PUNJAB

Rs 14-cr power substation for Golden Temple soon

66-KV power substation costing Rs 14 crore is being set up in the Golden Temple complex by the SGPC in technical collaboration with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).

It is learnt that special underground power lines are being laid to ensure uninterrupted power transmission to the shrine.

Golden Temple manager Sulakhan Singh said the supporting civil infrastructure was expected to be completed by May-end.

The cable is being laid underground from the Ghee Mandi substation and it has reached near Jallianwala Bagh. After this, transformers will be set up at designated place.

The aim is to check pollution being caused by diesel-run generators. The SGPC has set up high-capacity generator unit in the complex which automatically gets activated as soon as the power supply to the shrine gets interrupted. However, pollution caused by these generators can never be denied.

The SGPC is also getting hotline power supply by the PSPCL, but it too gets tripped when the load increases. According to officials, an estimated 7 lakh unit power per month is consumed in the Golden Temple complex. During summers, the consumption rises to 9 lakh unit per month.

Normally, the sanctum sanctorum needs 25 KW power daily while the ‘parikarma’ (17 KW) and the parking area (8 KW) jointly require the same amount of power. Similarly, the entrance plaza and langar hall would need an additional power load.

With the coming up of additional 66 power supply source, at least 1100-1200 KW power meant for the Golden Temple would be switched over to it, thereby relieving the normal power station that caters to the residential and commercial areas located in the vicinity of the shrine.

INTERNATIONAL

India Is Now the 4th Largest Automobile Market Globally

According to the latest 2018 global data show, India has overtaken Germany and has become the fourth largest automobile market in the world.

As the statistics show, the automobile sales grew by 9.5 percent, which, is the fastest growth rate among major global markets.

China is the largest Auto Market globally.

India ranks 109th globally in mobile download speeds

India, the largest consumer of mobile data in the world, ranks 109th when it comes to mobile Internet download speeds.

The average download speed over the mobile increased to 9.01 mbps in February from the 8.80 mbps in November last year, but the country’s rank continued to stay at 109th, Ookla’s Speedtest index said.

Norway is positioned at the top with an average download speed of 62.07 mbps.

India however, fared better on the fixed broadband front, according to Ookla, with its rank improving to 67.

Singapore leads in the fixed broadband front, with a download speed of 161.53 mbps.

India is the third largest electricity producer

Now India is the third largest electricity producer ahead of Russia Japan.

India’s electricity production grew 34% over seven years to 2017, and the country now produces more energy than Japan and Russia, which had 27% and 8.77% more electricity generation capacity installed, respectively, than India seven years ago.

With a production of 1,423 billion units in FY 2016, India is the third largest producer and the third largest consumer of electricity in the world, behind China (6,015 billion units) and the United States (4,327 billion units).

ISA and India sign the Host Country Agreement

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), signed the Host Country Agreement.

The Agreement will give ISA a juridical personality and gives it power to contract, to acquire and dispose off movable and immovable properties, to institute and defend legal proceedings.

Under this agreement, ISA shall enjoy such privileges, applicable tax concessions and immunities as are necessary for ISA’s Headquarter to independently discharge its function and programmes.

ISA shall be deriving its status, privileges and immunities as per Article 10 of Framework Agreement.

NATIONAL

Surat first district to have 100% solar powered health centres

Surat has become the first district in the country to have 100 percent solar powered Primary Health Centers (PHC).

There are a total of 52 PHCs in the district and all of them are now powered by solar system.

This initiative will not only bring down the electricity bill by 40 percent but also help fight global warming.

Tribal Affairs Minister, Shri Jual Oram to launch “E-Tribes India” in New Delhi

The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India, (TRIFED), under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, is going Digital as per the vision document of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.
The “e-Tribes India” would be launched by the Union Tribal Affairs Minister, Shri Jual Oram.

The Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor and the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Shri Sudarshan Bhagat will also grace the occasion.

The Launch of e-Tribes, TRIFED’s websites includes www.tribesindia.com, www.trifed.in and Retail Inventory Software and M-commerce app.

Besides, the occasion will also mark the launch of ‘Tribes India’ Banners at Amazon, Snapdeal, Paytm & GeM. TRIFED’s Handbook for Retail Trade and TRIFED’s quarterly magazine ‘Tribes Haat’ will also be inaugurated.

Chhattisgarh bags ‘Water Digest Award’ for water conservation

Chhattisgarh bagged the National ‘Water Digest Award’ for Water Conservation-Diversion and for increasing the irrigation capacity in the State.

This is the first time that Chhattisgarh Water Resources Department had been given national Award during the past 17 years.

The Award is presented every year by globally renowned magazine ‘Water Digest’-which focuses mainly on water resources.

· CCEA Approves Integrated Scheme for Development Of Silk Industry

The Central Government took a big step in making India self-sufficientin silk production.
The decisions taken by the cabinet will lead to the formation of a first-ever inter-ministerial panel to boost R&D and technology transfer in the silk sector with a 1,000 crore rupee fund.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry for the next three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
The scheme will help to increase productive employment from 85 lakhs to 1 crore persons by 2020.
The scheme aims to achieve self-sufficiency in silk production by 2022. The scheme will be implemented by the Ministry through Central Silk Board.

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