Overseas Assignment 30th July
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Our UAE Correspondent
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Our UAE to attract top talent
Correspondent through different reforms HE UAE has emerged as
such as Golden Visas one of the most powerful
HE UAE ac- have been paying off very passports in the world,
counted for the well, as high-net-worth in- with a visa-free or visa-on-arrival
highest number of dividuals and freelance score of 176, according to the
job creation in Gulf coun- professionals flock to the latest Henley Passport Index.
tries and reported 10 per country for better returns The title comes after the
cent increase in head- on investments as well UAE emerged as the “pandemic
count in the second quar- as safety against the pan- winner”, making it the strongest
ter of 2022 as compared demic, the report said. passport in the Gulf Cooperation
to the first quarter, ac- The UAE's economy Council (GCC) region and the
cording to Cooper Fitch’s has been growing at a Middle East.
latest report. very strong pace on the “Throughout the turmoil of
Bahrain reported nine back of high oil prices, the past two years, one thing
per cent increase in new expanding by an estimat- has remained constant: the grow-
jobs followed by Oman ed 8.2 per cent in the first ing strength of the UAE passport, by the government for new busi- been in the limelight as it attracts
at six per cent, Qatar at quarter. It is expected that which now sits at 15th place on ness and investors despite the investors from world over.
four per cent and Saudi real gross domestic prod- the ranking,” read a statement global pandemic. In 2012, it sat This year, the nation wit-
at three per cent. How- uct (GDP) is expected to released by Henley & Partners. at 64th place on the rankings nesses the highest net influx of
ever, Kuwait’s job market grow 5.4 per cent this The statement dubbed UAE with a score of just 106, the high-net-worth individuals
contracted by two per come up in new-age sec- against their medium and of bank employees in- year, thanks to higher oil as the “biggest climber on the statement said. (HNWI) estimated to 4,000,
cent in the second quarter tors including 40,000 in long-term strategies creased by a massive production and a govern- index”, as the nation has wit- Henley & Partners also added showing a 208 per cent increase
this year. metaverse alone in the around job creation. “We 845 in the first quarter of ment pledge to double nessed massive growth over the that peaceful countries hold the compared to the 2019 net inflow
past decade, through several most powerful passports. of 1,300 which was one of its
suspension continues
keting, cloud, public sec- noted that the UAE and lysts said. to 585. This reflects that dex (PMI), a key indicator
tor, strategy software de- other Gulf countries look As local banks in- lenders are increasingly of the private sector’s
velopment, cybersecurity set for a very positive em- creasingly shift towards hiring IT, sales and mar- performance, has also
and finance. ployment year in 2022 digital banking, the latest keting professionals to reflected a positive trend
It is estimated that with each country fo- UAE Central Bank report propel their growth. in job creation in the
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Saudi Arabia
Our Kuwait Correspondent hands of the first deputy prime
firms employing
sume issuance of family Last month, the Kuwaiti In-
visit visas, halted last terior Ministry announced stop-
month, before setting strict rules ping issuing visit visas until fur-
illegal workers
to ensure visitors will leave upon ther notice to devise a new
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the expiry of their visas, a local mechanism.
Our Saudi Correspondent Arabia will be banned from re- newspaper reported, citing a se- Foreigners make up nearly
turning to the Kingdom for three Our Saudi Correspondent curity source. 3.4 million of Kuwait’s overall
AUDI Arabia has an- years if they fail to return before However, business visas to population of 4.6 million.
nounced that foreign the visa expiry. SAUDI Arabia is getting tough enter Kuwait continue to be is- In recent months, there have
workers’ data will be per- Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has on companies employing illegal sued. end of their visit durations,” the been increasing calls in Kuwait
manently deleted if the em- reminded expatriates in the coun- workers or workers under the “The family visit visas have source was quoted by Al Anba for curbing foreigners’ employ-
ployee leaves the country with try that a fine of Saudi Riyal 500 sponsorship of other compa- been completely stopped by the as saying. ment along accusations that mi-
an exit and re-entry visa but will be levied for failure to renew nies. residency affairs departments The source said it is not clear grant workers have strained the
does not return before the visa their identification cards (IDs). Any facility that employs il- after around 20,000 expatriates yet when reissuance of such country’s infrastructure facilities
expires, local media reported. The Saudi Directorate Gen- legal expatriates or enables its came to the country on visit visas will begin. amid economic fallout from the
Upon the expiration of an eral of Passports said that the workers to work for others or for visas and did not leave after the “Reopening visits is in the Covid-19 pandemic.
