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Cabinet approves Rs 3,760 crore viability gap funding for setting up battery energy storage system Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said that the Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 3,760 crore viability gap funding for setting up battery energy storage system in the country. The entire Rs 3,760 crore viability gap funding will be borne by the central government. The fund will be released in five tranches till 2030-31 and help in creation of 4,000 MW hours storage. The viability gap funding will lead to an investment of Rs 9,500 crore. The minister opined that the sch...
Cabinet approves Rs 3,760 crore viability gap funding for setting up battery energy storage system
Cabinet approves Rs 3,760 crore viability gap funding for setting up battery energy storage system
Source: Accord Fintech
7/09/2023 11:40:36 AM
India to spend $452 million for battery energy storage  India will spend 37.6 billion rupees ($452 million) on viability gap funding for battery energy storage in a bid to increase renewable energy capacity, the country's information minister said on Wednesday. The programme will support battery energy storage capacity of 4000 mega-watts hours, to be developed by 2030-31, Anurag Thakur said, adding that the government will offer incentives worth up to 40% of capital costs to companies setting up manufacturing units.
India to spend $452 million for battery energy storage
India to spend $452 million for battery energy storage
Source: Reuters
6/09/2023 3:37:54 PM
LPG price cut to have financial implication of Rs 7,680 cr in current fiscal As the government on Tuesday announced Rs 200 cut in the price of cooking gas cylinders for all subscribers, the financial implication of the decision will come to around Rs 7,680 crore for the 2023-24 fiscal, official sources said. Ujjwala scheme subscribers already get Rs 200 subsidy on cooking gas cylinders, while the reduction of Rs 200 in prices of LPG cylinders announced on Tuesday will be on top of that, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told mediapersons after the...
LPG price cut to have financial implication of Rs 7,680 cr in current fiscal
LPG price cut to have financial implication of Rs 7,680 cr in current fiscal
Source: IANS
30/08/2023 9:38:29 AM
India cuts prices of cooking gas by 200 rupees per cylinder India on Tuesday cut the price of cooking gas for households by about 18% to rein in inflation ahead of crucial state and general elections. The government has decided to cut prices by 200 rupees ($2.42) on a 14.2-kilogram (33 pounds) cooking gas cylinder sold to 330 million households, Information Minister Anurag Thakur told reporters. The latest reduction will double the subsidy support provided to the 960 million poor under a welfare programme. This will double the subsidy to 400 ...
India cuts prices of cooking gas by 200 rupees per cylinder
India cuts prices of cooking gas by 200 rupees per cylinder
Source: Reuters
29/08/2023 4:37:19 PM
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announces to set up National Centre of Excellence in Rajasthan Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has announced to open a National Centre of Excellence in Rajasthan. Thakur made the announcement on Wednesday after inaugurating 33 Khelo India Centres developed by the Central government in Rajasthan. Rajasthan Sports Minister Ashok Chandna  asked the Union  Minister to set up 50 Khelo India Centres, citing the increase in number of districts in the state. On this, Thakur promised to build 51 centres in the state. The Union Minister...
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announces to set up National Centre of Excellence in Rajasthan
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announces to set up National Centre of Excellence in Rajasthan
Source: IANS
24/08/2023 12:30:25 PM
PM Narendra Modi praises Ricky Kej for rendition of national anthem with UK orchestra Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appreciated Indian music composer and Grammy Award Winner Ricky Kej for an instrumental rendition of the national anthem with the 100-member British Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London recently. "Wonderful. It will certainly make every Indian proud," the Prime Minister wrote on X, formerly twitter, in response to Ricky's post. Ricky, in his post, wrote: "A few days ago, I conducted a 100-piece ...
