-Hindustan Times The Prime Minister's Office held a meeting on Tuesday where a plan was drawn up to ensure uninterrupted fuel supplies to power plants. Several state governments have flagged concerns over coal supply which they said could lead to ‘critical’ situation. Amid concerns flagged by various state governments of shortage in supply of coal, which could lead to power crisis, the central government has stepped in. On Tuesday, PK Mishra, principal...
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A fund without a care for the RTI -M Sridhar Acharyulu
-The Hindu The Government’s claim that the PM CARES Fund is not a public authority is unacceptable It may not be an exaggeration to say that when it comes to seeking answers and information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is consistent in putting up a screen. The manner in which the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund was set...
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-PTI/ NDTV.com An affidavit filed by an Under Secretary in the PMO who is discharging his functions in the PM CARES Trust on honorary basis said the trust functions with transparency and its funds are audited by an auditor - a chartered accountant drawn from the panel prepared by Comptroller and Auditor General. New Delhi: The PM CARES Fund is not a Government of India fund and the amount collected by it...
More »Sharad Pawar Meets PM Modi, Flags Amit Shah's New Ministry -Akhilesh Sharma and Sunil Prabhu
-NDTV.com Apart from meeting PM Modi, Sharad Pawar, 80, also wrote him a letter, flagging concerns on the Ministry of Cooperation. New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter's residence. During the meeting which lasted for about 50 minutes, the veteran politician raised concerns about the newly-formed Ministry of Cooperation which is headed by Amit Shah, and farmers' issues, sources...
More »Spending on R&D will determine India’s future progress, key message of the latest UNESCO Science Report
Scientific knowledge has immensely helped in combating the dreadful coronavirus and its spread. Within a record short period of time, scientists (including virologists, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, etc.) and their research outputs helped the commoners to learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 and how it spreads from one individual to the next one. Common people have now come to know how simple techniques and behavioural change like the wearing of N95 masks, maintaining...
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