INDIAN AFFAIRS 25 Jan 2016
Maharashtra’s first Solar Power operated Mini-Water Supply Plant commissioned
The first Solar Power operated Mini-Water Supply Plant has been commissioned in Hingna village of Mouda Taluka in Nagpur district Maharashtra. Solar power is the conservation of sun energy to usable electricity. Solar Power is a sustainable and renewable resource of energy.
The plant entirely run on solar power for which 1800 Watt panels have been installed.
“CRC” to improve ease of doing business
In order to catalyze the company incorporation related services, corporate affairs ministry under the initiative of Government Process Re-engineering (GPR) has initiated the Central Registration Centre (CRC).
It will be formally operationalized from January 27, 2016.
CRC will improve ease of doing business in the country by ensuring uniformity in application of rules and do away with discretion.
Objective – To provide speedy incorporation-related services within stipulated timeframes which are in line with international best practices.
For the automating of approval processes, GPR involves a three-pronged approach:
Utilising advanced software tools and engines
Rationalising and modifying some of the rules
Engaging professionals to expedite the process of manual scrutiny
In the first phase, CRC will look into applications for name availability (INC-1 e-forms) submitted online across the country and will process these by the end of the next working day.
Chhattisgarh Signs MOU on ‘UDAY’
GOI, Chhattisgarh and CSPDCL (Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for operational & financial turnaround of Discoms under the Scheme UDAY – Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana.
(Chhattisgarh CM – Raman Singh)
First MOU on “UDAY” signed was signed between the GOI, Jharkhand and the JBVNL (Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited) in start of Jan 2016.
About UDAY Scheme:
UDAY was approved to provide financial turnaround and revival of Power Distribution companies (DISCOMs). It envisages reducing interest burden, cost of power and AT&C losses.
Under the UDAY scheme, state governments which own the distribution utilities, would take over 75% debts of Discoms as on 30th September, 2015 in two years and pay back the lenders by selling bonds. For the remaining 25%, discoms will issue bonds.
New port development policy approved by Maharashtra
Maharashtra govt has given its consent to new maritime policy for port development to create better facilities around 720 km coastal region of the state.
Policy covers Greenfield ports, jetties, coastal shipping and inland waterways, shipyards, coastal economic zones and facilitation for maritime projects.
The state run Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) will be the nodal agency for all approvals concerning the port development and related infrastructure.
Government will soon set up Maharashtra Port Connectivity Corporation with the participation of Sagarmala Development Company, MMB and the state industries department to put in place necessary infrastructure for port development.
The individual connectivity project will be implemented through a special purpose vehicle in which Maharashtra Port Connectivity Corporation will be a holding company.
Union Cabinet clears President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh
The union cabinet clears the President’s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh.Union Government takes the decision when the state assembly becomes unsuccessful to act in accordance with the provisions of Article 174 of the Constitution.
The political crisis in the Arunachal Pradesh began in December 2015 as 21 out of 47 ruling Congress legislators in the 60-member house rebelled along with 11 BJP and 2 independent legislators and extended support to Kalikho Pul to form new government.*Governor of Arunachal Pradesh– Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
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