Lauding the central government’s decision to reduce the import duty on the raw material of steel and the increase in export duty on iron ore & steel intermediates, the Institute of Indian Foundrymen IIF says the move, will help in improving availability and bring in price stability in the sector.
India Breaking NewsThe quota for the prescribed number of pilgrims for three of the Chardhams of Uttarakhand, Gangotri, Yamunotri and Kedarnath has been completed till June 3. Due to this, the registration for these places has been closed for the time being.
India Breaking NewsThe Chief of Minority Cell of Uttar Pradesh Congress, Shahnawaz Alam has said that survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex was contempt of Supreme Court’s decision in Aslam Bhura case
Breaking News IndiaLauding the central government’s decision to reduce the import duty on the raw material of steel and the increase in export duty on iron ore & steel intermediates, the Institute of Indian Foundrymen IIF says the move, will help in improving availability and bring in price stability in the sector.
India Breaking NewsNew Delhi: Lauding the central government’s decision to reduce the import duty on the raw material of steel and the increase in export duty on iron ore & steel intermediates, the Institute of Indian Foundrymen IIF says the move, will help in improving availability and bring in price stability in the sector.
The finance ministry revised the import duty on coking coal and anthracite, also known as high-energy coal, from 2.5% to zero, and the duty on coke and semi from 5% to zero. The duty on ferronickel was lowered from 2.5% to zero. To improve the availability of iron ore and some other steel intermediates, the ministry raised the export duty on one item and imposed the duty on 10 other items.
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Devendra Jain, President of The Institute of Indian Foundrymen (IIF), said the import duty reduction on the raw material of steel will bring down the domestic prices of key inputs. He expressed sincere gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the proactive measures and responding to the industry’s demand.
“The unprecedented surge in prices of raw material of steel has been a big challenge for the foundry industry in the recent months. The import duty reduction will lead to a lowering of prices and provide much-needed support to the industry. We are hopeful that the levy of export duty on iron ore and steel intermediates will also help in improving raw material availability, usher in price stability, and enhance the industry’s competitiveness in the global market,” said Mr. Jain.
The IIF President also welcomed the steep reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel, saying it will provide much-needed relief to people at large and also help in reducing logistics costs for industries.
IIF had also been demanding reduction of import duty of high grade PIG IRON, which is required for the manufacture of safety critical SG Iron castings for the Automotive Industry as well as Wind Energy equipment and export of certain items. IIF proposes to reduce Import duty on Pig Iron Containing less than 0.5% Phosphorus to Nil from 5% currently.
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IIF had been advocating Technology upgradation fund for the foundry sector for a long time. There is huge opportunity for growth & improvement in global market share from less than 2% to 5-7% in 5 years in the backdrop of market sentiments post COVID being favourable to India. The industry needs to grow 3 folds in next 10 years to meet the demand of domestic manufacturing & engineering exports. This is achievable by improving technology, cost competitiveness, capacity, productivity, quality, development time for new products for global markets, specially by the MSMEs. The industry needs to invest in latest technologies to sustain and develop globally
The Institute of Indian Foundrymen is an apex National Industry body for Indian Foundry Industry (Metal Castings Industry) founded in 1950 with Head Quartered at Kolkata. IIF is actively engaged in dissemination of knowledge & promotion of latest productive & greener technology, skill development, business & export promotion & policy advocacy for the foundry sector. India is the second largest producer of castings in the world behind China. Production is approximately 11.5 Million MT per annum, while exports are in the tune of $3.54 billion per annum.
The industry also faces challenges on lots of fronts including rising input material Costs and availability of key inputs used in casting manufacturing, skilled Manpower, good quality Power at competitive rates, sand availability due to mining & environment issues, weak demand, threats of dumping of castings from China, Growing Protectionism & Trade wars, and Uncertainty due to Lack of clarity of Policy on EV Mobility.
Lucknow: The Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) President, Shivpal Yadav has once again trained guns at his nephew and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav. The PSPL Chief who is also a SP MLA from Jaswantnagar assembly seat, not just praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath but also said that if Akhilesh would have given 100 seats to candidates suggested by him, then SP would have been in power in the state.
Politics Breaking NewsLucknow: The Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) President, Shivpal Singh Yadav has once again trained guns at his nephew and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav. The PSPL Chief who is also a SP MLA from Jaswantnagar assembly seat, not just praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath but also said that if Akhilesh would have given 100 seats to candidates suggested by him, then SP would have been in power in the state.
Speaking to media on the third day of the budget session of UP assembly, Shivpal Yadav said, “Only if he (Akhilesh) had accepted his advice and took him along, then the view of the assembly would have been different. The ruling party would have been sitting in the opposition.”
