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MUMBAI: With an aim to keep the stations neat and clean, 29 and 11 stations of Central and Western Railway respectively have been adopted by different social, non-governmental organisations and charitable institutes. The move by the organisations is aimed at meeting the target of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year. The adoption of station by charitable institutions, social organisations and NGOs is a new concept initiated under 'Swachh Rail - Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' of Indian Railways initiated by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, the Railways said in a statement. "To get the 'Swachh rail' actualised, prominent charitable Institutions, social organisations and NGOs were contacted by Central and Western Railways regarding adoption of stations and support in taking forward the campaign with active participation of its volunteers/social workers. "Matunga station has been adopted by Welinkgar Institute, V...

Nearly 75,000 tonnes of pulses have been seized from hoarders in raids across 13 states as part of the measures to control the skyrocketing retail prices that have touched up to Rs 210 per kg.  The Centre has also asked the states to hold discussions with dal millers, whole-sellers and retailers to make pulses available at reasonable prices.  "De-hoarding operations across the states continued. These have resulted in seizure of 74,846.359 tonnes pulses so far. Total 6,077 raid. As a result of the de-hoarding drive, the states have reported declining trends in the prices of pulses, it added.  Out of 74,846.35 tonnes of pulses seized so far, the maximum of 46,397 tonnes have been recovered from hoarders in Maharashtra followed by Karnataka at 8,755.34 tonnes, Bihar at 4,933.89 tonnes, Chhattisgarh 4,530.39 tonnes, Telangana 2,546 tonnes, Madhya Pradesh 2,295 tonnes and Rajasthan 2,222 tonnes.  Dal prices have risen across the country due to a shortfall in d...

 A two-member arbitration panel of Maharashtra Women and Child Welfare Minister Pankaja Munde and and the NCP leader Jayant Patil yesterday while approving a hike of 20 per cent this year.   Maharashtra Cooperative Sugar Mill Federation had appointed the panel to resolve the dispute over wages between the sugarcane workers and the sugar mill owners.  NCP leader and leader of opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Dhananjay Munde criticised their decision, which he said was tantamount to extortion of workers.   Pankaja Munde represented the government while the former NCP minister Jayant Patil and former Congress Minister Harshvardhan Patil (who was consulted) represented the sugar mills. Nobody, however, represented the sugarcane workers.   NCP chief and former Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar had met a delegation of workers here on October 18 and asked Dhananjay Munde to help find ...

The village adopted by Ravishankar prashad under the Sansad ‪‎AdarshGramYojana‬ at Alawalpur in ‪‎Patna‬ district. saw several steps towards its development as a model village. Started Computer Saksharta Kendra for computer education, inaugurated sub-post office, laid foundation of 6 Anganwadi centers. Distributed pension and benefits of Kanya Vivah Yojana to the beneficiaries. Organised a Health camp, drug distribution camp, agriculture camp, Bal sansad and cleanliness drive.

Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce & Industry, took upon herself the challenge of adopting two villages and developing them into model villages. Two coastal villages of West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh - Pedhamyanavanilanka (PM Lanka) and Toorputallu were adopted by her on November 7, 2014. Drinking water:  For improving the quality of drinking water, two RO water treatment plant were inaugurated at Toorputallu and one at PM Lanka. Sanitation and cleanliness:  As part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Sitharaman has launched projects like Bio-digester based toilets and Integrated Solid Waste Management Program. A pilot project with around 44 bio-digester based toilets have been dedicated to the two villages and have yielded very positive response. To maintain sanitation and cleanliness, each household will be given dustbins separately to collect bio- degradable & non-bio-degradable waste. Skill developmen t includes Salt Farming...

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has announced that the Railways would start country's first-ever double decker Shatabdi Express that would ply between Mumbai and Goa. "One double decker AC train between Mumbai and Goa should run as Shatabdi. We will make it happen as soon as possible. This would become the first-ever double decker Shatabdi," Prabhu said on the sidelines of an event at the Goa University yesterday. On demand of a special Goa Rajdhani Express train, he said he will "definitely look into it". Residents of Goa seeking Rajdhani luxury train services have to rely on the Trivandrum Rajdhani which passes through Goa and makes a halt at Margao in South Goa. Residents of Goa seeking Rajdhani luxury train services have to rely on the Trivandrum Rajdhani which passes through Goa and makes a halt at Margao in South Goa. Responding to concerns to allow more tourists to make train journeys into Goa, Prabhu said the Railways can also start holiday train f...

