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Ministry of Steel
RINL wins the national level JCSSI Ispat Suraksha Puraskar
RINL Visakhapatnam received national level safety Awards "Ispat Suraksha Puraskar" during annual award function held at SSO Ranchi and on 22-03-2023 organised by JCSSI. RINL Bagged four prizes in BF and Raw materials zone for the years 2020-21 and 2021-22. Maintenance and service zones bagged the Award for the year 2021-22. RINL Visakhapatnam also bagged Prestigious Award for "Zero Fatal Accident involving Contract Labour" for the year 2022.
Shri Atul Bhatt, CMD, RINL & Shri AK Bagchi, Director  & additional charge Director  lauded RINL collective for winning the prestigious Ispat Suraksha Puraskar at the National level.
The 'Joint Committee on Safety, Health & Environment in the Steel Industry' , formerly known as 'Standing Committee on Safety for the Steel Industry'  came into existence on 27th April, 1973 with the primary objective of safeguarding valuable human resource against possible hazards in steel industry.
JCSSI is a unique National level bipartite forum of management and trade union representatives from both the public and private sector steel companies.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
747 websites, 94 YouTube channels working against India brought down in 2021-22: Union Minister Shri Anurag Thakur
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur today said that in 2021-22 the Ministry has taken strong action against YouTube channels working against the interest of the country. Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Shri Thakur said the Ministry has acted against 94 YouTube channels, 19 social media accounts and 747 URLs and got them blocked. These actions have been taken under the Section 69A Information Technology Act 2000.
The Minister further said that the Government has strongly acted against agencies working against the sovereignty of the country by spreading fake news and spreading propaganda on internet.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM flags off Vande Bharat Express from Nagpur Railway Station
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off Vande Bharat Express connecting Nagpur and Bilaspur from platform number 1 of the Nagpur Railway Station today.
The Prime Minister inspected the train coaches of the Vande Bharat Express and took stock of the onboard facilities. Shri Modi inspected the control centre of the locomotive engine of Vande Bharat Express and also took stock of the development plans of the Nagpur and Ajni Railway Stations. The travel time from Nagpur to Bilaspur will be reduced to 5 hours 30 mins from 7-8 hours.
The Prime Minister tweeted:
“Flagged off the Vande Bharat Express between Nagpur and Bilaspur. Connectivity will be significantly enhanced by this train.”
The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Eknath Shinde, the Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari when he arrived at Nagpur Railway Station.
Background
The introduction of the train will help boost tourism in the region and provide a comfortable and faster mode of travel. The travel time from Nagpur to Bilaspur will be 5 hours and 30 mins. This will be the sixth Vande Bharat train to be introduced in the country and is an advanced version compared to the earlier ones, being much lighter and capable of reaching higher speeds in a shorter duration. Vande Bharat 2.0 is equipped with more advancements and improved features such as reaching a speed of 0 to 100 kilometres per hour in just 52 seconds, and a maximum speed of up to 180 kilometres per hour. The improved Vande Bharat Express will weigh 392 tons when compared to the previous version of 430 tons. It will also have a Wi-Fi content on-demand facility. Every coach has 32” screens providing passenger information and infotainment compared to 24” in the previous version. Vande Bharat Express will also be environmentally friendly as the ACs will be 15 per cent more energy efficient. With dust-free clean air cooling of the traction motor, travel will become more comfortable. A side recliner seat facility provided only to Executive Class passengers earlier will now be made available for all classes. Executive Coaches have the added feature of 180-degree rotating seats.
In the new design of Vande Bharat Express, a photo-catalytic ultraviolet air purification system is installed in the Roof-Mounted Package Unit  for air purification. As recommended by Central Scientific Instruments Organisation , Chandigarh, this system is designed and installed on both ends of RMPU to filter and clean the air free from germs, bacteria, viruses etc. coming through fresh air and return air.
The Vande Bharat Express 2.0 offers various superior and aircraft-like travelling experiences. It is equipped with advanced state-of-the-art safety features including an indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System - KAVACH.
Ministry of Education
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan reviews the preparation of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2023
Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan along with Ministers of State for Education Smt. Annapurna Devi and Dr. Subhas Sarkar reviewed the ongoing preparation of the Pariksha Pe Charcha 2023 today.