PM Narendra Modi praises Ricky Kej for rendition of national anthem with UK orchestra
PM Narendra Modi praises Ricky Kej for rendition of national anthem with UK orchestra
Source: IANS
15/08/2023 9:44:02 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Anurag Thakur extend greetings to Indian football team on SAFF Championships triumph Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Wednesday congratulated the Indian men's football team for winning record-extending ninth SAFF championships title. The Blue Tigers defeated Kuwait 5-4 via sudden death penalties in the final to defend the title at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was the hero of the night, as he saved the last penalty in the final by Kuwait captain Haijah, to secure a win for...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Anurag Thakur extend greetings to Indian football team on SAFF Championships triumph
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Anurag Thakur extend greetings to Indian football team on SAFF Championships triumph
Source: IANS
5/07/2023 11:09:29 AM
`Neeraj is back with a bang`: Anurag Thakur hails Javelin thrower Union Sports minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday congratulated Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra for his second straight win of the season in the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League. “Neeraj is back with a bang. With a massive throw of 87.66m in his 5th attempt, @Neeraj_chopra1  dominates yet another Diamond League event finishing on top position in Men's Javelin Throw event at #LausanneDL . Phenomenal effort by our #TOPScheme athlete to make a blockbuster comeback after a muscle...
`Neeraj is back with a bang`: Anurag Thakur hails Javelin thrower
`Neeraj is back with a bang`: Anurag Thakur hails Javelin thrower
Source: IANS
1/07/2023 9:59:29 AM
Government approves bouquet of schemes for farmers with an outlay of Rs 3,70,128 crore  The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a package of innovative schemes for farmers with a total outlay of Rs 3,70,128.7 crore. The bouquet of schemes focusses on economic betterment of farmers by promoting sustainable agriculture, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told mediapersons. He said that the cabinet approved continuation of the urea subsidy scheme, under which Rs 3,68,676.7 crore has been committed for urea subsidy for three years i.e. from 2022-23 to 20...
Government approves bouquet of schemes for farmers with an outlay of Rs 3,70,128 crore
Government approves bouquet of schemes for farmers with an outlay of Rs 3,70,128 crore
Source: IANS
29/06/2023 9:58:19 AM
Centre hikes sugarcane remunerative price to Rs 315/quintal  In an incentive to sugarcane farmers, the Centre on Wednesday hiked the fair and remunerative price (FRP) of cane by Rs 10 to Rs 315 per quintal for 2023-24 season, which begins from October. The FRP is the minimum price that mills have to pay to sugarcane growers. The decision to raise sugarcane FRP was taken by the Union cabinet, which met on Wednesday. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told mediapersons after the cabinet meeting that the government has give...
Centre hikes sugarcane remunerative price to Rs 315/quintal
Centre hikes sugarcane remunerative price to Rs 315/quintal
Source: IANS
28/06/2023 5:09:35 PM
IOA includes coaches Gyan Singh, Ashok Garg in wrestling's ad-hoc committee  The Indian Olympic Association has included noted coaches Gyan Singh and Ashok Garg in the ad-hoc committee that is running the Wrestling Federation of India after Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh stepped aside from the role in the wake of sexual harassment allegations by women wrestlers. Notably, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday had informed that two coaches would be included in the committee as they need people with technical expertise ahead of the Asian Games trials. Kalyan ...
IOA includes coaches Gyan Singh, Ashok Garg in wrestling's ad-hoc committee
IOA includes coaches Gyan Singh, Ashok Garg in wrestling's ad-hoc committee
Source: IANS
9/06/2023 9:47:12 AM
Low-cost infra development at district-level vital to promote sports culture: Odisha Minister Development of low-cost infrastructure at the district-level is imperative to promote sports culture, Odisha Sports & Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera has said. Behera was speaking at the two-day conference - 'Chintan Shivir' - of Sports Ministers of states and UTs organised by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in Imphal, Manipur. "While world class infrastructure is important to bring international events to India, it is also vitally essential to...
Low-cost infra development at district-level vital to promote sports culture: Odisha Minister
Low-cost infra development at district-level vital to promote sports culture: Odisha Minister
Source: IANS
26/04/2023 9:07:44 AM
Government working towards taking number of airports beyond 200 in 4 yrs: Jyotiraditya Scindia Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said that the government is working towards a target of taking the current number of 148 airports in the country to beyond 200 within the next three to four years. "This effort will give equal importance to large metro airports as well as remote airports providing last mile connectivity," he said, while flagging off the first IndiGo Airline Delhi-Dharamshala-Delhi flight. Speaking on the occasion, Information and Broadcast...
Government working towards taking number of airports beyond 200 in 4 yrs: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Government working towards taking number of airports beyond 200 in 4 yrs: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Source: IANS
26/03/2023 3:16:34 PM
Prime Minister holds meeting with key cabinet ministers in Parliament Amid protests by treasury benches in Parliament over Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's democracy comments in London which have disrupted proceedings in both houses, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with his cabinet ministers. According to sources, the meeting was attended by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur, Parliamentary Affairs and Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi, Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar and L...
