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Welder's Son Gets placed In Microsoft , bags package of 1.2 Crore Annually

A Khagaria welder's son, Vatsalya Chauhan had bagged a Rs 1.2 crore annum job at IT giant Microsoft. A final year computer science student pursuing his engineering from IIT-Kharagpur, Vatsalya was picked up by Microsoft during a campus placement. "I still remember the interview which began at 4 am. The written test a day before continued late into night and I couldn't catch a wink," said Vatsalya. Vatsalya didn't score well in his first attempt in JEE but in his second attempt in 2012 he cleared JEE with an All India Rank 382. That year he was also Bihar topper in AIEEE. He completed his schooling from government school in Khagaria and Begusarai. Eldest among six siblings, 21 year old Vatsalya will join Microsoft in October 2016 as a software engineer at Redmond in US.
"We had taken a loan for his higher studies and we are extremely happy that he has made it big. One of his brother is preparing for engineering while a sister is preparing for medical entrance exam at present," said Vatsalya's father Chandrakant Singh.
Vatsalya added that if anyone wants to contact him for any guidance is welcome to do so through Facebook, email, phone.
We salute Vatsalya's father who decide to give him the education he deserved by taking loans and going through various hardships.

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Seven Year Old becomes Maharashtra's youngest organ donor

A Sydney based Indian couple donated the organs of their seven year old son Deyaan Udani after his death, giving Maharashtra its youngest ever organ donor and thus saving lives of four people.
Deyaan and his family were holidaying in India and were going back to Sydney but on the way back he collapsed just two hours before they were scheduled  to head to the international airport. They rushed him to Nanavati hospital, where multiple clots were found in his brain. He was then shifted to Mahim's P D Hinduja hospital where the surgery was carried out on Jan 27 to release the pressure inside the brain. "He didn't respond to it," said Dr Sucheta Desai, the hospital transplant coordinator. Deyaan was declared as brain dead on Saturday after a second successfull sleep apnea test. "Amid such grief the family were very keen on donating his organs even before we approached them," she added.
Deyaan's mother Mili said she had just fulfilled her son's wish. "Coincidently this year itself, her children had learnt about organ donation in school. Both of them said they want to be a donors when they grew up," Mili added. The family donated Deyaan's heart, kidneys and liver. The kidneys were given to a 11 year old and a 15 year old at Jaslok Hospital. His Liver was transplanted into a 31 year old man at Jupiter Hospital and his heart was given to seven year old girl from Goregaon who had been given a few more weeks to live, till Deyaan Udani heart saved her.

This is a inspiration for everyone about Organ Donation. So friends come forward and donate your organs so it can give life to someone else i.e " Life After Death " .

46 Year Old Fills Potholes To Pay Tribute To His Son

Whenever Dadarao Bhilhore spots a pothole he stops and fills it using his bare hands. He uses  broken pavers black and debris collected from construction sites to fill them up. And then he stomps on it to level the pothole. Once the job is done he searchs for a new pothole which could put motorist especially two wheelers riders in trouble. He dowe so to pay tribute to his 16 year old son, Prakash, who lost his life due to carlessness of civic officials and a private company who dug up Jogeshwari-Vikhroli link road for some construction work but didn't cover the potholes.
On July 2015, Prakash, riding pillion with his cousin Ram, was returning after completing admission formalities when their bike hit the pothole which was submerged under water after heavy rains. The bike tipped off and both Prakash and Ram were tossed in air.  Prakash landed on his face was rushed to Hospital. At Holy Spirit Hospital he was pronounced dead in arrival.
"My son would not have wanted this to happen to anyone else. He was a very good boy, smart, intelligent and full of life. I will continue my fight and ensure that the people whose negligence led to his death are punished. But I don't want others to suffer like I did. I want to make our streets safer," said Dadarao. Over the past few months he had filled dozen of potholes and in the process may have saved several limbs and lives.
Bilhore sells vegetables for a living in Marol's Vijaynagar area. Prakash had a lot of promise for the family and he was the first one in his family who studied in an English Medium school. "At home, we hide our tears because we don't want our daughter to get upset. Its like all the happiness has disappeared from our lives. Relatives have stopped coming because they don't know what to say us, who to talk about," said Ram. Last September Prakash friends visited for his birthday." They saw me and started to cry. I sat them down and told them that they are all 'Prakash' to me. I told them they must move on and fulfill their dreams, just like Prakash dreamth of being an engineer. I can console my family, but who will console me," he told tears rolling down his cheeks.
The accident was life changing one for Prakash's cousin Ram, who survived and got some stitches for his head injury. Last year he rescued a man from coming under the wheel of the truck after his bike tripped on broken pacer block.
Bilhore's missionary has transformed others too. Earlier the area residents used to watch him but after inspired by his dedications, they join him readily, handling him pacer blocks to fill up the potholes. Others even provide with sack to collect debris. "We used to watch him do the work single-handedly, now we try to do our own bit as well, said Swapnil Mhatre, a resident of the area.
This is a heart touching story of a dad who lost his son in an accident because of carelessness of some officials. Now its been six month since Prakash died but justice has still not be done . Bhilhore does not want others to suffer due to this, so he carried out mission of filling of potholes with full enthusiasm and even localites of the area helped him in his mission.

68-Year Old beggar donates gold to encourage girls' education

Magpara School had an unexpected visitor on Tuesday  in Khimjibhai Prajapati , a beggar who had come to donate something to the school .
Parents of 10 little girls from poor family thought that would donate books and uniforms. But everyone was left suprised  when this 69-year old beggar donated 10 Jewellery boxes containing 10 gold earrings. He told he did this to encourage girl educations.
"Girls need to be encouraged to study. They must be self-reliant so that they can stand on their feet. The situation in Mehsana is not good. There are very less girls compared to boys and this is the reason why I try to encourage them with such incentives," Prajapati told. Sheetal Sathwara, who runs the Anganwadi Centre said " Leave alone a begger, I have never come across any poor person donating gold for girls in my entire-life."
Deepak shah, a gold jeweller who gave Khimjibhai the gold earrings at discount rate said," These were small earring slightly bigger than nose stud. The total cost came upto Rs 13,000. But after I found that Khimjibhai wanted to present the earring to poor girls, I decided to give him a discount of Rs 3,000."
After spending all his money for the earring, Prajapati was all set for another round of begging. But a lady teacher, who was transferred from government school on Tuesday, gave him Rs 500 as his earnings for that day.
This shows that one need not be rich to do goo to others . Khimjibhai has set an example for us to follow and we salute his initiative.

