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July 2

Rajasthan CM calls on PM

The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Smt. Vasundhara Raje, called on the Prime

Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today. It was a courtesy call

Singapore Foreign Minister calls on PM

Year-long series of events planned to mar !" years of diplomatic

relations

The Minister for Forein !"airs, and Minister for #aw of the Re$u%lic of

Sina$ore, Mr. &. Shanmuam, called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi

today. 'e con(eyed the messae of the Prime Minister of Sina$ore, Mr. #ee

'sien #oon, that the relations %etween the two countries, which are %ased on

mutual trust, should %e made e(en stroner throuh a series of concrete ste$s.

)urin the meetin, it was $lanned that an year*lon series of e(ents %e held to

mar+ the com$letion of fty years of di$lomatic relations %etween Sina$ore

and India. -oth Prime Ministers are +een that the occasion should %e cele%rated

in a way that further e$ands the can(as of the relationshi$.

Mutual coo$eration in the elds of s+ill de(elo$ment, de(elo$ment of smart

cities, water manaement, shi$$in, $ort manaement and coastal

de(elo$ment was discussed in de$th.

Shri Narendra Modi said that his /o(ernment $lans a major thrust in low*cost

and a"orda%le housin, and souht Sina$ore0s assistance in construction

technoloy for this $ur$ose.

1%ser(in that Sina$ore is one of the to$ tourist destinations worldwide, the

Prime Minister suested that Indian states should hold one*month lon s$ecial

cam$ains in Sina$ore to hihliht their tourism $otential, durin cele%rations

of the fty years of relationshi$.

The meetin was attended %y Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Minister for 2ternal !"airs,Mr. #im Thuan &uan, 'ih Commissioner of Sina$ore to India, and senior

o3cials from %oth sides.

#ransfer on lease of $2%&$ acres of defence land to 'endriya (idyalaya

Sangathan at )ir Force station Purnea


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The Ca%inet today a$$ro(ed the transfer on lease of 45.64 acres of defence land

to &endriya Vidyalaya Sanathan 7&VS8 at !ir Force station Purnea.

The transfer of land would ena%le &VS to construct a new school %uildin and

associated infrastructure. This would facilitate $ro(ision of ade9uate educational

facilities to the children of %oth defence $ersonnel and ci(ilians.

*nclusion of onion and potato under the purvie+ of stoc holding limits

under the ,ssential Commodities )ct $&!!

The Ca%inet Committee on 2conomic !"airs has a$$ro(ed the inclusion of onion

and $otato under the $ur(iew of stoc+ holdin limits under the 2ssential

Commodities !ct, 46::.

This will em$ower the State /o(ernments to underta+e de*hoardin o$erations

and to control the $rices of onions and $otatoes.

This decision is e$ected to hel$ in the e"orts %ein ta+en to tac+le the $ro%lem

of risin $rices and also im$ro(e the a(aila%ility of these commodities to the

eneral $u%lic es$ecially (ulnera%le sections.

The main o%jecti(e of Control 1rders is to ena%le State /o(ernments to continue

to ta+e e"ecti(e de*hoardin o$erations under the 2ssential Commodities !ct,

46:: %y in stoc+ limits;licensin re9uirements etc. in res$ect of these

commodities es$ecially in (iew of risin $rices. The Central /o(ernment has

already deleated $owers %y em$owerin State /o(ernments to stoc+holdin limits etc., as $er local conditions and to underta+e de*hoardin

o$erations commensurate with the o%jecti(e of the Central orders.

.acground/

The 2ssential Commodities !ct, 46:: was enacted to ensure the easy

a(aila%ility of essential commodities to consumers and to $rotect them from

e$loitation %y unscru$ulous traders. The !ct $ro(ides for the reulation and

control of $roduction, distri%ution and $ricin of commodities, which are

declared as essential for maintainin or increasin su$$lies or for securin their

e9uita%le distri%ution and a(aila%ility at fair $rices. 2ercisin $owers under the

!ct, (arious Ministries; )e$artments of the Central /o(ernment and State

/o(ernments;


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)dditional allocation of !" lah tonnes of rice for .P0 and )P0 families

in States1#s for the period July 2"$3 to March 2"$!