exit and re-entry visa, the work- failure to renew the resident IDs their own account would be sub-
er’s status will be changed to for the first time will result in a ject to penalties, the Public Pros-
“exited and did not return”, after fine of Saudi Riyal 500 and will ecution warned.
which the worker’s data will be be increased to Saudi Riyal It has explained that the
permanently deleted at the Min- 1,000 upon failure for the second penalties for violating establish-
istry of Human Resources and time and deportation from the ments include a fine of up to
Social Development’s (MHRSD) country for failure to do so the SR10,000, in addition to a ban
data bank, and the worker’s sta- third time. on recruitment for a period of
tus will be changed to “absent Resident IDs must be re- up to five years, as well as
from work”. turned to the institution by the newed at least three days before defamation of the facility.
Through the MHRSD, social MHRSD, as indicated in the so- their expiration through the Min- The Public Prosecution said,
security department had previ- cial insurance. istry of Interior’s Absher electronic the penalties also include im-
ously urged business owners to Earlier in 2021, the General service or Muqeem portal. prisonment for up to one year
update their foreign workers’ Directorate of Passports Expatriates make up around for the managing director, noting
data. (Jawazat) clarified that expatri- 10.5 million of Saudi Arabia’s that he will be deported from
ates who have left on an exit
Dubai beats
The data of non-Saudi sub- total population of 34.8 million Saudi Arabia if he is an expa-
scribers are automatically re- and re-entry visa from Saudi people. triate.
NY as world’s
most popular
destination
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Our Dubai 81.8 billion views on the
Correspondent social app, surpassing
New York City with 59.5
UBAI has billion views and London
emerged as the at 36.8 billion views.
most popular “Synonymous with
destination in the world wealth and luxury, Dubai
for users on social media has become one of the
giant TikTok, beating most sought-after desti-
New York City which was nations for holidaymakers
last year’s number one. who want to soak up the
The UAE emirate sun in style. This ultra-
ranked number one in modern city is home to
‘TikTok Travel Index 2022’ some of the world’s most tourism sector has revived the safest places to travel on-year increase when
which covered 140 cities. astounding architecture, itself, after the pandemic for a holiday. compared to the same
It was conducted by lug- such as the tallest building which struck in 2020. The emirate wel- period in 2021, which saw
gage storage company on Earth, the Burj Khalifa,” Backed with safety pro- comed 6.17 million inter- the destination attracting
Bounce. a statement from Bounce tocols, strict regulations national visitors from Jan- just over two million inter-
Posts featuring the read. and crowd control, the uary to May 2022, show- national travellers, accord-
hashtag “#Dubai” had Dubai’s travel and emirate is now among ing a 197 per cent year- ing to government data.
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India to host FIFA U-17
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AAT News Service crore assistance to All India Foot- a seminal moment for women’s tunity to improve football stan-
ball Federation (AIFF) for field football when the best young fe- dards for women in India; and
HE Union Cabinet has of play maintenance, stadium male footballers from across the improve the commercial value
approved the signing of power, energy and cabling, stadia world will be showcasing their of the women’s game.
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girls and women in the country
to embrace football and sports AAT News Service the right culture for innovation, duct transactions worth crores
in general. incubation and more initiatives in the future,” said the minister.
The FIFA U-17 Women’s HERE is an immense po- in this sector. More than 40 In- India hosted first WHO Glob-
World Cup is the world champi- tential for investment and dian start-ups have become uni- al Centre for Traditional Medicine
onship for female players under innovation in the field of corns in the last two years”. recently to maximise the potential
or up to the age of 17, organised ayush. The trade volume of “To encourage competition, of traditional medicines through
by FIFA. The event started in ayush medicines has increased we need better packaging of our modern science and technology.