India to get it's first railway university in Vadodara .

Vadodara will be home to the country's first railway university , minister of state for railways Manoj Sinha has said. Sinha who was on a two days visit to Gujarat said that the state government was helping Indian railways identify land to set up a full fledged railway university. "The present campus for National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR),Vadodara, will be initially used to start the railway university. After land acquisition, a full fledged university will be started here," he said. He also added that the proposal to set up the railway university had been declared by the railway ministry in December 2015.
The ministry of human resources development has worked out for this model and will soon place it in the Parliament for approval. "In the first phase the university will start offering MBA and MTech degrees, after which it will offer Diploma and BTech in railway operations," he said. NAIR, formerly known as Railway Staff College (RSC), presently acta as the apex level management development institute for the officers of Indian Railways.
This will definitely encourage the youth to join Indian Railways and help it in it's much needed development.

2015 saw lowest naxal violence in six years .

It has been more than 6 years since the launch of the operation Green Hunt , an operation against the Naxals . More than 1 lakh paramilitary personnels, CRPF JAWANS and other reserved battalions have taken the charge of this operation . This operation seems to have gained momentum as 2015 recorded the lowest naxal violence in 6 years. This could not have been possible without the help of all the personnels who safeguard the integrity of this nation and even sacrifice their life for it .
Some of the facts supporting the truth are:
In 2010 there took place 2213 incidents due to which 1005 people lost their life whereas in 2011 , 1706 incidents took life of 611 people.
In 2014 the number reduced by 50 percent to 310 of which 222 were civilians and 88  personnels lost their life .In counter attacks , 63 Naxals were killed 1696 cadres arrested and 676 surrendered.155 attacks were made on the security forces and 221 were direct encounters.
2015 did was the least violent year in terms of Naxal attacks , but people did lose their life . The casualities were 266 of which 165 were civilians.18 Maoist were killed, a huge of 1688 were arrested and 570 surrendered .118 attacks on security forces and 247 direct encounter took place.
The less violence in 2015 is a step towards complete peace and harmony which is  necessary for the country's growth . 

Driverless Metros being tested in Delhi.

Delhi metro is going through various tests the for past few months at the Mukundpur depot. The speciality of these trains being that they are driverless " The trains procured for phase 3 are driverless trains, which will initially have staff deputed for operations but gradually, they will be withdrawn to move to unattended train operations," said Anuj Dayal, spokesman for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

The testing started in December last year when first set of five trains arrived at Mukundpur Depot from South Korea. Another set is expected to reach by February this year. "The trains are under commissioning that is testing, electrical fitting, etc are going on," added Dayal. Many of such trains are also being maunfactured in Bengaluru . Only 20 trains will bes shipped whereas the remaining . 61 trains  are being built in BEML factory in Bengaluru as a part of tie-up between two firms. 

"The prototype came on June 4, 2015. Since then manufacturing of 61 trains has been going on in the Indian Factory. "he added. In fact two of the "made-in India" trains have already arrived at Mukundpur depot and they are being tested. Apart from being driverless train these trains are technologically more evolved than existing trains. "These trains will be more colourful and more spacious ," said Dayal. He also said," These train are directly operated by operation control centres of the Delhi Metro system." Because these trains are driverless, DMRC is also installing platforms screen doors at all station in phase 3. Each train can accommodate a maximum of 380 passengers and can accommodate 40 more passengers as driver cabin is no longer required. 

A live feed will be available inside the train through 37-inch LCD display. The new train will have four motorised cars and two trailer cars. This will help in improving speed and offer better acceleration and de-acceleration. The speed of train also increases to 35kmph from 32kmph thus saving 12 mins on 56km on the long route said Dayal.

This will be a major leap in technology for India as these will be the first set of 'Made In India' driverless trains !

INDIA RANKS FOURTH IN THE NO. OF THINKTANKS IN THE WORLD

India's rankS fourth on the list No of thinktanks with 280 thinktanks in 2015. Last year India had 192 thinktanks and was ranked 5th. In 2015, US tops the list with 1,835 thinktanks followed by China and UK with 435 and 288 thinktanks respectively according to the 'Global Go To Think Tank Index Report (GGTTI) 2015 released on Friday.
Among the thinktanks worldwide, US based Brookings Institution emerged on top for the eight consecutive year. Six Indian thinktanks were in global top 175 list:

• Centre for Civil Society (CCS) , rank 79.
• Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis (IDSA) , rank 104.
• Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relation , rank 109.
• The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) , rank 111.
• Observer Research Foundation (ORF) , rank 118.
• Development Alternatives , rank 136.

If the list of thinktanks in US are excluded then four more Indian thinktanks make it to top 175 list (non-US) - Brookings India, Gateway House Indian Council on Global Relations, United Service Institution of India and Vivekananda International Foundation.
A thinktank is an organization that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology and culture. This thinktank are funded by government, advocacy groups of business or derive revenue from consulting or research work related to their projects. There are more than 6,800 thinktanks worldwide.

The list considers those  who have done excellent research in past 24 months and six Indian organisation made it to the list. The annual ranking is done by ThinkTanks and Civil Socities Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania.

"Flow of information for rich policy analysis and research today are often desperate and fractured, which leads to a vital need for resources that highlights the best policy research out there," said James McGann, director of university of Pennsylvania's TTCSP.  " The Independent index is designed to help users of information and policy analysis identity the leading centres of excellence in public policy research around the world," he added.

There is a great advancement in the no. of thinktanks in India as they increased from 190 to 282 within a year and if this continues then in the consecutive next year we would make it to the top 3.

Tamil Nadu Will Become Power Surplus.

Tamil Nadu government will soon establish the state's first 800MW supercritical coal based power plant, with chief minister Jayalalithaa laying the foundation stone for Rs 6,000 crore project. Public sector BHEL has been awarded the contract for  Rs 6,376 crore which will come at Athipattu in Tiruvallur district over 250 acres of land, the government said on Sunday.
"This is the first time in Tamil Nadu that a 800MW is being installed under the supercritical technology. The project will be completed in August 2019 and 19.2 million units of power a day will be generated," an official said.
In the first phase BHEL, has been awarded a Rs 2,759 crore contract towards works relating to Boiler, Turbine and Generators, besides engineering, procurement and construction among others, he said. The official said this was part of state government's efforts to make Tamil Nadu 'power surplus', even as demand for electricity, which was key for agricultural and industrial growth, was also increasing.
This is a big step towards Tamilnadu's objective of having surplus power .

