-provoking narrative. The movie follows the journey of two struggling photographers, portrayed by acclaimed actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ravi Baswani, as they find themselves entangled in a web of corruption and deceit. Through its impeccable ensemble cast, which includes renowned talents like Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, and Satish Shah, the film ingeniously satirizes societal issues, leaving a lasting impact on its viewers.
The story revolves around the innocent duo's misadventures as they stumble upon a scandal involving the corrupt and powerful. In a twist of fate, they end up behind bars for a crime they never committed, shedding light on the darker side of society. "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron" not only became a cult classic upon its release but also earned widespread acclaim and love from audiences, making it one of the most preferred and cherished films in Indian cinema history.
The climax of the movie, featuring the legendary Mahabharata scene, has become an unforgettable cinematic moment, leaving audiences in splits even after numerous viewings on various OTT platforms.
To provide cinema enthusiasts with an unparalleled experience, the National Museum of Indian Cinema  - NFDC, in association with the Chronicles of Timeless Treasures Initiative, invites everyone to witness the magic of "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron" on the big screen at the NMIC premises in Mumbai. The event is open to all museum visitors, and admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Shri Nitin Gadkari says Manufacturing sector needs to be strengthened for employment generation
Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that the Manufacturing sector needs to be strenghtened for employment generation and eradicate poverty. Addressing the commerce and industry fraternity of Maharashtra during the 16th Dr Gadgil Memorial lecture he said we have to make vision for the future in an integrated manner where conversion of knowledge into wealth takes place.
Shri Gadkari said talented young skilled manpower is the strength of the country. He said we need to reduce our imports and increase our exports. The Minister said policies have to be planned for socially and econimically backward areas to support entrepreneurs. He said decentralisation of industry is very important for development.
Full event link https://youtu.be/XFxoJYqWGW4
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh was briefed about the proposed Film City in Sikkim by a team of senior State officials
Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh was briefed here about the proposed Film City in Sikkim by a team of senior officers of the State Government of Sikkim including Chairperson, Sikkim Film Promotion Board, Department of Information, Pooja Sharma and Resident Commissioner, Ashwani Kumar Chand.
As per the proposal, the Government of Sikkim has decided to set up a Film City Complex in the vicinity of the capital city of Gangtok in an area measuring over 10 acres. The Film City Complex envisages an Acting School, different kinds of Film Sets as well as Artificial Sets, Ramps for fashion events, Miniplex Cinema, Amphi Theatre, Mobile Theatre, Concert Halls, Recreation Park, Editing Studios, Sound Studios, etc.
Appreciating the initiative taken by the State Government, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, Sikkim, like Kashmir, has picturesque locations to offer for film shooting. He said, the versatility of Sikkim's scenic beauty has attracted Film makers right from the beginning and leading film personalities like Dev Anand preferred Sikkim as one of the favourite locations and had gone to the extent of shooting the maximum portion of the blockbuster all-time hit “Jewel Thief” in Sikkim.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said, several desirable locations in Northeast, particularly in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, have remained under-utilised because of lack of infrastructure and lack of provision to place the required equipment. He said, the Modi government has sanctioned a Film and Television Institute for Arunachal Pradesh and with the coming up of a Film City in Sikkim, it will be possible to overcome the shortcomings which discouraged Filmmakers to use these locations even when they were willing to do so.
Not only this, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, movies shot at domestic locations instead of foreign locations, can help introduce the audience across the country to the diversity and unique features of different locations in India. This does not only help boost the domestic tourism within the country by showcasing attractive destinations which are in no way less than the European destinations, but it also helps to serve the cause of “Vocal for Local”, he said.
The State Government team also briefed the Minister about the plan to hold a Global Film Festival at Sikkim in the month of April, this year. The four-day festival is expected to provide an international platform for the film fraternity including professional Filmmakers, film enthusiasts and film/media students.
The DoNER Minister appreciated the proposals and said, he was in regular touch with Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang.
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