Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches E-Sampada web portal

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1. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches E-Sampada web portal

  • Housing and Urban Affairs Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri has launched E-Sampada, a new web portal and mobile app on Good Governance Day.
  • The new application provides a single-window for all the services including an allotment for over one lakh government residential accommodations, office space allotment to government organisations in 45 office complexes in 28 cities and booking of 1,176-holiday homerooms.
  • The portal provides online facility to users across India to lodge complaints, submit documents and appear for the virtual hearing.
  • This is a significant step towards the promotion of e-governance to enhance transparency and accountability in providing various estate services like allotment, retention, regularisation and no dues certificate.
  • The real-time information on utilisation of assets and delivery of service will facilitate optimum utilisation of resources.
  • The automated processes will minimize human intervention and will lead to greater transparency.
  1. Punjab Govt launches mobile app and web portal ‘PR Insight’
  • Punjab Chief Minister Captain, Amarinder Singh has launched Mobile Application and web portal called ‘PR Insight’, to improve the delivery of citizen-centric services, based upon the feedback of its citizens on government policies.
  • The basic objective of PR Insight is to re-orient the existing schemes and programmes of the state government to the people’s satisfaction after meticulously monitoring their feedback.
  • PR Insight application has been developed by the Information & Public Relations Department to provide a single repository & dashboard of all the news articles & social media posts of the State.
  1. Himachal CM unveils 18-feet statue of Vajpayee in Shimla
  • Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has unveiled an 18-feet tall statue of late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of his 96th birth anniversary at the historic Ridge in the state capital.
  • The statue has been built at a cost of Rs 1.08 crore. The Ridge Maidan also houses statues of Mahatma Gandhi and former prime minister Indira Gandhi.
  1. Ind-Ra revises India’s GDP contraction to 7.8% for FY21India
  • Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has revised India’s GDP estimate for the current financial year 2020-21 (FY21) to -7.8 per cent from -11.8 per cent estimated earlier.
  • This lower contraction rate is mainly due to the easing of COVID-19 curbs and better-than-expected recovery in the second quarter.
  • Ind-Ra has also estimated the GDP to grow by 9.6% in 2021-22 (FY22).
  1. DFC to invest USD 54 million in India to support critical infrastructure projects
  • The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has announced to invest $54 million in India to support the development of critical infrastructure projects in the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The DFC will invest this $54 million in equity for the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) in India.
  • NIIF will use this capital to support economic growth and address critical development challenges in the country. This financing is part of NIIF’s final round of fund-raising for the fund.
  1. A new book titled ‘Covid-19: Sabhyata ka Sankat aur Samadhan’ released
  • Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s new book titled ‘Covid-19: Sabhyata ka Sankat Aur Samadhan’ (Covid-19: Crisis of Civilisation and Solutions) was launched by former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh. The Hindi book, published by Prabhat Prakashan.
  • The new book discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the common way of life while suggesting solutions to the ongoing crisis triggered by the disease.
  • The book discusses how the pandemic has influenced the education system, business, politics, public safety, foreign policy, law, medicine, economy and development of countries.
  1. India’s first Lithium refinery to be set up in Gujarat
  • India’s first Lithium refinery is soon going to be set up in Gujarat. Manikaran Power Limited, one of the country’s largest power trading and renewable energy company will invest around Rs 1,000 crore to set up this refinery.
  • The refinery will process Lithium ore to produce battery-grade material. Lithium is a rare element and is usually not found in India.
  • Last year, Manikaran Power had collaborated with Australian firm Neometals to tap the Mount Marion Lithium mine in Western Australia.
  • The proposed project is expected to help Gujarat secure the raw material supply for domestic manufacturing of Lithium batteries as it looks to promote electric vehicles.

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