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Actually, before the assembly elections, Shivpal Yadav had demanded 100 seats, but only one seat was given to him. Shivpal Yadav said that if his people had got tickets, Akhilesh would have been sitting in the ruling party today, and not the opposition.
Praising the UP CM during discussion in UP assembly. Shivpal Yadav said, “The government is working on the mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas. The Chief Minister is a saint, he is a Yogi and Yoga means to unite. The Chief Minister is honest and hardworking. He wants to take the state to the heights. But he cannot reach that height alone, for this he has to take everyone along.” After this, BJP MLAs supported his point by thumping the table.
After this Shivpal directly targeted Akhilesh Yadav and said, “I had said to give tickets to 100 people, whose names were also announced two years back. Had tickets been given to those 100 people, the opposition would have been in power today.”
The quota for the prescribed number of pilgrims for three of the Chardhams of Uttarakhand, Gangotri, Yamunotri and Kedarnath has been completed till June 3. Due to this, the registration for these places has been closed for the time being.
India Breaking NewsNew Delhi: The quota for the prescribed number of pilgrims for three of the Chardhams of Uttarakhand, Gangotri, Yamunotri and Kedarnath has been completed till June 3. Due to this, the registration for these places has been closed for the time being. Meanwhile, the registration of devotees is going on only for Badrinath. Information to this effect was given to the passengers on Thursday by the Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) at ISBT in Rishikesh through the Public Announcement System.
SDRF personnel present on the spot told that apart from Badrinath, the online and offline quota of the number of passengers scheduled for the day for the other three dhams has been filled till June 3, so the registration has been stopped for the time being.
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Meanwhile, Dehradun District Magistrate R Rajesh Kumar said that all this is being done only for the convenience of the devotees. He said that by sending the prescribed number of pilgrims to the four Dhams, they are able to see the Lord without any hesitation and are returning with a pleasant experience.
One of the devotees who had returned from Chardham Yatra, said that God was seen very comfortably in all the Dhams and he did not find any crowd. With this, he appreciated the arrangements made by the government. Meanwhile, due to lack of space in Haridwar, pilgrims and tourists are turning to Rishikesh, due to which the pressure of crowd is increasing in Rishikesh and nearby places.
To deal with this unforeseen situation, the police has issued a route plan for the vehicles coming to the state from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, which the police of Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri and Tehri districts have to implement. This special traffic plan will be operated from the police control room of Rishikesh and Munikireti.
The Uttar Pradesh Minister Suresh Khanna presented the first budget of the second term of the Yogi government in the assembly on Thursday. The Finance Minister presented the biggest budget in the history of UP. Yogi government has made 6 lakh 15 thousand 518 crore 97 lakh rupees. New schemes worth Rs 39 thousand 181 crore 10 lakh are included in the budget
Politics Breaking NewsLucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Minister Suresh Khanna presented the first budget of the second term of the Yogi government in the assembly on Thursday. The Finance Minister presented the biggest budget in the history of UP. Yogi government has made 6 lakh 15 thousand 518 crore 97 lakh rupees. New schemes worth Rs 39 thousand 181 crore 10 lakh are included in the budget. Suresh Khanna started his budget speech by expressing his gratitude to the public for giving him another chance.
Along with this, he also praised the work of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the rule of law and Corona in the state. Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said in his budget address that in 2019, the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi had set a target of five trillion economy. The contribution of the state is important in fulfilling the target of the Prime Minister. Therefore, a target has been set to strengthen the economy of the state and make it an economy of 1 trillion.
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Suresh Khanna said that the government is determined for the all-round development of the state. He said that today the state has come out of the category of backward states and has joined the leading states. Today, investment is happening rapidly in the state, due to which five lakh jobs have been created. Not only this, it has become the first state to have five expressways and five international airports.
Old age, widow pension and disability pension doubled
Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said that the amount of old age pension, destitute women pension and handicapped pension has been increased from Rs 500 to Rs 1000 in UP.
2100 crore for 14 medical colleges
Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said that a budget provision of Rs 2100 crore is proposed for 14 medical colleges of the state. The government is working on a large scale to improve the health system in the state.
600 crores for Chief Minister’s mass marriage scheme
The Finance Minister said that a provision of Rs 600 crore has been made in the budget for the ongoing Chief Minister’s mass marriage scheme in the state.
Village Unnati Yojana in the name of Kalyan Singh
Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said that in the name of former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, Gram Unnati Yojana has been brought in UP. Under this, solar lights will be installed on the roads of the villages. Green Energy Corridor will be developed in Bundelkhand and Suryakund in Ayodhya.
Budget for Varanasi and Gorakhpur Metro
The Finance Minister said that Rs 100 crore has been earmarked for Varanasi and Gorakhpur Metro in the budget. Apart from this, there is a proposal of budget of 747 crores for Kanpur Metro Rail. 597 crore for Agra Metro Rail, 1306 crore for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor.
