GMERS Recruitment 2015 – 426 Staff Nurse, Sister in charge & Other Posts

GMERS Recruitment 2015 – 426 Staff Nurse, Sister in charge & Other Posts: Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS), Gandhinagar has delivered notification for the recruitment of 426 Nursing Superintendent, Deputy Nursing Superintendent, Assistant Nursing Superintendent/ Matron, Sister in charge and Staff Nurse vacancies at GMERS Medical College attached hospitals at Sola-Ahmedabad, Gotri-Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Dharpur-Patan, Valsad, Himmatnagar and Junagadh. Eligible candidates may apply in prescribed application format on or before 03-01-2015. For more details like age limit, qualification & how to apply are given below…

GMERS Vacancy Details: 
To tal No.of Posts: 426
Name of the Post:
1. Nursing Superintendent: 16 posts
2. Deputy Nursing Superintendent: 05 posts
3. Assistant Nursing Superintendent/ Matron: 22 posts
4. Sister in charge: 73 posts
5. Staff Nurse: 310 posts

Age Limit: Candidates age limit should be 45 years for S.No.1 to 3 posts, 40 years for S.No.4 & 5 posts. Age relaxation will be applicable as per rules.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess M.Sc Nursing Degree & GMERS for S.No.1 to 3 posts, Post Graduate Degree in Nursing & GMERS for S.No.4 post, General Nursing & Midwifery Course/ B.Sc Nursing Course for S.No.5 post. All the candidates must be Registered with Indian Nursing Co uncil.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may send only one application prescribed format for all seven hospitals any of the Medical Superintendent, GMERS college attached hospital at Sola-Ahmedabad, Gotri-Vadodara, Dharpur-Patan, Gandhinagar, Valsad, Junagadh and Himmatnagar on or before 03-01-2015. Refer the notification for sending address.

Last Date for Receipt of Applications: 03-01-2015.

India vs Australia vs England - Carlton Tri-Series 2015 - Live in DD1, Star Sports 1, 3 - IND vs ENG vs AUS - Live Streaming in StarSports - Schedule

Carlton Tri Series - India vs Australia vs England - all the One Day International matches is being live telecast by Star Sports 1 and 3

Note: Doordarshan DD National (DD1) is live telecasting India matches in the tri series. 

Live Streaming in:

Webcast, podcast, online stream of the matches can be seen in the website
http://www.starsports.com/cricket

India Matches Schedule:

20 January, 2015 - Tuesday - 8.50 am IST - India vs England - Brisbane

26 January, 2015 - Monday - 8.50 am IST - India vs Australia - Sydney< br />
30 January, 2015 - Friday - 8.50 am IST - India vs England - Perth

1 February, 2015 - Sunday - 8.50 am IST - Final - Perth

Sony SIX, Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Neo Cricket, ESPN are not live telecasting the matches of India tour to Australia 2015.

Only Star Sports is live telecasting all the ODI matches in the India's Tour of Australia

For more updates see Cricinfo, Star Sports website, BCCI website, Cricnext and other news media

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India's Cash intensive economy

The Reserve Bank of India and commercial banks annually spend around Rs.21,000 crore ($3.5 billion) in currency operations costs while citizens of Delhi alone spend Rs.9.1 crore and 60 lakh hours in collecting cash. The scale of this burden is unique to India considering that it is among the most cash-intensive economies in the world with a cash-to-GDP ratio of 12%, almost four times as much as other markets such as Brazil (3.93%), Mexico (5.3%) and South Africa (3.73%).
There are many reasons why India has to pay such a high price for its payments .One is the need to frequently reissue notes due to poor handling -low-value notes have to be replaced in less than a year. The other reason is the need to frequently upgrade security features and replace old notes. There is a huge cost in pulling old notes out of circulation and replacing them. India also has unique issues in logistics and in some places the currency notes have to be transported by helicopter.
A report on `Cost of Cash in India' commissioned by MasterCard and brought out by the Institute For Business In The Global Context has highlighted how much of a drag the over dependence on currency for payment is turning out to be. One reason for the increased dependence on cash is the lack of access to banking with a third of the population over 15 years not having used a bank account.
The report also highlights that although mobile banking has picked up, it is not yet being used for payments. There has been a jump in electronic payments since 2007 with its share increasing from 2.6% to 6.8%.This is largely due to the development of non-cash payment systems such as the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and National Electronic Clearing System (NECS). But the report says that growth in these segments has typically benefited the commercial sector more than retail clients. The value of transactions through ATMs has grown sixfold from Rs.3 lakh crore in 2007 to about Rs.18 lakh crore in 2012. However, when the ATM transactions are weighted for population, India continues to fare poorly even when compared to lesser developed markets such as Kenya, Niger or Egypt. According to RBI data, in 2013, 15,400 crore banknotes were issued globally, of which the maximum banknotes, 5,400 crore, were issued by China and almost 2,000 crore by India. The global projections for the next three years have been worked out at 16,000 crore, 16,600 crore and 17,300 crore banknotes, for the world, China and India , respectively