2008 and is traditionally held in by more than six times to over The country will plan, execute
even-numbered years. The sixth $18 billion in 2022, as compared and market the idea of making
edition of the event was held in to $3 billion in 2014. A phenom- India ‘a hub of healing’ by taking
Uruguay in December 2018. enal annual growth rate of 75 its products to the world. Ayurve-
Spain is the current champion of per cent makes this an attractive da, homeopathy and yoga are
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. sector. The country will soon constituents of India’s soft power,
FIFA U-17 Women’s World see many start-ups and busi- and to become a Vishwaguru
Cup India 2022 will be the sev- nesses investing in this sector, the country must project its
enth edition of the tournament, said Anurag Thakur, Union Min- strength to nourish the sector.
in which 16 teams, including In- ister for Youth Affairs. There is a need to uncover
dia, will participate. The AIFF Attending the Global Ayush investment potential in the sector
has proposed holding of the Investment and Innovation Sum- and give a fillip to innovation,
competition matches in three mit 2022, organised by Ministry research and development be-
venues – Bhubaneswar, Navi of Ayush in Gujarat, Mr Thakur sides promoting start-ups. Meet-
Mumbai, and Goa. said, “in the post-covid world, product and this should be com- ings such as the Global Ayush
biennial youth tournament will World Cup India 2022 has the and decision-making bodies; in- India successfully hosted the India is among the fastest-grow- plemented with aggressive mar- Investment and Innovation Sum-
be the first-ever FIFA women’s potential to strengthen women’s spire more girls to play football FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup ing major economies and ayush keting and branding. Ayush is mit will help the wellness industry
competition to be hosted by In- football in the country. Carrying in India; advocate for gender- India 2017 at six different venues can aspire to be a leading sector going to launch an e-marketplace and bring together industry lead-
Sites connected
Financial outlay of Rs. 10 2017, the nation is preparing for game from a young age; oppor- country in October 2017. and to that end we must have marketplace is also going to con- collaborations.
PARIMAN
in Satara (Maharashtra)
GIS technology, a web geo-
portal ‘PARIMAN’ developed by
National Informatics Centre, was
launched in 2021. Currently, the
portal is used by NCR partici-
pating states and the Office of
NCR Planning Board.
The geo-portal consists of
around 179 layers presented as
‘line’, ‘point & polygon’ feature
covering details of various sec-
tors like land use, transport, in-
dustries, water, power, health,
shelter, heritage and tourism,
disaster management etc. It will
help to improve decentralised
planning and management in
NCR.
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Now, with an intent of opti-
mum utilisation of resources in
public interest, the NCR Planning AAT News Service study of thunderstorms over the tication in the unmanned aerial and loss of property due to light-
region. As a part of this project, systems commonly known as ning strikes.
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Board has made the geo-portal
open to public. The geo-portal HE India Meteorological the ministry has proposed to pur- drones, IMD is exploring the pos- The IMD is an agency of the
AAT News Service to the beginning of social respect can be accessed through the Department (IMD) is ex- chase two drones for monitoring sibility to replace balloons with Ministry of Earth Sciences. It is
revolution heralded by Dr NCR Planning Board website ploring the possibilities to of weather parameters of the at- drones in gathering upper air ob- the principal agency responsible
HE National Monuments Ambedkar. <https://ncrpb.nic.in/> or deploy drones to gather atmos- mospheric boundary layer prior servations. This new technology for meteorological observations,
Authority (NMA) has rec- The Authority has also rec- <https://ncrpbgis.nic.in/>. pheric data from various locations to occurrence of thunderstorms is expected to make the sensors weather forecasting and seis-
ommended the Ministry ommended a place in Satara in place of weather balloons. An and also for post-event monitor- recoverable and reusable, thus mology. IMD is headquartered
of Culture the two sites associ- (Maharashtra) where Dr Ambed- inter-departmental committee has ing of damages, said Mr Singh. likely to benefit IMD. in Delhi and operates hundreds
ated with Dr B R Ambedkar, the kar received his primary educa- been constituted by IMD to con- Currently, radio sounding is Upper air observations are of observation stations across
Father of Indian Constitution and tion in ‘Prataprao Bhosale High duct studies in this regard, said the method in practice to meas- a part of initial conditions for the India and the Antarctica. Re-
a great social reformer, to be School’ to be declared as Mon- Jitendra Singh, Union Minister ure vertical profile of physical weather forecast models. This gional offices are at Chennai,
declared as Monuments of Na- ument of National Importance. of State for Science and Tech- properties of the upper air at- new technology, if found techni- Mumbai, Kolkata, Nagpur, Guwa-
tional Importance, said Tarun Vi- The school register still shows nology, and Earth Sciences. mosphere and this is done by cally feasible through contem- hati and New Delhi.