Shri. Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy; DoSEL, Shri Apurva Chandra, Secretary Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and senior officials from Ministry of Education, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Press Information Bureau, NCERT, CBSE, NVS, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan & MyGov attended the meeting.
The Minister called for further deepening and expanding engagement with students, parents and teachers on PPC 2023 during the meeting.
Shri Pradhan further added that PPC 2023 by the PM Shri Narendra Modi provides a burst of energy and inspiration to the student community ahead of the exam season.
PIB Headquarters
Civilians’ day out with Armed Forces as part of ‘Parakram Parv’
As part of Parakram Parv, various weapons were showcased to general public.It was a rare opportunity for students, youngsters and the general public to witness the armoury used by the Indian Armed Forces. They also got a hands-on experience with weapons like the 5.56 INSAS LMG, an assault rifle used by the Armed forces on the battlefield.The unique experience was part of ‘Parakram Parv’, during which the Indian Army showcased equipment and weapons to the general public at the Parade Ground in Secunderabad on Saturday.
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Ministry of Defence
Steel Cutting of BY 528 and BY 529 for ASW SWC Project being constructed at CSL, Kochi
Steel Cutting of 6th and 7th ships  of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Craft  project under construction by Cochin Shipyard Limited , Kochi, was undertaken on 30 Aug 22.
The steel cutting event and commencement of fabrication of any warship signifies an important milestone, as this occasion is a culmination of preparatory process and kick starts the construction phase of the ships. The construction of these vessels at CSL, Kochi, is a major boost for the ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat’ and accentuates our national objective of ‘Make in India’.
Being a potent anti-submarine platform, the ships will further enhance anti-submarine warfare capabilities of Indian Navy and will serve the nation in safeguarding Maritime interests.
President's Secretariat
President of India's greetings on the eve of Raksha Bandhan
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu in her message on the eve of Raksha Bandhan has said :-
“On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, I congratulate all my fellow citizens.
Raksha Bandhan is an expression of love and affection of sisters for their brothers, and also an occasion to reiterate the unbreakable bond between them. Raksha Bandhan symbolises spontaneous love and reciprocity and also brings people closer.
May this festival of mutual trust between brothers and sisters, encourage harmony and respect for women in our society”.
Click here to see the President's Message in Hindi
Ministry of Home Affairs
Rashtriya Puruskar Portal launched, nominations open for various Awards
A common Rashtriya Puruskar Portal  has been developed by the Government so as to bring together all the Awards of the various Ministries/Departments/Agencies of the Government of India under one platform to ensure transparency and public partnership . This Portal facilitates every citizen or organisation to nominate individuals/organizations for various Awards instituted by the Government of India.
Currently, nominations/recommendations for the following Awards are open:
- Padma Awards- Last date is 15/09/2022
- National Award for Excellence in Forestry 2022- Last date is 30/09/2022
- National Gopal Ratna Award 2022- Last date is 15/09/2022
- National Water Awards 2022-Last date is 15/09/2022
- National Award for Senior Citizens -Vayoshreshtha Samman 2022- Last date is 29/08/2022
- National Award for Individual Excellence 2021- Last date is 28/08/2022
- National Award for Individual Excellence 2022- Last date is 28/08/2022
- National Awards for Institutions Engaged in Empowering Persons with Disabilities 2021- Last date is 28/08/2022
- National Awards for Institutions Engaged in Empowering Persons with Disabilities 2022- Last date is 28/08/2022
- National CSR Awards 2022- Last date is 31/08/2022
- Nari Shakti Puraskar 2023- Last date is 31/10/2022
- Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2023- Last date is 31/08/2022
- National Awards for Outstanding Services in the Field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse 2022- Last date is 29/08/2022
- Jeevan Raksha Padak - Last date is 30/09/2022
For further details and making nominations, please visit Rashtriya Puruskar Portal .
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
SANKALP SE SIDDH - TRIFED’S VILLAGE AND DIGITAL CONNECT DRIVE LAUNCHED
Following the success of the Village and Digital connect initiative during which TRIFED’s regional officials across the country went to identified villages with a significant tribal population and supervised the implementation of the various programmes and initiatives earlier in 2021, TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs has now launched “Sankalp se Siddhi” - Village & Digital Connect Drive. Starting from April 1, 2021, this 100 day drive will entail 150 teams  visiting ten villages each. 100 villages in each region and 1500 villages in the country will be covered in the next 100 days. The main aim of this drive is to activate the Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in these villages.