Srirangam By-Election 2015 Schedule - Candidates List - Tamilnadu TN State Assembly - Sri Rangam Tiruchi By-Poll Dates

Tamil Nadu's - Srirangam - State Assembly Constituency by-elections schedule has been announced

Election Date - 13 February, 2015 (Friday)
Counting of Votes, Result - 16 Feb 2015 (Monday)

Issue of Notification - 19-1-2015 (Monday)
Last Date for making Nominations - 27 January 2015 (Tuesday)
Scrutiny of Nomination - 28 Jan 2015 (Wednesday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidature - 30-1-201 5 (Friday)

Candidates List:

1) S. Valarmathi - AIADMK 
2) N Anand - DMK

BJP, Congress might also contest election. Will update candidates list of other parties soon after it is announced. 

The main parties in Tamilnadu are Jayalalitha's AIADMK, Karunanidhi's DMK, Vijayakant's DMDK. Independents might also get into fray

The by-election was necessitated due to the disqualification of ADMK Chief Jayalalitha as MLA because of her conviction in disproportionate assets case.

For more updates on the by-poll one can also see Puthiya Thalaimurai, Jaya Plus, Dinamalar, Thanthi TV, Sun News, Captain TV The Hindu etc.

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Three held for thrashing teenage couple in Latur

Three people from Ganimi Kava were arrested on Friday after a video surfaced purportedly showing a group of men thrashing a teenage couple in Latur district, objecting to them "cavorting" in public. arrested people belonging to an outfit called "Ganimi Kava" (guerrilla squad) who went about allegedly thrashing couples in public spaces.

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मराठवाड्यातील तरुण-तरुणीला बेदम मारहाण आणि तरुणीच्या विनयभंगप्रकरणी तिघांना अटक करण्यात आली असून तिघे फरार आहेत. हे तीनही आरोपी गनिमी कावा या संघटनेचे सभासद आहेत.

नितीन गोडसे, अमोल खंदाडे, संदीप गोडसे अशी अटक करण्यात आलेल्या आरोपींची नावं आहेत. गनिमी कावा संघटनेच्या एकूण सहा जणांवर गुन्हा नोंदवण्यात आला आहे. त्यापैकी संघटनेचा लातूर तालुका अध्यक्ष बालाजी गोडसे, राकेश गोडसे आणि अक्षय बनसोडे फरार आहेत. सर्व आरोपींवर कलम 395 अंतर्गत गुन्हा दाखल करण्यात आला आहे.

लातूर जिल्ह्यातील अंकोली गावात 30 नोव्हेंबर 2014 रोजी हा प्रकार घडला होता. यात तरुण आणि तरुणीला बेदम मारहाण करण्यात आली. मात्र याच ठिकाणी असलेल्या 25 ते 30 जणांनी फक्त बघ्याची भूमिकेत होते.

Haryana's brand ambassador: Baba Ramdev

The BJP government in Haryana which has ambitious plans to promote yoga and ayurveda in a big way has appointed yoga guru Ramdev its brand ambassador.
Announcing this at a press conference at the Divya Yog Mandir here, Haryana's minister of sports and health Anil Vij said a herbal forest would be developed over thousands of acres of land in the state where plants of 25 thousand species of ayurvedic herbs would be grown under the supervision of the yoga guru and his close aide Balkrishna.
Expressing happiness at being appointed Haryana's brand ambassador, Ramdev said considering the state government's vision, the day was not far off when it would become India's first yogic state.

