HAULAGE CHARGES
#Economy #IndianExpress
To make the business of running trains more viable for private operators in the future, the government has decided to delink the cost of energy consumed by the private trains from the overall haulage charges payable to Railways.
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Haulage charge is the money private players will have to pay to Railways, on a per-km basis, for using its infrastructure in operating the trains – track, signaling, associated manpower and the like.
It has been decided that if the private players bring in modern trains that are in vogue across the world that display the actual amount of energy consumed the haulage charge will come down to around Rs 512 per km, much below the Rs 668 per km that has been set for the private companies. The Rs-668 per km figure includes the energy cost as well.
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#Economy #IndianExpress
To make the business of running trains more viable for private operators in the future, the government has decided to delink the cost of energy consumed by the private trains from the overall haulage charges payable to Railways.
About:
Haulage charge is the money private players will have to pay to Railways, on a per-km basis, for using its infrastructure in operating the trains – track, signaling, associated manpower and the like.
It has been decided that if the private players bring in modern trains that are in vogue across the world that display the actual amount of energy consumed the haulage charge will come down to around Rs 512 per km, much below the Rs 668 per km that has been set for the private companies. The Rs-668 per km figure includes the energy cost as well.
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NATIONAL LALIT KALA AKADEMI AWARDS
#Awards #Air
The Lalit Kala Akademi’s 61st annual awards were conferred by the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind to 15 artists.
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The awardees include Anoop Kumar Manzukhi Gopi from Kerala, David Malakar from West Bengal, Hari Ram Kumbhawat from Rajasthan, Devendra Kumar Khare from Gujarat, Dinesh Pandya from Maharashtra, Mohan Kumar from Karnataka and Yashwant Singh from Delhi.
Lalit Kala Akademi, National Academy of Art, New Delhi was set up by the Government of India as an autonomous body, in 1954.
The Akademi was given statutory authority in 1957, under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
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#Awards #Air
The Lalit Kala Akademi’s 61st annual awards were conferred by the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind to 15 artists.
About:
The awardees include Anoop Kumar Manzukhi Gopi from Kerala, David Malakar from West Bengal, Hari Ram Kumbhawat from Rajasthan, Devendra Kumar Khare from Gujarat, Dinesh Pandya from Maharashtra, Mohan Kumar from Karnataka and Yashwant Singh from Delhi.
Lalit Kala Akademi, National Academy of Art, New Delhi was set up by the Government of India as an autonomous body, in 1954.
The Akademi was given statutory authority in 1957, under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
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ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT (API)
#Health #Pib
The Government of India has made amendments in the export policy and restricted export of specified APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) and formulations made from these APIs.
About:
A notification issued by Directorate General of Foreign Trade, M/o Commerce and Industry says that the restrictions will come into immediate effect and until further orders.
The notification covers following APIs and formulations made from these APIs:
Paracetamol
Tinidazole
Metronidazole
Acyclovir
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
Progesterone
Chloramphenicol
Erythromycin Salts
Neomycin
Clindamycin Salts
Ornidazole
All drugs are made up of two core components: (1) Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), which is the central ingredient, and (2) excipients.
The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) is the part of any drug that produces its effects. Some drugs, such as combination therapies, have multiple active ingredients to treat different symptoms or act in different ways.
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#Health #Pib
The Government of India has made amendments in the export policy and restricted export of specified APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) and formulations made from these APIs.
About:
A notification issued by Directorate General of Foreign Trade, M/o Commerce and Industry says that the restrictions will come into immediate effect and until further orders.
The notification covers following APIs and formulations made from these APIs:
Paracetamol
Tinidazole
Metronidazole
Acyclovir
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
Progesterone
Chloramphenicol
Erythromycin Salts
Neomycin
Clindamycin Salts
Ornidazole
All drugs are made up of two core components: (1) Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), which is the central ingredient, and (2) excipients.