2,704 raids carried out in 10 states to reduce price of pulses The Centre today said over  35,000 tonnes  of pulses have been seized from 10 states in two days  The state governments intensified crackdown against hoarding and black marketing of the commodity.  To control skyrocketing prices, the Centre has taken several measures such as creating a buffer stock of 40,000 tonnes,  sale of imported pulses at cheaper rates and imposition of stock limits on traders as well as departmental stores, licensed food processors, importers and exporters.  Govt outlets sell over 200 quintal imported tur at Rs 120/kg  Government  import 5,000 tonnes  of urad to contain prices Govt outlets sell over 200 quintal imported tur at Rs 120/kg Government to import 5,000 tonnes of urad to contain prices

The campaign will involve a number of programmes aimed at making India more disabled friendly. India Inc will soon have an incentive to design disabled-friendly buildings and human resource policies. 'Accessible India' campaign, will rate companies across public and private sectors for disabled -friendly initiatives. December 3 is celebrated as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.  Source:- Accessible India: Disabled-friendly initiatives to earn firms brownie points from Modi government - The Economic Times

Employment in 8 sectors including IT/BPO, automobiles, gems & jewellery and textile rose by 5.21 lakh last fiscal, said a government report. During the first three quarters of 2014-15, these sectors witnessed an overall increase in employment by 1.82 lakh, 1.58 lakh and 1.17 lakh over the previous quarters. As per the 24th report, the overall employment had reduced by 36,000 in the January-March quarter in 2013-14. The report also stated that the overall employment increased by 2.76 lakh during 2013-14, lower than 5.21 lakh in the previous fiscal. At industry level, the highest increase in employment is observed in IT/BPOs sector where jobs increased by 37,000 during January-March, over November-December, 2014, followed by textiles including apparel sector (24,000), automobiles sector (20,000) and metals sector (1,000). The largest decrease in employment was recorded in leather sector (8,000) followed by gem & jewellery (6,000), transport (2,000) and handloom/powerloom (...

Solar installations in India are set to double this year and as well as next year also, says the Central Government. According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India today has installed solar capacity of 4,262 MW, of which 518 MW were built in the current financial year. MNRE expects 4,345 MW of fresh capacity to come up in 2015-16 (including the 518 MW achieved so far.) Further, going by the bids on the anvil, the government expects to add 10,859 MW in 2016-17 alone. The numbers add up to close to 19,000 MW by March 2017 compared with the previous target of 20,000 MW by 2022. The MNRE put out its estimates soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed its progress across the country on September 30. (The Prime Minister interacts directly with the Secretaries of Government of India and the Chief Secretaries of various States over video on the last Wednesday of each month, under the PRAGATI initiative. Solar was high on the agenda of September 30 discuss...

Work commenced on Navyug housing and commercial project in Allahabad, billed as Uttar Pradesh's first smart city in the greenfield category. The Rs 600 crore project situated on the Allahabad-Kanpur highway would be developed under the private sector and REPL has been roped as its knowledge partner. REPL has been empaneled by the central government, along with some other agencies, as a specialist consultant for developing smart cities across the country. CMD, New Modern Buildwell Pvt Ltd, PN Misra said "there are three categories of Smart Cities that the central government's policy envisages. One is to develop existing cities into Smart Cities by completely transforming them. Second category is of using vacant spaces in existing cities to provide Smart City features to the residents and the third is developing new townships as Smart Cities. Our Allahabad project called Navyug, falls in the third category. He said that possession of housing and office spaces would co...

China:- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched around 25 business plans and agreements worth $22 billion between Indian firms Deals worth $22 billion signed during PM Narendra Modi’s China visit - The Times of India (links to: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Deals-worth-22-billion-signed-during-PM-Narendra-ModisChina-visit/articleshow/47309538.cms ) South Korea:- Narendra Modi visit: South Korea to provide $10 bn for infrastructure development in India Narendra Modi visit: South Korea  to provide $10 bn for infrastructure development in India (links to: http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/narendra-modis-south-korea-visit-inks-10-bn-for-infrastructure-development-in-india/73648/ ) Previously  Canada Won't Return Allegedly Stolen Statue to India Now USA Obama announces $4 billion in India investment and lending deals US investors bet on PM Modi, to invest $41 billion in India in 3 years US investors bet on PM Modi, to invest $41 billion in India...

 France offers India fly-away Rafales at same rate as its own air force Rs 1 lakh crore to be invested in hydrocarbon sector in Odisha - The Economic Times Why Defence Ministry may fund railways projects worth almost Rs 1.4 lakh crore near India-China border चोरी-चोरी चुपके-चुपके हुआ दिल्ली-लखनऊ का सफर सुहाना In a record, 3,100 Jammu and Kashmir youth offered jobs in a year - The Economic Times अब सिर्फ 2 लाख रुपए में खोलिये सरकारी मेडिकल स्टोर, सरकार करेगी मदद Page on indiatimes.com India to slowly but steadily boost military presence in Andaman and Nicobar Islands Wah USTAAD! Modi govt to launch its first minority welfare scheme from Varanasi अब चलेगी स्पेशल तत्काल ट्रेन, 10 दिन पहले से बुक करा सकेंगे आप टिकट Sushma Swaraj 'best' minister in Modi government: Survey - The Times of India Make in India: Government gives shape to five industrial corridors - The Economic Times Nashik Municipal Corporation plans cleaning of Godavari river on Sabarmati experiment - The...