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India Prioritises Global Biofuels Alliance

Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep S Puri has announced that the Global Biofuel Alliance is one of the priorities under India’s G20 Presidency. India, Brazil, and the United States will lead biofuel producers and consumers and work jointly to forge alliance with interested countries for the development of a Global Biofuels Alliance in the next few months. The alliance will facilitate cooperation and intensify biofuels uses in the transportation sector. Besides emphasising upon strengthening the markets. It will place emphasis on strengthening markets besides facilitating global biofuels trade and development of concrete policy lesson-sharing. The alliance will complement the existing regional and international agencies. It will also come out with initiatives in the bioeconomy, bioenergy and more broadly the energy transition fields.   Read the full article

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Meeting of National Association of Street Vendors highlights their contribution to economy

The 16th meeting of National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) was held with with the theme, 'From Encroachers to Self-Employed'.  Hardeep S Puri, the Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, addressed the meeting highlighting that that the street vendors have been an essential part of the economic growth story of India. He said they are self-employed and have been contributing in the collective dream of a ‘new India’. Puri also appreciated the street vendors for their contribution to the economic progress of India. He said success stories of street vendors will be highlighted. He mentioned that the PM SVANidhi scheme that was launched on 1 June 2020 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi  is meant to provide self-mployment, self-sustenance and self-confidence. He asked all states, municipalities, urban local bodies to celebrate SVANidhi Mahotsav ensuring the active participation of street vendors. The Minister mentioned that the street vendors had been provided capital working loans for them to resume their businesses that were hit during the pandemic. More than 30 lakh street vendors have been provided micro-credits of total Rs. 3,661 crores as of July 11, 2022. He added that the scheme has been designed to offer collateral-free working capital loans for street vendors to help them plan their business expansion.  Meanwhile the NASVI requested Puri for setting up of grievances committees. The minister assured that very soon such committees will be formed. Read the full article

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Meeting of National Association of Street Vendors highlights their contribution to economy

The 16th meeting of National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) was held with with the theme, 'From Encroachers to Self-Employed'.  Hardeep S Puri, the Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, addressed the meeting highlighting that that the street vendors have been an essential part of the economic growth story of India. He said they are self-employed and have been contributing in the collective dream of a ‘new India’. Puri also appreciated the street vendors for their contribution to the economic progress of India. He said success stories of street vendors will be highlighted. He mentioned that the PM SVANidhi scheme that was launched on 1 June 2020 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi  is meant to provide self-mployment, self-sustenance and self-confidence. He asked all states, municipalities, urban local bodies to celebrate SVANidhi Mahotsav ensuring the active participation of street vendors. The Minister mentioned that the street vendors had been provided capital working loans for them to resume their businesses that were hit during the pandemic. More than 30 lakh street vendors have been provided micro-credits of total Rs. 3,661 crores as of July 11, 2022. He added that the scheme has been designed to offer collateral-free working capital loans for street vendors to help them plan their business expansion.  Meanwhile the NASVI requested Puri for setting up of grievances committees. The minister assured that very soon such committees will be formed. Read the full article

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Greetings to fellow citizens on the anniversary of the adoption of tricolour as the national flag of Free India in 1947. During my long professional career representing India around the world, the tricolour was the symbol of pride that instilled a sense of belonging & identity. https://t.co/UTbdNufll0

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) Jul 22, 2021

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Set the record straight on the fake narratives & loose talk on India’s undaunted fight against Covid-19, vaccination process, vaccine manufacturing, exports & the resilient spirit of #AatmaNirbharBharat during the debate in Rajya Sabha today. https://t.co/b0peXRphMK

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) Jul 20, 2021

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No country allows retired intelligence officers to write books without prior approval. Alethophobia also means “inability to accept unflattering facts about your nation, religion, culture, ethnic group,or yourself” @ShashiTharoor’s companionship seems to be partially rubbing off https://t.co/hWCXajUNrA

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) Jun 10, 2021

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This is the reality of the three Farm Bills. Punjab farmer Sdr Gurmeet Singh says how he got procurement money directly into his account & saved more by cutting out the middlemen. MSP भी है। मंडियाँ भी हैं। ख़ुशियाँ भी हैं। https://t.co/VawXOC5TU9

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) Jun 10, 2021

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Does the West Bengal CM make her decisions by flipping a coin every morning? Heads: States should buy vaccines Tails: Praise PM Modi Ji’s decision to procure vaccines directly & give them to states Heads: Again go back to saying that states should buy vaccines https://t.co/4stUD1GapF

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) Jun 10, 2021