Kolkata girl on Forbes 30 most powerful young change agents of the world!

Sampriti Bhattacharya , 28,  has created an underwater drone which can map ocean floors and explore the deep sea where even GPS doesn't work .
 A South Point alumnus , Sampriti  did her engineering from St Thomas College ,, masters in aerospace engineering from Ohio State University before switching to robotics at MIT .
She has also , made it to the list of the Forbes 30 most powerful young agents of the world due to her creation .
She is also a founder of a start-up - Hydroswarm that designs and markets small autonomous drones for ocean exploration and maritime big data . The drones have the shape of an egg and are roughly of the size of a football .

Sampriti said , "Underwater navigation has been a reality for many years but for advanced searches you need maps that are as refined as , say Google Maps . This is where my drone comes in . It can map the ocean , sitting on it's bed , and you can zero in on the minutest objects , living or non-living . You can also map underwater pollution with the help of this drone ," said Sampriti who is currently in Kolkata .
These drones can withstand immense pressure , can cover upto 100 square meters an hour .
She was one of the top 8 contenders out of the 200 to make it to the finals of the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship competition.  She also made it to the finals of the MassChallenge Accelerator , winning $50,000 there .
This shows how talent and dedication can take individuals to unprecedented heights and we wish all the best to Samriti for her future endeavours . India is proud of her !

Filth Free Ganga Along 1,600 Villages within 6 months

Inspired by Prime minister Narendra Modi's  Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Filth Free Shimla, 1600 villages along the Ganga stretch will be made filth free by October, said Union Minister Uma Bharti. The government will implement the package in 1,600 village panchayats along the river banks within the six months and complete the first phase of Ganga cleaning by October this year, she said. The second phase would be attained in four years in which 6,000 villages will be taken up for the programme, the Water Resources Minister said. Uma Bharti was speaking on sidelines of 'Swachh Ganga- Gramin Sahbhagita' a national level consultation programme organized for village heads. This event had large number of people participation with around 1,200 panchayat heads attending the programme.

There are four things would should be taken in consideration:

• Where will sewage go?
• How to diverge drains flowing into the rivers?
• How to convert waste generating from the villages into fertilizers?
• How to generate employment by cultivating medicinal plants along the river? said Uma Bharti.

The water resources ministry also inked MoUs with HRD, Shipping, Rural Development, Sports, Tourism, Ayush and Youth and Affairs and sports ministries for carrying out various activities under the 'Namami Gange' programme. All institutes will join the mission and old water bodies located along the Ganga and Yamuna will be restored. Government is also planning to start organic farming along Ganga banks to generate jobs for local youth.

Uma Bharti also approached various celebrities and renowned personalities to be the part of the mission. Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Irani, Birender Singh, Sarbananda Sonowal, Mahesh Sharma and Sanwar Lal Jat, Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat, eco-activists Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal and Ayurveda exponent Acharya Balkrishna also attended the event.

This event is an another inspiration as well as create awareness about Swachh Bharat.

Shimla to generate power from filth within four months

Shimla will soon be generating power from the 60-70 tonnes of garbage that it generates daily .  To ensure this ,  The Shimla Municipal Corporation will be signing a MoU with a company from Germany this week . The company will then make the arrangements to produce electricity from solid municipal waste within 4 months !

This step has been taken after the National Green Tribunal had expressed concerns about the lack of proper disposal of garbage in Shimla .

This will not only ensure proper disposal but will also protect the ecology from further degradation . 

The NGT had said , " Needless to notice that there is a complete failure of functioning of public bodies , including all relevant departments of the state government , and it's an open threat to public health and more seriously to the environment of this area."

The Government has surely learnt a lesson from the report and has thus taken this fantastic decision .

Shimla mayor Sanjay Chauhan said that the plant will problems will be solved with the functioning of the plant at Bharyal which will use 60 tonnes of garbage in generating the electricity .

It will also save the civic body a lot money which it spends in transporting the garbage to Chandigarh as the new plant will be within Shimla . Earlier , the plant used to return 30% inert to the Municipal Corporation for disposal at dumping site. The new plant will return only 5% !

Thus this move definitely has a lot of advantages and should be followed by other cities in the country too . We would also like to appreciate the working of the NGT which has become very active in  when it comes to protecting the environment .

MADE IN INDIA metro shipped to Australia

The Government said that 6 new brand ' Made In India' metro coaches were shipped from the Mumbai Port to Australia on the 29th of January , thus giving a boost to it's 'Make In India' Campaign .
The Ministry of Shipping said in it's statement , "The maiden consignment of 6 metro coaches built in Baroda for export to the Australian Government were shipped from Mumbai ".
A total of 450 coaches have to be shipped over a period of two and a half years .

The coaches were shipped from the Mumbai Port due to it's supremacy in handling over-sized precious cargoes . This is a big achievement for India as it is looking to turn itself into a maufacturing hub for the world just like China did in the past . For this , It has looked into reducing red tape and cancelling out unnecessary laws that have been demotivating the investors from setting up factories in India .
The statement said , " The coaches are 75 feet long and weigh 45 tonnes each , requiring a superior and a highly specialized loading operation with a high degree of precision ".
It also shows how the Mumbai Port is one of the best in India when it comes to shipping precious , large items to other countries . Thus port development will also be an important thing in the future .
The statement added , " The entire of these prestigious over-sized metro coaches has been done in-house by Mumbai Port Trust unlike any other port in India where Private operators carry out such operations. "
Kudos to the government and the Mumbai Port Trust !

These are the twenty smart cities !

The government on Thursday announced the names of the first 20 urban areas that will be developed as smart cities. The urban development ministry had received proposal for 97 cities from the state governments out of which 20 have been selected.

" Implementation of smart cities will showcase integrating planning. The investment of Rs 50,802 crores has been proposed in selected smart cities and town during the five year period," said minister of urban development Venkaiah Naidu. He also added " A consortium of Indian companies was chosen for plan of nine cities from the 20 cities."

The selected cities will be equipped with basic infrastructure, efficient urban mobility and public transport, IT connectivity and e-governance mechanism. In the future government plans to develop 40 cities as smart cities.

