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  Flood forecast formulation methodology   Conventional statistical correlation methodology:  It includes gauge to gauge correlation between base station (upstream of forecasting station) and forecasting station. This method provides advance warning time from 6 to 24 hrs depending upon the terrain.  IMD provides 3 day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) in ranges of 0, 0.1-10mm, 11-25 mm, 26-37mm, 38-50 mm, 51-75 mm, 76-100 mm and >100 mm for various  river sub-basins to the concerned Divisional Flood Control Room of CWC through their Flood Meteorological Offices spread all over the country. Rainfall-Runoff mathematical modeling technology:  It includes mathematical modeling of river basin based on rainfall runoff methodology. Input taken is rainfall provided by IMD through its Automatic Weather Station (AWS) & Automatic Rain Gauge (ARG) stations and CWC telemetry stations.   The three days advance forecast is generated using ...

  The salient steps undertaken to achieve self sufficiency in defence sector are as under:-        i.        Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP)-2016 has been revised as Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) -2020, which is driven by the tenets of Defence Reforms announced as part of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’.       ii.        Opened North & South Defence Industrial corridors to promote setting up of industries supporting defence equipment.     iii.        Permitted acceptance of “Suo Moto” proposals from industry for undertaking indigenous design & development for items needed for defence services.     iv.        Formulated the iDEX (Innovation in Defence Excellence) framework to provide an ecosystem for Startups/individual innovat...

 I ndia produced 602.14 million tonnes of coal in 2019-20 fiscal, marginally lower than 606 million tonnes output in the previous year. India imports 235 million tonnes of coal annually. About half of this is non-substitutable as they are tied to the power plant or user factories. Prime Minister  Narendra Modi  has set a target to expand the country's economy to USD 5 trillion by 2024, from USD 2.9 trillion currently, and reducing energy imports and harnessing domestic resources are key to meeting that goal. Government has taken the following steps to achieve the target of augmentation of coal production capacity: Single Window Clearance System has been launched. Guidelines for procedure and approval of mining plan has been simplified. Auctioning of coal mines for commercial sale of coal started. Regular review and monitoring of allocated coal mines in the past. Holding of Monitoring Committee meetings headed by Secretary (Coal) and concerned   Chief Secretary o...

  As Public Health is a State subject, setting up of AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries comes under the purview of respective State/UT Governments. However, under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM), there is provision of financial assistance for upgradation of Government/ Panchayat/ Government aided AYUSH Hospitals and Dispensaries for undertaking addition/ alteration of existing premises, furniture, fixtures, equipments etc. State/UT Governments are eligible for seeking grant-in-aid under this activity as per NAM guidelines. Ministry of AYUSH advised State/UT Governments including Assam for utilizing the available funds under Medicines and Information, Education, Communication (IEC) and Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) under Centrally Sponsored Schemes of National AYUSH Mission for meeting out the demands arising from the recommendations of Ministry of AYUSH for prophylactic interventions in COVID-19 situation. Further, Ministry of AYUSH advised State/UT ...

The recent international outcry on three agricultural bills is based on half-truths and a lack of understanding about the urgencies of the Indian agriculture sector, which is facing a plethora of problems due to lack of reforms. Many foreign celebrities have also rushed to comment on the protests going on in India without having a proper understanding of the issues at hand. The Indian American economist, and the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund, Gita Gopinath, on the other hand, has emphasized that agriculture is one of the areas where India needs holistic reforms. The same has been highlighted by many eminent economists as well. In fact, in the process of economic reforms that started in 1991, the Indian agriculture sector lagged behind and for the first time, India announced its new agricultural policy of India in the year 2000. The new agricultural policy 2000 talked about giving industry status to agriculture and taking initiatives for corporate farming to achieve...

Globally, 476,000 infants died in their first month of life in 2019 from health effects associated with air pollution exposure.  Household  air pollution (from burning solid fuels for cooking)  accounted for about 64 per cent of all neo-natal deaths attributable to air pollution; the rest were attributable to ambient particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5).  Infant deaths in India were followed by those in Nigeria (67,900), Pakistan (56,500) and Ethiopia (22,900).  India also saw a 61 per cent increase in overall deaths attributable to PM2.5, according to the report.   Meanwhile, it had the highest annual average PM2.5 exposure in the world in 2019. In fact, India, along with some of the other countries such as Pakistan and Bangladesh, has continued to experience an increase in  PM2.5 exposures since 2010 .  It is also among the top 10 countries with highest ozone (O3) exposure in 2019. Qatar recorded the highest O3 exposure, followed by Nepal an...