Kiran Bedi joins BJP

F ormer Team Anna member Kiran Bedi has joined BJP and will contest the Delhi assembly polls on February 7, a move seen as the party's move to contain Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the national capital.
The 65-year-old former IPS officer was inducted into the party fold in the presence of BJP president Amit Shah and Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Harshvardhan, triggering speculation that she may be in the race for chief ministership if BJP wins.
Shah declined to answer if Bedi would be pitted against her former colleague Arvind Kejriwal from New Delhi constituency . "A decision about her constituency will be taken later."

PM vows rapid change

Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to push through change at a fast pace but said subsidies should be continued to protect the interests of the poor.
Addressing the Economic Times Global Business Summit, he struck an optimistic note to say , "The New Age India has begun its transition, from a winter of subdued achievement lasting three to five years, to a new spring that beckons." He referred to the challenge the government faces in repairing the damage to the economy under UPA, but asserted that efforts to rev the growth engine would succeed. "It will take hard work, sustained commitment and strong administrative action. But we can overcome the mood of despair," Modi said, unveiling the agenda to revamp the economy . FM Arun Jaitley pitched India as a "great choice" for investors.
Listing the measures taken by his government, the PM said, "Improvement in governance is a continuous process. We are making changes wherever acts, rules and procedures are not in tune with needs." "We are cutting down on multiple clearances that choke investment. Our complex tax system is crying for reform, which we have initiated. I believe in speed. I will push through change at a fast pace. You will appreciate this in times to come," the PM said in remarks which are being seen as a roadmap of his reform agenda.
The PM defended subsidies, saying they were needed for the poor, but also asserted that their ultimate objective should be the welfare of the needy. "We need to cut subsidy leakages, not subsidies themselves," he said in his 45-minute speech. "The ultimate objective of subsidies should be to empower the poor, to break the cycle of poverty, and become foot soldiers in our war on poverty," the PM said.
The PM also said the government plans a massive national program for computerization of the public distribution system. "The entire PDS supply chain, from the FCI godown to the ration shop and consumer will be computerized. Technology will drive welfare and efficient food delivery," Modi said.
Modi said the government was committed to achieving the fiscal deficit target announced in the budget. "We have worked systematically in this direction," he said weeks before the 2015-16 budget, signalling commitment to repair the health of state finances.
However, he also made it clear that the pursuit of fiscal discipline would not be at the expense of the pro-poor orientation of his policies as he spelt out after he was elected the leader of BJP parli amentary party. "This government will be that of the poor," Modi had said. He took off from where he had left in May last year as he said, "Economic development cannot take a nation forward on its own. We need a society and economy which complement each other. We need to take care of the poor, deprived and sections which have been left behind." "Reforms are not an end in themselves. Reforms must have a concrete objective. The objective must be to improve the welfare of the people," he told an audience of top economists, businessmen, diplomats and bureaucrats. Modi said the government was preparing the ground for India to be a $20 trillion economy in the years ahead. "This is hard work. Quick and easy reforms will not be enough for creating a fast growing economy. This is our challenge and that is what we aim to do," he said.
Outlining some of the measures to boost growth and improve governance, Modi said thousands of railway stations in the country where not more than one or two trains stop in the day could be used as growth centres for nearby villages and used as centres for skill development using technology. He said government systems need to be sharp, effective, fast and flexible and this would require simplification of processes and having trust in citizens. "What is maximum governance, minimum government? It means government has no business to be in business," Modi said.

