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Thursday, 16 December 2021

10:06

Demonstration of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles and its Components,Government Supported Projects

 Demonstration of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles and its Components,Government Supported Projects 

Posted On: 15 DEC 2021 1:37PM by PIB Delhi

To promote vehicles operating on hydrogen fuel, this Ministry has issued a notification, vide G.S.R. 889(E), dated 16.09.2016, for use of Hydrogen as an automotive fuel in the country. The specifications for Hydrogen for Internal Combustion Engine have been specified in Annexure IV-W of the said notification. 18% blend of Hydrogen with CNG (HCNG) has been notified by this Ministry vide GSR 585(E) dated 25th September 2020. This Ministry vide GSR 579(E) dated 23rd September 2020 has notified safety norms regarding hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and its components.

Various hydrogen powered vehicles have been developed and demonstrated under projects supported by Government of India. These include 6 Fuel Cell buses (by Tata Motors Ltd.), 50 hydrogen enriched CNG (H-CNG) buses in Delhi (by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. in collaboration with Govt. of NCT of Delhi), 2 hydrogen fuelled Internal Combustion Engine buses (by IIT Delhi in collaboration with Mahindra & Mahindra), fifteen hydrogen fuelled 3wheelers (by IIT Delhi in collaboration with Mahindra & Mahindra), 2 Hydrogen-Diesel dual fuel cars (by Mahindra & Mahindra) and one fuel cell car (by CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Laboratory and CSIR-National Physical Laboratory). However, commercialization of hydrogen fuelled bus has not been undertaken in India so far.

This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

Source:PIBNEWS

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Saturday, 6 June 2020

07:12

UPSC :Personality Test For the Remaining Candidates of Civil Services Examination 2019 to be held from 20.07.2020

UPSC :Personality Test For the Remaining Candidates of Civil Services Examination 2019 to be held from 20.07.2020
UPSC
Personality tests for the remaining candidates of Civil Services Examination 2019 to be held from 20th July, 2020.
Posted On: 05 JUN 2020 4:23PM by PIB Delhi
The Union Public Service Commission held a special meeting today to review the prevailing situation due to COVID-19. Taking notice of the opening of lockdown and progressive relaxations being announced by the Central Government and various States, the Commission decided to issue a revised schedule of Examinations/ Recruitment Tests (RTs). Details of the revised calendar of Examinations/ RTs have been published on the UPSC website.
The Commission also decided to resume personality tests for the remaining candidates of Civil Services Examination 2019 from 20th July, 2020. Candidates will be informed individually.
Recruitment Test for the posts of EO/AO in the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization earlier scheduled to be held on the October 04, 2020 has been deferred. New date for conduct of this RT will be published on the website of the Commission at the time of issue of calendar of Examinations/ Recruitment Tests for 2021.

Source:PIBNEWS
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Friday, 10 April 2020

09:29

Reservation of Train Tickets -Post Lockdown Clarified -Ministry of Railways

Reservation of Train Tickets -Post Lockdown Clarified -Ministry of Railways

Ministry of Railways, Government of India
Certain media reports have come on a post lockdown "restoration plan" with train details,frequency etc. It is to clarify that no such plan regarding the resumption of passenger services has been issued.

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Wednesday, 24 May 2017

08:52

Digital India Corporation

Digital India Corporation 

Digital India Corporation (DIC) will lead and guide in realizing the vision, objectives and goals of the Digital India program. It will provide the strategic support to Ministries/Departments of Centre/States for carrying forward the mission of Digital India by way of Capacity Building for e-Governance projects, promoting best practises, encouraging Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), nurturing innovation and technology in various domains. To ensure autonomy and viability of the organisation in the long run, the DIC, will also collaborate and mobilise partnerships with the industry, to evolve revenue based models for service delivery.       
To undertake these functions, Digital India Corporation will attract talent and resources both from government and market. The judicious mix of talent will ensure that government is equipped with a broad spectrum of resources for successful design of Digital India related projects.

Digital India Corporation shall have the following broad responsibilities:

1 To provide leadership and support to Government of India through MeitY, to steer and anchor Digital India and all related policy and implementation initiatives. To promote digital transactions including digital payments through various medium.  
2.To support MeitY in all its initiatives with policy and implementation related issues concerning various ongoing programmes & schemes in ICT domain and new initiatives necessitated as part of the Digital India vision. 
3. To support Ministries/Departments, both at Centre as well as at States and other stakeholders in crafting progressive e-Governance strategies, to promote Accountability, Efficiency, Efficacy and Transparency.
4.To source and make available from both the market as well as within government, pool of specialized technically skilled manpower for hardware, software, networks, cyber security and laws, standards, quality and testing etc. in ICT domain to Ministries/Deptts. on charge basis under the Central and State Government.  
5.To promote innovation and evolve models for empowerment of citizens through Digital initiatives and to promote participatory governance and citizen engagement across the government through various platforms including social media. 
6.To establish the National e-Governance Academy and to put in place an institutional mechanism for capacity building of government and its agencies, including assessment and evolution of suitable training packages/modules for capacity building for the Centre and States for Human Capital formation to enhance competitiveness for successful implementation of various projects/schemes in ICT domain to cut on cost and time over run. 
The Board of Media Lab Asia under the chairmanship of Sh. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister of Electronics & IT and Law & Justice, has approved on 16th May 2017 the proposal for fully realigning the purpose and objectives in line with Digital India vision. The approval of the Board ensures that the Digital India Corporation with a complete restructuring of its administrative components, will play the role of a leader in e-Governance space and take forward the projects and activities of Digital India and facilitate all stakeholders to realise its goals.

Source:PIBNEWS 
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Friday, 12 May 2017

08:07

Train tickets may get costlier as Railways rethinks service charge waiver

Train tickets may get costlier as Railways rethinks service charge waiver

Amid IRCTC's Rs 500-cr loss, Railways is learnt to have initiated talks with the finance ministry
Hit by mounting losses, state-run Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and Indian Railways are pushing for a partial rollback of the service charges waiver given on train tickets earlier to boost digital transactions after the government's demonetisation move. According to sources, Indian Railways has already initiated talks with the finance ministry over this. 
On November 23 last year, the government had waived the service charge, while a free insurance scheme was also implemented on December 9. An annual waiver of service charge will lead to a loss of about Rs 500 crore on the revenue of IRCTC, while the company is likely to suffer an additional outgo of Rs 36-40 crore, if free insurance scheme is extended annually. The ministry of railways has written several letters to the finance ministry to compensate for these losses.
On March 31, the Narendra Modi government had extended these digital sops till June 30. “We are now pushing even harder for compensation from finance ministry. If the finance ministry again wants to extend the scheme after June 30, we are telling that at least some part of IRCTC’s revenue should be restored. That means at least 70 per cent of the previous service charge,” said an official source close to the development.  
Before the offer was rolled out, IRCTC used to charge Rs 40 per ticket for bookings in air-conditioned classes and Rs 20 per ticket in sleeper class. For IRCTC, this has been a major revenue source, as the company posted Rs 551 crore in income from railway ticketing in 2015-16, up from Rs 256 crore in 2014-15. Out of its monthly share on service charge, 50 per cent used to go to the railways’ kitty. This comes at a time when IRCTC is one among the 11 state-run companies, in which the government wants to sell its shares this fiscal.
In order to minimize its losses the company has now started seeking from banks a higher security deposit and also half of their transaction fees to minimize its losses.  As per the new policy by IRCTC, new banks which want to integrate with it for payment gateways should pay Rs 20 lakh as security deposit, while existing banks should pay Rs 10 lakh.  This has led to a tiff between the company and the banks. “We have asked the ministry to intervene in this matter or to take it up with banks,” said an IRCTC official, in terms of anonymity.
Interestingly, IRCTC through its website and mobile app has now introduced pay-on-delivery as one of the payment options for its customers. Delivering tickets at the consumer’s doorstep by offering the pay-on-delivery option will facilitate those consumers who book through travel agents to move to online medium. The service will be available in more than 600 cities covering more than 4000 pin codes and would be initially available five days before the departure date. The customer will have to do a one time registration for availing PoD as a payment option. Customer will have to tender either AADHAAR or PANCARD to avail this payment option. Payment on Delivery Charges shall be Rs.90 for transaction up to Rs 5,000 and Rs 120 for transactions valuing more than Rs 5,000.
POINTERS
1. An annual waiver of service charge will lead to a loss of about Rs 500 crore on the revenue of IRCTC
2. The company is likely to suffer an additional outgo of Rs 36-40 crore, if free insurance scheme is extended annually.
3. IRCTC used to charge Rs 40 per ticket for bookings in air-conditioned classes and Rs 20 per ticket in sleeper class.
4.  The company had posted Rs 551 crore in income from railway ticketing in 2015-16, up from Rs 256 crore in 2014-15.


