Coal Sector: 🚧
+commercial coal mining based on a revenue sharing mechanism
+Rs 50,000cr allotted for evacuation infrastructure
+Coal bed methane will be auctioned
Mining Sector: ⛏️
+defined differences between captive & non-captive mines dissolved. This will increase & encourage private investment in this sector.
Defense Sector: 🪖🇮🇳
+For bans on imports, GoI will release weapons and platforms. This will fall under defense protection
+FDI limit in defence manufacturing increased to 74% (previously it was 49%)
Airspace Management ✈️
+Restrictions eased on using Indian airspace
+1000 crore rupees per year will be brought in
+6 more airports will be auctioned under PPP model
+investments to improve facilities will happen in 12 airports
Energy Sector:
+power distribution companies in UTs privatized & in line with tariff policy
+Rs 8100cr VGF (viability gap funding) allotted for social infra projects
Amnesty (@AIIndia) being shut down has NOTHING to do with civil liberties!
Here's a thread on why GoI froze accounts:
1. No FCRA approval (it had got it 1X in 2000) but denied by every successive government since 2000 due to account discrepancies.
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2. In it's guide and website, Amnesty states it does not receive support from govts BUT it:
-accepted a 4yr grant from the British govt worth £3M (exempt from taxes because it was a 'charity')
-accepted €2.5M from EU & the USA, Norway and Netherlands’ governments.
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Dr. Kirsten Sellars (visiting Fellow at the University of London & Australian National University objectively writes that Amnesty International received “discreet support” from overseas missions because public endorsement would have demanded transparency.
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FM @nsitharaman elaborated details of the #AtmanirbharBharatAbhiyan economic stimulus package aimed to revive the Indian 🇮🇳 economy from the hit it has taken from COVID-19.
The 1st part works to revive land, labour, liquidity & laws with the aim of making India self-reliant.
The 2nd part of the #AtmanirbharBharatAbhiyan stimulus package focused on
migrant workers⛏️
street vendors♨️
self-employed people👩💻
small farmers🧑🌾
The 3rd part of the #AtmanirbharBharatAbhiyan economic stimulus package focused on agricultural reforms including:
•Farm Infrastructure🚜
•Animal Husbandry🐟
•Food Processing🍲
•Governance Reforms🇮🇳 @nsitharaman@FinMinIndia
65% of India's population is under the age of 35. It's no surprise that the #Budget2020 carries a strong focus on youth. Here's what's in it for you if you are a student and/or young working professional.
If there's one thing that annoys me a lot, it's paying higher taxes than required and the hassles associated with paying them. The GoI has simplified the tax process and also lowered rates in the #Budget2020. Here's what's in it for you if you're an income-tax payer.
Fisheries management, development & production is set to expand significantly in coastal areas which opens up employment. Horticulture is also encouraged.
Here's what's in it for you from #Budget2020 if you're a farmer.
Here is a classmate of mine who has answered back to my article in Indian Express. Here is my response in a thread. 1/15 deccanchronicle.com/opinion/op-ed/…
1. I haven’t publicly bashed or given out names of my fellow alums out of respect- even though I easily could have on a national platform. You didn’t return the favour- bashing my name and platform- like your ‘anguished’ liberal colleagues. #ShahinBaghProtest#CAA_NRC_Protests
2. Speaking of anguished....Calling me a ‘disgrace’ on my Facebook wall for voicing my opinion....well, I hardly call that ‘anguished.’ Rude and un-objective. #ShahinBaghProtest#CAA_NRC_Protests#IndiaSupportsCAA