Prime Minister holds meeting with key cabinet ministers in Parliament
Prime Minister holds meeting with key cabinet ministers in Parliament
Source: IANS
14/03/2023 12:46:03 PM
Finance track at the core of G20 process, says Anurag Thakur The finance track is at the core of the G20 process and provides an effective forum for global economic discourse and policy coordination, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday. Thakur's statement came as he inaugurated the 2nd G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) meeting here. It is the side event of the first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting, which began earlier in the day. The G20 FMCBG meeting is preceded by...
Finance track at the core of G20 process, says Anurag Thakur
Finance track at the core of G20 process, says Anurag Thakur
Source: IANS
22/02/2023 4:52:54 PM
Inaugural G20 Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors meeting in Bengaluru The first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting, under the G20's Indian Presidency, is scheduled to take place in Bengaluru between February 24-25. The meeting is aimed at fostering a meaningful exchange of ideas among ministers and Governors to address some of the key global economic issues. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das will jointly chair the meeting, official sources said. The G20 FMCBG m...
Inaugural G20 Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors meeting in Bengaluru
Inaugural G20 Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors meeting in Bengaluru
Source: IANS
19/02/2023 5:34:53 PM
Uttar Pradesh prepares for GIS-23 on a war footing Preparations for the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors' Summit 2023, scheduled from February 10 to 12, are being done on a war footing to make the event grand and a memorable one. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the event while President Droupadi Murmu is likely to attend the closing ceremony as the chief guest. More than 20 Union ministers are likely to take part in the event including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Finance Mi...
Uttar Pradesh prepares for GIS-23 on a war footing
Uttar Pradesh prepares for GIS-23 on a war footing
Source: IANS
13/01/2023 4:04:31 PM
India OKs $2 billion incentive plan for green hydrogen industry India has approved an incentive plan of 174.9 billion rupees ($2.11 billion) to promote green hydrogen in a bid to cut emissions and become a major exporter in the field, the information minister said on Wednesday. The move is targeted to help India, one of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters, achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. Reuters reported last month about India's plans for a green hydrogen incentive programme. The country aims for annual production of 5 mil...
India OKs $2 billion incentive plan for green hydrogen industry
India OKs $2 billion incentive plan for green hydrogen industry
Source: Reuters
4/01/2023 4:05:28 PM
Cabinet clears MSP for copra for 2023 season The Union Cabinet on Friday approved minimum support prices (MSPs) for copra for 2023 season,fixing it at Rs 10,860 per quintal for fair average quality of milling copra and at Rs 11,750 per quintal for ball copra. The approval is based on recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices and views of major coconut-growing states, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur told media persons. This is an increase of Rs 270 per quintal for milling copra and ...
Cabinet clears MSP for copra for 2023 season
Cabinet clears MSP for copra for 2023 season
Source: IANS
24/12/2022 10:40:20 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasises on increased testing, genome sequencing in Covid preparedness review meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emphasised on genome sequencing and increased testing, while cautioning states against any complacency towards the threat of rising Covid cases. Modi expressed these views in a review meeting which he undertook to oversee the status and preparedness of public health response to Covid-19 in the country, amid reports of a spike in cases in countries like neighbouring China, the U.S., Italy, Japan and South Korea. The Prime Minister called for maint...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasises on increased testing, genome sequencing in Covid preparedness review meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasises on increased testing, genome sequencing in Covid preparedness review meet
Source: IANS
23/12/2022 3:17:25 PM
India will need 1 lakh drone pilots by 2023: Anurag Singh Thakur To turn India into a drone skill hub, it will need at least one lakh drone pilots by 2023, Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur said on Tuesday. The Union Minister was here to flag off drone start-up Garuda Aerospace's Drone Yatra and inaugurate the company's first Virtual E-Learning platform at Agni College of Technology near here. Thakur, who is also the Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, said Kisan/farmer drone is the beginning of...
