January 16, 2020
The development comes months after reports
Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today spoke to the megastar and
thanked him for agreeing to be the face of the ministry's new communication
campaign encouraging citizens to use city compost produced from municipal solid
waste, a release said.Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan will be the face of city
compost campaign of Swachh Bharat Mission, months after the government had put
on hold his name for brand ambassador of Incredible India campaign following the
Panama papers controversy.
India has the potential to produce 54 lakh MT of
compost per annum from waste. Tourism Ministry sources had said that Bachchan's
name was put on hold after his name appeared in the Panama papers.The ministry
will soon launch a multi-platform communication campaign featuring the megastar,
it said. "Despite the clear advantages of city compost, the current production
of city compost from waste, lags far behind its potential.
The development comes
months after reports that there was a rethink on the part of the government to
sign up the actor for "Incredible India" campaign after the exit of another
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan following his controversial remarks on perceived
intolerance.The ministry will soon launch a multi-platform communication
campaign featuring the megastar.. PM Narendra Modi had launched Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan on October 2, 2014.At present, India produces over 1. The ministry will
soon launch a multi-platform communication campaign featuring the megastar.54
lakh metric tonnes (MT) of solid waste per day, 50 per cent of which comprises
organic waste that can be converted into compost and gas, while 30 per cent is
inorganic waste which can be turned into energy."
Additionally, he will be
making an appeal to bulk waste generators like educational institutions and
hotels to set up decentralised composting equipment in their respective premises
and encourage the citizens to segregate organic waste for further composting,"
the release said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched 'Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan' on October 2, 2014, and set a 5-year deadline to usher in complete
cleanliness in the country.
Therefore, a focussed communication campaign is being
launched with Amitabh Bachchan as its face to spread awareness and push up the
production of city compost leading to increased quantum of waste processing and
disposal and lessening the burden on existing dump sites," the release said.In
his new China
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nursery owners and horticulture agencies to pledge to use only city compost in
their gardens, farm houses and public gardens
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January 06, 2020
It recruits for government jobs and admissions to educational institutes
The Supreme Court on July 9, 2015 had transferred the probe of all cases
related to the Vyapam scam to the CBI. Their (officials) call detail records are
also being scrutinised. The CBI, which is investigating the multi-crore Vyapam
scam in Madhya Pradesh, is now scrutinising call detail records of some former
senior Vyapam officials.
More than 2000 people have so far been arrested in
connection with the scam. "Investigations by the CBI have revealed that the
Vyapam scam involved collusion among candidates, government officials and
middlemen. The agency recently questioned former state education minister
Laxmikant Sharma and former officer on special duty (OSD) to Madhya Pradesh Raj
Bhavan in connection with its investigations into the multi-crore recruitment
scam.
Vyapam scam is allegedly a well orchestrated rigging of entrance exams to
help undeserving candidates, who allegedly bribed politicians and officials
through middlemen, to get high ranks in these entrance tests. Vyapam is a
government body responsible for conducting several entrance tests in Madhya
Pradesh.The CBI, which is investigating the multi-crore Vyapam scam in Madhya
Pradesh, is now scrutinising call detail records of some former senior Vyapam
officials.†The agency has already registered more than 150 FIRs in the Vyapam
scam. The dummy candidate let them copy from his sheet or exchanged the sheet at
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agency will soon seek fresh documents pertaining to 2013 pre-medical examination
from the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), popularly known
as Vyapam.
It recruits for government jobs and admissions to educational
institutes. The Vyapam scam dates back to 2004. Sources said, "The agency is
probing the role of three senior officials of the MPPEB in connection with its
investigations into the alleged irregularities committed in the 2013 pre-medical
examination. So far 44 people related to the Vyapam scam have turned up dead.
Undeserving candidates bribed the MPPEB officials through middlemen to be seated
strategically next to a brilliant dummy candidate, who was also paid money
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