Following is the list of the  20 smart cities:

1. Bhubaneshwar 
2. Pune
3. Jaipur
4. Surat
5. Kochi
6. Ahmedabad
7. Jabalpur
8. Vishakapatnam
9. Sholapur
10. Davangere
11. Indore
12. New Delhi ( New Delhi municipal council area)
13. Coimbatore
14. Kakinda
15. Belagavi
16. Udaipur
17. Guwahati
18. Chennai
19. Ludhiana
20. Bhopal

The Centre has shown a lot of interest in developing such smart cities all over the country. It believes that such cities if given the proper services can boost the economy to quite an extent .

Plan to make all government services available online In 5 years

The Central Government wants to make all government services available on mobile phones in the next five years so that the citizens don't have to visit offices , thus making their work done conveniently and efficiently. The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) which reports to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) proposed this last week in a report prepared along with Nasscoms and KPMG. " In order to achieve the vision of Digital India and ensure the delivery of government services to citizens, the mobile platform needs to be leveraged to its full potential," said JS Deepak, Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology. "Multilingual mobile governance services are important for service delivery. Aadhar linked mobile based authentication mechanism needs to be developed to become a widely used channel for citizens authentication," Deepak said. Nasscom President R Chandrashekhar pressed for digital technologies to be brought centre-stage in the delivery of services to citizens.

As this scheme would help the citizens to seek their government services through mobile phones and save their precious time, this is a great benefit to not only the citizens but also the administration to carry out their process quickly.

How the PMO helped an aged couple in Kerala in enrolling for Adhaar cards from their home

The government of India is becoming highly accessible. The days when people used to depend on Babus to get their work done is now  history. People now tweet or write mails directly to the PMO for addressing their problem . The response from PMO is also positive and quick which makes the solving of the problem smooth. This has encouraged more and more people  to share their grievances with the higher authority quite comfortably . The story of our Rail minister is known to everyone. How he utilizes the social media to make the experience of travelling for the passengers comfortable and Secure. Another such example is now being set by the Prime Minister's office.
Aadhar card has now become one of the basic thing one must have if he/she is the citizen of India. It is required to take part in various government schemes and helps in  gettings pensions. However there can be a situation in which a person may not be able visit the enrollment centre due to his or her age then this would be a problem .Same problem was faced by the resident of Kerala ,Sivaram when he was not able to enroll his aged parents. He requested the enrollment Centre to get all the procedures done at home .However his request was hardly being considered. After being frustrated by several such requests he finally decided to write to the PMO regarding this problem. And thereafter what incidents took place totally surprised him. He got a call from the enrollment centre . Subsequently an Adhaar team arrived at his residence with a computer , webcam , fingerprinting machine and an eye scanner to record the biometrics of his 90 year old father and 83 year old mother . They assure him that he will get the cards as soon as possible. All this happened within  3 days.  Only a letter t the PMO solved his problem completely . Not only Sivaram but many people like him are being helped by the PMO. Previously the response by the office was not much encouraging but during  Modi regime the response is fast and much encouraging. Grievance solving rate is now more than 80% and the increased number of such grievances shows shows the People's increasing trust in the Indian government and how people are using government facilities to get their problems solved .This defines the  famous quote,  “ By the people for the people of the people”.

300 New buses for Mumbai!!

Mumbai BEST has invited tender to procure 300 new buses.  The new buses will have charging points for cellphones, digital indicators and cameras. The seats will have new design and a corrosion-resistant body. " With the old buses, we faced the problem of corrosion of metal body. Even the buses rattled when they move as the seats are uncomfortable. We are trying to overcome this problem in New buses," said Patil ,the General Manager . 

Santacruz resident Amit Mirchandani said," The existing buses are in bad shape. We welcome new buses And hopefully they will provide a smooth commute." BEST panel member Ravi Raja said that many buses have leaky roof, broken seats and handles." Another member, Shivji Singh, said new buses are the need of the hour. " BEST is going through a bad phase with the number of passengers falling from 45 lakhs to less than 29 lakhs. As Mumbai is an international city, the bus undertaking must have a young fleet to woo more commuters."
The BEST has also proposed to BMC to release additional funds of Rs 25 crore to procure 50 air-conditioned Midi buses.
Buses are also important as they can reduce the increasing burden on local trains . This move can help BEST get its passengers back .

Chennai Port To Install Eco-Friendly Devices

In an effort to reduce carbon gas emissions, the Chennai port will go green with a 500kW solar energy project and a wind farm capable of generating 14.5MW power. The Union shipping ministry has decided to take the eco-friendly  initiatives in 13 major ports in the country with an aim to make it pollution free.The Chennai port will use biodiesel which is a biodegradable fuel to reduce pollution. As a part of solar energy power project, work on first phase (100kW) has been initiated by private firm, Alectrona Energy in August at a cost of Rs 92 lakh. For the remaining work (400kW), the estimated cost is Rs 3.7 crore. The solar plant would be installed on Chennai port trust hospital rooftop by the end of this year.

The green initiative is aimed at cutting down the high input costs and conserving the limited natural resources like gas, oil, and coal that account for 80% of fuel requirement. Chennai port trust chairman MA Bhaskarachar inaugurated the solar power plant on Friday. To harness wind energy that is to be generated through the project will cost Rs 100 crore. Work will begin in March and is scheduled to be complete next year.

This project has set up a great example in using pollution free devices and is an encouragement for others.

A CLEANER INDIA THROUGH 'SHRAMDAAN'

In a classic example of community initiatives,  people across 140 cities in the country  partcipad in the pan-India organized 'shramdaan' event on Sunday , with the aim of cleaning their surroundings on their own .  

The event was initiated by Nagaland girl , Temsutula Imsong on the National girl child day which was on Sunday .

While members of the team Mission Prabhu Ghat carried out extensive cleanliness drives at Bharat Mata Mandir, Rani Lakshmibai's memorial and selected ghats along the Ganga, people from different cities from across India took to social media platforms to share the cleanliness work carried out in their areas on Thursday.

Imsong said," The response has been overwhelming . Though only selected cities participated in the first two events which were held in November and December, this time the participation was encouraging." Imsong had started off with Mission Prabhu Ghat in March 2015, as a part of which,  young volunteers carried out massive cleanliness drives at Prabhu Ghat situated along river . Prime Minister had tweeted about Shramdaan in Noverber terming it as a ' very good effort '. " We had first started this citizen's initiative in November wherein group of individuals from about 10 cities collaborated with us through surroundings. PM's message  was a huge encouragement for us and got us more participation in December", said Imsong.
On Thursday large numbers of youth cleaned the Bharat Mata Mandir. " The entire place was littered with dry leaves, empty bottles, empty wrappers. We have spent about five hours to clean the area," said Darshana and Nanda.  They further cleaned the Rani Lakshmibai memorial in Bhadaini , thus paying a perfrct tribute on National Girl Child Day, said Anurag. A cleanliness drive was also carried out at Assi Ghat and Babua Pandey Ghat in the evening. 

