-TheWire.in Since April 1, 2015, India’s cooking gas subsidies have been distributed solely by electronic transfer through the Direct Benefit Transfer for Liquefied Petroleum Gas scheme (otherwise known as DBTL or PAHAL). Under this system, which has replaced the direct sale of cooking gas cylinders at subsidised prices, households place an order for LPG with their gas distributor, receive an amount equivalent to the current subsidy amount via electronic transfer to...
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Condom TV ad curfew in the air -Sumi Sukanya
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Centre is examining a proposal to confine television ads for condoms to late-night hours. The I&B ministry has taken up the matter amid what officials claimed was a "flood of complaints" from sections of viewers, including politicians. "There is currently no Restriction on condom advertisements. They can be shown at any time of the day and on any kind of channel, but this might change in the future...
More »Garbage generated in Gurgaon, Faridabad to be dumped in landfill site in eco-sensitive Aravalis -Dipak Kumar Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: It's official: 92 acres in the Aravalis have been identified as a landfill site for garbage generated in Gurgaon and Faridabad. Since the area falls under the Restricted zone where no non-foRest activity is allowed, the Haryana government has started the process for exempting the huge land parcel from the legal provision. For the first time, the Haryana government has officially admitted in an RTI response...
More »Aadhaar now most widely held ID with 92cr holders -Rajeev Deshpande
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Aadhaar card is now the most widely held identification document in the country with a voluntary enrolment of 92 crore people. It is also perhaps the sole ID for many of its holders, including many families below the poverty line. In comparison, 5.7 crore people have passports, 17 crore people PAN cards, 60 crore voter ID cards, 15 crore ration cards and 17.3 crore driving...
More »Lost in a foRest of bad ideas -Neha Sinha
-The Hindu The Compensatory AffoRestation Bill has raised significant money, which must be used to Restore existing foRests rather than on artificial plantations On Parliament’s wooden desks, a Bill is knocking. The Compensatory AffoRestation Fund Bill seeks to govern how foRests will be raised, cut, and resurrected across India. It will be looking at how a fund of Rs. 38,000 crore, collected from cutting down foRests, is to be used. Meant initially just...
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