Ms. Renuka Gera has been appointed to the post of Director (Industrial Systems & Products), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) till the date of her superannuation i.e 31.08.2023. Presently, she is serving as Executive Director, BHEL.
Directorate General of Shipping notified as National Authority for Ships Recycling
The Directorate General of shipping has been notified as the National authority for recycling of ships by the Central Government, which is a move closer to aligning India with an international convention for safe recycling of ships. The DG Shipping is authorized to administer, supervise and monitor all activities relating to ship recycling in the country. The notification was issued under the section 3 of the Recycling of Ships Act, 2019.
DG Shipping will look after the sustainable development of the Ship Recycling industry, monitoring the compliance to environment-friendly norms and safety and health measures for the stakeholders working in the ship recycling industry. DG Shipping will be the final authority for the various approvals required by the Ship-Recycling yard owners and State Governments.
Under Ship Recycling Act, 2019, India has acceded to Hong Kong Convention for Ship Recycling under International Maritime Organization (IMO). IMO adopted the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in 2009. The guidelines are aimed at ensuring that ships, being recycled after reaching the end of their operational lives, do not pose any unnecessary risks to human health, safety and the environment.
National Authority of Ship Recycling will be set up in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The location of the office will benefit the Ship Recycling yard owners situated in Alang, Gujarat which is home of Asia’s largest ship breaking and ship recycling industry in the world.
Prasar Bharati ends PTI subscription, invites fresh proposal from Domestic News Agencies
The ongoing Prasar Bharati-Press Trust of India stand off has takes a dramatic turn, with Prasar Bharati ending its subscription of the news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) and keen on inviting fresh proposals from other domestic news agencies. This decision to end its “current ad-hoc pro-rata arrangement for the PTI subscription”, came four months after Prasar Bharati alleged that the agency’s coverage of India-China clash was unfair and not in sync with India’s national interests. PTI had carried an interview with Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong, where he blamed India for the India-China violent standoff that saw 20 Indian bravehearts getting martyred.
A controversy broke when the national broadcaster sent a letter threatening to end its “relationship” over the alleged “anti-national” reportage by news agency in June this year. Sources said a “strong letter” was sent to PTI just ahead of its Board meeting in June where the public broadcaster expressed “deep displeasure on anti-national reporting by PTI”, creating ripples in PTI’s stake holders.
The public broadcaster had communicated that the PTI’s editorial stance makes it untenable to “continue the relationship”. A letter to both PTI and UNI has been sent regarding this. Now the ending of the subscription by Prasar Bharathi has taken the matter to a full circle.
PTI is the largest news agency of the country, and is run by a Board comprising owners and proprietors of key newspaper groups and is a non-profit trust. The national broadcaster, Prasar Bharati, which comprises all Doordarshan Channels and All India Radio, is one of the biggest subscribers of the agency, paying them annually over Rs 6.75 crore . Government sources claim that the broadcaster had been “supporting PTI with huge financial fees” which often ran into several crore. This ad-hoc pro-rata arrangement has been going on for decades, claimed the source. However, it also insisted that PTI has been “rigid” on review of the same since 2016-17.
Sources said that Prasar Bharati will initiate a process of inviting fresh proposals from all the news agencies including PTI and UNI.
Delhi : 8 IAS, IFS officers transferred
Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday issued transfer orders of nine IAS officers and an IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows:
- Satya Gopal (IAS:1988:AGMUT) : ACS, Land & Building and ACS, Services shall also hold the additional charge of ACS, Environment & Forest.
- Ms. Alice Vaz (IAS:2005:AGMUT) : Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Labour shall also hold the additional charge of Chief Nodal Officer to Supervise the compliance of Hon’ble High Court orders in the matter of DBOCWWB.
- Ajay Kumar Gupat (IAS:2010:AGMUT) : Special Secretary with an additional charge of Special Secretary, Land & Building.
- Vinay Kumar (IAS:2011:AGMUT) : Member, DUSIB.
- Arava Gopi Krishna (IAS:2012:AGMUT) : Deputy Commissioner (Central) holding additional charge of Nodal Officer, LNJP Hospital & Member (DUSIB), is relieved of the additional charge of Member (DUSIB).
- Rahul Singh (IAS:2013:2013) : Deputy Commissioner, South Delhi Municial Corporation.
- Ms. Ankita Chakravarty (IAS:2013:AGMUT) : Special Secretary, Services with additional charge of Special Secretary, Health.
- Naveen Aggarwal (IAS:2013:AGMUT) : Deputy Commissioner (South-West), Revenue Department with addtional charge of Executive Director, DFC.