Among all of TRIFED’s initiatives that have been put in place to help the disadvantaged tribal sections of the society, the Scheme, Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce  Through Minimum Support Price  & Development of Value Chain for MFP’ that provides MSP to gatherers of forest produce and introduces value addition and marketing through tribal groups and clusters and Van Dhan Vikas Kendras has found widespread acceptance across the country. Especially during the pandemic in 2020, this scheme has emerged as a panacea for the tribals.
The objective of the MSP for MFP scheme is to establish a framework for ensuring fair prices for the tribal gatherers, primary processing, storage, transportation etc. while ensuring sustainability of the resource base addressing the problems tribals are facing such as perishable nature of the produce, lack of holding capacity, lack of marketing infrastructure, exploitation by middle men, and timely government intervention. Rs 200 crore Sales during the next 12 months is targeted as a result of this initiative once the VDVKs are activated in these 1500 villages. The visiting teams will also identify locations and shortlist potential VDVKs for clustering as TRIFOOD, and SFURTI units as larger enterprises. They will also identify tribal artisans and other groups and empanel them as suppliers so that they can have access to larger markets through the Tribes India network – both physical outlets and TribesIndia.com.
It is expected that Sankalp Se Siddhi will aid in effecting a complete transformation of the tribal ecosystem across the country.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Installed Wind Energy Capacity in the country is 43.7 GW, likely to increase to 99.9 GW by 2029-30: New & Renewable Energy Minister
The Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power has informed that the installed wind energy generation capacity of the country was 43,773 MW, as on 30th June 2023. During FY 2022-23, the quantum of electricity generated from wind energy in country was 71,814 million units. The major wind energy producing States for the year 2022-23 were Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
The Minister informed that in line with the Prime Minister’s announcement at COP26, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is working towards achieving 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by the year 2030, which also includes wind energy capacity. As per the Central Electricity Authority’s ‘Report on Optimal Generation Capacity Mix for 2029-30 Version 2.0’, the likely installed capacity of wind energy by the end of the year 2029-30 is estimated to be 99,895 MW.
This information has been given by the Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Rajya Sabha today, August 1, 2023.
Ministry of Finance
Recommendations of GST council related to Law & Procedure
The 40th GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman through video conferencing here today . The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur besides Finance Ministers of States & UTs and senior officers of the Ministry of Finance& States/ UTs.
The GST Council has made the following recommendations on Law & Procedures changes.
- Measures for Trade facilitation:
- Reduction in Late Fee for past Returns:
As a measure to clean up pendency in return filing, late fee for non-furnishing FORM GSTR-3B for the tax period from July, 2017 to January, 2020 has been reduced / waived as under: -
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- ‘NIL’ late fee if there is no tax liability;
- Maximum late fee capped at Rs. 500/- per return if there is any tax liability.
Thereduced rate of late fee would apply for all the GSTR-3B returns furnished between 01.07.2020 to 30.09.2020
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- Further relief for small taxpayers for late filing of returns for February, March & April 2020 Tax periods:
For small taxpayers , for the supplies effected in the month of February, March and April, 2020, the rate of interest for late furnishing of return for the said months beyond specified dates  is reduced from 18% per annum to 9% per annum till 30.09.2020. In other words, for these months, small taxpayers will not be charged any interest till the notified dates for relief and thereafter 9% interest will be charged till 30.09.2020..
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- Relief for small taxpayers for subsequent tax periods :
In wake of COVID-19 pandemic, for taxpayers having aggregate turnover upto Rs. 5 crore, further relief provided by waiver of late fees and interest if the returns in FORM GSTR-3B for the supplies effected in the months of May, June and July, 2020 are furnished by September, 2020 .
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- One time extension in period for seeking revocation of cancellation of registration:
To facilitate taxpayers who could not get their cancelled GST registrations restored in time, an opportunityis being provided for filing of application for revocation of cancellation of registrationup to 30.09.2020, in all cases where registrations have been cancelled till 12.06.2020.