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Tuesday, 9 May 2017

22:40

Delhi Metro to be extended from Najafgarh to Dhansa Bus Stand

Delhi Metro to be extended from Najafgarh to Dhansa Bus Stand 

 1.18 km Under Ground extension approved with a cost of Rs.565 cr 
Central Government to provide Rs.107 cr 
Dhansa Bus Stand in the National Capital will be connected by Delhi Metro in the next three years. Government of India  has approved the 1.18 km Under Ground metro extension from Najafgarh to Dhansa Bus Stand at a cost of Rs.565 cr. This extension is scheduled for completion by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation by 2020.
Of the total cost of the project,central government will bear Rs.107 cr in the form of 50% Equity (Rs.75.50 cr) and Subordinate Debt. Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide Rs.323 cr while the rest will be borne by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi including Equity (Rs.75.50 cr) and Subordinate Debt.
Najafgarh –Dhansa Bus Stand Metro Extension is estimated to serve the travel needs of an additional 10,000 passengers per day catering to the needs of people of Nangloi, Dhansa, Bahadurgarh and the adjoining areas.
As per 2016 estimates, 3.61 lakh vehicle trips are generated at Najafgarh. Since the area between Najafgarh and Dhansa is densely populated with substantial built up areas, extension to Dhansa Bus Stand has been made Under Ground.
The 4.50 km Dwarka – Najafgarh Metro Section, approved in September, 2012 is likely to be completed by December this year.
Work on Najafgarh-Dhansa Bus Stand extension is likely to start in July this year since the line alignment survey has already been completed and tenders called for.

 Source:PIBNEWS
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Tuesday, 18 April 2017

21:05

DoPT denies Media News about extension of working hours of Central Government employees

DoPT denies Media News about extension of working hours of Central Government employees 

The attention is drawn to the media news about extension of working hours of Central Government employees by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. It has been stated in the news item that Central Government employees’ working hours will be changed from 09.00 AM to 07.00 PM. It was also stated that the holiday of Saturday will also be done away with for the Central Government employees.

In this regard, the DoPT clarifies that there is no such proposal under consideration of the Central Government. The media news regarding the extension of working hours and abolition of holiday on Saturday for Central Government employees is false and baseless. There is no oral or unwritten order issued in this regard.

Source:PIBNEWS



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Wednesday, 12 April 2017

10:14

Doctors to be deployed on-board Duronto Trains: MOS (Railways)

Doctors to be deployed on-board Duronto Trains: MOS (Railways)

NEW DELHI: The central government on Wednesday said that the Indian Railways has deployed doctors on-board Duranto trains on a pilot basis for a period of two years.

“A pilot project of deployment of doctors in Duronto Trains was undertaken for a period of two years,” Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain informed the Lok Sabha.

However, the Minister clarified that patients with serious aliments would be de-boarded for medical treatment as necessary equipments like ECG machines do not function properly on-board due to vibrations.

“Station masters of all stations have details of doctors, clinics and hospitals, both government and private, in the vicinity of the station, so that their services could also be availed, in emergencies,” the minister explained.

“Ambulance services of both railway hospitals and state governments are utilised when required,” he concluded.

Source:RailNews
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Friday, 3 February 2017

07:28

National Pension Scheme New Benefits for Subscribers Announced

National Pension Scheme New Benefits for Subscribers Announced

New Benefits announced for NPS Subscribers in Union Budget 2017-18 

In a bid to provide further impetus to the National Pension System (NPS), the following provisions have been introduced in the Finance Bill 2017 laid down in the Parliament today.  
Tax-exemption to partial withdrawal from National Pension System (NPS) 
The existing provision of section 10(12A)of the Income Tax Act, 1961  provides that payment from National Pension System (NPS)  to a subscriber  on closurer of his account or opting out shall be exempt up to 40% of total corpus  at the time of withdrawal . The amount utilized for purchase of annuity is also tax exempt. At the time of normal exit, 40% of the total corpus is mandatorily required to be purchased for annuity. The subscriber has the option to use higher amount for purchase of annuity. 
In order to provide further relief to the subscriber of NPS, it has been proposed to insert a new clause (12B) in the section 10 of Income Tax Act, 1961 to provide exemption on partial withdrawal not exceeding 25% of the contribution made by an employee in accordance with the terms and conditions specified under Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013 and regulations made there under. 
This benefit will be effective on partial withdrawal made by the subscriber after 1st April 2017. 
Further, Contribution up to 20% of the Gross Income of the Self-employed individual (Individual other than salaried class) will be deductible from the taxable income under Section 80CCD (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as against 10% earlier.
This is with a view to provide parity between a salaried employee and a self-employed.
This benefit will be available on contribution made by the self employed persons on or after 1st April 2017. 
This increased limit for tax benefit will help the self-employed individuals, to save taxes on higher contribution in NPS and thereby properly plan for their old age income security.
Additional tax deduction on investment upto Rs. 50000/- under Section 80CCD (1B) will continue to remain the same for all NPS subscribers whether salaried or self-employed.