Emphasis on women’s safety
The Finance Minister said that in order to maintain the security of women and girls in the state, “Women Help Desk” has been set up at all 1535 police stations of all the districts of the state, designating women beat constables. Where their grievances are being redressed respectfully. This has instilled a sense of security among women, effective action is being taken on their complaints immediately. In the districts of the state, 2,740 women police personnel were allotted 10,370 women beats. For maximum participation of women, 03 Women PAC Battalions Lucknow, Gorakhpur and Badaun are being formed. In the call of Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao, 100 topper girl students of UPSEE 2018 were given laptops and 100 topper SC/ST girl students were given laptops. A provision of Rs 20 crore has been proposed for the safety and empowerment of women and skill development under the Mission Shakti program in the micro and small scale industries. In order to motivate the Anganwadi workers for better performance, incentive amount is being provided at the rate of 1500 rupees per month from September 2021.
Target to create 4 lakh jobs in 5 years
Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said that the government has set a target of providing four lakh jobs in the next five years. He informed that 7540 posts will be recruited in secondary education. 10 thousand posts will be filled in medical colleges.
Rs 10 crore for young advocates
The Finance Minister said that there is a provision of Rs 10 crore for young advocates in the budget. With which they will be able to buy books and magazines for 3 years. A budget of 100 crores has been given for Prayagraj Law University. 705 crore budget for Allahabad High Court. 600 crores for the court and residence of the judges. 50 crores for installation of CCTV cameras in the court. 90 crore budget for Advocate Welfare Fund. A budget of 20 crores is proposed for the construction of Advocate Chamber.
Budget for religious tourism
The Finance Minister said that Sant Ravidas and Sant Kabir Museum will be built in Varanasi. Both the museums got a budget of 25-25 crores. 300 crore budget is proposed for the construction of Ram Janmabhoomi temple road. 209 crore budget for public facilities and parking in Ayodhya. 77 crores for the road from Ganga bank to Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi. 100-100 crore for tourism facility in Banaras and Ayodhya
479 crore budget for Madrasas
Finance Minister Suresh Khanna told that a budget of Rs 479 crore has been proposed for Arab-Persian madrassas in the budget. A budget of Rs 795 crore has been made in the minority community scholarship scheme.
However, the reason for this is the new patch update i.e. OB34 update coming in Free Fire Max. The OB34 Update is being released today in Free Fire MAX. Because of this, the developers have downed its servers due to the maintenance of Free Fire Max.
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However, the reason for this is the new patch update i.e. OB34 update coming in Free Fire Max. The OB34 Update is being released today in Free Fire MAX. Because of this, the developers have downed its servers due to the maintenance of Free Fire Max.
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The Chief of Minority Cell of Uttar Pradesh Congress, Shahnawaz Alam has said that survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex was contempt of Supreme Court’s decision in Aslam Bhura case
Breaking News IndiaLucknow: The Chief of Minority Cell of Uttar Pradesh Congress, Shahnawaz Alam has said that survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex was contempt of Supreme Court’s decision in Aslam Bhura case. “On 14 March 1997, the Supreme Court in Mohammad Aslam Bhure Vs Government of India (Writ Petition No. 131/1997) had clarified that there was no scope of any change in the status of Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Gyanvapi Masjid, Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple in Mathura and Shahi Idgah. Referring to its earlier decision (Writ Petition 541/1995), the court had also said that no subordinate court can give directions against this decision. Therefore, the survey conducted by the lower court of Banaras is not only a violation of the Place of Worship Act 1991 but also contempt of the decision of the Supreme Court.”
Shahnawaz Alam further said in a statement, “the manner in which petitions with a particular political orientation are being accepted by the courts for the last few years, it is sending a message that a section of the judiciary is in nexus with the government and is going against the established values of the judiciary. There is a perception that the work which the government is not able to do directly, is being done by a section of the judiciary so that there is no opposition because the social custom of speaking against the courts is not here. Which, in fact, is a colonial trend. Whereas Article 19 (A) of the Constitution along with freedom of expression, Section 5 of the Contempt of Court Act 1971 also gives a logical basis for criticism.”
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Citing the example of Gyanvapi, Shahnawaz Alam said that while the Supreme Court expressed anguish over the leak of the report of the alleged survey, but it did not stop the communal rumors being circulated by the media on the basis of that alleged survey. Due to which it is natural to raise doubts on its intention whether it is an attempt to build the so-called public sentiment, on the basis of which it will be declared a temple later.
Shahnawaz Alam said that it is seen that communal elements across the country, encouraged by the attitude of a section of the courts, are spoiling the atmosphere by claiming historic Muslim buildings. Shahnawaz Alam said that instead of being worried about the increasing contempt against the courts, the judiciary should think why this is happening.