The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) is the part of any drug that produces its effects. Some drugs, such as combination therapies, have multiple active ingredients to treat different symptoms or act in different ways.
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NATIONAL INTERLINKING OF RIVERS AUTHORITY (NIRA)
#Water #TheHindu
The Central government is working on the establishment of proposed National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA), an exclusive body to implement inter-State and intra-State projects. It will also make arrangements for generating funds, internally and externally.
About:
An official of the National Water Development Agency (NWDA), which is responsible for the formulation of proposals of the linking of rivers, said an updated draft Cabinet note has been circulated to other Ministries in the Central government.
On receipt of comments, the note will be finalised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and sent to the Union Cabinet for approval.
Once approved, the projects will be pursued as national projects, wherein the Centre will absorb 90% of the cost and the States concerned the rest.
As of now, six Inter-Linking River (ILR) projects — the Ken-Betwa, Damanganga-Pinjal, Par-Tapi-Narmada, Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga, Mahanadi-Godavari and Godavari-Cauvery (Grand Anicut) — have been under examination of the authorities.
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#Water #TheHindu
The Central government is working on the establishment of proposed National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA), an exclusive body to implement inter-State and intra-State projects. It will also make arrangements for generating funds, internally and externally.
About:
An official of the National Water Development Agency (NWDA), which is responsible for the formulation of proposals of the linking of rivers, said an updated draft Cabinet note has been circulated to other Ministries in the Central government.
On receipt of comments, the note will be finalised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and sent to the Union Cabinet for approval.
Once approved, the projects will be pursued as national projects, wherein the Centre will absorb 90% of the cost and the States concerned the rest.
As of now, six Inter-Linking River (ILR) projects — the Ken-Betwa, Damanganga-Pinjal, Par-Tapi-Narmada, Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga, Mahanadi-Godavari and Godavari-Cauvery (Grand Anicut) — have been under examination of the authorities.
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BLACK CARBON
#Environment #TheHindu
According to a study by scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Black carbon concentrations near the Gangotri glacier rose 400 times in summer due to forest fires and stubble burning from agricultural waste, and triggered glacial melt.
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Scientists measured variations of black carbon concentration at Chirbasa, near the Gangotri glacier in the Indian Himalaya, located at an altitude of 3,600 metres, during the year 2016.
The monthly mean concentration of EBC (equivalent black carbon) was found to be minimum in August and maximum in the month of May. The observed seasonal mean concentrations of EBC indicated a pristine glacial source and an absence of EBC sources in the locality.
Black carbon results from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass. The fine particles absorb light and about a million times more energy than carbon dioxide.
It is said to be the second largest contributor to climate change after CO2.
But unlike CO2, which can stay in the atmosphere for years together, black carbon is short-lived and remains in the atmosphere only for days to weeks, before it descends as rain or snow.
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#Environment #TheHindu
According to a study by scientists at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Black carbon concentrations near the Gangotri glacier rose 400 times in summer due to forest fires and stubble burning from agricultural waste, and triggered glacial melt.
About:
Scientists measured variations of black carbon concentration at Chirbasa, near the Gangotri glacier in the Indian Himalaya, located at an altitude of 3,600 metres, during the year 2016.
The monthly mean concentration of EBC (equivalent black carbon) was found to be minimum in August and maximum in the month of May. The observed seasonal mean concentrations of EBC indicated a pristine glacial source and an absence of EBC sources in the locality.
Black carbon results from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass. The fine particles absorb light and about a million times more energy than carbon dioxide.
It is said to be the second largest contributor to climate change after CO2.
But unlike CO2, which can stay in the atmosphere for years together, black carbon is short-lived and remains in the atmosphere only for days to weeks, before it descends as rain or snow.
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#vacationbench
#holi
First in 70 years - Supreme court to have vacation bench for Holi
Supreme court works for 193 days in an year.
High court works for 210 days in an year.
Trial court works for 245 days in an year.
