Design and Road Safety Standards for National Highways The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken a number of steps to prevent road accidents as per details mentioned under: (i) The Government has approved a National Road Safety Policy. This Policy outlines various measures such as promoting awareness, establishing road safety information… Read More »
Increasing Production of Solar Energy The following initiatives have been taken by government in the country: • Exemption from excise duties and concession on import duties on components and equipment required to set up a solar plant • A 10-year tax holiday for Solar Power Projects. • Wheeling, banking and third party sales, buy back… Read More »
As per Census reports, there has been steady improvement in literacy rates since independence as the literacy rate has increased from 18.33 per cent in 1951 to 72.98 per cent in 2011. Government keeps phase-wise targets to achieve higher levels of literacy. The present target is to achieve 80 per cent literacy rate by the… Read More »
Exchange Rate of Foreign Currency Relating to imported and Export Goods Notified In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in super session of the notification of the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) No.112/2015-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 19th November, 2015, except as respects things… Read More »
Government to Soon Launch Series of Stamps on Nation’s Environmental Profile “Reach Out to Students to Create More Interest in Basic Sciences”: Javadekar The Government today announced that a series of stamps depicting the entire environmental profile of the country will be launched soon. Speaking after releasing the commemorative stamp to mark the Centenary year… Read More »
Liberalised Coal Linkages The provision of allowing inter power plant transfer of coal under coal linkages fromone Power Plant to another is already in place. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy in a written reply to a question in the Lok… Read More »
Reverse Bidding Methodology for Auction of Coal Mines for Power Sector Reverse bidding methodology was adopted in the auction of coal mines earmarked for power sector under the provisions of Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the rules framed thereunder in order to ensure that there is no rise in power tariffs. This was… Read More »
21 nuclear power reactors with an installed capacity of 5780 MW There are 21 nuclear power reactors with an installed capacity of 5780 MW currently. Of this, a capacity of 3380 MW, comprising thirteen (13) reactors is under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards and use imported fuel, which is available in required quantity. Eight… Read More »
No death due to radiation related hazards There has been no death due to radiation related hazards, accidents and sickness in India’s nuclear installations. The safety of the radiation workers in the nuclear installations, including the Uranium mines, is fully ensured by the Health Physics Unit (HPU) situated in every plant. It is also enforced… Read More »
The wastes generated at the nuclear power stations during the operation are of low & intermediate activity level and are managed at the site itself. These wastes are treated, concentrated, compacted, immobilised in solid materials like cement, bitumen, polymers etc. in high integrity steel containers and stored in specially constructed structures such as reinforced concrete… Read More »