- Certain clauses of the Finance Act, 2020 amending CGST Act 2017 and IGST Act, 2017 to be brought into force from 30.06.2020.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 193.53 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 18.96 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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18,96,04,825
More than 193.53 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 18.96 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Students sensitised on Mission LiFE and Green Skill Development Programme
The Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme  organised a ‘National workshop on LiFE’ at Indira Paryavaran Bhawan on 30th January,2023 in association with National Museum of Natural History, a subordinate office of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
The workshop was primarily to come up with ideas to align the activities of the Programme Centres with ‘Mission LiFE  launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, Gujarat in October 2022.
This occasion was also used to sensitise 160 students from four different schools viz. Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Mount Abu School, Mother’s Global School, and Guru Harkishan School about Mission LiFE and green skills. They were taken on a guided tour across the exhibition and the Ministry. The students were elated to see the comprehensive exhibition of various GSDP products.
The students were sensitised about Lifestyle for Environment and also how MoEF&CC has incorporated that in design of IPB as a green building. Students were encouraged to become ‘Pro-Planet People. The students also took a pledge on LiFE
Pictures of the students were clicked with Prakriti at the photobooth and given to them in a frame made with recycled paper. They were given LiFE badges and also a copy of the booklet Lexicon of LiFE: A-Z of Sustainable Lifestyle released by the Union Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav in the inaugural session of the workshop.
The workshop included an elaborate exhibition with about 35 stalls showcasing various handicrafts of bamboo, coconut, pine cones, lantana etc and LiFE game, working models to save energy, plastic recycling etc were displayed under the Green Skill Development Programme of the EIACP.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Mandatory Public Procurement of Chemicals and Petrochemicals to boost Manufacturing and Production of Goods, Services and Works to promote Make in India : Shri Mansukh Mandaviya
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals prescribes minimum 60%, 70% and 80 percent local contents for 2020-21, 2021-23 and 2023-25 respectively of local chemicals & petrochemical contents in public procurement
Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  has recently revised the Public Procurement  Order, 2017 on 29.05.2019 to encourage Make in India and to promote manufacturing and production of goods, services and works in India with a view to enhance income and employment.
While identifying Chemicals and Petrochemicals, prescribing minimum local content and the manner of calculation, the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals has assessed the domestic manufacturing available capacity and the extent of local competition. As many as 55 various types of Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Pesticides and Dyestuff have been identified. The minimum local content for these Chemicals & Petrochemicals has been prescribed by the Department beginning with local content percentage at 60% for the year 2020-2021 and thereafter, raising it to 70% for the years 2021-2023 and 80% for the years 2023-2025. Out of the 55 Chemicals & Petrochemicals identified by the Department, local suppliers shall be eligible to bid for the estimated value of procurement of more than Rs. 5 lakhs and less than 50 lakhs for 27 products and in respect of remaining 28 Chemicals & Petrochemicals, the procuring entities shall make procurement only from local supplier irrespective of bid amount as there is sufficient local capacity and local competition.
This step will strengthen #Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan launched by the Prime Minister and will also boost domestic production under “Make in India”.
Lauding the important decision, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State - Mos  for Shipping and MoS for Chemicals and Fertilizers said, "Mandatory Public Procurement of Chemicals and Petrochemicals to boost Manufacturing and Production of Goods, Services and Works will promote Make in India"
Election Commission
8 Women among 68 Contestants from West Bengal in Fourth Phase of General Election to Lok Sabha, 2019
Kolkata, April 26, 2019
Seventy one Parliamentary constituencies of the country across nine States including eight from West Bengal will go for poll in the fourth phase of General Election to Lok Sabha, 2019. This phase of poll is scheduled on April 29, 2019 . Total 68 candidates from West Bengal representing 11 parties including eight females will be in the fray in this phase of poll. The constituencies include Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat , Bardhaman Purba , Bardhaman-Durgapur, Asansol, Bolepur  and Birbhum. The polling will start at 7 am and continue till 6 pm.
The total number of electors from West Bengal in this phase is 13,456,991. Out of this, 6,906,199 are male, 6,550,004 female and 288 belonging to third gender. There are 15,277 polling stations in this phase of poll in West Bengal.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India  has taken adequate measures to have free and fair poll in this phase and as stated by Chief Electoral Officer , Dr Aariz Aftab it is evident that there will be Central Armed police Forces  in 98 per cent of the booths. The Special Observer appointed by ECI, Shri Ajay V Nayak too opined that in the remaining four phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha poll, measures will be taken to provide CAPF in cent per cent of the polling booths. Besides, strict vigil will be there also so as to keep the sanctity of the entire poll process.