Google displaying incorrect map of India : MoS, I & B Ministry, Rajyavardhan Rathore

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry Rajyavardhan Rathore said that the Survey of India has found out that Google is displaying an incorrect map of India on its different websites. He said that after complaints regarding display of incorrect map were received, Survey of India had looked in to the matter.

 

Google has been found by Survey of India to have been displaying incorrect map of India, said Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore in the Lok Sabha

On receipt of complaints regarding display of incorrect map of India by Google, Survey of India found that Google is displaying incorrect map of India on its different websites namely www.google.co.in (India), www.ditu.google.co.ch (China), www.google.pk (Pakistan) and www.google.org (General).

MoS, I&B Ministry, Mr. Rajyavardhan Rathore further said that displaying incorrect map of India is an offence under section 69-A of Information Technology Act, 2000.

Accordingly, matter was taken up by the Survey of India with Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Defence in a letter dated May 16, 2013 for necessary preventive or legal action at their end, the Minister said in his reply.

"Nodal officer has been appointed by the Survey of India to deal with such complaints," the Minister added.

Next generation reforms in power sector on the anvil: Bill seeking to amend certain provisions of Electricity Act, 2003 to be tabled in Parliament next week, says Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal

A Bill seeking to amend certain provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 will be tabled in Parliament next week, said Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal. The Union Cbinet had approved the draft of the Bill on Wednesday. 

Union Power Minister, Piyush Goyal

Touted as the next generation reforms in the power sector, it would not only give the choice of supplier in the hands of small consumers of less than 1 mw, but also allow distribution companies to procure power from their own renewable energy plants to meet Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO). Aimed at creating a competitive market for retail buyers, open access would now allow consumers of less than 1 mw to choose their supplier. Under the Electricity Act 2003, only consumers with more than 1 mw demand can change their distribution company.  

Besides, under the proposed amendment, power generators, too, would be allowed to sell surplus power outside a state.

A major breather for the distribution sector is also the separation of content and carriage business. This entails that building infrastructure for power supply and the supply of power would be two different business entities. Besides, any power supplier could use the infrastructure.

The Bill has also an important insertion imposing ‘duty to connect, supply to request’, wherein last-mile supply would be done keeping in mind the economics and viability.

The Act proposes a National Renewable Energy Policy and a new ‘Renewable Generation Obligation (RGO)’.

5 new posts of ASG's for High Courts of Punjab and Haryana, Patna, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Gujarat

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the creation of five new posts of Additional Solicitor General, one each in the High Courts of Punjab and Haryana, Patna, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Gujarat.

  

Cabinet meeting chaired by PM Modi : a file picture

According to a press release by the Press Information Bureau, the decision will strengthen the litigation machinery to represent the central government as a whole and specifically in these courts: “This will also help in conduct of litigation on behalf of Union of India efficiently and effectively.”

“The creation of these posts will also facilitate transaction of business in accordance with procedures and enable assigning of functions to legally trained persons. It will result in greater accountability of government departments to curb frivolous litigation and lessen the burden of government cases in these Courts,” says the press release explaining the rationale behind the creation of the new posts of ASG's.