India will need 1 lakh drone pilots by 2023: Anurag Singh Thakur
India will need 1 lakh drone pilots by 2023: Anurag Singh Thakur
Source: IANS
6/12/2022 8:14:50 PM
IFFI 2022: Chiranjeevi named Indian Film Personality of the Year Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Anurag Thakur announced on Sunday that the Indian Film Personality of the Year award will be conferred upon megastar Chiranjeevi. The prestigious award was announced during the inauguration of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here. In a career spanning nearly four decades, Chiranjeevi has acted in more than 150 films, primarily in the Telugu film industry. "Greatly Delighted and Humbled at this honour, Sri @ia...
IFFI 2022: Chiranjeevi named Indian Film Personality of the Year
IFFI 2022: Chiranjeevi named Indian Film Personality of the Year
Source: IANS
21/11/2022 10:48:01 AM
With 280 films from 79 countries, IFFI off to a dazzling start in Goa The 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) kicked off here on Sunday with the participation of filmmakers and cinema lovers from across the globe. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur, MoS I&B L. Murugan, MoS Tourism Shripad Naik, Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. Actors Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, Manoj Bajpayee, Paresh Rawal and 'RRR' writer V. V...
With 280 films from 79 countries, IFFI off to a dazzling start in Goa
With 280 films from 79 countries, IFFI off to a dazzling start in Goa
Source: IANS
21/11/2022 10:43:46 AM
We want to make India a big market for film shoots, production: Anurag Thakur Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Sunday said that the government intends to make India as a destination for film shooting and production. "We have seen the pandemic time and coming out of that, now large numbers are witnessing IFFI. Through this, regional cinemas are going internationally," he told reporters ahead of the opening ceremony of International Film Festival of India (IFFI). While welcoming all the delegates and filmmakers, Thakur said...
We want to make India a big market for film shoots, production: Anurag Thakur
We want to make India a big market for film shoots, production: Anurag Thakur
Source: IANS
21/11/2022 9:56:30 AM
Centre hikes MSP for Rabi crops by upto Rs 500 per quintal The Centre has hiked the minimum support price (MSP) for six Rabi crops like wheat, gram, lentils rapeseed and mustard, among others, from Rs 100 to Rs 500 per quintal for the marketing season of 2023-24. The decision taken by the Union Cabinet on Tuesday came a day after Centre released the 12th instalment of the Kisan Samman Nidhi in the accounts of farmers via direct benefit transfer. The MSP for lentils has been hiked by Rs 500 per quintal, while the support price for rapeseed and m...
Centre hikes MSP for Rabi crops by upto Rs 500 per quintal
Centre hikes MSP for Rabi crops by upto Rs 500 per quintal
Source: IANS
18/10/2022 2:12:17 PM
Cabinet approves new scheme, 'Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North East Region' The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new scheme, the Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE) for the remaining four years of the 15th Finance Commission from 2022-23 to 2025-26. PM-DevINE is a central sector scheme with 100% central funding and will be implemented by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). It will have an outlay of Rs 6,600 crore for the four year period. The Centre on Wednesday said that efforts will be ma...
Cabinet approves new scheme, 'Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North East Region'
Cabinet approves new scheme, 'Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North East Region'
Source: IANS
12/10/2022 6:16:17 PM
Cabinet approves one time grant of Rs 22,000 cr to oil marketing companies The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 22,000 crore one time grant to public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) to help recover losses borne by them on domestic LPG. It will help the three OMCs, namely Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum, to recover the expenses borne by them for selling domestic LPG or cooking gas between June 2020 and June 2022. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur told media persons after the Cabinet meeting that this deci...
Cabinet approves one time grant of Rs 22,000 cr to oil marketing companies
Cabinet approves one time grant of Rs 22,000 cr to oil marketing companies
Source: IANS
12/10/2022 5:09:39 PM
Ahead of Himachal polls, PM Narendra Modi opens, lays stone of development projects worth Rs 3,650 cr Just days ahead of assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated development works and laid foundation stones of over Rs 3,650 crore spread across various sectors, comprising AIIMS Bilaspur, foundation stone of which was laid by him on October 3, 2017. In the hilly state, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bilaspur at Kothipura will ensure a new era of quality healthcare services in the region. Accompanying BJP President J.P. ...