jay, Chairman, NMA. with pride a child student Bhim In order to explore the tech- launching a transmitter interfaced plated experimentation, is ex- IMD is also one of the six
The Authority has recom- Rao’s signatures in Marathi. The nical feasibility of upper air bound- with sensors aloft a weather bal- pected to benefit IMD in the field Regional Specialised Meteoro-
mended that ‘Sankalp Bhumi school, now under Zila Parishad, ary-level data sensing, the Min- loon. Although weather balloons of weather forecasting by pro- logical Centres of the World Me-
Banyan Tree Campus’ in Vado- is in a dilapidated condition, he istry of Earth Sciences and IMD are widespread in use since viding high-resolution upper air teorological Organisation. It has
dara (Gujarat), where Dr Ambed- said. invited industry and academia long, it poses a limitation to suc- data from unexplored and remote the responsibility for forecasting,
kar had taken a resolve to erad- “It is a priceless heritage in to demonstrate experimental cessful recovery of the sensor areas along with the data from naming and distribution of warn-
icate untouchability on Septem- the region of social harmony drone-based radio sounding on and also limits the use of more existing observatory networks, ings for tropical cyclones in the
ber 23, 1917, be declared as and equality and must be de- a ‘No Cost, No Commitment’ ba- sophisticated and widespread said Mr Singh. Northern Indian Ocean region,
Monument of National Impor- clared and preserved as a Mon- sis. The ministry is setting up a sensors due to underlying implicit The main objective of the including the Malacca Straits,
tance. This place is more than ument of National Importance,” Thunderstorm Research Testbed cost involved. Thunderstorm Research Testbed the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian
hundred years old and a witness added Mr Vijay. Site over East India for in-depth With the advent and sophis- is to minimalise human fatalities Sea and the Persian Gulf.
Fuel quality improves
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significantly from
liquefied natural gas terminals;
allocation of domestic gas to
compressed natural gas (trans-
port)/piped natural gas (domes-
tic) in no cut category; allowing
Government
sets target
to raise the
share of The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at the opening ceremony of 44th Chess Olympiad, in
natural gas
in energy
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Providing piped natural gas AAT News Service Ahmedabad have been opera- the following are operationalised
(PNG) connections and estab- tionalised on October 31, 2020. based on the availability of in-
lishment of compressed natural HE Ministry of Civil Avia- The airline operating the sea- frastructure and other necessary
gas (CNG) stations is part of tion has introduced sea- planes comply with the extant arrangements:
CGD network and the same is
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plane operations from wa- provisions of civil aviation re- Chandigarh-Shimla-Chandi-
carried out by the entities au- ter aerodromes under Regional quirement (CAR)/guidelines for garh; Shimla-Rampur-Shimla;
AAT News Service Rajya Sabha, he said the fuel quirements. thorised by Petroleum and Nat- Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- safety norms. However, due to Shimla-Mandi-Shimla; Mandi-
quality has improved significantly Oil Industry Safety Direc- ural Gas Regulatory Board (PN- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Na- Covid-19 pandemic, the sea- Dharamshala-Mandi; Mandi-Kul-
HE government had con- from BS-IV to BS-VI norms by torate, a technical directorate GRB), said Mr Teli. grik). Airports Authority of India plane operations which com- lu-Mandi; Dehradun-New Tehri-
stituted an expert com- reducing the permissible sulphur under the aegis of Ministry of The CNG stations and PNG (AAI), the implementing agency menced on October 31, 2020 Dehradun; New Tehri-Srinagar-
mittee under the Chair- content from 50 parts per million Petroleum & Natural Gas, de- connections are being provided has awarded 14 water aero- were suspended. New Tehri; Srinagar-Gauchar-
manship of Member, Planning (ppm) in BS-IV to maximum 10 velops standards for oil and gas by authorised entities as per dromes under UDAN across the AAI, the implementing Srinagar; Dehradun-Srinagar-
Commission (now NITI Aayog) ppm in BS-VI compliant fuel. industry and carries out periodic timelines prescribed by PNGRB country, namely, Sardar Sarovar agency has informed that ` 287 Dehradun; Dehradun-Gauchar-
to prepare road map of Auto This has enabled the intro- external safety audits of oil and from time to time. As on May Dam (Statue of Unity), Sabarmati crore have been sanctioned for Dehradun; Haldwani-Haridwar-
Fuel Vision and Policy-2025. As duction of advanced emission gas installations to monitor their 31, 2022, total 95.21 lakh PNG Riverfront in Ahmedabad; 14 water aerodromes and an Haldwani; Pantnagar-Pithora-
per previous Auto Fuel Policy, control technologies, including compliance. However, safety, (domestic) connections have Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island), expenditure of ` 18.73 crore has garh-Pantnagar.
