Coal minister G. Kishan Reddy said the environment ministry has now exempted pilot underground coal gasification projects from environmental clearance, ensuring faster implementation
Like the London Metal Exchange, we are going to set up a mineral exchange in India, Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said
Union minister for coal and mines G Kishan Reddy said the ministry is also working on the plans for smooth supply and transportation of coal. Between April and November 2024, coal imports declined by 5.35 percent, saving approximately $3.91 billion (Rs 30,007.26 crore). Notably, coal imports for domestic power plant blending fell by 23.56 percent, he said.
The government amended the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002, to provide an auction route for awarding production leases for offshore minerals
The plan for setting up the coal exchange was discussed in a recent meeting, Reddy said
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said there has been an "unprecedented" increase in MSP which would provide a benefit of Rs 2 lakh crore to the farmers in 2024-25 kharif season.
The long-term demand will be met by increased productivity of Coal India and commercial mines, he said.
BJP included senior leader Eatala Rajender in the first list of Lok Sabha candidates announced.
Addressing ministers and other delegates at the G20 Culture Ministers' Meeting in Varanasi, he also said that the discussions and deliberations that have taken place as a part of the Culture Working Group meeting and the Global Thematic Webinars have been "remarkable and inspiring".
Addressing a 'Maha Dharna' organised by the BJP here to mount pressure on the state government for construction of double bedroom houses, he said the BRS (then TRS) had promised construction of houses before the 2014 elections.
The modern manufacturing unit will have enhanced wagon manufacturing capacity. It will help in employment generation and development of ancillary units in nearby areas, an official release stated.
The development highlights the BJP's emphasis to set its house in order in Telangana where many relatively new but powerful entrants to the party were against the leadership of Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
"India's inbound travel is expected to reach to pre-pandemic level in 2023," Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said,
Reddy said the Union government and the Ministry of Tourism are closely working with all the ministries and the state governments to encourage tourism.
Addressing a session at the G-20 tourism working group meeting, Reddy said the trails are expected to be launched this year
The meeting, being held in Darjeeling and Siliguri in West Bengal from April 1 to 3, is being attended by more than 130 participants, including delegates of G20 members, invitee countries and international organisations, industry partners, state tourism officials and local tour operators.
Addressing reporters, Reddy said after independence and till 2014, only 13 antiquities which were smuggled out of India, were brought back.
Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy, in a written response to a query, also shared data on the revenue generated through entry fee at monuments and sites at 143 locations in the country during the last three years.
Reddy, the minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), also directed senior officials to prepare an action plan for the proposed global investors' conclave in the coming months.
As part of the festivities, no entry fee would be collected from August 5 through August 15 at any ticketed centrally protected monuments or museums associated with archaeological sites, said minister for culture and tourism Kishan Reddy
Budget 2022 | The increase comes after a 15 percent reduction last year, when the proposed expenditure was reduced from Rs 3,149.86 crore in 2020-2021.
Addressing a conference, he asserted that there has been no bigger confidence booster for revival of tourism than vaccination against COVID-19. The minister congratulated each and every citizen of the country, on India achieving the milestone in its vaccination drive against COVID.
The meeting will be held at 11 am on July 1, at the residence of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy also said the government has consistently emphasised to Pakistan to put an end to cross-border infiltration of terrorists and dismantle the infrastructure supporting terrorism on a permanent basis.
Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said the Ministry of Home Affairs operationalised the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal on August 30, 2019 to provide a centralised mechanism to the citizens for online reporting of all types of cyber crime incidents, with a special focus on cyber crimes against women and children.