Tony Abbott the PRIME MINISTER – GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS RULES ON FOREIGN PURCHASES OF AGRICULTURAL LAND Posted on February 12, 2015 by sagarmedia The Hon. Tony Abbott MP, Prime Minister The Hon. Joe Hockey MP, Treasurer The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, Minister For Agriculture The Commonwealth Government is putting in place better scrutiny and reporting of foreign purchases of agricultural land — delivering on our commitment to the Australian people at the last election. The Government will continue to welcome foreign investment, but the community must have confidence that this investment is coming in on our terms and for our nation’s benefit. To improve the scrutiny of foreign purchases of agricultural land the Government will reduce the screening threshold from $252 million to $15 million from 1 March 2015. The new $15 million screening threshold will apply to the cumulative value of agricultural land owned by the foreign investor, in...
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The Waste That Shouldn’t Be Wasted: 11 02 2015 By Aparna Pande A survey conducted in Delhi, by Maitreyi college affiliated to the Delhi university shows abysmally low knowledge about eWaste disposal among the people. Most of the eWaste which is being disposed by the people, ends up in being refurbished and resold , inside toxic landfills or incinerators. According to EPA, only 15- 20% of the eWaste disposed in India, is recycled. Another aspect of the the problem is that reuse and refurbishment, whic h accounts for disposal of most of the eWaste isn’t formalised in India. The e-waste (Management and Handling) act ,2010 does not mention refurbishment or reuse as a part of the plan to manage e Waste. The only legal manner to dispose e Waste is recycling of the e Waste. Mr Shahi Pandit , associated with All India Kabadi Mazdoor Manasangh , tells us in a telephonic conversation that recycling being an expensive process the costs...
Boost Shipping to Boost Growth 11 02 2015 Boost Shipping to Boost Growth PROPOSAL TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA FOR UNION BUDGET DATED 9 TH FEBRUARY 2015″ Though development of Maritime Transport Industry , Shipping Industry and Maritime Industry is one of the biggest ideas for boosting economic development of the country, somehow the governments have not been given the thrust it deserves for decades. Today, the 7,500-km coastline of the country is grossly under utilized. This budget gives an opportunity for the government to lay a strong foundation for an all round development of this sector, including ports and inland and coastal shipping, and very importantly creating an atmosphere for promotion of MERHANT NAVY amongst youth by granting a liberal annual budget outlay and encouraging private participation along with foreign participation. We need your support to reach up to Government and its respective authorities. We a...
Brief of Party Details of Delhi Assembly candidates 2015 Jaspal Singh A. C. No. Assembly Constituency Name Winner Candidates Name Party Votes Runner-UP Party Votes Win Margin 1 Narela Sharad Kumar AAP 96143 Neel Daman Khatri BJP 55851 40292 2 Burari Sanjeev Jha AAP 124724 Gopal Jha BJP 56774 67950 3 Timarpur Pankaj Pushkar AAP 64477 Rajni Abbi BJP 43830 20647 4 Adarsh Nagar Pawan Kumar Sharma AAP 54026 Ram Kishan Singhal BJP 33285 20741 5 Badli Ajesh Yadav AAP 72795 Devender Yadav INC 37419 35376 6 Rithala Mohinder Goyal AAP 93470 Kulwant Rana BJP 64219 29251 7 Bawana Ved Parkash AAP 109259 Gugan Singh BJP 59236 50023 8 Mundka Sukhvir Singh AAP 94206 Azad Singh BJP 53380 40826 9 Kirari Rituraj Govind AAP 97727 Anil Jha BJP 52555 45172 10 Sultanpur Majra Sandeep Kumar AAP 80269 Parbhu Dayal BJP 15830 64439 11 Nangloi Jat Raghuvinder Shokeen AAP 83259 Manoj Kumar Shokeen BJP 46235 37024 12 Mangol Puri Rakhi Birla AAP 60534 Raj Kumar Chauhan INC 37835 22699 13...
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News emanate 9 02 2015 Posted on February 9, 2015 by sagarmedia Australian PM survives leadership spill motion The Australian Liberal Party voted to keep PM Tony Abbott as the leader of the party on Monday, with 61 to 39 members voting against a leadership spill motion. Earlier, Liberal Party members called for what was effectively a no-confidence vote against Abbott after weeks of backdoor discussion. The prime minister reportedly sought to solve the leadership crisis by pledging to support a $20 billion tender for South Australian shipbuilder ASC. Abbott has come under a barrage of criticism lately, ranging from how he has handled the nation’s economic problems to granting an Australian knighthood to Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip. Jordan Air Force carries out 56 raids in 3 days on ISIS targets The head of Jordan’s Air Force says they have made 56 raids in three days targeting Islamic State stronghol...