Ahead of Himachal polls, PM Narendra Modi opens, lays stone of development projects worth Rs 3,650 cr
Ahead of Himachal polls, PM Narendra Modi opens, lays stone of development projects worth Rs 3,650 cr
Source: IANS
5/10/2022 3:48:51 PM
Anurag Thakur launches `Azadi Quest`, a series of online educational games As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and to bring to the fore India's freedom struggle, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur on Wednesday launched Azadi Quest, a series of online educational mobile games developed in collaboration with Zynga India. After the launch, Thakur said that the move is part of a series of efforts by the government to acknowledge the contributions of our freedom fighters and unsung heroes of the freedom struggle. "These games...
Anurag Thakur launches `Azadi Quest`, a series of online educational games
Anurag Thakur launches `Azadi Quest`, a series of online educational games
Source: IANS
25/08/2022 10:13:06 AM
Cabinet clears proposal to enhance ECLGS corpus to Rs 5 lakh cr The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to enhance the outlay of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) by Rs 50,000 crore from 4.5 lakh crore to Rs 5 lakh crore for the tourism and hospitality sector, which had faced disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told mediapersons after the Cabinet meeting that the additional amount of Rs 50,000 crore would be given to the hospitality sector till the validity of ECLGS, i.e....
Cabinet clears proposal to enhance ECLGS corpus to Rs 5 lakh cr
Cabinet clears proposal to enhance ECLGS corpus to Rs 5 lakh cr
Source: IANS
17/08/2022 5:16:32 PM
Cabinet approves interest subvention for banks The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to provide interest subvention of 1.5 per cent per annum to banks for providing short term agriculture loan of upto Rs 3 lakh. The interest subvention will be provided for a period of two financial years, i.e. 2022-23 to 2024-25. This increase in interest subvention will require an additional budgetary provision of Rs 34,856 crore. After the cabinet meeting, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur told the media tha...
Cabinet approves interest subvention for banks
Cabinet approves interest subvention for banks
Source: IANS
17/08/2022 4:56:41 PM
Anurag Thakur congratulates Kangra Central Cooperative Bank on phenomenal growth Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur, on Thursday congratulated the Kangra Central Cooperative Bank (KCCB) on its phenomenal turnaround. The bank which had suffered a loss of around Rs 46 crore has earned a profit of Rs 87 crore in the financial year 2021-22. The minister expressed his happiness that this also happens to be the highest ever profit earned by the bank. Thakur reiterated the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the government is steadfas...
Anurag Thakur congratulates Kangra Central Cooperative Bank on phenomenal growth
Anurag Thakur congratulates Kangra Central Cooperative Bank on phenomenal growth
Source: IANS
12/08/2022 10:32:18 AM
President, PM, Sports Minister laud, congratulate Sindhu on winning Singapore Open title  President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday congratulated ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu on winning her first-ever Singapore Open title. Double Olympic medallist Sindhu clinched the women's singles title at the Singapore Open 2022 BWF Super 500 tournament after beating China's Wang Zhi Yi 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 in the final, which lasted for 58 minutes in Singapore. This was her third title of the year after she won the Sye...
President, PM, Sports Minister laud, congratulate Sindhu on winning Singapore Open title
President, PM, Sports Minister laud, congratulate Sindhu on winning Singapore Open title
Source: IANS
18/07/2022 12:26:36 PM
Sports minister Anurag Thakur visits SAI`s Calicut Centre, takes athletes` feedback Sports minister Anurag Thakur visited the Sports Authority of India's (SAI) training centre in Kozhikode, Kerela. The minister, who was on a one-day visit to Kozhikode on Monday also felicitated and interacted with former and current athletes of the centre including prominent names like Padma P T Usha and Tokyo Olympian Alex Antony. Upon his arrival, he was given a ceremonial welcome, where Kalaripayattu athletes gave him a guard of honour to the stage while traditional orchestra mu...
Sports minister Anurag Thakur visits SAI`s Calicut Centre, takes athletes` feedback
Sports minister Anurag Thakur visits SAI`s Calicut Centre, takes athletes` feedback
Source: IANS
5/07/2022 4:38:04 PM
Government decides to give marketing freedom to domestic crude oil producers: Anurag Thakur Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said that the government has decided to give marketing freedom to domestic crude oil producers, allowing them to sell oil to whosoever they want. The move is set to be beneficial for major crude oil producers, such as state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India, and private sector majors like Vedanta’s Cairn Oil and Gas and Reliance Industries. Thakur sated the Cabinet approved deregulation of the sale of d...