#Shramdaan emerged as a trending topic across the cities of India on Twitter.

More of such efforts and the dream of a 'Clean India ' shall become true in the near future ! We appreciate the dedication and the hard work put forward by the people who participated in the event . 

21,000 Villages of Rajasthan Will be Self-Reliant In Water

Jaipur's chief minister Vasundhara Raje's ambitious campaign which aims to make 21,000 villages of desert state self-reliant in water by 2020, was launched in the state  on Wednesday. The launch was presided over by Raje who started Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan (MJSA) at Gardankheri village in Jhalawar. The campaign is claimed to be largest water conservation campaign in rural areas where ordinary citizens to NGO's and corporate to religious and social organisations will take initiatives.

While chief minister had already donated her six months salary, cabinet ministers will donate three month salaries , while legistator will be donating one month salary and entire police force of state has assured to donate their one day's salary. While addressing the campaign Take stated," We have collected Rs 7.1 crore here from local citizens, social groups and business leaders. The one day salary of entire force totals to Rs 8 crore. Then through the combined efforts and resources of the government and people, we are determined to make this state drive a success'" . Raje along with local village women, participated in the initiation of the work in de-silting a dried up tank bin Gardankheri village.

A shortfall of Rs 1,200 crore is estimated for the first phase which aims to cover 3,529 villages at cost of Rs 3,600 crore by June 30, 2016. The government hopes to meet the shortfall by active participation of both citizens and organisations. Communities and corporates are being mobilised to contribute in cash or voluntary labour towards project. 

Along with Raje, ministers, MLAs, panchayti raj functionaries, principle secretaries and other senior bureaucrats of State government inaugurated the campaign simultaneously in all 3,500 villages across 33 districts of Rajasthan. In Jaipur the campaign was launched by cabinet minister Kalicharan Saraf at Manota village.

This is great initiative by both government and citizens of Rajasthan where water scarcity is a great problem which should be tackled by the people of the state in coordination with the government .

Getting/Renewing a passport just became hassle free!

     

The ministry of external affairs has announced two major changes that will fast-track the process of passport applications and make it easy to secure an appointment at the Passport Seva Kendras (PSK). The passport will be granted on the basis of three documents - copies of Aadhar card, Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) and Pan Card. According to the old system the whole process would have taken a month , with police verification beating up a lot of time. In this the police verification will be conducted after the passport has been Issued. For this there will be no extra charges taken . Aadhar card will be verified online by an official and then the person  can apply for passport. EPIC and Pan Card would be verified later on if required. The passport can be impounded in case of false information given by the applicant.

The idea of upgrade is to liberalise the process without compromising the security, explained Anil Kumar Sobti, director of passport division in the ministry. He also said " There are plenty of inbuilt safeguard facilities in our system which instantly spot fake identities and forgeries. Most importantly our system is linked to the Aadhar database which helps conduct real break-time verification of the application while he/she is still at PSK."  He also said ," We are trying to integrate EPIC and Pan card as well. Additionally the granting officer interviewing the applicant can use his discretion to extend or withhold the facility. Besides option of impounding the passport post issuance is always available and we can exercise it several times in 2015." Hailing the changes as applicant friendly , Pune regional passport officer Atul Gotsurve said, " A smooth rollout of the facility hinges on accurate and complete documentation furnished by the applicant. Adverse police reports can be avoided if applicants themselves play a pro-active role in their verification to ensure that it is complete within a month since the passport is issued ."

This plan would be a great success if both government officials and applicants coordinate well.

Oil refinery to be build along west coast in Maharashtra.

The demand of oil in India is increasing rapidly and most of it is imported from the Gulf countries . The Oil from gulf countries needs to be refined and then used. "Public sector oil firms will invest Rs 1.5 lakh crore in setting up India's biggest refinery on the  West coast of Maharashtra. Indian Oil Corp, nation's biggest refinery makers ,will build a 60 million tonnes a year refinery along with Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd, HPCL, and Engineers India Ltd," oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. He also added , " Refineries will be built in two phases 40 + 20 million tonnes , in which first phase would have more than 1 lakh investment."

The refineries will produce petrol, diesel, LPG, ATF, Feedstock for petrochemical plants in plastic, chemical and textile industries in Maharashtra. Govt of Maharashtra and Ministry of oil and petroleum will closely work for identication of land for project. IOC had recently started its 15 million tonnes unit at Paradip in Odisha. Reliance Industry hold the biggest refinery in India till now which is at Jamnagar in Gujrat with capacity of 27 million tonnes which was expanded to 33 million tonnes. It had also started another unit of export with a capacity of 29 million tonnes. 

Being on west coast will provide an advantage of easily sourcing crude oil from Middle East and Africa. Also further transportation of oil after refining would be easy.

Deborah Herold becomes first Indian to qualify for Track Cycling World Championship

On Tuesday, the 20 year old cyclist Deborah Herald created history by qualifying for 2016 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) track cycling world championship . This continues her remarkable rise in world cycling . In December she had become the first Indian Woman cyclist to reach the fourth place in the UCI individual world ranking.

Hailing from Andaman and Nicobar , Deborah who survived the catastrophic tsunami of 2004 , has a feat of exceptional performances over the past one year
In October she had clinched five medals at Taiwan cup track international classic. Then in December she won three medals at 2015 Track Asia Cup held in New Delhi thus helping our Indian team to end at the third position.

 VN Singh, Assistant secretary of the Cycling Federation said " This is another feather in her cap. It just goes to show what hard work and dedication can do and we are all proud of her. Only 20 cyclist in World qualified for the event & one of them is Deborah."
Deborah is currently in Japan competing at 36th Asian Cycling Championships, where Singh is confident of further success.
This year's Track Cycling World Championship will be held in London from March 2-6 where world's best riders will contest against one another

We wish her all the best for all her future races including the ones at the Track Cycling World Championship. We are confident that she will make India proud , as she always has .