Bharat Stage (BS)-II, BS-III and diesel particulate filters to reduce security and environmental as- been provided and 4,531 CNG Shaheed Dweep (Neil Island), been incurred so far. About 28 seaplane routes
BS-IV quality auto fuels were particulate matter and selective pects of oil and gas installations (transport) stations have been Long Island, Port Blair in An- Mr Singh said, a total of 115 connecting 14 water aerodromes
introduced in the country by April catalyst reduction systems for are ensured by the companies established by the authorised daman & Nicobar Islands; Guwa- RCS helicopter routes have been and 115 RCS helicopter routes
1, 2017. reduction in nitrogen oxides concerned. entities. hati riverfront and Umrangso awarded under RCS-UDAN have been awarded. No airline
The committee proposed im- emissions in BS-VI vehicles, Meanwhile the government After completion of 11A CGD Reservoir in Assam; Nagarjuna scheme out of which 36 routes has submitted any bid from
plementation of BS-V emission said Mr Teli. has set a target to raise the round, 295 geographical areas Sagar Dam in Telangana; have been operationalised. As Visakhapatnam cruise terminal
norms by April 1, 2020 and BS- Oil India has established share of natural gas in energy (GAs) have been authorised Prakasam Barrage in Andhra per provisions in UDAN scheme, for UDAN seaplane and heli-
VI emission norms from 2024. more than 1,000 standard oper- mix to 15 per cent in 2030 from which inter alia covers 98 per Pradesh; and Minicoy, Kavaratti, helicopter operations are per- copter operations so far. UDAN
However, considering rising pol- ating procedures covering all about 6.3 per cent now, said cent of India’s population and Agatti in Lakshadweep Islands, missible only in priority areas is an ongoing scheme where
lution, government had decided functions of installations under the minister. 88 per cent of its GAs. As per said the Union Minister of State viz. Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarak- bidding rounds are conducted
to leapfrog directly from BS-IV Health Safety, Security and En- To achieve the target, various minimum work programme, CGD for Civil Aviation, Gen. V K Singh hand, Himachal Pradesh, North periodically for covering more
to BS-VI emission norms with vironment (HSSE) management initiatives have been taken which entities authorised up to 11A (Retd). Eastern Region states, Andaman destinations/stations and routes
effect from April 1, 2020, , said system. From time to time, HSSE inter alia include – expansion of round, have to provide 12.33 Replying to a question in Ra- and Nicobar Islands and Lak- and in case, any airline submit
the Union Minister of State for verticals are reviewed internally national gas grid to about 33,500 crore PNG connections and es- jya Sabha, he said out of these shadweep. any bid for routes in future rounds
Petroleum and Natural Gas, by top management based on kms from current 21,715 kms; tablish 17,700 CNG stations by water aerodromes, Sardar Further, Pawan Hans has of bidding, the same maybe con-
to balance rights of
Such water-based transporta-
tion service is an effective meas-
ure to lower the logistics costs,
reducing travel time and promo-
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all berth hiring and vessel re-
AAT News Service MTA on June 2, 2021 and the Replying in the Rajya Sabha, lated charges being currently
same was circulated by Ministry he said, all stakeholders including levied to the Ro-Pax/passenger
HE Model Tenancy Act of Housing and Urban Affairs states/UTs, associations of ten- ferries for the next six months In this regard he had also transportation in the country. also requested MoPNG to con-
(MTA) aims to balance (MoHUA) to all the states/Union ants, landlords and general pub- with immediate effect. written letters to Nirmala As per the notification by sider reduction in fuel prices and
the rights of all types of territories (UTs) on June 7, 2021 lic were duly consulted while fi- The cost of Marine fuel ‘Low Sitharaman, Union Minister for Central Tax (rate), it is men- Ministry of Finance to lower the
tenants and landlords and create for adoption by way of either nalising MTA. A copy of draft Sulphur High Flash High Speed Finance and Corporate Affairs tioned that service of transporta- associated taxes on it so as to
