Centre introduces MSP for 17 new items of Minor Forest Produce
The Central Government has revised the Minimum Support Price of 23 items of Minor Forest Produce items and has introduced MSP for 17 new MFP items.According to revised rates, tamarind with seeds will have an MSP of Rs.31 a kg as against Rs.18 last year, while that of wild honey has gone by 30 per cent to Rs.195 a kg.
Neem seeds, on other hand, will have a floor price almost double at Rs.23/kg, while that of hill broom grass — which is used to make brooms — will go up by 200 per cent to Rs.30 a kg.
Among the new items added to the list are dried amla pulp, soap nut, dried tulasi leaves, dried mahua flowers and jamun dried seeds.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has asked all State governments to bring these changes to the notice of State nodal agencies.
Public Enterprises Survey 2017-18
The Public Enterprises Survey 2017-18 on the performance of Central Public Sector Enterprises, brought out by the Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, was tabled in both the Houses of Parliament on 27 Dec.There were 339 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) in 2017-18, out of which 257 were in operation. Remaining 82 of the CPSEs were under construction.
Most Profitable PSUs:
- Indian Oil Corporation
- ONGC
- NTPC
Highest Loss Making PSUs
- BSNL
- Air India
- MTNL
Top ten loss making PSUs claimed 84.71 per cent of the total losses made by all the 71 CPSEs.
The three star performers, including Indian Oil Corporation, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and NTPC, contributed 13.37 per cent, 12.49 per cent and 6.48 per cent, respectively to the total profit earned by CPSEs during 2017-18.
Coal India and Power Grid Corporation occupied the fourth and fifth spot in the list of top 10 profit making.
The three worst performing PSUs, including BSNL, Air India and MTNL, contributed 52.15 per cent of the total loss incurred by CPSEs in 2017-18.
Centre declares Khalistan Liberation Force banned organization
Indian government on 27 Dec declared the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) a banned organization.The decision was taken under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 for the outfit's alleged involvement in the killing of innocent people and police officers and several bombings on civilian targets in India.
KLF
The KLF Jathebandi (organization) was founded by Aroor Singh and Sukhvinder Singh Babbar in 1986.The KLF was responsible for several bombings of civilian targets in India during the 1980s and 1990s, sometimes in conjunction with Kashmir separatists.
Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone of 11 projects for Yamuna rejuvenation
Nitin Gadkari, (Ministry for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation) on 27 Dec laid the foundation stone of 11 projects for Yamuna Rejuvenation under Namami Gange Program in New Delhi.Most of the projects are for the sewerage infrastructure and are at various stages of implementation. These projects under Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) III are located in three drainage zones namely Kondli, Rithala and Okhla in Delhi.
The current sewage generation for Delhi city is about 327 crore liters per day against the existing treatment capacity of 276 crore liters per day.
Yamuna Acton Plan
YAP-I was taken up for Delhi during 1993-2003 and YAP-II was extended in 2003 to cover Uttar Pradesh and Haryana along with Delhi.Building on the success and lessons learnt from YAP-I and II, Government of India launched YAP-III with JICA assistance in Delhi at an estimated cost of Rs 1,656 crore which has got integrated as a component of Namami Gange Mission. Delhi Jal Board is the executing agency for these projects.
Delhi: The city dumps everything in Yamuna
Delhi, the National Capital, is a mega metropolitan with a population of around 2 crore.The city sprawls over an area of 1484 sq.km.
Rising population and growth of National Capital Region (NCR) have significantly contributed to rise in the flow of untreated sewage directly into the River Yamuna, one of the sacred rivers of India and largest tributary of Ganga.
The total length of the Yamuna up to its point of confluence with the Ganga at Prayagraj is 1,370 km, its catchment areas is spread over 3.67 lakh sq kms.
According to United Nations, Delhi will become the world’s largest city by 2028. Currently, Tokyo is the largest city of the world.
Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill
Lok Sabha on 27 Dec passed the Triple Talaq Bill that penalizes the archaic practice of instant triple talaq.Named as the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2018 will supersede the previous bill passed on December 28, 2017 and will go to the Rajya Sabha for approval.
All about Triple Talaq
It is a procedure of divorce under the Sharia Law which is a body of the Islamic Law. Under this, a husband can divorce his wife by pronouncing TALAQ thrice.Why it should be abolished?
Any right which is given to only one gender deems unfit for a progressive society. In this case, the right to divorce is given only to husbands but not to wives, thus it is a discrimination against women. So if the Sharia Law is not going to be abolished then it should be provided to both husbands as well as wives.There are several instances where ‘triple talaq’ has enabled husbands to divorce their wives arbitrarily, devoid of any substantiation.
According to a study, 92% of Muslim women in India want oral triple talaq to go.
Oral talaq or ‘triple talaq’ delivered through new media platforms like Skype, text messages, email and WhatsApp have become an increasing cause of worry for the community.
It is even abolished in Pakistan and more than 20 countries.
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