Jan Aushadi Scheme rejuvenated , generic medicines to go cheaper

The Jan Aushadi scheme has been rejuvenated and now it's new form is set to benefit a large number of people .
The government is set to expand the coverage of Jan Aushadi scheme by offering 439 life saving medicines including cancer and cardiovascular drugs as well as 250 medical devices like stents and implants at a discount of 40-60%. 300 Jan Aushadi stores will be opened across the country by March and another 3,000 by 2017. Presently only 45 medicines are available in 125  such stores. " The government is concerned about high prices of medicines for critical diseases, thus this scheme has been started to bring down the prices of essential medicines," a government official said.
By opening Jan Aushadi stores government is trying to procure medicines in bulk , directly from companies at discounted price and pass it to customers. The Jan Aushadi Scheme was originally launched in 2008-09 . Though the scheme was ambitious but was not that successfull. Under new plan government has tried to address all the problems and now it Is ready to hit the ground. They have also started an agency - Bureau Public Pharma Public Sector Undertaking of India (BPPI) to implement the scheme. BPPI has been given the responsibility of floating tenders to invite applications for supply of medicines from companies and also to check the supply related issues. The Centre has now also taken into confidence states , which will lead to better coordination.
In India a large number of patients  die due to diseases as they can't afford the cost of medicines. India as a nation cannot prosper till every single person in this country has the access to affordable medical care . This scheme is definitely a step in the right direction .

Indian private health sector offers the cheapest TB test

A recent study has revealed that out of the 12 high-burden countries where the private sector plays a major role in healthcare , the Indian private sector offers the cheapest price for WHO-approved Xpert MTB/RIF, a molecular test for diagnosing TB  .
India also has the highest number of private labs offering tests , out of which 113 labs offer it at subsidised rates. It costs only Rs 2000 in the 113 labs as part of the initiative - Improving Access to Affordable and Quality TB test (IPAQT) that was launched in India in March 2013. However the charges are between Rs 3500 - Rs 5000 in lab which are not of IPAQT.
The prices of diagnosis in Bangladesh and Afghanistan are way higher at $75 and $50 respectively .
"If the government waives of custom duty of 31% levied on Xpert machine and reagents , the cost of tests will decrease more. Government can waive duties on life saving drugs and products and HIV kits , for example are duty-waived . Now, it necessary to waive off duty on TB test," said Dr Madhukar Pai one of the Governing Council Member of IPAQT.
 As a result of subsidized pricing agreement the number of people accessing highly accurate diagnostic test has increased from 15,190 people who availed the test between March and December 2013 to 131,440 in 2015.
" With a lot of effort we have managed to keep the price manageable via IPAQT in India , and have shown that the volumes can greatly increase . In other privatized countries people pay a lot and still have limited access to good tests," Dr Pai added.
Though the price is internationally set to $9.98 per cartridge and the agreement allows 10% variation in exchange rate, the test rate has not been increased since January 2014 despite the rupee value depreciating against the dollar in recent times and if it continues then the price may be revised said Dr Pai.
This comes as a very good news at a time when the TB problem in India seems to be increasing day by day . 

Republic day parade 2016, a memorable affair

French Contingent

Showcase of India's military prowess and achievements in different fields , state of air defense , dominated at New Delhi's Rajpath on the country's 67th Republic Day. For the first time in history 123 member French contingents marched and presented a ceremonial salute to President Pranav Mukherjee as guest of honour French president Francois Hollande watched the performance and clapped seated next to prime minister Narendra Modi. After a gap of 26 years army dog marched along with Remount veterinary corps along with their handlers. As done every year colourful Border security force regiment consisting of 56 camels also marched.

Haryana Tableau

For the first time the parade also witnessed an ex-servicemen tableau where army veterans showcased their role in nation buildings. An Indian air force tableau themed ' Humanitarian  Assistance and Disaster relief operation by IAF : in service of nation and Beyond.' They showed model of C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hercules etc and emphazised it's use in rescue operations. There was also folk and classical dance performance by small children from Delhi. One of the stunning event consist of stunts performed by daredevils belonging to Army Signal.

Delhi was turned into a virtual fortress as an unprecedented ground to air security cover with thousand of armed personnel. Commandos with light machine guns were deployed at 10 strategic locations and and anti aircraft guns remained position at two vantage points.
 26 January 2016 will be a great event ever held in history of India where French army took part and many new events were also organized.

CHECK OUT THIS BEAUTIFUL POEM WRITTEN FOR THE REPUBLIC DAY

Wishing all the fellow Indians a very Happy Republic day . On this occasion , Rahul Vishwakarma , an engineering student from V.J.T.I , Mumbai , has prepared a beautiful poem as a tribute to those incredible people who grafted our constitution and the brave men who fought for our independence leading us to this day.

Here's the poem :-

"एक कविता उन शूरवीरों के नाम"

"हम यूँ ही आज़ाद नहीं हुए,"
"इसके पीछे न जाने कितनी कुर्बानियां हैं।"
"एक कहानी पर कविता हमने लिखी है,"
"और भी बाकी कितनी कहानियाँ हैं।"

"ऐ शूरवीर, तुझ पर क्या लिखूँ,"
"मेरे कलम मे इतनी स्याही नहीं।"
"एक शब्द मे तेरी कुर्बानी लिखूँ,"
"ऐसा तू सिपाही नहीं।"

"आज गणतंत्र दिवस की भी खुशियाँ मनाना नसीब नहीं होता।"
"अगर तू सरहदों के करीब नहीं होता।"

"ऐ जवान, सरहदों पर तू सीना तान खड़ा है,"
"तभी तो, हर मर्तबा हमारा हौसला बढ़ा है,"

"तूने देश वासियों के लिए खुद का लहू लुहान कर दिया,"
"हम आज़ाद जी सकें, इसलिए तूने खुद का जीवन कुर्बान कर दिया।"

"देश की आन के लिए तूने सर कटाया, मगर तेरा सर कभी झुका नहीं।"
"तभी तो तुझे लाख सलामी देते देते, ये दिल कभी रुका नहीं।"

"उन वीरों को भी सलाम, जो आख़िरी दम तक साथ दिए,"
"खुद कतरा कतरा रह कर, दुश्मन को ज़िंदा मार दिए।"

"हाथों में लकीर तो थे, मगर हमारी किस्मत निराश थी,"
"पैरों में जंज़ीर तो थे, मगर आख़िरी सांस तक लड़ने की प्यास थी,"
"एक माँ के कलेजे का टुकड़ा गोलियों से इस कदर छलनी हुआ,"
"कि उस माँ के आँसू देख खुन से लतपत गोली भी उदास थी।"