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FM Radio channels' e-auction approved

The Union Cabinet gave its nod for auction of FM radio channels under phase-III and renewal of licenses from phase-II to III in 69 existing cities for 135 channels.
This will be on an ascending e-auction basis. Approval was also given to migration (renewal) of private FM Radio licenses from phase-II to phase-III on payment of migration fee according to TRAI recommendations. As of now, there are 243 private FM channels in 86 cities of the country , spanning 26 States and 3 union territories.
A statement from the government said, "The auction process will add an estimated revenue of over Rs.550 crore to the national exchequer on successful auctions of all proposed channels. Besides, it will give the amount realized through the migration process, which is dependent on the TRAI recommended formula, where migration fee is linked with the discovery of market prices through the FM Radio phase-III auction."
Roll out of the first batch of FM radio phase-III auction will provide more channels to listeners with richer content in 69 existing cities. The cabinet has also approved correcting reserve price for 13 out of the 67 existing cities.The I&B ministry has also been authorized to extend the license periods of 21 channels for a year in case the auction or post auction formalities go beyond the March 2015 deadline, sources said. A committee of secretaries, including those from the department of economic affairs, finance, telecom, I&B will be set up to approve the list of successful bidders, sources added.
The cabinet nod came after the Election Commission's go-ahead for the auction. The EC was assured by the I&B ministry that only the tendering process would be taken up for now. 

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Make in Maharashtra

Giving a push to his `Make in Maharashtra' campaign, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has decided to further simplify the existing process to get permissions to set up an industry in the state.
In a meeting with the Industries Department, Fadnavis decided to remove several bottlenecks.Some of those which have been done away with include the Bombay Tenancy Agriculture Land Act (BTAL).The Industries Department has asked the Revenue Department to do away with BTAL which applies to companies which want to set up industries on agricultural land. Any company wanting to put up an industry on agricultural land will now be granted permission within five working days.
It is also being proposed that all industries and manufacturing units in Mumbai will not fall under the local municipal authority but will be brought under the MIDC.Aware that environmental clearances take a lot of time, Fadnavis has also asked the Industries Department to aggressively look into whether the state should do away with the sanction of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for a project if an approval has been granted by the MoEF.
More importantly, the state has decided that the industrial location policy which was devised to ensure industries set up their business outside Mumbai to decongest the metropolis -the policy will now be scrapped. A senior state government official said the policy has been outdated and was proving counter-productive in setting up businesses in Mumbai.
The state now proposes to increase FSI on agricultural land in case it is being used for industrial purpose. The government now plans to increase the FSI to 0.2 from .08 .
Earlier, industries had to take two different permissions if they wanted an electricity connection for setting up their industry and another when the production started. The government has now proposed to club these two as one. A power connection for construction of an industry and power connection for industrial operations will now no longer require two applications, a single one would do.Henceforth, VAT, CST and professional tax registration will be clubbed into one.

Trade snippets: December 2014

India's trade deficit narrowed to a 10-month low in December despite a contraction in exports as a slump in crude oil prices and lower gold purchases caused imports to drop at a faster pace. Non-oil and non-gold imports rose at a healthy pace, suggesting strength in the domestic economy . The lower trade deficit will provide support to Indian rupee amid volatile global financial markets because of crashing commodity prices, competitive currency moves and global growth concerns.Exports contracted by 3.77% in December after 7.2% growth last month mainly due to lower valuation of petroleum exports and a fall in the value of gems and jewelry sold overseas. Imports declined by 4.78% during the month on a year-on-year basis against an sharp 26.79% growth in November, narrowing the trade gap to $9.4 billion, the lowest since February last year.
Non-oil, nongold imports rose 12.5% in December, adding to positive signs on growth. The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to support growth.Gold imports growth eased significantly in December after the government scrapped a rule that mandated traders export one-fifth of the gold consignment imported into the country .
The inbound shipments of the yellow metal stood at $1.3 billion in December against $5.6 billion in November, when it had posted 570% growth on an annual basis. The 80:20 scheme to restrict gold imports was scrapped in November, freeing shipments of the yellow metal after the central bank said the current account deficit sit uation was comfortable due to low oil prices. India's current account deficit had widened to a fivequarter high of 2.1% of GDP in the second quarter. Gold imports fell to 39 tonnes in December from 152 tonnes in November. The 10% duty on gold, having been raised to that level in phases by UPA government, has been retained.
Gems and jewellery exports contracted by 1.12% to $42.6 billion against 44% growth posted in the previous month.The unceasing decline in global oil prices led to a 28.6% contraction in India's biggest import item but it also pulled down petroleum exports, which fell 20.1% in the month. Global crude oil prices have declined by 60% in the last six months. The engineering sector continued to do well in December with exports up 20.5% to $6.9 billion. Pharmaceuticals exports grew 2%, while readymade garments expanded 10%. 