Government decides to give marketing freedom to domestic crude oil producers: Anurag Thakur
Government decides to give marketing freedom to domestic crude oil producers: Anurag Thakur
Source: Accord Fintech
30/06/2022 10:41:12 AM
Cabinet approves computerization of PACS at cost of Rs 2,516 cr  The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved computerization of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) with a budget of Rs 2,516 crore. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved computerization of PACS with the objective of increasing efficiency of PACS, bringing transparency and accountability in their operations; facilitating PACS to diversify their business and undertake multiple activities/ services. Addressing the me...
Cabinet approves computerization of PACS at cost of Rs 2,516 cr
Cabinet approves computerization of PACS at cost of Rs 2,516 cr
Source: IANS
30/06/2022 9:48:13 AM
Sports minister Anurag Thakur calls for enrolment of more youth volunteers in nation building Sports minister Anurag Thakur called upon states to increase enrolment of youth volunteers in the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangthan (NYKS) and National Social Service (NSS) programmes as a way to increase the involvement of youth in nation building. Speaking on the concluding day of the two-day National Conference of Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports at Kevadia in Gujarat, the minister pointed to the key role that youth volunteers had played in serving civil society during the Covid pandemic ...
Sports minister Anurag Thakur calls for enrolment of more youth volunteers in nation building
Sports minister Anurag Thakur calls for enrolment of more youth volunteers in nation building
Source: IANS
26/06/2022 11:14:31 AM
India approves $8 billion subsidy for phosphate-based fertilizers NEW DELHI - India will provide a subsidy of 609.4 billion rupees ($7.96 billion) for phosphatic and potash-based fertilisers over the coming months to insulate farmers from higher global prices, information and broadcasting minister Anurag Singh Thakur said. The subsidy will cover the period to September 2022. India provided a subsidy of 571.5 billion rupees for the previous 12 month period ending March 31, the minister said. A subsidy of 2,501 rupees for each 50 kg bag of the crop...
India approves $8 billion subsidy for phosphate-based fertilizers
India approves $8 billion subsidy for phosphate-based fertilizers
Source: Reuters
27/04/2022 5:07:04 PM
Union minister Anurag Thakur welcomes another group of Indian students from Ukraine Union minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Friday morning received another group of students returning from Ukraine. The students took flight from Rzeszow, a city in south eastern Poland, and landed in New Delhi. In a tweet, Thakur said: "Welcome back home, another batch of students returned via #OperationGanga this morning and will reunite with their families and friends. We remain committed to the safety of every Indian citizen from Ukraine." Thakur a...
Union minister Anurag Thakur welcomes another group of Indian students from Ukraine
Union minister Anurag Thakur welcomes another group of Indian students from Ukraine
Source: IANS
11/03/2022 4:26:43 PM
SAI appoints 398 coaches, assistant coaches in preparation for Olympics 2024, 2028 In a major step that will strengthen the coaching facilities in India, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has extended offers of employment to 398 coaches at various levels in 21 disciplines. Many among them are ex-international athletes and Arjuna awardees who have competed or won medals in elite competitions such as the World Championships and Olympics. Of the total number of 398, 101 coaches are joining on deputation from PSUs and other government bodies. The recruitment comes in th...
SAI appoints 398 coaches, assistant coaches in preparation for Olympics 2024, 2028
SAI appoints 398 coaches, assistant coaches in preparation for Olympics 2024, 2028
Source: IANS
17/02/2022 1:12:10 PM
Sports minister Anurag Thakur inaugurates Khelo India Women's Hockey League Under 21 Union Sports minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday inaugurated the first-ever national level Khelo India Women's Hockey League (Under 21) at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here. The league holds a cash prize of Rs 30 lakh for the winners -- Rs 15 lakh from MYAS and Rs 15 lakh from Hockey A total of 14 teams are competing in the first phase of the tournament to be held from December 15 to 21. As many as 42 matches will be played during the first phase, while the second and third ...
Sports minister Anurag Thakur inaugurates Khelo India Women's Hockey League Under 21
Sports minister Anurag Thakur inaugurates Khelo India Women's Hockey League Under 21
Source: IANS
16/12/2021 11:10:52 AM
International athletes as MOC members can suggest focussed changes for better results: Sports Minister Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur held a Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) meeting with the newly-inducted members of the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi on Monday. He said that the MOC has the great responsibility to create an atmosphere of greater positivity in the Indian ecosystem by strengthening the institutional framework so that the nation would do better in Paris 2024. Addressing the reconstituted MOC, including seven former internationals as...
