The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal to appoint Shri B, N. Krishnaiah IAS (KN 2000) as OSD to Minister for Railways (Shri Sadananda Gowda) at level of Deputy secretary and at Director level.
Nitesh Kumar Jha to be OSD to Union Home Minister
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the appointment of Shri Nitesh Kumar Jha IAS (UK 2002) as OSD to the Home Minister (Shri Rajnath Singh) at the level of Deputy Secretary.
Pradeep Kumar Sinha to hold additional charge in Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
Shri Pradeep Kumar Sinha IAS (UP 77) Secretary Ministry of power to hold additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy in absence on leave of Shri Upendra Tripathy IAS (KN 80)
V Appa Rao to be OSD to Minister for Civil Aviation
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry for the appointment of Shri V. Appa Rao( IRSS batch 1993) presently working as Director in the Ministry of Power as OSD to Minister for Civil Aviation (Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju)at Director Level.
R N Misra selected as CMD of SJVN Ltd
In a PSU news update; R N Misra, Director (Civil), SJVNL , has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, SJVN Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 24, 2014.
SJVN Limited, a Mini Ratna & Schedule ‘A’ CPSU under the Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, is a joint venture between the Govt. of India & Govt. of Himachal Pradesh. Incorporated in the year 1988, the Company is fast emerging as a major power player in the country. The present authorized capital of SJVN is INR 7000 crores.
SJVN is successfully operating the country’s largest 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydropower Station and is setting new benchmarks in generation and maintenance year after year, after having tackled the silt erosion problems in under-water turbine parts
Beginning from a single hydropower project company, SJVN today has a footprint in a diversified set of power projects, which includes Hydroelectric Projects in Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Aurnachal Pradesh and in the neighboring countries of Nepal and Bhutan, a Thermal Power Project in Bihar, a Power Transmission Project in Nepal, Wind Power project in Maharashtra and Solar Power Projects in Gujarat & Rajasthan.
SJVN has expanded its horizons and has drawn up ambitious plans to develop into a fully-diversified trans-national power sector company having presence in various conventional and non-conventional forms of energy.
The flagship 1500 MW Nathpa-Jhakri Hydro Electric Power Station in Himachal Pradesh was commissioned in 2003-04. Company’s generation capacity is set to increase with the commissioning of 47.6 MW Khirwire Wind Power project in Maharashtra and 412 MW Rampur Hydro Electric Project in Himachal Pradesh.
SJVN has made its debut into the Thermal Power Generation by taking up the 1320MW Buxar Thermal Power Project in Bihar for execution. The Company has been allotted the Deocha-Pachami Coal Block in West Bengal for sourcing coal for the project. To implement this project, SJVN has floated ‘SJVN Thermal Pvt. Limited’, a fully owned subsidiary of the company.
SJVN has signed an MoU to develop and operate the 4000 MW Ultra Mega Solar Project in Sambhar area of Rajasthan with five other PSUs: BHEL, PGCIL, SSL, REIL and SECI. SJVN has 16% equity in the country’s largest Solar Energy project.
Besides, SJVN has planned other Hydel projects of a total generation capacity of 5492 MW which are under various stages of clearances. SJVN has also planned 400 KV Transmission Lines for evacuation of power from Arun III Hydro Electric Project in Nepal.
SJVN is committed to generating reliable and eco-friendly power by means of state-of-art technology, excellence in engineering and continual improvement in quality management. SJVN, as a technology-savvy corporation, has established and is following sound business, financial and regulatory policies. SJVN believes that employees are its most valuable assets and has evolved a growth oriented development strategy for its Human Resources.
SJVN – A Mini Ratna Company
SJVN Limited was conferred with the prestigious “Mini Ratna: Category-I” status by the Government of India in the year 2008.
SJVN – Schedule ‘A’ Company
Meeting the criteria laid down by the Department of Public Enterprises, SJVN on qualifying both qualitative and quantitative parameters was upgraded as Schedule ‘A’ PSU in 2008.