BlackBerry Classic

Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry launched the Classic in India, priced at Rs.31,990, featuring the original Qwerty keyboard, track pad and touch screen in a back-to-roots attempt to once again become a contender in a space dominated by Samsung.
The Classic, which is the second phone from BlackBerry after the Passport, is aimed at corporate users. It will be offered on Snapdeal. The first 1,000 buyers who own BlackBerry Bold will get Rs.4,500 off when they upgrade to the Classic.New buyers will get benefits from Yatra.com of up to Rs.10,000.
BlackBerry has grown its global gross margin in the last four quar ters owing to the right mix of devices including Z3 and Passport. BlackBerry has brought back the characteristic features of its older devices such as the Bold and the Curve in the Classic.
It sports a 3.5-inch square touchscreen, dual-core processor running on 2GB RAM and a , a 13-megapixel camera.

Petrol, diesel prices cut

State fuel retailers pared the price of petrol by Rs.2.42 per litre and diesel by Rs.2.25 a litre but consumers were denied the full benefit of six-year low crude prices as the government tapped off Rs.2 by raising excise duty .
But still, this is the ninth reduction in petrol price since August and the fifth in diesel price since October. In Delhi, petrol will cost Rs.58.91 a litre, down from Rs.61.33 a litre now. Similarly , diesel will cost Rs.48.26 a litre, as against Rs.50.51 currently . In Mumbai, petrol price will be cut by Rs.2.55 a litre to Rs.71.91, while diesel will cost Rs.61.04.
This is the fourth increase in excise duty since November and cumulatively customers have been denied the benefit of Rs.7.75 per litre reduction in petrol and Rs.6.50 a litre cut in diesel rates that was warranted due to the slump in oil price to $46 a barrel. With Friday's reduction, petrol price has been cut by Rs.14.69 a li tre since August, while diesel rate in five downward revisions has been slashed by Rs.10.71.
A finance ministry notification said the excise duty on unbranded petrol was being hiked to Rs.8.95 per litre and that on unbranded diesel to Rs.7.96 per litre. The four increases in excise duty is expected to yield Rs 20,000 crore in additional revenue this fiscal and help the government meet the target of limiting fiscal deficit to 4.1% of GDP. Global crude oil prices have fallen almost 50% since June 2014, the most since the 2008 financial crisis, as supplies swelled.

Battle for Delhi begins again!

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off BJP's campaign for Delhi by yoking his credibility to the party's power bid in the city and by launching a frontal attack on AAP , accusing Arvind Kejriwal of promoting anarchy and lacking governance skills.
Addressing a large gathering at Ramlila Maidan, Modi latched on to Kejriwal's self-description of being an anarchist and said such politics will be disastrous for the city.
"Have you ever seen a politician who claims to be an anarchist? Those who believe in anarchy should go to the jungle and jo in the Naxals. There is no place for anarchists in Delhi.The city needs responsible people to run the government," said Modi drawing cheers. In his 38-minute speech, PM took care not to mention the AAP leader but it was Kejriwal who remained the focus of his speech which seemed to set up a showdown between the two who have duelled earlier in Varanasi.
Modi took pointed digs at the AAP leader for his populist politics and labelled him an obstructionist.
"People should be given only such assignments in keeping with their expertise. Those who are adept at sitting on footpaths, blocking traffic and launching agitations, they should be doing just that. We have the expertise to run governments and so we are the ones who should be given that responsibility." He urged voters to punish those responsible for the lack of a government for a year.