देश के खातिर तूने झोंक दी अपनी ज़िंदगी हवन मे,"
"तिरंगे को तूने है लहराया गगन मे,"
"तू शहीद हुआ, मगर फिर भी तू ज़िंदा है लाखों ज़हन मे,"
"ज़रा गौर से तो देख, है बना तिरंगा तेरे क़फ़न मे।"

"गरज़ते हिमालय पर लड़ते लड़ते बर्फ तेरा कफ़न हो गया,"
"जिस मिट्टी से बना था, तू उसी मिट्टी में दफ़न हो गया।"

"इस देशप्रेमी का तुझसे ये वादा है,"
"कट जाएंगे उनके मस्तक, जिनका देश के प्रति गलत इरादा है।"

"आज हमारी खुशियों के पीछे, उन जवानों का सत्कर्म है,"
"देश की आन, शान और रक्षा करना, जिन्होंने माना अपना धर्म है।"

"तुझसे वादा है शूरवीर, बलिदान तेरा ज़ाया नही होगा,"
"ऐसा देश बनाएंगे, जो संसार में किसी ने बनाया नहीं होगा।"

"जय हिंद, जय भारत!"

- राहुल विश्वकर्मा

INDIA TO BUILD SATELLITE MONITORING STATION IN VIETNAM

India will set up a satellite tracking and imaging center in Southern Vietnam , which will give give Vietnam access to the pictures from the Indian earth observation satellites that cover the region including China and the South China sea .
The centre has been set up at Ho Chi Minh city in southern Vietnam and will be activated soon and be linked to an existing facility at Biakin , Indonesia .
India has spent a sum of Rs 152 crores for setting up the facility . This can be seen as an important strategic asset for India in the South China Sea region which has been at the centre of tensions between China and particularly Vietnam and Philippines .
This move which could irritate Beijing , will surely deepen the ties between Vietnam and India .
India currently has 11 earth observation satellites in orbit , offering pictures with differnet rsolutions and areas .
Collin Koh a marine security expert at Singapore's S. Rajaratnam School of International studies said , " In military terms this move could be quite significant . It looks like a win-win for both sides , filing significant holes for the Vietnamese and expanding the range for the Indians."
The tracking station will be the first such foreign facility in Vietnam and is in line with the vaarios agreements signed between India and Vietnam .
India has extended a $100 million credit line to Vietnam to buy patrol boats and is training Vietnamese submarines in India while Vietnam has granted oil exploration blocks to India in waters off Vietnam that are disputed with China .

THE ENABLE MAKEATHON : AN EVENT WITH A DIFFERENCE

Engineers and students from across the country and different parts of the world were involved in the development of prototypes at the 'Enable Makeathon' event with the aim of helping people with special needs so that they can overcome the day to day challenges in their life . 

The event was organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross , so that people working in the field of disability can come together to develop low cost devices for the people with special needs.
The event received several application out of which 18 were shortlisted and The Best 20 were showcased.The most important part to be noted that the first 2 placed were bagged by Indians.Showcasing the Indian ability to find out the economical solution to any problem.

The first and second prices were begged by ,
'The Standing and sitting chair' by Mobility Indian.
'Add ons for a wheel chair' by IIT Madras. respectively.
Mobility India team has developed a chair for children with mobility difficulties to sit and stand with ease.The device is highly economical and has a price range of only 2000 to 4000 Rs. It won a prize money of $25,000.
IIT Madras living upto it's reputation bagged the second price .The normal wheel chairs have many constraints and are difficult to use in uneven terrain.These difficulties were overcome by the mechanical engineers of IIT Madras consisting of current students as well as Alumni.They developed various additional parts which can be easily fitted to the wheelchairs. After fitting these parts , the person can use the wheelchair to travel outdoors and even on uneven terrain .The main motive was to make the one's using wheelchairs feel independent . It bagged the second place and prize money of $15,000.

TEJAS PARTICIPATES IN AN INTERNATIONAL AIR SHOW FOR THE FIRST TIME

It was a proud moment for India , as India's indigenously  developed Light Combat Aircraft , TEJAS zoomed across the Bahrain skies . The event was witnessed by external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj , who is there on a two day visit to attend the first ministerial meeting of the India-Arab League Corporation Forum .
This was the first time that Tejas took part in an international air show .It captivated the audience at the air show with its display in the skies .
The officials present at the event called this as an historic event , as the country hopes to explore potential export opportunities .

The Sarang Helicopter team of the Indian Air Force also participated in the air show . The team comprised of 4 helicopters who demonstrated their capabilities in the sky . They showcased the nations's prowess by flying the ALH Dhruv helicopter designed and developed by HAL.  This team has been the brand ambassador of the Indian Air Force since 2004 and has thus participated in various international  air shows .
Tejas , which had been in the making for over 3 decades , was officially inducted into the Indian Air Force on 17th January 2015 . It plans to aquire 120 of such aircrafts , with 100 of them having some major upgrades . It was developed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is a 4.5 generation aircraft with supersonic capability at all altitudes .
This display of India's Defence technology comes at a time when the government is giving a strong push to it's flagship 'Make In India' programme .

BOMBAY CENTRAL FIRST TO GET GOOGLE'S WI-FI CONNECTIVITY

Bombay Central station will be the first railway station in India to get the Google's Wi-Fi connectivity starting from 22nd January 2016.
Google has collaborated with RailTel Corp. of India to provide Wi-Fi connectivity at 407 stations across India . Google will be covering about 100 stations by the end of 2016 .
Google CEO , Sundar Pichai had announced this project , extending his support to the digital India initiative . The railway officials said that the project was on track and will meet it's deadline.
Sundar Pichai had mentioned in his blog that the connectivity will be many times faster than what most people in India have access to today.
This facility will be available for users and can be used to do anything from reading books , watching videos to researching about their destination .

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. AJIT DOVAL

It is the birthday of the Indian 007, Mr Ajit Doval , the man of courage and wisdom. We wish him a very happy birthday and a health and prosperous life in the years to come . The life of  Mr Doval has been completely dedicated to Indian peace and integrity. On this special day we will like to touch on some important aspects of his life.

• Mr Ajit Doval is an IPS officer of Kerala cadre from Uttarakhand.
• He retired as  Director of Intelligence Bureau.
• He was involved in anti insurgency operations in Mizoram, Punjab and Kashmir to protect the integrity of nation. 
• He was successful in termination of all the Hijacks from 1971 to 1999 .
• He played a major role in the Blue Star operation gathering the intelligence and making the operation successful.
• He persuaded militants in Kashmir to join them as Ally and neutralized  them to preserve a peaceful  atmosphere  in the valley. 
• He spent 7 years in Pakistan spying on them and checking any anti Indian activity.
• He played amazing role in the return of 45 Indian nurses from the shadows of ISIS .
• It was under his guidance that Indian Army made surgical Strike in Myanmar and within half an hour returned with all the enemies eliminated.
• He is considered to be the best National Security Advisor of India till date.