Union Minister Kalraj Mishra applauds the NSIC Rapid Incubation Centre
Shri Kalraj Mishra, the Union Minister for MSMEs, applauded the efforts of the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), especially through its Rapid Incubation programme , to create opportunities for self employment. Going around NSIC`s Rapid Incubation Centre in Okhla, he appreciated NSIC for its active role in skill development and entrepreneurship training for unemployed and startup entrepreneurs. He gave away certificates for those trainees who completed the three month long incubation programme successfully.
Foreign Secretary says China’s new map does not change facts on the ground
India’s Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh stood by the statement of Foreign Ministry which said that “cartographic depiction does not change the reality on the ground” after the Chinese government, in a new vertical map had shown Arunachal Pradesh as a part of its territory. Singh addressed a news conference in Beijing after Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari’s meeting with Chinese premier Li Keqiang to brief on the issues discussed between the delegations of the two countries.
CII welcomes notification on list of defence items requiring industrial licenses
CII welcomed the much awaited joint initiative of Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Commerce and Industry to streamline procedures pertaining to Industrial Licenses.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued a notification on List of Defence Items Requiring Industrial License. “We are happy to see that Ministry of Defence has taken cognizance of CII’s recommendations to prune the list and keeping it to the bare minimum” said Baba N Kalyani, Chairman, CII National Committee on Defence.
CII’s recommendations were guided by only one objective – simplification of the current policy and procedures. This step is important as it would bring more clarity to the procedures and will encourage new entrants into the defence sector.
Indian Defence Industry is already at the bottom of the value chain and there is very less incentive for anyone to set up a defense industry in India, for various reasons. CII has earlier recommended that by clearing ambiguities, ensuring transparency, offering a level playing field, laying down clear procedures, MoD can create conducive environment for the growth of the Indian defence industry as envisaged in the Defence Production Policy.
It is important to maintain a fair balance between addressing genuine security concerns and promoting India’s defence industry. Given the opportunity, this industry has the potential to generate large employment opportunities and provide much needed impetus to India’s manufacturing sector leading to its professed goal of self-reliance.We are also hopeful that the delays in granting / renewing Industrial Licensing would also be addressed at the earliest.
Holy Month of Ramzan begins today
Muslims all over the country started the holy month of Ramzan by offering prayers at mosques on Monday.
In a statement issued in New Delhi, the Shahi Imam of the Fatehpuri Mosque, Maulana Mufti Mukarram Ahmed on Sunday had said that since the new moon was not sighted on Saturday, the month of Ramzan will start on Monday.
He said that had the moon been sighted on Saturday, the fasting month of Ramzan would have commenced from Sunday.
Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is observed as a fasting period by Muslims, who abstain from food and water from sunrise to sunset.
During Ramzan, Muslims wake up early morning for the pre-dawn ‘sehri’ meal renouncing food and water during the day before breaking their fasts in the evening. The sumptuous evening meals are known as ‘iftaars’.
The month-long fasting will culminate in the Id-ul-Fitr celebrations next month.
As Islam follows a lunar calendar, the holy month begins every year about 11 days earlier and its commencement is traditionally determined by the appearance of the new moon.
Indian rocket carrying French, German satellites blasts off
An Indian rocket carrying a French earth observation satellite and four other foreign satellites blasted off from Sriharikota.
Exactly at 9.52 a.m., the rocket – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C23 (PSLV-C23) – standing around 44.4 metres tall and weighing around 230 ton tore into the bright morning skies with orange flames fiercely burning at its tail.
The rocket port is around 80 km from Chennai,in TamilNadu.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated space scientists and department of space for a successful launch of PSLV C23 and said that he felt privileged to witness this launch in person.
S Selvakumar to join as Director in PMO
Karnataka cadre (1997 batch ) IAS officer S Selvakumar to join as Director with Prime Minister’s Office.
Anjani Kumar Singh to be Chief Secretary of Bihar
Bihar government has appointed 1980-batch IAS officer Anjani Kumar Singh as the new Chief Secretary. According to a government notification issued, Singh, currently posted as Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, will take charge after the present chief secretary Ashok Kumar Sinha retires on June 30.