Hours after PM Narendra Modi lashed out at AAP, Arvind Kejriwal returned fire, calling BJP's Delhi unit "a sinkin g ship without a captain"."The party (BJP) has no positive agenda for Delhi and is therefore resorting to name-calling and personal attacks," Kejriwal said.The AAP chief blamed the BJP and the Congress for the year-long political stalemate in Delhi. "Call me anything you like but at least I worked. I am the only one who can stand up for the rights of people.Delhi has been without a government for a year because of the BJP and the Congress who refused to allow fresh elections to take place," he said. Countering the PM's remark that Kejriwal was good at dharnas and should stick to that, he said: "BJP does not know governance. AAP knows both governance and doing dharnas. If BJP wants, we can teach them (both).

Somewhere in Bangladesh....

Justice SK Sinha was appointed Chief Justice of Bangladesh to become the first Hindu to hold the highest judicial post in the Muslim majority country. President Mohammad Abdul Hamid appointed Sinha, the senior most judge of the apex court, as its chief justice who will have a term of a little over three years. He is the first non-Muslim to become the country's top judge.
Sinha, 64, will take over on January 17 with the present Chief Justice Muzammel Hossain retiring on January 16 on reaching 67, the retirement age for Supreme Court judges in Bangladesh, a law ministry statement said. Sinha is known for a number of landmark judgements, including those on the killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the 5th and 13th amendments to the Constitution.
He has also been an appeals judge in the on-going war crimes trials linked to the country's 1971 liberation war against Pakistan. Sinha obtained LLB and enrolled a s an advocate of the district court, Sylhet, in 1974 and practiced in that court. He conducted sessions trial cases independently till the end of 1977.

Delhi Polls announced

The gong has been sounded for a thre e-way contest in Delhi between BJP , Aam Admi Party and Congress with the Election Commission announcing February 7 as the date for the assembly polls.Results of the polls--the second in the last 13 months--will be out on February 13 and could end the uncertainty over which party would assume office after the 2013 election threw up a hung House.
After AAP's eventful 49 day stint in office, there has been no government in the capital with sporadic efforts to cobble a majority failing to bear fruit. Though it was just four seats short of a majority, BJP found the assembly's math difficult to work out with AAP having 28 seats and Congress 8 along with an AAP rebel, one JD(U) MLA and one independent. Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said the Delhi poll process will be completed by February 12, three days before President's rule in the state is due to expire. President's rule will have to be extended in case a new government is not formed by February 15.
PM Naren dra Modi's rally in Delhi on Saturday during which he launched a hard hitting attack on AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal who, in turn, responded with a pointed rebuttal and results of the cantonment board election on Monday have spiced up the poll broth. Though a contest on a modest scale, BJP's good showing in the 8-member cantonment board, fall in AAP's votes and Congress's success in gaining the second slot were quickly read as mood indicators by BJP and Congress ahead of the February 7 contest. The 70-member Delhi assembly is a high profile contest as BJP is keen to maintain its winning spree in recent state elections and check AAP with which it shares a bitter rivalry .The relatively better than expected performance of Congress may , however, dilute expectations of a near direct face-off between AAP and BJP with Kejriwal's party seen as the main challenger to the saffron outfit.
BJP is hoping to capitalize on the perceived disappointment of voters over Kejriwal's decisio n to step down as CM and has sought to tag him as a "quitter". Having won all 7 parliamentary seats in Delhi in the Lok Sabha polls, BJP chief Amit Shah has been working to overcome divisions in the Delhi unit and maintain the party's winning streak. AAP , on the other hand, has been aggressively working to woo back its "dejected" supporters in Delhi, which now boasts of a 1.3 crore-strong electorate.
It was with the blessings of these supporters that AAP had marked its sensational electoral debut in 2013. Congress, on the other hand, has been struggling to find its feet. There is an expectation that AICC general secretary and former Delhi assembly Speaker Ajay Maken could be Congress's face for Delhi elections, heading the party's campaign committee and also contesting the state polls.

Of India's Biggest Solar Energy Facility....

