US’ weapon system may cause global warming
New Delhi: A US-developed weapon system that strikes the atmosphere with a focused electromagnetic beam may cause global warming, the Government on Monday said and acknowledged that climate change is likely to reduce the yield of major crops like wheat and maize in India. "The US has developed a type of weapon called High Frequency Active Auroral Research Programme. HAARP strikes the upper atmosphere with a focussed and steerable electromagnetic beam," Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
Rakesh Singh BJP's chief whip in lS
New Delhi: Replacing Arjun Meghawal, who has recently been made a Union Minister, Rakesh Singh, a three-time BJP MP from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh has been appointed as party's chief whip in lok Sabha. "Our party MP from Jabalpur and a seasoned leader from Madhya Pradesh Rakesh Singh has been appointed as party's chief whip in lok Sabha," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar told reporters here.
Bills to replace neet ordinances
New Delhi: Two Bills seeking to replace as many ordinances to keep State boards out of the ambit of uniform medical and dental entrance examination NEET for this year are set to be introduced in the lok Sabha on Tuesday. The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and the The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2016--seeking to amend the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and the Dentists Act, 1948 to replace the ordinances were slated to be introduced in the lower house today by Health Minister J P Nadda.
Choose lowest prices for lTC, else face heat
New Delhi: Employees who fail to buy air tickets at the lowest price available on the day while undertaking journey on leave Travel Concession (lTC) claim will face severe penal action, as per the draft guidelines finalised by the Centre. The move comes after the government noticed instances where some of its employees colluded with private travel agents to submit lTC claims showing inflated airfare to clandestinely obtain undue benefits like free boarding, lodging, transport or cash refunds.
New Mins introduced to members in both Houses
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday introduced new Ministers to members in both Houses of Parliament on the first day of the Monsoon session. The Prime Minister had inducted 19 new faces in his Council of Ministers in the expansion which took place on July 5. As per custom, Modi introduced his new colleagues in the government to the lok Sabha and later to the Rajya Sabha on the first day of the session. These included Prakash Javadekar, the new HRD minister, who has been elevated to the Cabinet rank.
RS condemns incidents of terrorism
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Monday condemned the "senseless and barbaric" acts of violence in various parts of the world, including France and Bangladesh, and called upon the global community to combat terrorism in unison. Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari referred to terror attacks in various parts of the globe in June and July that claimed several lives and left several others maimed and injured.
Plaint over ‘crackdown on media’ in Kashmir
New Delhi: The Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad has ordered registration of a complaint over alleged crackdown on media in the Kashmir Valley and sought a report from the state government on the issue within a week. His direction came on a complaint by president of Jammu and Kashmir Press Association G H Kaloo on alleged "attack on Press" in the restive State.