Encompassing value chain, from exploration and mining to beneficiation, processing, and recovery, the mission aims to intensify domestic exploration efforts.
Vadhavan will be 3rd major port in Maharashtra after Jawaharlal Nehru Port & Mumbai port. Shipping ministry officials say it will boost trade due to proximity to international trade route.
Rajnath Singh remains defence minister, JP Nadda is health minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan gets agriculture & rural development, HD Kumaraswamy gets heavy industries and steel.
The other representative is newly-elected Suresh Gopi, whose win from Thrissur handed the BJP its first parliamentary seat in the state, where it has been trying to make inroads.
Directions were given during meeting of Union council of ministers chaired by the prime minister & comes in the backdrop of a possible cabinet reshuffle, those present told ThePrint.
Study of cabinets in 8 BJP-ruled states or where it's a partner in govt, and where caste is a factor, shows SC, ST, Dalits & OBCs may have token representation. Portfolios they hold not significant.
Smriti Irani has stuck to the script the past two years — delivered a big win, one that BJP can display for decades to come, and has not invited controversies.
While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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