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EAC-PM pitches for mandating EV sales by all automobile manufacturers

The Economic Advisory Council to the PM (EAC-PM) has proposed the introduction of a transferable mandate, prescribing a certain percentage of auto manufactured must be electric vehicles. The advisor also suggested ensuring greater adoption of EVs in the government fleet to enhance demand for electric vehicle cars. In its working paper, the EAC-PM also suggested encouraging the leasing of vehicles as opposed to outright purchase by introducing a suitable GST rate differential for leasing. The paper has been co-authored by EAC-PM chairman Bibek Deroy and Director Devi Prasad Misra. "Hitherto, our policies for the promotion of EVs have focused on subsidies, tax breaks, charging infrastructure etc. While we see a significant increase in the number of two- and three-wheeler EVs, the adoption of EVs in the LMV (cars) segment has remained sluggish. "... the introduction of transferable mandates prescribing for a certain percentage of vehicles manufactured to be EVs will be an efficient w

Before 2014, Cong, allies focused only on filling their coffers: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the Congress, alleging that the party and its allies only focused on filling their coffers before 2014, when they were in power at the Centre. Addressing a rally here, Modi also said the central government wants Odisha to become the gateway for Viksit Bharat' (Developed India). The massive development work taking place today could have been undertaken earlier also... But in the years before 2014, the entire focus of the Congress and its allies was only on filling their coffers, he said. Over the past 10 years, the BJP-led central government has made huge investments in Odisha. We want Odisha to become the gateway for Viksit Bharat, the PM asserted. He also said that a permanent house, tap water and gas connection at home, which were once a dream for the poor, is now becoming a reality.

PM launches development projects worth over Rs 19,500 cr in Odisha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,600 crore in Odisha's Jajpur district. Modi said the BJP-led central government was committed to the development of eastern India, which is filled with natural resources. Our government works for the present as well as for the future, with the aim of making a Viksit Bharat' (developed India), he said during a programme here. The projects that were launched are related to different sectors, including Oil & Gas, Railways, Road, Transport & Highways and Atomic Energy. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Bishweswar Tudu were also present on the occasion.

PM Modi to dedicate projects in Odisha, Rahul to visit Mahakaleshwar Temple

PM Modi will visit Odisha to dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects, while Rahul Gandhi is set to visit Mahakaleshwar Temple today

PM Modi lays foundation stones of 7 SJVN projects worth Rs 5,515 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stones of seven SJVN projects worth Rs 5,515 crore. The projects are located in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Assam, according to a statement. The Prime Minister virtually dedicated four power stations, namely 60 MW Naitwar Mori Hydro Power Station in Uttarakhand, 75 MW Parasan Solar Power Station, 75 MW Gurhah Solar Power Station and 50 MW Gujrai Solar Power Station in Uttar Pradesh from Adilabad in Telangana, the statement said. He also laid the foundation stones of SJVN's projects -- 382 MW Sunni Dam Hydro Electric Project, 15 MW Nangal Floating Solar Power Project in Himachal Pradesh and 70 MW solar project in Assam. These hydro and solar power projects will contribute to the nation's goal of achieving a net zero carbon emission economy by 2070, it added.

PM Modi congratulates leaders named in BJP's list of LS election candidates

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the BJP leaders named in the party's first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, expressing confidence that people will elect it to power again. "We are going to the people on the basis of our track record of good governance and ensuring the fruits of progress reach the poorest of the poor," Modi said in a post on X. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared candidates for some of the seats and will be announcing the remaining names in the coming days, he noted. "I congratulate all those who have been nominated as our party's candidates and wish them the very best," the prime minister said, adding, "I am sure that the 140 crore people of India will bless us yet again and give us even more strength in fulfilling their aspirations and creating a Viksit Bharat.

Lok Sabha polls 2024: BJP announces 1st list, PM to contest from Varanasi

The ruling BJP on Saturday announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fight again from Varanasi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as it named 34 Union ministers in the first list of 195 candidates. The list also included two former ministers as well as Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla from Kota in Rajasthan. Union ministers whose names have been announced by the BJP in the first list of candidates include Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Bhupender Yadav, Mansukh Mandaviya, Sarbananda Sonowal, Kiren Rijiju, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Arjun Ram Meghwal, G Kishan Reddy, Arjun Munda and Smriti Irani. Announcing the list, BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde said the party is confident that it would form the government for the third term under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a much bigger mandate. He also said the party has been working on further expanding its footprint across states and also to strengthen the ruling National Democratic Alliance. The list includes 28 women

AIBA seeks action against Google for spreading 'false' info about PM Modi

The All India Bar Association (AIBA) on Saturday sought stringent penal action against Google for allegedly spreading false information about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a representation, Adish C Aggarwala, Senior Advocate and Chairman of AIBA claimed Gemini, the Artificial Intelligence platform of Google put "highly condemnable false information" in the public domain about the Prime Minister. So, the company committed offences under Indian Penal Code sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc), 500 (defamation), and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief), it said. "The company being the creator of the machine cannot be allowed to escape the consequences of the damage caused. The manner in which a machine is to learn facts and interpret them is designed by its programmer," the letter said. It alleged that the country is on the verge of a general election and "malicious campaigns to

PM Modi unveils oil and gas projects worth Rs 1.62 trillion across India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a series of oil and gas sector projects worth about Rs 1.62 lakh crore across the country from Bihar's Begusarai district. The projects are spread across various states like Bihar, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Karnataka. The PM also flagged off four trains, including the Danapur-Jogbani Express (via DarbhangaSakri). Trains from Jogbani to Saharsa and Siliguri and Sonpur-Vaishali Express were also flagged off. Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy CMs Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha were present on the occasion. The PM dedicated to the nation the First Oil' from KG Basin and flagged off the first crude oil tanker from the ONGC Krishna Godavari deepwater project.

