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Marking the growing prominence of India in the global energy map, the 16th International Energy Forum Ministerial (IEF16) is being hosted by India and will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Wednesday. IEF16 is the largest gathering of Energy Ministers from across the globe, industry leaders and heads of key international organizations who will debate the future of global energy. Prominent among those attending the Ministerial Meeting this year are Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, India, Mr. Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia, Mr. Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, UAE, Mr. Bijan Namdar Zangeneh, Minister of Petroleum, Iran, Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, Qatar, Mr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Nigeria, Mr. Kosaburo Nishime, State Minister of E...

29 Projects worth Rs 5042.11 crore ongoing in Bihar under Namami Gange Programme Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for four sewerage projects worth Rs 1111.56 crore for the city of Patna tomorrow. The ceremony will take place at Motihari town in Bihar. These four projects together will create new Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) capacity of 60 MLD and lay the sewer network of 376.12 km in Saidpur and Pahari sewerage zones of Patna. Details of the Projects in Patna for which foundation stone is to be laid by the Prime Minister: Project Cost (in crore) 1) Laying of 172.50 km of sewerage network in Saidpur zone in Patna (Agreement already signed) 431.22 crore 2) Laying of 87.696 km of sewerage network in Pahari sewerage zone in Patna (Agreement likely to be signed shortly) 167.80 crore 3) Laying of 115.93 km of sewerage network in Pahari sewerage zone in Patna (Agreement likely to be signed shortly) 364.90 crore 4) Developmen...

The Defence Accounts Department is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining the pay accounts of million plus Jawans and JCOs of Indian Army . The Pay Accounts Offices (PAOs) of this department are at the forefront of the concerted efforts that are being put in to ensure that these men get their correct dues within reasonable time frame. An important requirement to meet the expectations of the end user and ensuring their contentment is that the JCOs/ORs understands their dues and their entitlement. If they further appreciate the processes involved in acceptance or denial of any dues, it would equip them with enough knowledge to have better awareness to contest entitlement inconsistencies, if any. This handbook was conceptualized with the aim to provide more grasp on the rules of entitlement as well as to have complete transparency of procedures in the PAOs. This first edition contains all the procedures right from the inception stage of publishing and processing o...

Shri Nitin Gadkari announces adoption of international system of counting of Lane Kilometres Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways , Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that over 9829 kilometres National Highways were constructed during the year 2017-18. This represents 20 per cent growth over the last year, when 8231 kilometres were constructed. 17055 kilometres road length was awarded in the year, against 15948 kilometres last year. Expenditure of Rs 1,16,324 crore was incurred on construction of National Highways during the year 2017-18. Addressing media in New Delhi today, the Minister announced adoption of international system of counting of Lane Kilometres from the coming Financial Year onwards. He said, the ministry has so far been calculating construction of National Highways in linear length, which did not truly reflected the amount of work completed. Shri Gadkari informed that the wor...

Content is king. Content is engaging. Content is a sales tool. Content is a lot of things, but advertising. Very often I see brands and partners I work with define the same KPI's for content as they have for their ads. In this short note, I will try to highlight some of the biggest ways in which content is different from an ad. A content-consumer is looking for entertainment. A consumer of an ad is often trying to avoid watching it. If she/he does get stuck, all she's doing is waiting for it to end except if your product is revolutionary, your ad is telling them something they don't know or your ad is loud and colourful (a cheap trick that seems' to have become a thumb rule). The last thing you need to worry about doing via your ad is entertaining people. And entertainment is all a content-consumer is looking for. Your rules of advertising are bound to fail when you apply it to content. The easiest way to judge your content is to show it to your worst enemy - if...

The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh made a statement in the Lok Sabha today on violence during Bharat Bandh. Following is the full text of the statement: “Madam, Yesterday, there have been incidences of violence and arson in some parts of the country. During Bharat Bandh , 8 people lost their lives in violence. (M.P 06, U.P 01 & Rajasthan 01). During the bandh, there have been clashes between the police and the protesters. I would like to convey my deep condolences for the people who have lost their lives. I fully appreciate that there is widespread anger amongst the people, following the Supreme Court order. I wish to inform the house that Government of India was not party in that case. People have taken to the streets. Through the House, I want to assure the people that there has been no dilution in whatsoever by my Government, rather after coming to power and examining the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, we have taken a decision to strengthe...