Everybody may have seen the Bond of reel life but Mr Ajit is the real life bond . The Flourishing India salutes Mr Ajit Doval. Jai Hind!

JERAM THESIA : THE RIVER MAN

Jeram Thesia , a diamond trader from Surat has spent Rs 15 crore from his own pocket to rejuvenate a river in his hometown Ingorala , which is in the Amreli district of Gujarat .
The village has been suffering due to scarcity of water and thus , Jeram Thesia decided to deepen and widen a small river that can become a lifeline for the villagers . The work has been in progress since the past 3 months and that too 24x7 .
Theisa said , "Three months back the river was just 2 ft deep and 70ft wide . We have now dug it upto 25 ft widened it nearly to 700 ft .The entire stretch will be brimming with water during rains in the next 2 years ".
An estimated 70,000 bigha land will be benefited once the entire 10km stretch has deepened and widened .
Despite having health issues and being a diabetic 65 year old Thesia sleeps barely for 6 hours in a day .
"I only dream of uplifting my village . I have devoted my life and wealth for the betterment of my villagers " , he says .
Tiku Darbar , a local farmer said that he will not need to deepen his well anymore as the deepening of the Thebi river will automatically recharge the well".
India salutes such people who live for others and take matters into their own hands rather than critizeing the government for it's moves .

25 CHILDREN TO BE FELICITATED WITH THE NATIONAL BRAVERY AWARD.

Twenty five children , three girls and 22 boys , were felicitated with the National Awards for Bravery  by the Indian Council for Child Welfare in New Delhi on Monday afternoon . The children will  receive their awards from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26th January and will also get a chance to participate in the Republic Day parade .
One of the children was Gaurav Kawduji Sahastrbuddhe , who had jumped into the Ambazari lake in Nagpur district when he spotted four children drowning . He managed to save all of them but couldn't save himself . His body was later recovered by the fishermen . A teary eyed Rekha Sahastrabuddhe climbed the stage with a photo frame of Gaurav when his name was called out . He is one of the two posthumous awardees of the National Bravery Award.
The courageous acts of these children are as diverse as their backgrounds . Ruchita Goud was felicitated with the Geeta Chopra award for her quick thinking and courage . She had saved the life of her two friends in the Masaipet train-bus mishap in which a passenger train had rammed into a school bus . Ruchita , on seeing the train had pushed Varun , her brother and also another friend from the window , but failed to rescue her sister Shruthi , who was in the bus .

LASER WALLS TO PROTECT 41 VULNERABLE POINTS ON PUNJAB BORDER

As much as 41 points on the Punjab border will be covered by laser walls on priority to prevent the infiltration of terrorists from Pakistan . These points are riverine unfenced stretches that are not covered by the laser walls . 

The suspected infiltration point of Ujj River in Bamiyal , used by terrorists in the case of Pathankot attack was not covered by the laser wall . This spot was covered by the wall last week , before the PM's visit .

AS of now only 5-6 out of the 41 Punjab vulnerable points have been covered by the laser walls . The laser beams over the river set off a loud siren in case of breach . If properly installed at all the vulnerable points , the infiltration problem will be solved to quite an extent .

Last year , the Indian Border Guarding Force had started erecting laser walls on unfenced riverine stretches of the international border in Jammu sector . 

Following the attack in Pathankot , additional personnel have been deployed along the border in Punjab and boat patrolling has been intensified , particularly during the night .

 

START-UP INDIA , STAND-UP INDIA!!!!

The much anticipated Start-Up India event was held yesterday at New Delhi where a slew of measures were announced to boost the start-up environment in India .
After a full day of discussions at the Start-Up India event attended by hundreds of entrepreneurs , PM Modi unveiled the mega action plan in the evening when he addressed the young audience.
Modi said , "We have millions of problems . There is no denying that . But we also have a billion minds ,and these billion minds will easily find solutions to the millions of problems " .
The action plan had a lot in store for the entrepreneurs . Some of the major announcements were:-
1 . A 10,000 crore fund for innovation-driven enterprises .
2.  Three year break from paying income tax on profits .
3.  Rs 500 crore per year credit guarantee mechanism.
4.  Exemption from capital gain tax for start-ups
5.  Easier exits for failed projects
6.  Cheaper and faster patent applications
7.  Self certification
8.  No inspection in first 3 years .
Modi in his hour long address pointed to the fat that despite crippling government regulations and red tape , India is home to the third largest number of Technology Start-Ups , which atract billions of dollars of funding every year .
He said , " A lot can happen if the government did not meddle . We are here so that you can tell us what we should not do".
He also said that the government will make it easier for founders to exit their companies , responding to concerns that though it is difficult to start a company in India , it is almost impossible to shut one down .
Earlier in the day , Jaitley said , this year's budget will unveil taxation policies friendly to entrepreneurs , to help them build businesses for both local markets as well as global .

C02 EMISSION FALLS BY 22.72 LAKH TONNES IN MADHYA PRADESH

In a time when increasing pollution is emerging as a major problem for India , in Madhya Pradesh the carbon dioxide emission is reported to be reducing.  The reduction in emission is due to the promotion of use of renewable energy by the government  .This year  the CO2 emissions have declined by 22.72 lakh tonnes as reported by the official . The people miht surely be breathing a cleaner aur in MP . In this case , Madhya Pradesh can definitely emerge as the role model for states like Delhi , Uttar Pradesh where pollution levels are increasing rapidly.  The projects like solar, wind ,Biomass and minor Hydel have been boosted  .

Madhya Pradesh is currently generating 1795.90 MW of renewable energy . The breakup is as follows:-
Wind energy - 943.6 megawatt
Solar energy - 63.2 megawatt
Biomass energy - 82.55 megawatt
Minor Hydel project - 86.55 megawatt
Currently a lot of renewable energy projects are under  construction which will certainly play their part in reducing pollution when completed . 

The State Public Relations Department's deputy director said , " At present , 51 solar , 157 wind , six biomass energy and 49 minor hydel power projects are under process of implementation in the state , the officer said , adding that 9,188 MW green energy will be generated upon the completion of these projects .