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* Current Issue * Download Print Archives * SIGN IN * SUBSCRIBE * News * In-depth * Blogs * Videos * Book Store * Africa * Climate * Data Centre * Young Environmentalist * * GOVERNANCE AS TOLD TO PARLIAMENT (MARCH 16, 2022): INDIA TO TRIPLE NUCLEAR POWER CAPACITY THIS DECADE All that was discussed in the House through the day NEXT NEWS ❯ BY DTE STAFF PUBLISHED: WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH 2022 India will triple its present installed nuclear power generation capacity in the next 10 years, the government told Parliament March 16, 2022. “The present installed nuclear power capacity of 6780 MW will increase to 22480 MW by 2031 on progressive completion of projects under construction and accorded sanction,” Jitendra Singh, minister of state (Independent Charge) for the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), told the Lok Sabha. He also termed nuclear power as a “clean and environmental-friendly source of base load power that is available 24x7”. He added that it can provide long-term energy security to India in a sustainable manner. Lightning strikes Lightning strikes caused 2,862 deaths in India in 2020. Deaths due to lightning strikes were highest in Bihar (436), followed by Madhya Pradesh (429) and Uttar Pradesh (304), Jitendra Singh, minister of state (Independent Charge) for the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), told the Lok Sabha March 16, 2022. NEXT 00:02 01:08 360p 720p HD 1080p HD Auto (360p) About Connatix V186638 About Connatix V186638 This Day in History The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), an autonomous institution under the MoES, has installed a lightning location network over India, with 83 sensors spread across the country. The occurrence of lightning can be detected with utmost accuracy as each sensor has a coverage of about 200 sq km. IITM has installed five lightning detectors in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, Singh said. Water standards The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has made two Indian Standards pertaining to drinking water. These are IS 10500:2012 on Drinking Water — Specification and IS 17482:2020 on Drinking Water Supply Management System — Requirements for Piped Drinking Water Supply, Ashwini Kr Choubey, Union minister of state for consumer affairs, food and public distribution told the Lok Sabha. BIS quality standards are not mandatory for civic agencies engaged in supplying drinking water to houses across the country, Choubey added. Digital connectivity Only 4.4 per cent of rural Indian households have computers, as compared to 23.4 per cent in urban areas. Only 14.9 per cent rural households have internet facilities as compared to 42 per cent in urban areas, Rao Inderjit Singh, minister of state (Independent Charge) in the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, told the Lok Sabha. These figures are according to the 75th Round of the Survey on Household Social Consumption on Education, conducted by the ministry during July 2017-June 2018, Singh said. Poverty line An estimated 270 million Indians were living below the poverty line in India in 2011-12, Rao Inderjit Singh told the Lok Sabha. The poverty line was defined on the basis of Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) as the criterion. The poverty line at the all India level for 2011-12 was estimated as MCPE of Rs 816 for rural areas and Rs 1,000 for urban areas, Singh added. Vehicle deregistration The Union government has not specified the age for different classes or different types of motor vehicles. However, the National Green Tribunal, vide its order dated July 20, 2016, directed deregistration of more than 10 years' old diesel vehicles in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. Accordingly, the transport department, NCT of Delhi has deregistered all such 10-year-old diesel vehicles on January 1, 2022. These totaled 101,639 as on January 28, Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Union minister of road transport and highways told the Rajya Sabha. Parliament lok sabha Rajya Sabha smriti irani ashwini choubey Jitendra Singh Nitin Gadkari Governance India Subscribe to Daily Newsletter : SUPPORT US We are a voice to you; you have been a support to us. Together we build journalism that is independent, credible and fearless. You can further help us by making a donation. This will mean a lot for our ability to bring you news, perspectives and analysis from the ground so that we can make change together. Post a Comment Please Sign In to post a comment. Comments are moderated and will be published only after the site moderator’s approval. Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name. Selected comments may also be used in the ‘Letters’ section of the Down To Earth print edition. NEXT STORY GOVERNANCE AS TOLD TO PARLIAMENT (MARCH 15, 2022): NO PROPOSAL BEING CONSIDERED BY CENTRE TO WAIVE FARMER LOANS All that was discussed in the House through the day NEXT NEWS ❯ BY DTE STAFF PUBLISHED: TUESDAY 15 MARCH 2022 The Union government is not considering any proposal to waive loans of farmers. However, some major inititives have beeen taken to reduce the debt burden of farmers, Bhagwat Karad, minister of state in the Union Ministry of Finance, told the Rajya Sabha March 15, 2022. The Government of India implements an interest subvention scheme for short-term crop loans up to Rs three lakh. The scheme provides interest subvention of two per cent per annum to banks on use of their own resources. Besides, an additional three per cent incentive is given to the farmers for prompt repayment of the loan, thereby reducing the effective rate of interest to four per cent, Karad said. Fertiliser shortage Chattisgarh did not witness any shortage of fertilisers during 2021-22 (up to February 2022). However, seven districts reported 18 grievances regarding the sale of fertilisers in seven districts, Mansukh Mandaviya, minister of state for chemicals and fertilisers, told the Rajya Sabha. MGNREGS funds The Centre enhanced the financial allocation under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2020-21 to Rs 1,11,500 crore at Revised Estimate stage, from Rs 61,500 crore at Budget Estimate stage, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, minister of state in the Union Ministry of Rural Development, told the Lok Sabha. Organic farming The government is promoting organic farming through dedicated schemes namely Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development in North East Region (MOVCDNER), Narendra Singh Tomar, Union minister of agriculture and farmers welfare told the Lok Sabha. Farmers are provided financial assistance of Rs 31,000 per hectare (ha) for three years under PKVY and Rs 32,500 per ha for three years under MOVCDNER, for organic inputs such as seeds, bio-fertilisers, bio-pesticides, organic manure, compost / vermi-compost, botanical extracts, etc, he added. Compost quality The Centre provides assistance of up to Rs 85 lakh to states for setting up quality testing laboratories for biofertilisers / organic fertilisers under the Soil Health Management scheme, Tomar told the Lok Sabha. There are seven central government organic fertiliser-testing laboratories and 25 laboratories notified by state governments for quality testing of various types of compost, he added. Tobacco farmers The department of agriculture and farmers welfare is implementing the Crop Diversification Programme, a sub-scheme of the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana in 10 tobacco growing states. This is being done to encourage tobacco farmers to shift to alternative crops, Tomar said. Mollem power lines No transmission element of the Goa-Tamnar power transmission project is located in the Mollem National Park, Goa. However one of the elements of the project is proposed to pass through Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary, which is located near Mollem, RK Singh, Union minister of new and renewable energy and power, told the Rajya Sabha. Out-of-Pocket health expenditure India’s Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) as percentage of Current Health Expenditure (CHE) is 55.1 per cent. This is according to the National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates for India for 2017-18. The OOPE on health as percentage of CHE in the country for 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 was 64.7 per cent, 63.2 per cent and 55.1 per cent respectively. Therefore, there is a declining trend in OOPE as percentage of CHE, Bharati Pravin Pawar, minister of state in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, told the Rajya Sabha. 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