an accountable and transparent enacting a fresh legislation or MTA along with the background Diesel’ (LSHFHSD) has in- and Hardeep Singh Puri, Union tion of passengers through in- provide the necessary support
ecosystem for renting of prem- amending existing rental laws note in English, Hindi and various creased from ` 76,000/KL to ` Minister for Petroleum and Nat- land waterways is exempted to this sector in present circum-
ises in disciplined and efficient suitably, said the Union Minister other local/vernacular languages 1,21,000/KL. Similarly, the cost ural Gas highlighting the issue from GST. lf in case the GST stances.”
manner. of State for Housing & Urban was also uploaded on the web- of Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil and requested them to extend component, applicable on In order to promote the sur-
The Union Cabinet approved Affairs, Kaushal Kishore. site of MoHUA for public con- (VLSFO) has increased from ` their support for the sector by spares and maintenance, re- face water transportation and to
sultations/suggestions. 40,608/KL to ` 80,917/KL. It is reducing taxes and price of the pairs and overhaul services of encourage the newly emerging
Accordingly, around 500 to be noted here that in the be- fuel respectively. The minister the ferries, is passed on to the inland passenger and vehicle
views/comments/suggestions ginning of FY 2021-22 the cost has also requested all the states passengers where mass surface movement ecosystem of the
were received from various of marine fuel-LSHFHSD used to lower their rates of Value water transport system and country, the various issues of
stakeholders which were duly to be 10-15 per cent less than Added Tax (VAT) over high ecosystem is competing against rising global marine fuel prices
analysed and suitably incorpo- retail diesel-HSD. Hence, effec- speed diesel used by this sec- the government heavily sub- and their bunker pricing, ineffec-
rated in the final draft of MTA. tively the rise is more than 40 tor. sidised road, rail and air travel tive GST input credit for ferry op-
As per information available per cent. It is noteworthy that, marine under regional air connective erators, growing difference be-
with MoHUA, states of Andhra To discuss the impact of high fuel prices inclusive of taxes scheme Ude Desh ka Aam Na- tween the cost of marine fuel
Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar marine fuel prices and Goods have cascading effect on the full garik (UDAN), the price of tick- and retail fuel should be looked
Pradesh and Assam have re- and Services Tax (GST) on ferry value chain of mass surface wa- ets will increase and the de- into and necessary considera-
vised Tenancy Acts on the lines operations, Union Minister of ter transport system and mand of the service maybe tion should be given to promote
of MTA, said Mr Kishore. Ports, Shipping & Waterways, ecosystem, the burden of which impacted negatively. this sector, said the minister.
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strengthens unity,
“the states are truly a traveller’s
paradise”.
He lamented that despite the
rich experience the region offers,
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many people are still unaware
integrity of nation
es to His Highness Sheikh
and uninformed about it. Mr HE Prime Minister, Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmed Al-
Naidu urged people who enjoy Narendra Modi, congrat- Sabah, on his appointment
travelling to “explore North East, ulated His Highness Sheikh as the Prime Minister of
to revel in its beauty and to ad- Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmed Al- Kuwait. I look forward to work-
mire the diversity in our culture”. Sabah, on his appointment as ing with him to further deepen
Appreciating the North East the Prime Minister of Kuwait. and expand our excellent bi-
North East is
of North Eastern states and
a traveller’s
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paradise, Provisional list of 23 production-linked
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this beautiful
on July 6, 2022. The beneficiar-
ies include 12 drone manufac-
region
turers and 11 drone component
manufacturers, said the Union
Minister of State for Civil Avia-
– Venkaiah Naidu tion, Gen V K Singh (Retd).