Credit: @cse2019prep
#holi
First in 70 years - Supreme court to have vacation bench for Holi
Supreme court works for 193 days in an year.
High court works for 210 days in an year.
Trial court works for 245 days in an year.
Credit: @cse2019prep
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MINES AND MINERAL LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL
#Economy #TheHindu
Lok Sabha passed the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
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The Bill amends the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) and the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 (CMSP Act).
The Bill proposes to remove end-use restrictions for participating in coal mine auctions, and it will open up the coal sector fully for commercial mining for all domestic and global companies.
It would also pave the way for auctioning of iron ore mining leases which expire this month.
The MMDR Act regulates the overall mining sector in India. The CMSP Act provides for the auction and allocation of mines whose allocation was cancelled by the Supreme Court in 2014.
Schedule I of the Act provides a list of all such mines; Schedule II and III are sub-classes of the mines listed in the Schedule I. Schedule II mines are those where production had already started then, and Schedule III mines are ones that had been earmarked for a specifie
#Economy #TheHindu
Lok Sabha passed the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
About:
The Bill amends the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) and the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 (CMSP Act).
The Bill proposes to remove end-use restrictions for participating in coal mine auctions, and it will open up the coal sector fully for commercial mining for all domestic and global companies.
It would also pave the way for auctioning of iron ore mining leases which expire this month.
The MMDR Act regulates the overall mining sector in India. The CMSP Act provides for the auction and allocation of mines whose allocation was cancelled by the Supreme Court in 2014.
Schedule I of the Act provides a list of all such mines; Schedule II and III are sub-classes of the mines listed in the Schedule I. Schedule II mines are those where production had already started then, and Schedule III mines are ones that had been earmarked for a specifie
LAND ACQUISITION
#Economy #TheHindu
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act will not be deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, if the authorities have tendered the compensation by deposit in the Treasury.
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It held that landowners, who had refused to accept compensation or who sought reference for higher compensation, cannot claim that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act.
Section 24 (2) concerns land acquisition compensation awards made five years “prior or more” to the coming of existence of the 2013 Act, which replaced the 1894 law.
The new Act, which came into existence on January 1, 2014 replaced the colonial 1894 law.
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#Economy #TheHindu
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that land acquisition proceedings under the 1894 Act will not be deemed to have lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, if the authorities have tendered the compensation by deposit in the Treasury.
About:
It held that landowners, who had refused to accept compensation or who sought reference for higher compensation, cannot claim that the acquisition proceedings had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act.
Section 24 (2) concerns land acquisition compensation awards made five years “prior or more” to the coming of existence of the 2013 Act, which replaced the 1894 law.
The new Act, which came into existence on January 1, 2014 replaced the colonial 1894 law.
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SELF HELP GROUPS (SHGs)
#SocialIssues #Air
On the occassion of International Women's Day, Union Rural Development Minister announced that the government is planning to create a total of 75 lakh Self Help Groups by 2022 to enable more women to get a livelihood.
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Women’s Self Help Groups are the backbone of poverty alleviation programmes.
There are over 60 lakh SHGs across the country mobilizing more than six crore 73 lakh women. Government is providing funds and training to them for livelihood missions and linking them with banks for easy credit flow.
Government is not only supporting women and rural population but also providing them with platforms like the Government e-Marketplace for fetching better prices for their products.
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#SocialIssues #Air
On the occassion of International Women's Day, Union Rural Development Minister announced that the government is planning to create a total of 75 lakh Self Help Groups by 2022 to enable more women to get a livelihood.
About:
Women’s Self Help Groups are the backbone of poverty alleviation programmes.
There are over 60 lakh SHGs across the country mobilizing more than six crore 73 lakh women. Government is providing funds and training to them for livelihood missions and linking them with banks for easy credit flow.
Government is not only supporting women and rural population but also providing them with platforms like the Government e-Marketplace for fetching better prices for their products.
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