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Anti-Defection Law

Anti-Defection Law: Last week, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati called for a more stringent anti-defection law amid a string of politicians switching parties ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly election beginning next month. The practice of politicians deserting parties just ahead of elections is not unusual. And every time there are defections, the anti-defection […]

Steering Committee for SAMARTH

SAMARTH: Union Power Secretary chaired the second meeting of Steering Committee for SAMARTH (SUSTAINABLE AGRARIAN MISSION ON USE OF AGRO RESIDUE IN THERMAL POWER PLANTS)i.e. National Mission on Use of Biomass in coal based thermal Power Plants He reviewed the status of bio-mass co-firing and progress of the actions being taken to promote the co-firing […]

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA)

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the equity infusion of Rs.1500 crore in Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA). This equity infusion will help in employment generation of approximately 10200 jobs-year and CO2 equivalent emission reduction of approximately 7.49 Million Tonnes CO2/year. Additional equity infusion of […]

National Commission For Safai Karamcharis (NCSK)

National Commission For Safai Karamcharis (NCSK): The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of the tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) for three years beyond 31.3.2022. The total implication of the extension for three years would be approximately Rs.43.68 crore. The major beneficiaries would be the Safai Karamcharis and identified manual scavengers […]

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): Hundreds of thousands of deaths occur today due to previously treatable infections — such as lower respiratory and bloodstream infections — because the bacteria that cause them have become resistant to treatment. A comprehensive estimate of the global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), covering 204 countries and territories and published in The […]

PM GatiShakti

PM GatiShakti: Large-scale absence of coordination and collaboration among agencies has been a major challenge to time bound infrastructure project implementation in India. Very often these projects have faced time overruns, leading to significant cost escalations. As per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, in the beginning of 2021, 1,687 […]

Electricity Market Report

Electricity Market Report: The early 2022 edition of the Agency’s bi-annual Electricity Market Report has been published. Highlights of the report: Nations are largely turning to fossil fuels to meet the increase in electricity demand as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are lifting. The global electricity demand rose 6% year-on-year in 2021 – the steepest year-on-year increase […]

Ravidassia Community: Punjab

Guru Ravidas: The postponement of the Assembly elections in Punjab to February 20 underlines the importance of the Ravidassia community in the state. Several political parties had urged the Election Commission for a postponement as the earlier date of February 14 would have clashed with Guru Ravidas Jayanti, an annual occasion during which Ravidassias travel […]