The Ca%inet Committee on 2conomic !"airs has a$$ro(ed additional allocation

for := la+h tonnes of rice for distri%ution to -elow Po(erty #ine 7-P#8 families at

-P# $rices and !%o(e Po(erty #ine 7!P#8 $rice for the $eriod >uly, 5=4? to March,

5=4: or till im$lementation of the National Food Security !ct 7NFS!8 %y the

res$ecti(e State;


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7IS!;IP2!8 %uildin at New )elhi, creation of state of the art Information and

Communication Technoloy 7ICT8 infrastructure such as )ata centre, hih end

ser(ers, diitiDation of IP records, com$rehensi(e e*lin facility for Patents and

Trademar+s, su%scri$tion to Paten and non Patent data%ase, llin u$ of new

$osts created under the $lan trainin of $ersonnel and conduct of awareness

$rorammes.

The rowin im$ortance of intellectual $ro$erty in a lo%aliDed economic

en(ironment has $laced reater demand on the IP institutional structure, IndiaEs

accession to the Madrid Protocol on th !$ril, 5=4A and its comin into e"ect

from th >uly, 5=4A as also the o$erationaliDation of the 13ce of C/P)TM as

International Search !uthority ; International Preliminary 2aminin !uthority

7IS!;IP2!8 under the Patent Coo$eration, Treaty from 4:th 1cto%er, 5=4A will

further im$act the wor+load of the 13ce of C/P)TM.

)griculture Minister *naugurates ,co-Friendly Se+age 4ater #reatment

Plant of *)R*

!riculture Minister Shri Radha Mohan Sinh inauurated eco*friendly sewae

water treatment $lant in the ater Technoloy Centre of I!RI here today.

Minister of State for !riculture and Food Processin Industries, )r Sanjee(

&umar -alyan, )irector /eneral IC!R, Shri S. !yya$$an and )irector I!RI, )r ' S

/u$ta were also $resent.

The ater Technoloy Centre 7TC8 of I!RI, which is enaed $rimarily in

e3cient use of water resources in ariculture, has de(elo$ed an eco*friendly

sewae water treatment $lant in the I!RI )elhi $remises. The facility is s$read

o(er 4.?5 hectares and is ca$a%le of treatin 5.5 million liters of sewae $er day

from the &rishi &unj Colony, at a cost of a$$ro. Rs 4.5 crore and with a $otential

to irriate AA= acres of I!RI farmland. The eco*friendly sewae treatment $lant

7e*STP8 has A*treatment cells 7of = meter %y ?= meter dimension each8 and

ensures com$lete ra(ity @ow of the wastewater from the sewae wells to the

treated water containin cell of the system.

The noteworthy feature of this facility is that the en(ironmental stress is AA

times lesser than that of a con(entional sewae treatment $lant 7STP8 and

out$ut i.e. treated water is associated with sinicantly lower tur%idity, -1),

Nitrate, Phos$hate, #ead, Iron, Nic+el and Sul$hate.

Com$ared to the con(entional wastewater treatment systems, the I!RI0s

wastewater treatment technoloy re9uires just 4G eneryH Dero*chemical


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a$$licationH Dero*slude enerationH :=*B:G reduced treatment cost and no

s+illed man$ower re9uirement. To to$ it all, it has an interated %usiness model

%y utiliDin system %iomass har(ested from wetland, which can %e transformed

to $article %oard there%y ma+in the com$lete model self*sustaina%le. It is,

therefore, a$tly called Cash from Trash %usiness model.

Chemicals 5 Fertili6ers Minister Shri )nanath 'umar *naugurated the

First 7r% S R Rao Memorial Foundation 0ecture at the 8ehru Memorial

Museum and 0i9rary 8e+ 7elhi 0ast ,vening :on "$%";%2"%$3une, 5=4?. So far, K6 IP1 7orld Intellectual Pro$erty

1ranisation8 mem%er states ha(e sined this Treaty. The Marra+esh treaty will

come into force once twenty countries ratify this treaty.

Shri )ili$ Sinha, the Permanent Re$resentati(e of India to the


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1n e$iry of the tenure of the Chairman, Coir -oard, a Statutory -ody under the

Ministry of MSM2, Shri S.N. Tri$athi, I!S a senior >oint Secretary in the Ministry of

MSM2 has %een i(en the additional chare of the $ost of Chairman, Coir -oard

till further order. It has also %een decided that %efore a$$ointin a reular

Chairman, the Ministry will eamine the di3culties and o$$ortunities %efore the

Coir Industry.