 5 pillars have been decided for the celebration of the 75 years . These are  1)Freedom Struggle,  2)Ideas at 75,  3)Achievements at 75, 4)Actions at 75 and  5)Resolve at 75.  All these should include the ideas and feelings of the 130 crore indians.

whether the Government is planning to provide employment to people working in companies, factories, industries, malls, shops and media personnel who lost their jobs at the time of Corona pandemic and Worldwide lockdown and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government has any plans to bring new law for their safety and provide any kind of financial assistance; (c) whether the Government has framed any law for such employees and labourers who have not got their full salary so far; and (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the Government is formulating any policy in this regard? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR) (a) to (d) : Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana (ABRY) Scheme has been launched by the Government to incentivize creation of new employment along with social security benefits and restoration of loss of employment during COVID-19 pandemic. This scheme being implemented through the Employees Provident Fund Org...

whether it is a fact that decline in the economic activities reflected in the negative growth in two consecutive quarters at minus 23.9 per cent in the first quarter and minus 7.5 per cent in the second quarter, is set to post a negative growth of minus 7.7 per cent (approx) for the financial year 2020-21; (b) if so, the measures taken by the Government to rescue the economy by increasing the level of expenditure in the context of falling growth, demand and investment during the next financial year? (a) As per the 2nd Advance Estimates of National Income for 2020-21 and Quarterly Estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) released by National Statistical Office (NSO), M/o Statistics and Program Implementation, India’s GDP growth contracted by 24.4 percent in the first quarter (Q1) and 7.3 percent in second quarter (Q2) of FY 2020-21. GDP growth is estimated to contract by 8.0 percent in FY 2020-21. (b) In FY 2020-21, Government announced a special economic and comprehensive package unde...

(a) the rate of growth of employment and unemployment in the public as well as private sectors during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; (b) the details of the targets set and achieved in regard to the employment growth rate, State-wise, during the above period; (c) the reasons for the decline, if any, in the employment growth rate; and (d) the steps/ measures taken by the Government to improve the employment growth rate and to check the rise in unemployment in the country particularly among the reserved categories? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR) (a) to (d) : As per the results of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation during 2017-18, 2018-19, and Annual Employment-Unemployment surveys conducted by Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, the estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and estimated Unemp...

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF  FINANCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2285 ANSWERED ON:  08.03.2021 Disinvestment Status K. Muraleedharan Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:- (a) the details of clear road map for disinvestment ofLIC, BPCL, and privatization of Air India which wereannounced in the previous financial year; (b) the present status of disinvestment of the saidPSUs; and (c) the target for disinvestment estimated in thefinancial year 2020-21? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) (a) and (b): The Government has announced in the Budget 2021-22 that privatization of large CPSEs like Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)and Air India will be completed in FY 2021-22. Government also announced that Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI) will be brought out in FY 2021-22. Present status of disinvestment of LICI, BPCL and Air India are given as under: (i) Life Insurance...

A) the average import price of crude oil per barrel since the last three years; (b) the average prices of petroleum products like petrol, diesel and LPG of the last three years, monthwise; (c) the reasons for the huge gap of prices of the said petroleum products; (d) the net profit of petroleum companies since the last three years, year-wise; and (e) the reasons for not including petroleum products under GST? ANSWER : The average import price of Indian Basket of crude oil per barrel during the last three years is as under:- ($/bbl) Year Average crude oil price (Indian Basket) 2017-18 56.43 2018-19 69.88 2019-20 60.47 (b) & (c): The average monthly retail selling price of petrol & diesel and Domestic LPG (at Delhi) for the last three years is given as at Annexure-I & II respectively. Prices of petrol and diesel have been made market-determined by the Government with effect from 26.06.2010 and 19.10.2014 respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMC...

MINISTRY OF  FINANCE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO: 189 ANSWERED ON:  08.03.2021 Disinvestment of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Goddeti Madhavi M V V Satyanarayana Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:- (a) whether the Government has given in principle approval for disinvestment of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in Andhra Pradesh; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has considered the ramifications of the step on the stakeholders involved including impact on jobs of employees and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether the Government intends to provide support to Andhra Pradesh for the due revival of the said project; and (e) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FINANCE (Smt. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN) (a)- (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. ***** STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK-SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.*189 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY MARCH 8, 2021 REGARDING “DISINVESTMENT OF VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT” ...