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Presently there is a flood of SMSs on mobile-phones offering a complete package of so many blood-tests at just rupees 999 that too with facility to collect blood-samples from residences or work-places of desiring ones. But these SMSs do not give details and addresses of laboratories where blood-tests are to be conducted. Either such offers do not come from recognised and government-approved laboratories, or normal pathological laboratories are looting public. Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare should probe into the matter. Those offering such economical packages should be directed to give details of laboratories in SMSs with compulsion to have a proper website of such laboratories. Union Health Ministry should also develop a software to be compulsorily used by all recognised...

Pakistan is going to honour Maharaja Ranjit Singh on his 180th death-anniversary by installing his life-size bronze statue near his samadhi at Lahore, also to promote religious tourism for Sikh devotees. Earlier Pakistan government started exhibiting historic documents, books and news-clippings relating to great Indian martyr Bhagatsingh from 26.03.2018 including court-order and black warrant relating to his hanging on 23.03.1931 at Shadman Chowk (Lahore), recognising him as a common hero of India and Pakistan. Earlier Pakistani authorities had even named Shadman Chowk after Bhagatsingh after persistent demand of civil-society there, though the decision was later put on hold because of some fundamentalist elements there. However celebrations are held at Shadman Chowk even presently on ever...

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprisesis striving to increase the number of micro and small industries in the country on a sustainable basis through implementation of various schemes andprogrammes. The Ministry provides better credit facility, technology upgradation and skilling to boost the entire MSME eco-system. Followings are the major schemes being implemented by Ministry of MSME: (i)     Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP): This is a credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and unemployed youth. The Scheme was launched during 2008-09. A total of 5.45 lakh micro enterprises have been assisted with a margin ...

‘Make in India’ programme is being used by the Government for defence procurements by categorising the capital acquisition proposals under ‘Buy (Indian-IDDM)’, ‘Buy (Indian)’, ‘Buy and Make (Indian)’, ‘Make’ and ‘Strategic Partnership Model’ categories of Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP)-2016. DPP -2016 focuses on institutionalising, streamlining and simplifying defence procurement procedure to give a boost to ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government of India. In the last four financial years i.e. from 2015-16 to 2018-19, out of the total 210 contracts, 135 contracts have been signed with Indian Vendors including Defence Public Sector Undertakings/ Public Sector Undertakings/ Ordnance Factory Board and private vendors for capital procurement of defence equipment for Armed Forces suc...

The National Policy on Biofuels-2018 notified on 8.6.2018, inter-alia, allows production of ethanol from damaged food grains like wheat, broken rice etc. which are unfit for human consumption. The policy also allows conversion of surplus quantities of food grains to ethanol, based on the approval of National Biofuel Coordination Committee. Use of damaged foodgrains and surplus foodgrains for production of ethanol will increase its availability for Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme.  During the ethanol supply year 2017-18, 150.5 crore litres of ethanol was blended in Petrol which resulted in foreign exchange impact of about Rs. 5070 crore and carbon emission reduced to the extent of 29.94 lakh tonnes. The National Policy on Biofuels-2018 approved by the Government envisages an ...

केंद्रीय वित्त और कॉर्पोरेट कार्य मंत्री श्रीमती निर्मला सीतारमण की अध्यक्षता में आज यहां जीएसटी परिषद की 35वीं बैठक हुई। नई सरकार के शपथ ग्रहण के बाद परिषद की यह पहली बैठक थी। इस बैठक में केंद्रीय वित्त और कॉर्पोरेट कार्य राज्य मंत्री श्री अनुराग ठाकुर के अलावा राजस्व सचिव श्री अजय भूषण पांडे और वित्त मंत्रालय के अन्य वरिष्ठ अधिकारी भी उपस्थित थे। परिषद ने वस्तुओं और सेवाओं की आपूर्ति पर निम्‍नलिखित जीएसटी की दरों से संबंधित परिवर्तनों की सिफारिश की है। इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन, चार्जर और इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन किराये पर लेने के बारे में जीएसटी रियायतों से संबंधित मुद्दों पर परिषद ने सिफारिश की है कि इस मुद्दे की निर्धारण समिति (फिटमेंट कमिटी) द्वारा विस्तार से जांच की जाए और अगली बैठक में परिषद के समक्ष प्रस्‍तुत किया जाए। सौर ऊर्जा उत्‍पादन प्रणालियां और पवन टर्बाइन माननीय...