*nteraction of Shri 'alraj Mishra nion Minister of MSM, +ith *ndustry

)ssociations for ,mpo+erment of Micro Small 5 Medium ,nterprises

The Ministry of MSM2 has in(ited Industry !ssociations from di"erent reions

and sectors to discuss the reion s$ecic as well as sector s$ecic $ro%lems

with the uly 5=4?.

The role of Micro, Small J Medium 2nter$rises in the economic and social

de(elo$ment of India is well esta%lished. MSM2s ha(e shown constant rowth

rate of o(er 4=G in recent years much ahead of the lare*scale cor$orate sector.

This sector contri%utes $er cent of the countryEs /)P, ?: $er cent of the

manufactured out$ut and ?= $er cent of its e$orts. The MSM2s $ro(ide

em$loyment to o(er = million $ersons throuh o(er AB million enter$rises

$roducin o(er si thousand $roducts.

This will %e the rst meetin of the Minister with the Industry !ssociations after

ta+in o(er as the Minister of MSM2. 1n this occasion major MSM2 !ssociations

across the country and across sectors will %rin forward (arious issues ofeneral and local im$ortance concernin the sectors.

Shri 8arendra Singh #omar to (isit States and Meet CMs to Re-

invigorate the Mining Sector

Suggestions sought from States on )mendments to MM7R )ct $&!;

The


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the Minister on Ard >uly E4?. Shri Tomar is scheduled to (isit &arnata+a on ?th

>uly. ! meetin is ed with Chief Minister &arnata+a on the same day.

2$ressin concern o(er the neati(e $u%lic $erce$tion with reard to minin,

Shri Narendra Sinh Tomar has ured 'eads of States to come toether to

e(ol(e a Qtrans$arent and e3cient system of allocation of leases, alon with aro%ust reulatory framewor+ that %est ser(es IndiaEs interests.E The letter also

enunciates the need to safeuard en(ironmental concerns, and clearly s$ells out

that Qintereneration e9uityE should not %e com$romised in the $rocess of

easin the minin sector. Priorities laid out also include re*in(ioratin of minin

sector, im$ro(in in(estment scenario and rea$in %enets of enhanced

technoloy and %est $ractices.

Measures to ease 9urden on 7omestic 0P>1 P7S 'erosene Consumers

The 8ublic ,ector 5il areting 4ompanies 354s) incur certain ,tate ,pecific 4osts 3,,4) due to

levies such as /ntry Tax! 5ctroi! input tax restrictions on HAT which become irrecoverable levy for54s.

In order to ensure that revenue demands of certain Indian states don(t become a burden for

consumers across the country! the overnment had introduced the scheme of ,tate ,pecific 4osts on?@th 7uly ?#F? to recover such irrecoverable levies from the consumers of the state'municipal area

levying such taxes.

In accordance with the ,cheme! the 54s were carrying out uarterly revisions in the 6etail ,elling8rice 36,8) of the sensitive petroleum products including 81, Berosene and 1omestic %8 in

respect of F? states where such ,tate ,pecific Taxes were being incurred. The latest revision in these

,tates was due in 7uly ?#F@.

These revisions would have entailed an increase in the 6,8 of 1omestic %8 in certain states vi&.

Berala: 6s @.G# per cylinderC Barnataa: 6s. 2.## per cylinderC adhya 8radesh: 6s. G.G# percylinder and Ettar 8radesh: 6s. F per cylinderC along with reduction in some states vi&. Assam: 6s.

;.G# per cylinderC 0ihar: 6s. F.G# per cylinder and aharashtra: 6s. 2.## per cylinder.

The ,,4 ,cheme would have also meant a downward revision in 6,8 of 81, Berosene rangingfrom 6s. #.FF per litre in aharashtra to 6s. F.2? per litre in Navi umbai and a small increase of ?

paisa and paisa in *aryana and Ettar 8radesh respectively.

