Every Swiss citizen entitle for $2,500
Switzerland the first country in the world to introduce a universal basic income after Sunday’s referendum. If passed, every adult legally residing in the country would receive a monthly income of around $2,500, whether they work or not.
While the British referendum on staying in the EU continues to dominate the headlines, Switzerland’s vote on Sunday in potentially even more significant.
It concerns the so-called Universal Basic Income (UBI), which is guaranteed payment of 2,500 Swiss francs ($2,500 or €2,250) per month that would be allocated to every Swiss citizen regardless of work or wealth.
Supporters of the innovative proposal on the left appealed to redistribution of wealth for common good, equality and egalitarianism. Those on the right said the UBI is about cutting the power of the coercive state, reducing welfare and “promoting freedom.”
No more flyovers, congestion tax to beat Delhi traffic: Government panel
Dipak Kumar Dash| TNN | Jun 5, 2016, 11.07 AM IST
File picture of a congested Delhi road
NEW DELHI: A high-powered government appointed panel on “Decongestion of Traffic in Delhi” has recommended disincentivizing use of private vehicles through deterrent parking pricing and congestion tax. It has also recommended no more huge investment in building flyovers and signal-free corridors.
The panel has recommended Rs 20,000 crore interventions through BRTS, buses, walking and cycling infrastructure.
Headed by urban development secretary Rajiv Gauba, the committee has noted that 21 per cent of the city’s space is already under roads with limited scope for road network expansion. About 60 per cent of passenger trips are below four kilometre distances and 80 per cent below six kilometre lengths, which are ideal for non-motorized transport.
It has recommended development of necessary infrastructure for promoting walking and cycling in the national capital. It also opined that automobile centric planning with focus on road widening, construction of more and more flyovers, foot-over-bridges and under passes have only promoted increased use of private vehicles, which are meeting only less than 20 per cent of transport needs and should not be encouraged unless warranted by natural barriers like rivers.
The committee also expressed serious concern over mushrooming of gated communities in the city, which are compelling local traffic to come onto main roads by preventing short cuts for movement of people.
The panel has called for various interventions over the next five years to enable 80 per cent share for public transport and non-motorized trips in total transportation in the city where in the total passenger trips are estimated to increase to 280 lakhs per day in 2021 from a mere 45 lakh trips in 1981 and 144 lakhs in 2008.
Expressing concern over 18 different Central and Delhi government departments and agencies handling different aspects of transportation in the city region, the panel recommended a Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority for better coordination, quick decision-making and execution.
Some of the key recommendations include making fully-paid rented or owned where the fee will be decided based on area of the city, duration and size of the vehicles. Parking on footpaths should be made cognizable offence under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act and penal charges for parking violations to be 10 times the normal rates.
For pedestrian safety, it has recommended earmarking more crossings for pedestrians and cyclists, at least at every 250 metres and avoiding signal-free corridors as they invite more private vehicles on roads.
Considering the fact that two-wheelers have become a substitute for public transport, the panel has recommended that bus fares should be priced less than per km cost of running a two wheeler and immediate procurement of 2,000 buses and another 4,000 in the next phase.
The panel has recommended construction of five BRTS corridors – Karwal Nagar-Moti Gate (12.90 kms), Gazipur NH-24 -National Stadium (12 kms), Dishal Garden Metro Station-Tikri Border (40 kms), Badarpur Border – International Airport via Mahipalpur (26.10 kms) and Harsh Vihar-Janakpuri District Centre-Janakpuri D Block (33 kms).
PMModi and Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Emir Sheikh Tamim
bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar today held detailed talks at Doha on a wide range of issues.
bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar today held detailed talks at Doha on a wide range of issues.
Several agreements in various fields have also been signed. Before the talks, Mr.Modi was given a ceremonial reception at the Emiri Diwan, the seat of power of Qatar’s ruler.
What DEAL CM Kejriwal had struck
Satish Upadhyay
What DEAL CM Kejriwal had struck for not suspending SDM Rahul Agg ? Why did he LIE to Delhi on his fake suspension ?
CWC Dam Storages 2% Of River Flows, Monsoon 10 Days Late
June05, 2016 (C) Ravinder Singh progressindia2015@gmail.comMonsoon has stuck below May25 level or 10 days behind schedule – some
rainfall deficiency is already recorded for June2016.
rainfall deficiency is already recorded for June2016.
Two Colorado River Dams More Storage June02 Than
All 91 CWC Monitored Dams
All 91 CWC Monitored Dams
But is most depressing is that Dam storages in all CWC monitored dams
is just 26.61 BCM on June02, 2016 >>
is just 26.61 BCM on June02, 2016 >>
>> Colorado River which is similar in terms of Yamuna River in terms of water releases – has 12.18 MAF storage in Lake Powel and in down stream Lake Mead has 9.46 MAF storage on June02, 2016. = 21.54 MAF or 26.7 BCM which is more than Live Storage in all 91 CWC Dams.
http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/levels.html
Glen Canyon Dam & Hoover Dam Operations June02, 2016,
Storage 21.54 MAF
Inflows Glen Canyon 31000 Cusecs, Outflows Hoover 21000 Cusecs.
Lake / Dam INFLOW
FT3/S ELEVATION
(FEET) CONTENT
1000 AF RELEASE
FT3/S
Lake Powel/Glen Canyon 31000 3604.51 12186 13800
Lake Mead/Hoover 13800 1073.37 9469 21000
Glen Canyon Dam & Hoover Dam Operations June02, 2016,
Storage 21.54 MAF
Inflows Glen Canyon 31000 Cusecs, Outflows Hoover 21000 Cusecs.
Lake / Dam INFLOW
FT3/S ELEVATION
(FEET) CONTENT
1000 AF RELEASE
FT3/S
Lake Powel/Glen Canyon 31000 3604.51 12186 13800
Lake Mead/Hoover 13800 1073.37 9469 21000
More Live Data On Hourly Basis is Released on Web By Lower Colorado
Basin Operators Than Weekly Data By CWC.
Basin Operators Than Weekly Data By CWC.
CWC World’s Most Corrupt & Incompetent Organization.
http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/daily/dgr/2016/May/31/dgr3.pdf
At Peak of Summer 83,044 MW Installed Conventional Power Is Shut Down [May31]
At Peak of Summer 83,044 MW Installed Conventional Power Is Shut Down [May31]
For Every Two Generators Working One Is Shut Down Yet Piyush Goyal is
Mahan and Udta Hindustan.
Mahan and Udta Hindustan.
In the attached CWC Report for June02 – In Column 7 of Details of Each
of 91 Dams most have 0.0+ Storage almost nothing.
of 91 Dams most have 0.0+ Storage almost nothing.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9871056471,
9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power,
Transportation,
Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing,
Technologies and Projects
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9871056471,
9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power,
Transportation,
Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing,
Technologies and Projects
Muguruza Upsets Williams in French Open Final
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