Environment ministry launches web portal
New Delhi: A web portal was launched on Thursday for online submission of applications for Environment Clearance by State Environment Impact Assessment Authorities for Category ‘B’ projects. It has been launched across the country and nineteen States have joined it instantly. launching the portal, Environment Minister, Prakash Javadekar said that the new portal is a landmark.
Aid from Centre for online filing of RTI
New Delhi: States can get financial aid from the Centre to set up facilities for online filing of applications under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and other initiatives aimed at simplification and promotion of the transparency law. Various Administrative Training Institutes (ATIs) working under the States can also get grant of a maximum of Rs4 lakh for setting up a helpline in regional languages for answering queries of general public under the RTI Act, the Department of Personnel and Training announced on Thursday.
PMO seeks PAs with knowledge of english
New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office has sought postings of Personal Assistants (PAs), with knowledge of English language, to do various administrative works. A panel of 20 PAs (English) has been requisitioned by the PMO. Accordingly, some of the officials have been shortlisted for posting in the cadre unit of Ministry of Home Affairs. They will be further posted in the PMO, an inter ministry communique by the DoPT said.
Swamy gets six-week reprieve from court
New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has got a six-week reprieve from arrest in a case involving an alleged hate speech pending before an Assam court. Appearing before the Supreme Court, Swamy filed a petition challenging the validity of IPC provisions under which he got charged suggesting that it was an infringement of his right to free speech. The bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and MY Eqbal agreed to issue notice to Centre on the issue of constitutional validity but refused to grant relief to Swamy in his personal case. When Swamy's counsel senior advocate TR Andhyarujina argued that his client was unnecessarily harassed for a speech given at Kaziranga University, the bench stayed execution of NBW issued by Karimganj court for six weeks, permitting him to approach HC against the same.