International athletes as MOC members can suggest focussed changes for better results: Sports Minister
International athletes as MOC members can suggest focussed changes for better results: Sports Minister
Source: IANS
14/12/2021 12:54:07 PM
Younger politicians like Anurag Thakur, Kiren Rijiju can emerge as national leaders A total of 50.56 per cent of the respondents in the IANS CVoter Live Tracker feel that younger leaders from smaller states such as Anurag Thakur and Kiren Rijiju can hope to become national leaders, or even the Prime Minister in a few years time. However, 35.67 per cent of the respondents said that it is very difficult for younger leaders from smaller states like Thakur and Rijiju to emerge as national leaders, and even more difficult to become the Prime Minister a few years later. In t...
Younger politicians like Anurag Thakur, Kiren Rijiju can emerge as national leaders
Younger politicians like Anurag Thakur, Kiren Rijiju can emerge as national leaders
Source: IANS
11/07/2021 10:39:08 AM
High GST collection shows resilience of Indian economy: Anurag Thakur Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur said that the record high GST collections in the past few months despite the pandemic show India's economic resilience and the sincerity of businesses towards nation building. In his message on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), he noted that the fourth year of GST brought challenges and successes in equal measure. Starting in the wake of the first wave of the pandemic with its pr...
High GST collection shows resilience of Indian economy: Anurag Thakur
High GST collection shows resilience of Indian economy: Anurag Thakur
Source: IANS
1/07/2021 3:35:25 PM
Resilient Indian economy to rebound: Anurag Thakur counters Chidambaram Countering Congress leader P. Chidambaram's attack on the government over its handling of the economy, Anurag Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, has said that the Indian economy is resilient and will rebound on the basis of its strong fundamentals. "Indian economy is resilient and will rebound in the times ahead based on consistent reforms that have ensured strong fundamentals through these difficult times," he said. "I am not surprised...
Resilient Indian economy to rebound: Anurag Thakur counters Chidambaram
Resilient Indian economy to rebound: Anurag Thakur counters Chidambaram
Source: IANS
3/06/2021 9:22:46 AM
Steps taken by government during covid-19 pandemic help economy recover: Anurag Singh Thakur Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur has said that steps taken by the government during the coronavirus disease (covid-19) pandemic have helped the economy recover, and the country is expected to clock double-digit growth in the next fiscal. The minister has stated that the government will spend Rs 1.97 lakh crore on production-linked incentive (PLI) and has identified more than 10 sectors to be included, which would in turn create job opportunities...
Steps taken by government during covid-19 pandemic help economy recover: Anurag Singh Thakur
Steps taken by government during covid-19 pandemic help economy recover: Anurag Singh Thakur
Source: Accord Fintech
24/03/2021 11:09:23 AM
India needs more profitable, robust banks: Minister Anurag Thakur India needs more profitable and robust banks to fully meet the growing demand and privatisation of two state-run lenders is a move in that direction, Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Thakur, told IANS. In a post-Budget exclusive conversation with IANS, Thakur elaborated on the need for public sector banks to become more profitable, as the Centre cannot recapitalise them every year. Notably, banking sector reforms have been a major talking point of Budget 2021-22, specifically the p...
India needs more profitable, robust banks: Minister Anurag Thakur
India needs more profitable, robust banks: Minister Anurag Thakur
Source: IANS
6/02/2021 9:53:20 AM
India's post-Covid Budget transparent, futuristic: Anurag Thakur  India's first Budget after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic is prudent, transparent and futuristic and is aimed at making the country self-reliant, Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Thakur, told IANS. Following are the excerpts from the post-Budget exclusive conversation IANS had with Thakur. Q1. What were your first thoughts regarding the economic impact that will occur due to the Covid-19 lockdown? What was your first reaction? Ans. Today, you can see that India ...
India's post-Covid Budget transparent, futuristic: Anurag Thakur
India's post-Covid Budget transparent, futuristic: Anurag Thakur
Source: IANS
6/02/2021 9:43:45 AM