Priyanka Chopra has shared a news article on her Instagram story, with which the actress wrote, ‘Just paying tribute won’t do it… something more needs to be done. Very sad.’ With this Priyanka has shared a heart-breaking emoji. It is clear from this post of Priyanka how sad she is by this incident
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Both, Priyanka Chopra and actress Selena Gomez have expressed their regret over the incident by sharing the post on their social media.
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Texas School Shooting: The Texas province of United States is once again in news, this time its for an indiscriminate shooting at a school on Tuesday afternoon. An 18-year-old man opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Yuvalde. A total of 18 students and 3 teachers have died in this attack
Breaking News ViralTexas School Shooting: The Texas province of United States is once again in news, this time its for an indiscriminate shooting at a school on Tuesday afternoon. An 18-year-old man opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Yuvalde. A total of 18 students and 3 teachers have died in this attack. 13 children, school staff members and some policemen have also been injured in the firing incident. US President Joe Biden has declared three days of state mourning after the attack. Meanwhile, police officials claimed to have killed the attacker.
US President Joe Biden said that the incident at the school Rob Elementary School was very sad. Addressing the nation, Biden said, “It is time to take action. We need to tell those who delay or obstruct the Common Sense Gun Law. We will not forget them. Our prayers are for the parents who are lying on the bed wondering if they will be able to sleep in this pain.”
Biden said in his address to the nation that as a country we have to ask when in the name of God we will stand in front of the gun lobby and do what needs to be done. Parents will never be able to see their children again. It is like tearing the soul.
Biden has announced a half-mast at sunset on May 28 at all military and naval ships, stations, and all US embassies abroad and other offices in honor of those killed in the shootings at Robb Elementary School. The US President spoke with Texas Governor Greg Abbott to assist him in the wake of the school shooting.
At the same time, after the Texas school shooting, Vice President Kamala Harris said, “Enough is enough now… we should have the courage to act”.
This was by far the most horrific shooting in the history of Texas. 600 children study in this school present in this Uvalde city of Texas. Entering the school, an 18-year-old boy fired indiscriminately, the attacker targeted innocent children studying in the second, third and fourth grades.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the suspect had been identified as Salvador Ramos. He is a resident of Yuvalde. Officials said the suspect also shot his grandmother before firing at the school. Her grandmother has been airlifted, she is battling for life and death.
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After the Texas incident, the photo of a young man went viral on social media. This Instagram page is being told of Salvador Ramos. On this is a photo of a young man with a mobile. Apart from this, photos of rifles have also been posted on the page. It is being told that this Texas is the suspect of the firing. However, these photos have not been officially confirmed yet. This Instagram page was also removed shortly after the shooting.
This incident of firing in a Texas school is similar to the 2012 firing in Connecticut. On December 14, 2012, a 20-year-old man opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary High School in Newtown, Connecticut. 26 people died in this attack, 20 of them were children. It was the worst mass shooting in US history.
The miffed uncle of Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, Shivpal Yadav has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh state assembly speaker for changing his seat. Shivpal Yadav had won on a Samajwadi Party ticket from Jaswantnagar assembly seat of Etawah district and was currently sitting with the SP MLAs. However, now citing his seniority, Shivpal Yadav has asked assembly speaker to change his seat.
Breaking News PoliticsLucknow: The miffed uncle of Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, Shivpal Yadav has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh state assembly speaker for changing his seat. Shivpal Yadav had won on a Samajwadi Party ticket from Jaswantnagar assembly seat of Etawah district and was currently sitting with the SP MLAs. However, now citing his seniority, Shivpal Yadav has asked assembly speaker to change his seat.
Shivpal Yadav who is also the chief of Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) has been upset with SP Chief and his nephew Akhilesh Yadav after he wasn’t called for the meeting of SP MLAs after the 2022 up assembly poll debacle. Though Shivpal has his out political outfit (PSPL), technically he is Samajwadi Party MLA as he had won on a SP ticket.
Earlier on Monday, Shivpal went to meet Azam Khan at his Lucknow residence. The closed door meeting between the two leaders lasted over an hour. Azam Khan who had recently come out of jail after Supreme Court granted his interim bail, took the oath as the member of the assembly but skipped attending the budget session due to health reasons. Azam Khan’s son Abdullah had however went to attend the budget session of the UP assembly.
Earlier after meeting Azam Khan in Sitapur jail, Shivpal Yadav had stated that SP leadership was ignoring a senior leader like Azam Khan and also that party was not doing much for a leader like Azam Khan. Shivpal Yadav had even said that Mulayam Sing Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav should have raised the issue of Azam Khan with PM Narendra Modi.