PMRDFS to offer 2-yr degree programme
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellowship Scheme (PMRDFS), launched about two years ago, will now come tagged with a two-year degree programme in rural development practices from the ensuing batch. The programme will be of three-year duration, one year of which will require a student to engage with the National Rural livelihood Mission, said Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday.
Clearance must for Coal tar units: NGT
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has come out with stern directives against coal tar units in the country. It has ordered that the operation of any such unit in the country without clearance from State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) or Environment Ministry will be stopped immediately. It has made it mandatory for them to obtain the requisite permission prior to operation.
EC relocates 167 poll booths in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: The Election Commission has decided to relocate 167 polling stations in Chhattisgarh in view of conducting free and fair elections. The polling stations fall in the Naxal-infested districts of Bastar, Dantewada, Korba, Bijapur, all of which will go to polls in the first phase of election in Chhattisgarh on November 11. locals and poll officials requested for shifting.