- Dr. K S Jayachandran (IFS:2006:AGMUT) : Special Secretary, Environment & Forest with additional charges of OSD to Chairperson, DPCC and Member Secretary, DPCC.
AP : 14 IPS officers promoted to DIG grade
The Andhra Pradesh Govt has promoted 14 IPS officers of 2006 batch to Deputy Inspector General of Police grade.
The names of the officers are :
- R Jayalakshmi
- G V G Ashok Kumar
- G Vijay Kumar
- S Hari Krishna
- M Ravi Prakash
- S V RajasekharBabu
- K V Mohan Rao
- P H D Ramakrishna
- Ake Ravi Krishna
- Sarvashresth Tripathi
- Mrs R Jayalakshmi
- Dr Kolli Raghuram Reddy
- Ake Ravi Krishna
- Sarvashresth Tripathi
Vishal V Sharma appointed India’s next permanent representative to UNESCO
Vishal V Sharma was on Thursday appointed as the next permanent representative of India to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, with the rank of Ambassador, in succession to Jawed Ashraf (IFS:1991). Sharma is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
AP : CM Jagan pitches for Aditya Nath Das over front runner Neerabh Kumar for the next Chief Secretary
With the term of present Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, Neelam Sawhney (IAS:1984:AP), being over long back and the work extension given to her due to COVID-19 situation, also about to be completed, speculations were rife for the post of new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. Among the names doing the rounds as front runners, special chief secretaries, Neerabh Kumar Prasad (IAS:1987:AP) and Aditya Nath Das (IAS:1987:AP), the former i.e Neerabh had an initial edge so far. Given the fact that he was working as the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) and It has been a very long practice to appoint the next CS as the CCLA, and it was pretty evident that Neerabh was about to become the next Chief Secretary.
However, a move by Jaganmohan Reddy Govt. that has shocked and surprised many in the power corridors of Andhra Pradesh and Delhi, Aditya Nath Das has been made the new Chief Commissioner of Land Administration( CCLA), a clear indicator of his next posting as AP’s Chief Secretary and a change of fortune for the previous front runner, Neerabh Kumar Prasad, who has been asked to report general administration department for further posting. All his additional charges of Environment, Forests, Science and Technology have been given to Aditya Nath Das, in a clear indication to who is going to be the next Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh as Aditya Nath Das is emerging as the clear winner in the race.
Aditya Nath Das, a senior IAS Officer of AP Cadre has also worked under Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy, in some key departments including the, much sought after, Heavy Irrigation Department.
AP : Two senior IAS officers transferred, Aditya Nath Das gets CCLA also
The Andhra Pradesh government has issued transfer and posting orders of 02 senior IAS officers in the state on Thursday.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Neerabh Kumar Prasad (IAS:1987:AP) : Special Chief Secretary to Government is directed to report to GAD for further posting.
- Aditya Nath Das (IAS:1987:AP) : Special Chief Secretary, Water Resources Department is place in full additional charge of the posts of Special Chief Secretary, Environment, Forests, Science & Technology Department and Chief Commissioner of Land Administration.
CCEA nod for demerger of NMDC’s Nagarnar unit
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday gave “in-principle” approval to the demerger of Chhattisgarh-based Nagarnar Steel Plant (NSP) from National Minerals Development Corporation (NMDC), and strategic disinvestment of the demerged company by selling the entire government stake to a strategic buyer.
The processes of demerger and disinvestment would be initiated together and disinvestment of the demerged company (NSP) is expected to be completed by September 2021. With its approval, the CCEA amended an earlier decision taken in October 2016 to disinvest NSP as a unit of NMDC.
NSP is a 3-million tonne per annum (mtpa) integrated steel plant, being set up by NMDC in Chhattisgarh’s Nagarnar at a revised estimated cost of Rs 23,140 crore.
NMDC, so far, has invested Rs 17,186 crore in the project, of which Rs 16,662 crore is from NMDC’s own funds; Rs 524 crore has been raised from the bond markets.
Air India facing a very challenging financial situation: Hardeep Puri
While replying to Rajya Sabha MP Vinoy Viswan, in a letter, the Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri clarified on Air India’s financial condition and the LWP scheme and called Air India’s leave without pay (LWP) scheme a “win-win for employees and management”.,
He further pointed out that inspite of facing a challenging financial situation, Air India has not laid off a single employee even as international and domestic carriers have resorted to cost cutting through layoffs.
The minister further pointed out that the initiatives taken by the national carrier with a view to ensuring continuance of its operations include payment of salaries to its employees and giving opportunity to employees to take up alternative employment in the leave period with the approval of the management.
The Covid-19 outbreak has very seriously impacted the airline sector and currently the airline operations of the company have taken a serious hit.
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