Replying to a question in Ra-
gradually shift to sustainable jya Sabha, he said the eligibility
agriculture. criteria which have been set for
The Vice-President also not- drones and drone component
ed marked improvements in in- manufacturers are:
frastructure in the North East, Eligibility norm for Micro,
especially in connectivity, and Small and Medium Enterprises
said that these efforts are “un- (MSME) and start-ups is speci-
leashing a new era of growth in fied as ` 2 crore of annual sales
the region”. revenue for drone manufacturers
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Complimenting the organis- and ` 50 lakh of annual sales
AAT News Service petus to tourism in the North which 75 bikers including five ers for the unique expedition, revenue for drone component
East, Mr Naidu said that “fre- women from 18 states travelled he also appreciated their focus manufacturers.
HE Vice-President, M quent people-to-people ex- across all the eight states of on the theme of road safety. Ex- Eligibility norm for non-MSME
Venkaiah Naidu, called changes and interactions can the North East. pressing concern about the huge is specified as ` 4 crore of annual
upon people to give pref- strengthen the unity and in- Mr Naidu, recalling his recent loss of lives in avoidable road sales revenue for drone manu- specified as 40 per cent of net starting 2021-22. The incentive
erence to domestic tourism and tegrity of our nation.” travels to all the North Eastern accidents in India every year, facturers and ` 1 crore of annual sales. for 2021-22 will be payable in
explore all parts of the country He was interacting with the states, said that with beautiful Mr Naidu called for greater all- sales revenue for drone com- The government is providing 2022-23 after scrutiny of the fi-
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Stressing the need for giving im- – ‘North East on Wheels’, in warm hospitality of the people, number of accidents. Minimum value addition is spread over three financial years aries.
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AAT News Service Clean-up Day on September society to achieve the target to
17, 2022. remove 1,500 tonnes of
ORE than 200 tonne of The minister directed the of- garbage, mainly single-use plas-
garbage, mainly single- ficials of the Ministry of Earth tic from the sea coasts on In-
use plastic, have been Sciences to rope in non-gov- ternational Coastal Clean-up
removed from the sea coasts ernmental organisations (NGOs), Day, which incidentally is also
during the first 20 days of the citizen groups, children and youth the birthday of Prime Minister,
ongoing 75-day Coastal Clean- forums, corporates, non-profit Narendra Modi celebrated as
Up campaign launched on July organisations, consular staff as ‘Sewa Divas’ in the country. He
5, 2022, said the Union Minister well as municipal corporations called upon all to join the mas-
of State for Science & Technol- of the coastal states to convert sive clean-up drive on Septem-
ogy and Earth Sciences, Jiten- it into a Jan Andolan. ber 17 to be carried out at 75
dra Singh. The minister reiterated that beaches across the country with
Taking a review meeting of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi 75 volunteers for every kilometre
the campaign, Mr Singh also has taken a lead in the cleanli- of the coastline.
noted with satisfaction that so ness campaign and has moti- Readers are advised to make ap-
far more than 5,200 volunteers vated the entire nation to keep Coastal Clean-Up Campaign Porbandar and Gir, Somnath propriate enquiries before entering
from 24 states have already the 7,500 kilometres long coastal were carried out at Digha and in Gujarat, Mangalore and into any commitment or making
registered for the 75-day long line of India clean, safe and Haldiya in West Bengal, Bhawa- Udupi in Karnataka and payments in relation to any adver-
tisement published in this paper.
campaign to raise awareness healthy for mankind. nipatna in Odisha Paschim, Chatham for Shore Road in An- Assignments Abroad Times
about ‘Swachh Sagar, Surak- M Ravichandra, Secretary, Thiruvananthapuram and Man- daman and Nicobar Islands. shall not be held responsible for
shit Sagar’, which will culmi- Ministry of Earth Sciences jeshwar in Kasaragod district Mr Singh sought active co- any consequences thereon.
nate on International Coastal (MoES), informed Mr Singh that of Kerala, Asmawati Ghat in operation of members of civil Publisher
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