Family-oriented politics marginalised after NDA regained power in Bihar: PM

"This is the condition of the family-oriented parties. The public is not ready to support them," added the PM

Govt scrapped 1,550 outdated laws that were troubling citizens: Meghwal

The Narendra Modi government has abolished more than 1,550 outdated laws that were troubling citizens, Union Minister Arjun Meghwal said on Saturday. He was speaking at the concluding session of the regional industrial conference underway here. "The Modi government has abolished more than 1,550 unnecessary laws that troubled people and businessmen. Once, there used to be a law to whitewash industrial units to protect workers from diseases. Laws like these that had lost their relevance were scrapped," he said. The Union government has set up separate commercial courts and arbitration centres acting on industry demands, Meghwal added. The Centre has given legal power to arbitrators by making changes in the relevant provisions, the Union law minister said.

PM Modi to chair last Council of Ministers meet on Sunday before LS polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on March 3 in what is likely to be the last such exercise during the second term of his government. The prime minister has been holding meetings of the entire Council of Ministers from time to time to discuss key policy and governance issues but the get-together on Sunday assumes political significance in view of the Lok Sabha elections, expected to be held in April-May. The Election Commission is likely to announce the poll schedule in a couple of weeks. The meeting will be held at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in the Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave here. One of the key points to be discussed during the exercise could the highlights of the government's performance, as the BJP-led ruling National Democratic Alliance has expressed confidence of retaining power at the Centre for a third term under Modi on the back of its development and welfare planks. The Election Commission has begun reviewing the ...

PM Modi launches projects worth Rs 7,200 cr in West Bengal's Arambagh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 7,200 crore in Arambagh area of Hooghly district in West Bengal. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple developmental projects related to sectors like rail, ports, oil pipelines, LPG supply and wastewater treatment. India of the 21st century is progressing at a fast pace and together we all have set the goal of making a developed India by 2047, he said at the programme. Modi said the Centre has taken steps for the welfare of the poor and that is why in the last 10 years, about 25 crore people of the country have come out of poverty. Our effort is that the modernization of railways in West Bengal should happen at the same pace as it is happening in other parts of the country, he said.

PM Modi to begin tour to Jharkhand, Bengal, Bihar today. Full schedule

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a two-day visit to Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Bihar today to launch several development projects

Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney dies at age 84, says daughter

Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney is dead at the age of 84, his daughter said in a social media post Thursday. The country's 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family, Caroline Mulroney said in a post on X, formerly known as twitter. Mulroney's family said last summer he was improving daily after a heart procedure that followed treatment for prostate cancer in early 2023. Mulroney, who headed the Progressive Conservative party, soared to the largest majority mandate in history when he was elected in 1984. He entered the job with massive support, but he left with the lowest approval rating in the history of polling. Mulroney lived in Montreal.

PM Modi, Mauritian PM inaugurate development projects in Mauritius

PM Modi said India has extended a credit line of $1 billion, and $400 million worth of assistance to the people of Mauritius in the last 10 years

Zero-emission hydrogen ferry launched by PM to pave way for green transport

India's first indigenously developed and built hydrogen fuel cell ferry, launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, has zero emission and zero noise and can reduce the impact of global warming. According to Cochin Shipyard here, which constructed the fuel cell ferry, the adoption of green hydrogen as a maritime fuel is at the forefront of India's commitment to a sustainable future that aims for net zero emissions by 2070. The inland waterway vessel, under the Harit Nauka initiative, is a pilot project to demonstrate the technology for the maritime sector, Cochin Shipyard said in a statement. "The fuel cell powered vessel has zero emission, zero noise and is energy efficient, which in turn reduces the effect of global warming," it said. In line with the Government of India's green vision, Cochin Shipyard took up the ambitious project to design, develop and construct India's first fully indigenous hydrogen fuel cell catamaran ferry vessel to demonstrate the technology

China's flag on DMK's ad for Isro spaceport sparks political firestorm

Prime Minister Modi accused the DMK of putting its stamp on the BJP-led Centre's projects and trying to claim credit for them

Work on quality, live up to global standards: PM Modi tells MSMEs

Noting that the country viewed the future of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as the future of the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the sector to work on quality and durability and live up to global standards. For its part, the Centre was striving on multiple fronts to improve their resources from money to talent and initiatives like the PM Mudra Yojana and PM Vishwakarma Yojana were playing a huge role in this direction, he said. Further, the government has given an impetus to infrastructure development in India through the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan for providing multimodal connectivity infrastructure. "Today, the MSMEs have a huge opportunity to be part of the global supply chain. However, for this, our MSMEs have to work on its quality and durability. We need to work to live up to the global standards," the Prime Minister said at the launch of CII-TVS Mobility Centre of Excellence on Employment and Livelihood, held here. The "Creating the

India's growth, fast delivery new normal for world: PM at global summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the world no longer feels surprised at India's achievements as it has become a new normal now and they today realise the benefit of walking alongside the country. Earlier the world used to be surprised to see India has done something but it is no longer so and it has become a new normal for the world, Modi said at a global summit organised here by the TV9 News Network. "Growing trust in India has become the biggest recognition for India," he said. Modi also hit out at previous governments, saying those in power till 10 years ago did not have any faith in India's capabilities. It is very difficult to get victory with a mind that has accepted defeat, he added. "They were the people who called Indians lazy. If there is hopelessness in those in power, how can they inspire hope among the people," Modi said. "We have brought the country out of that era of hopelessness," the prime minister said. Now, decisions are taken fast and those decision