Adani Enterprises, India's biggest private power producer and port owner, is taking giant strides in the energy sector ­ planning to make solar panels that can generate competitively priced electricity and investing in LNG sourcing and oil and gas exploration. It's agreed to set up a joint venture with SunEdison that will invest Rs.25,000 crore, or $4 billion, to make India's biggest solar photovoltaic manufacturing facility and signed an accord with Australia's Woodside Energy in the oil and gas business.
The solar plant, to be constructed in Mundra, Gujarat, over a three-year period, will make low-cost panels capable of producing electricity that costs as much as power generated by using traditional fuels. "The facility will manufacture solar panels to fuel solar power growth in India, furthering India's goals for clean, renewable energy independence, and will add up to 20,000 jobs to the local economy," Adani a nd New Yorklisted SunEdison said in a joint statement on Sunday.
The venture will boost domestic solar equipment supply to meet the huge requirement of the sector in which Coal, Power and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal is aiming for unprecedented growth. The solar energy sector has so far imported huge amounts of low-cost Chinese equipment, drawing criticism from local suppliers.
Under the memorandum of understanding signed by Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and Woodside CEO Peter Coleman, the companies will explore opportunities in sourcing of liquefied natural gas, supply and purchase arrangements for India and LNG marketing. They will also consider investment in activities such as oil and gas exploration, production and liquefaction plants, Adani Enterprises said.
Ahmad Chatila, President and Chief Executive Officer of SunEdison, said the solar plant will supply equipment at competitive rates. Adani Power said the development of the largest integr ated solar manufacturing facility furthers the vision of Modi's `Make in India' campaign.
During the first half of 2015, SunEdison and Adani will conduct a comprehensive analysis of the opportunity and business plan before starting construction of the facility, the statement added.
On Saturday, debt-laden wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy announced plans to invest Rs.24,000 crore over the next five ` years in wind energy projects in Gujarat. Welspun Renewables said that it will spend Rs.8,300 crore in the state and has signed two MoUs for 500 MW wind and 600 MW solar capacities with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam.

NRIs can now vote

Non-resident Indians (NRIs) will soon be able to cast their vote through electronic ballots or through their nominees residing in India but will not be able to exercise their franchise through the novel method during the coming Delhi assembly polls. The Union government has informed the Supreme Court that it had accepted the Election Commission's recommendation to allow NRIs to vote through e-ballot system or through proxy . The EC discarded other possibilities--postal ballot and internet voting--terming them fraught with the danger of manipulation.
After the Centre conveyed its acceptance of the EC recommendations on NRI voting, a bench of Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice A K Sikri gave the Centre eight weeks to effect necessary amend ments in the law to implement the EC suggestion.
NCP had proposed postal ballot for NRIs while BJP, BSP and CPI had opined that postal ballot might not be a viable option for NRI s. Congress was not in favour of epostal ballot for NRIs.
Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for petitioner Shamsheer VP, pushed another plea--voting rights for migrant labourers who constitute nearly 30% of the population and facilities to enable armed forces personnel posted in remote and forward areas to vote.
The EC examined several suggestions to enable NRIs to cast their vote and rejected the idea of allowing them to cast their votes at diplomatic missions abroad.
Postal ballot was also ruled out. An EC committee said, "Epostal ballot can be considered to be employed after proofing, validation of the process and pilot implementation in 1 or 2 constituencies in elections to the legislative assemblies and then scale up to more assembly polls and finally parliamentary elections if found feasible, practicable and meeting the objectives of free and fair election."
"The committee recommends that the option of voting through proxy appointed by the overseas electors can be considered to be provided to NRIs. In order to cater to needs of all categories of NRIs, additional options of e-postal ballot and proxy voting can be made available depending upon the preference exercised by the NRI voter. In case NRI voter does not exercise any of these additional two options, then by default it will be deemed that overseas elector will cast his vote as per existing legal provisions and procedures at the polling station in India." Describing the e-ballot procedure, the EC committee said the NRI wishing to vote through this procedure would have to send an application either electronically or physically to the returning officer six months before the expiry of the term of the House.
"The RO may then verify the particulars of the person and at the time of election, on satisfaction, send the postal ballot electronically after the same is finalized on the last date of withdrawal of candidature, which the NRI elector can acce ss through a password that would be allotted to him. The elector downloads the postal ballot paper and then casts vote and posts is back to the RO after getting the declaration attested," it said.