The overnment has the interest of consumers utmost in its mind and has therefore decided toinsulate the consumers from the impact of any increase in the 6etail ,elling 8rice of 1omestic %8

and 81, Berosene due to revision of ,,4. It has therefore been decided that that the revision ofRetail Selling Price of omestic LPG and PS !erosene to those consumers on account of

up"ard revision of SS# on omestic LPG and PS !erosene "ould $e deferred till the

discussions on the State Specific #ost Scheme are completed "ith the State Governments%


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&o"ever' in the interest of consumers' the $enefit of reduction in omestic LPG and PS

!erosene RSP in the states' "here applica$le' "ould remain in force till the revie" of SS#

scheme is carried out $y the Government%

>lo9al crude oil price of *ndian .aset decreased marginally to SI

$"&%!! per 99l on "$%";%2"$3

The international crude oil $rice of Indian -as+et as com$uted;$u%lishedtoday %y Petroleum Plannin and !nalysis Cell 7PP!C8 under the Ministry ofPetroleum and Natural /as went down to


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!rmy in Secundera%ad tomorrow 7on =A >uly 5=4?8.

The mar+smanshi$ trainin re9uires $ositi(e and neati(e reinforcement ofshootin techni9ues immediately after each shot is red. 'owe(er, the manualsystem currently used %y the Indian !rmy in(ol(es the mar+sman rin shots atthe taret and su%se9uently wal+in u$ to the taret 7a%out A== m8 andidentifyin whether the shots were a hit or a miss. This $rimiti(e ty$e ofmar+smanshi$ trainin ehi%its not only hih turnaround times %ut is alsoinconsistent, unrelia%le, inaccurate and su%jecti(e. Furthermore, themar+smanshi$ trainin systems a(aila%le from ad(anced countries for sale aremostly %ased on old technoloy of 46=s, which also ha(e eor%itant cost ofownershi$ as they are not customiDed for the Indian en(ironment andnecessitate e$ensi(e after*sales ser(ice due to the %lac+*%o a$$roach of themanufacturers.

This modern indigenous marsmanship training system! 1*HANI is tailor made by 4,I6-NA% tomeet the reuirements of the Indian Army at a cost lower by @# per cent of the cost of similar

systems available elsewhere in the world without compromising on the performance J the wholeprocess i.e. firing a shot to displaying of results at the shooter end taes less than half a millisecond.

At the shooter end! a multi-functional interactive EI on aI% grade laptop displays the results.Durthermore! a comprehensive database containing personnel details! shots fired and performance

statistics ensures comprehensive logging for later analysis. The system originally developed for useby the Indian Army has potential application for use by the paramilitary forces and also in the sports

sector.

The entire development process beginning from the Indian Army(s reuest to the development of the

prototype testing too only F# months. /ach prototype currently costs 6s. ; lah'firer lane! which is

significantly lower than the price tag of 6s. FG-F lah for each firer lane of older generation wiredsystems in use with the Indian Army.

The system is based on the basic principles of gas dynamics and aero-acoustics. /ssentially! a bullet

is a supersonic pro$ectile! which generates a shoc wave from its leading edge! continuously at every

point of its supersonic travel. At any instant along the bullet path! the shoc wave envelope

propagates in an invisible-cone continuously outward at an angle related to its ach number. Thepressure wave in air caused due to the passing of the bullet results in a pressure profile nown asLN-

wave( because of its shape.

The hit location of the bullet is then determined accurately by using an array of sensors to record theacoustic pressure rise due to the passing shoc from the bullet. Esing advanced algorithms developed

at 4,I6-NA%! the recorded signal from the sensors are analy&ed for detection of N-wave! and the

geometrical shape of the shoc wave is then used to determine the coordinates of the bullet on thetarget. These coordinates are then wirelessly transmitted to a display at the shooter end. The entireprocess starting from firing a shot to the display of results at the shooter end taes less than half a

millisecond.

Dor further details! please contact:

1r. ,hyam4hetty

1irector! 4,I6-NA%! 0engaluru


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++++++M% (enaiah 8aidu calls for paradigm shift in ur9an planning and

managementrges states to 9e pro-active to ensure Bousing for )ll,mphasi6es transparency and accounta9ility in ur9an planning andmanagement#+o day Centre-States1#s meet gets on Lr9an >overnance andBousing for )llE gets under+ay


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for enhanced @ow of credit to economically wea+er sections 72S8 and low*income rou$s 7#I/8. She said housin shortae in ur%an areas is e$ected torise to A== la+h units in 5=55 from the $resent a%out 46= la+hs.