Source:PIBNEWS

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Thursday, 2 February 2017

07:48

BUDGET 2017:BENEFIT FOR NPS SUBSCRIBERS

BUDGET 2017:BENEFIT FOR NPS SUBSCRIBERS

J. BENEFIT FOR NPS SUBSCRIBERS

Tax-exemption to partial withdrawal from National Pension System (NPS)

The existing provision of section 10(12A) provides that payment from National Pension System (NPS) trust to an employee on closer of his account or opting out shall be exempt up to 40% of total amount payable to him.
In order to provide further relief to an employee subscriber of NPS, it is proposed to amend the section 10 so as to provide exemption to partial withdrawal not exceeding 25% of the contribution made by an employee in accordance with the terms and conditions specified under Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013 and regulations made there under.
This amendment will take effect from 1st April, 2018 and will, accordingly, apply in relation to the assessment year 2018-19 and subsequent assessment years.

Rationalisation of deduction under section 80CCD for self-employed individual

The existing provisions of section 80CCD provides that employee or other individuals shall be allowed a deduction for amount deposited in National Pension System trusts (NPS). The deduction under section 80CCD (1) cannot exceed 10% of salary in case of an employee or 10% of gross total income in case of other individuals. However, under the provisions of section 80CCD (2) of the Act, further deduction to an employee in respect of contribution made by his employer is allowed up to 10% of salary of the employee. Thus, in case of an employee, the deduction allowed under section 80CCD adds up to 20% of salary whereas in case of other individuals, the total deduction under section 80CCD is limited to 10% of gross total income.
In order to provide parity between an individual who is an employee and an individual who is self-employed, it is proposed to amend section 80CCD so as to increase the upper limit of ten per cent of gross total income to twenty per cent in case of individual
other than employee.
This amendment will take effect from 1st April, 2018 and, will accordingly, apply in relation to assessment year 2018-19 and subsequent years.

Source:Indian Budget 2017

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Monday, 2 January 2017

07:05

Caterpillar trains and pod taxis to fight congestion

Caterpillar trains and pod taxis to fight congestion

Government to develop alternate modes of public transport for tier II cities.

The Centre has formed an integrated traffic and transportation plan for tier II cities to get rid of increasing air pollution and traffic congestion. As per the plan, the government will develop alternate modes of public transport like pod taxi, caterpillar trains and other non-motorised vehicles in cities with population between 10 to 20 lakh. As per the government norms, metro rail can be developed only in cities with population over 20 lakh and hence, the government has planned alternate modes of transport. Well-placed sources said the urban development ministry has prepared the plan that will be executed in partnership with the respective state governments. A proposal has been sent to the Finance Ministry for creating special fund for the project.
The Finance Ministry is in the process of finalising the budget for the year 2017-18 and sources said a separate fund of `85,000 crore could be announced in the budget speech. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the General Budget on February 1.
The move comes in wake of rising air pollution and traffic mess on roads for which the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal have pulled up the government on several occasions. Recently, the Supreme Court had asked the Centre to come up with an action plan on checking air pollution. The court also asked the Center to introduce pollution coding mechanism in Delhi. However, in tier-II cities, the government wants to promote the use of public transport and electronic vehicles, so as to check the menace.

Officials said the Urban Development ministry wants pod taxis in tier-II cities, most of which have been included in the list of smart cities. Apart from this, use of battery-operated vehicles, electric cars and small buses would also be encouraged so that the situation can be eased out in crowded areas. As buses cannot operate in congested markets, battery-operated vehicles would not only cater to the transportation needs but also reduce air pollution. Union minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari has already announced India's first pod taxi in Gurugram while the Haryana government is also exploring the feasibility of caterpillar train in the city.

Experts said these modes of transport are cheaper than construction of metro rail network. While metro construction involves a cost of `100-150 crore per km, pod taxi and caterpillar trains can be constructed at 1/10th the cost of metro.
A senior official said the project will be implemented in partnership with the state government. The project cost will also have to be shared by the two governments. For this purpose, the states will have to give a presentation on ways to control traffic congestion and pollution in the cities. The government is also eyeing grants from the World Bank to execute the project.
Ensuring pedestrian safety and construction of cycle tracks will be another focus of the project. Nonmotorised vehicle zones will be demarcated in these cities and an effective traffic regulation plan will be put in place.
Strengthening of footpath and constructing cycle tracks will be ensured, keeping in view their safety as the two categories are the most vulnerable to road accidents. Intelligent traffic system will be introduced surrounding major markets and congested areas in order to get rid of vehicular pile-up on intersections.

Source:India Today

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/caterpillar-trains-pod-taxis-congestion-pollution-tier-ii-cities/1/847440.html
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