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Sep 27, 2019

UP To Launch Industrial Projects Worth Rs 65,000 Crore In Dec 2019

After laying the foundation of industrial projects worth more than Rs 1.25 trillion over the past 15 months, Uttar Pradesh government is planning to launch additional projects totalling Rs 65,000 crore in December 2019.
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said projects worth Rs 65,000 crore were in pipeline and the government will decide the dates for holding their groundbreaking ceremony sometime in December 2019.

"Dial 112" Delhi Police Launched Single Emergency Helpline Number

Delhi Police launched the single emergency helpline number '112' for immediate assistance. This Emergency Response Support System was launched by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy.
New number replaced the earlier functioning three helpline numbers- 100, 101 and 102 for the sake of convenience.
With the implementation of new Emergency Response Support System the police response time is reduced tremendously.
In this new system, the call simultaneously passes to the Police Control Room as well as to at least five people nearby through a mobile app.
The main call centre has been set up in Shalimar Bagh in Delhi, which is operating under the control of DCP.

Sep 25, 2019

Amit Shah Launches Portal For Private Security Agency Licencing

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a government web portal to help private security agencies get the licence.
'Private Security Agency Licensing Portal' will help private agencies in police verification of security guards, expand their business across the country apart from providing other facilities.
Speaking at the launch event at Ambedkar International Centre, Shah said the portal will reduce formalities to get the licence and expand the business.

Amit Shah Pays Tributes To BJP Ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhayay

BJP President Amit Shah paid tributes to party ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhayay on his birth anniversary. Mr Shah paid floral tributes at his statue in party headquarters in New Delhi.
BJP Working President Jagat Prakash Nadda paid floral tributes to the leader at his statue in Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Vatika in the national capital.

Sep 24, 2019

PM Modi Vows To More Than Double India's Non-Fossil Fuel Target To 450 GW By 2022

India's renewable energy target will be increased to 450 GW, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
Mr. Modi reiterated India's commitment to the creation of 175 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022 under the Paris Climate Agreement.India would spend approximately $50 billion in the next few years on the Jal Jeevan Mission to conserve water, harvest rainwater and develop water resources, he added.
Mr. Modi also said India planned to considerably increase the proportion of the biofuel blend in petrol and diesel.

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Inaugurates Steel "Chintan Shivir"

Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the Chintan Shivir.
It is a step towards a vibrant, efficient and globally competitive Indian steel sector, organized by Ministry of Steel.
The event aims to bring all stakeholders together to deliberate on a roadmap for making Indian Steel Sector more vibrant, efficient and globally competitive.
Minister of state for Steel, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste was also present on the occasion.
Addressing the inaugural session, Shri Pradhan stated that country aspires to achieve quantum jump to achieve transformational outcome.
Quoting Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi that India is not ready to accept incremental growth, the minister said that we all must step up to meet this aspiration.
He said Steel industry has an important role to play in the transition to making India a $5 trillion economy.

ECI Appoints Former IRS Officers As Special Expenditure Observers For Maharashtra Polls

The Election Commission of India (ECI) appointed former IRS officers named Madhu Mahajan and B Murali Kumar as special expenditure observers for the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.
The appointments were made by the poll body exercising the powers conferred on it under Article 324 of the Constitution and Section 20B of The Representation of the People Act 1951, the Election Commission said in a statement.
Madhu Mahajan would watch the conduct of elections with special emphasis on controlling the abuse of money power, in consultation with the Chief Electoral Officer at Mumbai, while Murali Kumar would similarly be based in Pune to look into matters in rest of the state with officers and election authorities as deemed necessary.

Sep 23, 2019

National Workshop On Post Disaster Needs Assessment To Be Organized

National Institute of Disaster Management is organizing a day-long National Workshop on Post Disaster Needs Assessment in New Delhi. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai will be the Chief Guest on this occasion.
The focus of this workshop is to disseminate the outcome documents of the study to all the relevant stakeholders so that these may be utilized as a reference document while preparing the memorandum for submission to the Home Ministry in post-disaster phase.
The workshop will also discuss the issues and challenges faced by states in assessment of damage and loss along with the capacity gap for undertaking such detailed exercise.

HM Amit Shah Lays Foundation Stone For Janganana Bhawan

Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid foundation stone for Janganana Bhawan at Mansingh Road in New Delhi. The work of the seven-storey green building which will be built at the cost of 44 crore rupees will be completed by 2021.
Addressing a gathering, Mr Shah said, the Government will complete the massive Census exercise in March 2021.
He said, census is the basis of development of the last man in the queue and lays the blueprint for future of the country.

Voting Begins For Dantewada Assembly By-Poll in Chhattisgarh

Voting for the bypoll to the Maoist-affected Dantewada Assembly constituency began amid tight security.
The bypoll was necessitated due to the death of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi in a Maoist attack.
A total of 1,88,263 voters, including 89,747 men and 98,876 women, are eligible to exercise their franchise in the constituency, which has 273 polling stations.
A massive security blanket of around 18,000 personnel, including those from paramilitary forces, and drones have been thrown around the Dantewada Assembly segment, which is part of the insurgency-hit Bastar region, for conducting peaceful polling.
The counting of votes will be taken up on September 27, 2019.
Nine candidates are in the fray for the seat, which was the only one in Bastar division that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed to win in 2018's Assembly election.

Sep 22, 2019

Social Media Firms Can't Avoid Liability For Damage Caused By Fake News: HC

The Madras High Court has held that social media companies cannot escape liability for the damage done to society through fake news or rumours spread through their platforms, and they need to be held accountable for such misuse by users.
Underscoring the importance of holding intermediaries responsible for the content shared by users, the court said, "Fake news, misinformation and hate speeches can reach hundreds of people and consequently have a psychological impact on them leading to even unrest."

National Intelligence Grid To Be Ready By Early 2020

The NATGRID - a robust intelligence gathering mechanism related to immigration, banking, individual tax payers, air and train travels - is likely to be operational by January 2020.
The work on the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) set up to track any terror suspect and prevent terrorist attacks with real time data, has been accelerated after Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the progress of the ₹3,400 crore project, conceptualised following the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
In all probability, the NATGRID will start functioning from 2020.

Maharashtra, Haryana Assembly Elections 2019

Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana will take place in a single phase on October 21, 2019 while counting of votes will be held on October 24, 2019.
Both Maharashtra and Haryana are the first states to go to polls after the Lok Sabha elections earlier in 2019.
While the term of Maharashtra assembly ends on November 9, 2019, the Haryana assembly expires on November 2, 2019.
With the announcement, the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect in the two states.
Maharashtra, which has a total of 288 assembly seats, will see a direct contest between the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena combine and Congress-NCP alliance.
Whereas, in 90-member Haryana assembly, the ruling BJP will aim to fend off Congress to secure a second term.

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