Shri Sudhir &rishna, former Secretary, uly A

Press Communiue

The President has acce$ted the resination of Shri M.&. Narayanan, as/o(ernor of est -enal and has a$$ointed )r. ).. Patil, /o(ernor of -ihar, todischare the functions of the /o(ernor of est -enal, in addition to his ownduties, until reular arranements for the o3ce of the /o(ernor of est -enalare made.

Face9oo CAA Sheryl Sand9erg calls on PM

The 4hief 5perating 5fficer of Daceboo! s. ,heryl ,andberg! called on the 8rime inister! ,hriNarendra odi! today. ,he said India is a very important country for Daceboo! considering the high

number of active Daceboo users in India.

The 8rime inister discussed with s. ,andberg! ways through which a platform such as Daceboocan be used for governance and better interaction between the people and governments. *e also

taled about how Daceboo can be used to bring more tourists to India. ,hri Narendra odi also

spoe to s. ,andberg on how Daceboo can assist us in commemorating ahatma andhi(s FG#thbirth anniversary year with a special focus on cleanliness.

%ater the 8rime inister shared the following post on his Daceboo page:

*ad a very fruitful meeting with ,heryl ,andberg. ,he pointed out that India is a very important

country for Daceboo! considering the high number of active Daceboo users in India.


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0eing an avid user of social media myself! I taled about ways through which a platform such asDaceboo can be used for governance and better interaction between the people and governments. I

also taled about how Daceboo can be used to bring more tourists to India.

e intend to commemorate ahatma andhi(s FG#th birth anniversary year with a special focus on

cleanliness and I spoe to s. ,andberg on how Daceboo can assist us in this endeavour.

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Fourth vaccine for adults to protect against Japanese ,ncephalitis to 9e

introduced in high-priority districts

PM/ >overnment +ill no+ ensure that the 9eneNts of vaccination reach

all sections of the society regardless of social and economic status

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today announced the decision of the

/o(ernment of India to introduce four new (accines as $art of IndiaEs


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year to the country. India has de(elo$ed and licensed its rst indienous

rota(irus (accine, de(elo$ed under a $u%lic*$ri(ate $artnershi$ %y the Ministry

of Science and the Ministry of 'ealth and Family elfare. India will introduce this

(accine in a $hased manner.

Tac+lin another major $u%lic health concern, the /o(ernment of IndiaEs28 in 4K6 endemic districts in 6 states.

Rea3rmin its commitment to the lo%al oal of a $olio free world, India is set

to introduce Injecta%le Polio Vaccine 7IPV8, toether with 45: countries in a

lo%ally synchroniDed manner. India has %een certied $olio free in March 5=4?,and the introduction of IPV in addition to the oral $olio (accine 71PV8 will $ro(ide

lon lastin $rotection to the $o$ulation aainst the (irus.

Shri Narendra Modi, who has consistently $laced an em$hasis on health as $art

of the nationEs de(elo$ment, said LIndia is committed to tac+le child mortality

and $ro(ide health for all throuh multi$le initiati(es ta+en u$ %y the

o(ernment. Strenthenin routine immuniDation is an essential in(estment in

IndiaEs children and will ensure a healthy future of the country.

The recommendations to introduce new (accines ha(e %een made after

numerous scientic studies and com$rehensi(e deli%erations %y the National

Technical !d(isory /rou$ of India 7NT!/I8, the countryEs a$e scientic ad(isory

%ody on immuniDation.

Senator John McCain calls on PM conveys S desire to revitalise

strategic partnership

ohn McCain called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.

Senator McCain con(eyed the hih le(el of e$ectations in the


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$artnershi$, %ased on our shared (alues and interestsH sensiti(ity to each

other0s concernsH and, tani%le $roress across the full s$ectrum of %ilateral

relations.

Prime Minister also o%ser(ed that success of democratic countries and their

coo$eration will ad(ance $eace, sta%ility and $ros$erity in the world. Shri Modiho$ed for a forward loo+in, result*oriented (isit to the

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