Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the National Logistics Policy that seeks to address challenges facing the transport sector and bring down the logistics cost of businesses from 13-14 per cent to a single digit.
Speaking at the launch programme, he that said it was an important step towards the making of a developed India. He further called the policy a solution for many problems, and said that it would lead to improvements of all our systems.
India, Singapore Hold Maiden Multi-ministerial Roundtable
India and Singapore discussed fintech, investment opportunities and regulatory cooperation at their first ever multi-ministerial roundtable.
The Indian side was represented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal. The Singapore delegation was led by its Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong and comprised Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong and Transport Minister S. Iswaran.
The India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable is a new ministerial to boost economic cooperation between the two countries.
J&K LG announces Decision to Declare Maharaja Hari Singh's Birthday a Public Holiday
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to declare Maharaja Hari Singh's birth anniversary a public holiday.
The announcement was made by lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha following his meeting with a delegation comprising prominent political leaders, members of the Yuva Rajput Sabha, civil society members, including head of J&K transport union, at the Raj Bhavan.
Maharaja Hari Singh was a great educationist, progressive thinker, social reformer and a towering man of ideas and ideals. The public holiday will be a fitting tribute to Maharaja Hari Singh.
MP Raghav Chadha Appointed AAP's Gujarat Co-incharge for State Polls
The Aam Aadmi Party appointed its Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha as the AAP's Gujarat co-incharge for the state Assembly elections due later this year.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP had earlier appointed Rajya Sabha member Sandeep Pathak at its Gujarat in-charge.
Chadha had also held the responsibility of the party as Punjab affairs co-incharge, ahead of the Assembly elections in that state held earlier this year.
The AAP had won the Punjab polls.
It has now positioned itself as the main rival of the BJP which has governed Gujarat for 27 years.
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to Join BJP
Former Chief Minister and Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh will join the BJP.
Singh will also merge his newly formed party with the BJP.
Singh had floated the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) last year after quitting the Congress following his unceremonious exit as Chief Minister. He will join the BJP in the presence of party president J.P. Nadda and other leaders in Delhi.
Sep 18, 2022
Telangana CM KCR Decides to Name New Secretariat after B. R. Ambedkar
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao decided to name the State's new Secretariat, which is under construction, after B. R. Ambedkar.
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, CPI and CPI(M) welcomed the decision while State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that Rao should also keep his promise made during the separate Telangana agitation that a Dalit leader would be made Chief Minister of the new State.
Following Rao's decision, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar issued a government order (GO) naming the Secretariat after Ambedkar.
Sunil Barthwal is New Commerce Secy, Vivek Bhardwaj is Mines Secy
Senior IAS officers Sunil Barthwal and Vivek Bharadwaj were named as the Commerce and Mines Secretary, respectively, as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle.
Barthwal, a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre, is currently Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment.
Barthwal will take over as the Commerce Secretary succeeding B. V. R. Subrahmanyam, who superannuates on September 30.
Vivek Bhardwaj, a 1990-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, would be the new Mines Secretary upon superannuation of Alok Tandon, in September end.
Sep 17, 2022
Jharkhand Ups Reservations for SC, ST, and Others
Jharkhand Government agreed to the proposal for granting 77 per cent reservation in state government jobs for the SC, ST, Backward Classes, and OBC and further economically weaker sections. The Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren hiked the OBC reservation to 27 per cent which was earlier 14 per cent. The Jharkhand Government also accepted the proposal to use the 1932 land records to determine those who are local inhabitants.
Telangana Assembly Passes Resolution on Renaming New Parliament Building
The Telangana state Assembly unanimously passed two resolutions urging the Centre to withdraw the new Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 proposed by the Centre keeping in mind the interests of farmers and poorer sections and name the new Parliament building in New Delhi after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
Sep 16, 2022
Sanjay Kumar Rakesh, former IAS, Named Managing Director of CSC e-Governance SPV
Sanjay Kumar Rakesh, a former IAS officer, was named Managing Director of the CSC e-Governance India SPV, which is run by the central government. The appointment followed Dinesh Tyagi's resignation from the position, who was instrumental in increasing the number of CSCs from 60,000 in 2014 to over 5 lakh at the moment.
He has approximately 30 years of experience working for the government in a variety of capacities.
He is an IAS officer from the Tripura cadre, class of 1990.
Sanjay Kumar Rakesh served as the additional chief secretary in Tripura before joining the CSC.
Indore Becomes India's First 'Smart City' with 'Smart Addresses'
The city of Indore signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the firm Pataa Navigations to implement a fully digital addressing system, making it the first city in India to do so. The MoU is signed by Rajat Jain, co-founder of Pataa Navigations, and Rishav Gupta, CEO of Indore Smart City.
Pataa developed patented technology for the system and is working with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to develop a digital addressing system for the nation.
Pataa is a brief and distinctive code that would help the user find the specific geotagged location. Users of the Pataa App can upload images of their homes, landmarks, etc. along with their addresses in the full text.
Additionally, the user has the option to record voice instructions, which eliminates the need to repeat the address over the phone and makes it simpler for the guest to find the location.
According to reports, India is reportedly losing an estimated Rs. 75,000 crore annually as a result of its complicated addressing system.
Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk Meets with PM Modi in Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wanghchuck, the King of Bhutan, and discuss bilateral ties and ways to strengthen relations between the two countries.
Diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan were established in 1968 after the then Indian government established a special office in Thimphu. There are a number of institutional and diplomatic mechanisms in areas like security, border management, trade and water resources.
Bhutan ratified the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement, providing an action-oriented, member-driven, collaborative framework for increased implementation.
Ambassador of Bhutan to India Maj Gen Vetsop Namgyel handed over the instrument of ratification to Secretary E.R. Dammu Ravi, in the presence of DG International Solar Alliance.
Sep 15, 2022
Govt. Clears Proposal to Grant ST Status to Several Communities in 5 States
The Union Cabinet cleared the proposal to notify several tribal communities under the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category in Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh.
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said that these proposals were lying pending for several years.
The Cabinet approved the ministry's proposal for the inclusion of Narikoravan, along with the Kurivikkaran, community of Tamil Nadu under ST category through the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.
Similarly,it granted ST status to the Betta-Kuruba community as a synonym of Kadu Kuruba of Karnataka. This also would be done through the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.
Prakash Chand Appointed as Indian Ambassador to Eritrea
Prakash Chand was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Eritrea.
Chand, a 2004 IFS officer, is Consul General, Consulate General of India, in Indonesia's Bali.
He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
Prior to his assignment in Bali, he was working as Director (Consular) in the Consular, Passport & Visa Division in the Ministry of External Affairs.
He also served as First Secretary (Consular) in the Philippines from 2010 to 2014. Just before that he worked as Deputy Chief of Protocol (Conferences/Facilities) from 2008 to 2010 in New Delhi.
The Election Commission ordered the delisting of 86 registered unrecognised political parties it found to be non-existent and declared 253 others inactive.
The commission, comprising Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey, acted against the 253 parties based on reports by Chief Electoral Officers of Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
These 253 [parties] were declared inactive, as they have not responded to the letter/notice delivered to them and have not contested a single election either to the General Assembly of a State or the Parliament Election 2014 and 2019," the EC said. Among these were at least 14 from Tamil Nadu, 34 from Uttar Pradesh, 33 from Delhi, 9 from Telangana and 6 from Karnataka.
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