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[00:00:00] The NGOs or organizations that are taking money, should not use that money in anti-national activities.
[00:00:03] We have seen that earlier also, many
[00:00:07] organizations used to receive money,
[00:00:08] break. Stay tuned to TG News. and it was misused. Attempts were made to create an atmosphere against India,
[00:00:12] and the Indian government and Indian institutions
[00:00:15] were tried to be defamed. So, the bill that will come regarding FCRA
[00:00:19] will bring transparency in all these things.
[00:00:23] is not only to reduce the energy crisis, And the Home Minister himself has assured that it will not affect
[00:00:26] the organizations that are already running.
[00:00:30] In the coming time, if an organization takes funding from abroad
[00:00:33] and misuses that funding, and after
[00:00:37] misusing it, if the registration of that organization is cancelled,
[00:00:41] then the government can seize those assets.
[00:00:44] Especially, an authority can be created for their seizure,
[00:00:48] and appeals can also be made
[00:00:52] in that authority. A certain
[00:00:55] time will also be given to those organizations.
[00:00:59] So, these were all such provisions, regarding which
[00:01:02] the Chief Minister of Mizoram has met the Home Minister and apprised him of his concerns.
[00:01:06] The Home Minister has also assured that
[00:01:10] the organizations that are working in the interest of the country, working for the welfare of the people of the country,
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[00:04:25] Namaskar. In the direction of strengthening India's energy security, the cabinet has taken a big decision.
[00:04:28] The minister has approved India's National Unified Compressed
[00:04:32] Biogas Scheme, GOBARdhan, with an outlay of 23,731 crore rupees,
[00:04:35] which will help in increasing domestic CBG production by almost 10 times.
[00:04:39] This will also strengthen farmers,
[00:04:43] rural entrepreneurs, private investment, wealth from waste, and
[00:04:46] the journey of self-reliant India.
[00:04:49] types of buses will come on it, Along with this, the cabinet has also approved in this, thank you for the answer, the construction of a four-lane
[00:04:52] access-controlled highway from Bahata Jariyal to Tezpur near Guwahati on NH15
[00:04:55] in Assam, which is considered very important
[00:04:59] for connectivity in the Northeast. And on all these steps,
[00:05:02] how will they advance the economy and India's development journey?
[00:05:06] We will discuss this. I am Rama Tyagi. My special guests
[00:05:10] will also join me.
[00:05:24] So, the government has taken a big decision in the direction of clean energy, farmers' income,
[00:05:28] and wealth creation from waste. Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
[00:05:31] the Union Cabinet has approved the National
[00:05:34] Circular Bio-Energy Scheme, GOBARdhan, with a cost of 23,731 crores.
[00:05:38] This scheme, to be implemented from financial year 2026/27
[00:05:41] to 2035, will give new impetus
[00:05:44] to Compressed Biogas (CBG) production
[00:05:48] at the national level. Under the scheme, agricultural
[00:05:51] residue, cow dung, sugarcane mill pressmud, urban
[00:05:55] organic waste, and other biomass will be converted
[00:05:58] into clean fuel, organic fertilizer, and a source of rural income.
[00:06:02] The government's goal is to increase domestic CBG production by almost 10 times,
[00:06:05] reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels,
[00:06:09] and further strengthen India's energy
[00:06:13] security.
[00:06:16] There are six pillars. The
[00:06:19] compressed biogas, CBG, compressed
[00:06:22] biogas is produced
[00:06:26] after digesting city and agro
[00:06:29] waste, and after fermenting
[00:06:33] it,
[00:06:36] For its utilization, the assured offtake pillar has been kept.
[00:06:39] That means, whoever manufactures
[00:06:42] biogas, an assured offtake,
[00:06:46] that is, a guarantee to buy their product, will be given.
[00:06:50] An assured offtake, meaning a guarantee to buy
[00:06:53] it, has been given in this. The second is price stability.
[00:06:57] Global oil prices and gas prices keep fluctuating.
[00:07:00] So, to ensure that biogas does not
[00:07:03] have to face such price volatility, an assured price
[00:07:07] system has been created. And the capital
[00:07:10] expenditure incurred in setting up biogas plants will be supported.
[00:07:14] CAPEX support. And the fourth
[00:07:17] pillar is pipeline infrastructure, meaning the pipeline network
[00:07:21] required to deliver
[00:07:24] to the consumers.
[00:07:28] has also been kept in this scheme to support it.
[00:07:32] The fifth pillar is MSME and especially
[00:07:35] women-led MSMEs for credit guarantee.
[00:07:40] For example, if someone wants to bring new methods or new technology
[00:07:44] in this, they will be given a scope for innovation through a challenge fund.
[00:07:48] A scheme has been made based on these six pillars.
[00:07:51] The scheme is GOBARdhan scheme. Basically,
[00:07:55] our existing city gas pipeline
[00:07:59] distribution has already arrived, plus piped
[00:08:03] natural gas has also arrived in many cities
[00:08:06] in the country. All
[00:08:09] of this should be integrated with the biogas production
[00:08:12] centers. Along with this, to give new impetus to road connectivity
[00:08:16] in the Northeast, the central government has approved a big project.
[00:08:20] Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
[00:08:23] has approved the construction of a 135.87 kilometer long four-lane access
[00:08:26] control corridor between Guwahati and Tezpur
[00:08:30] in Assam.
[00:08:33] In Assam, a highway is a very good, very
[00:08:36] critical project, a very important project.
[00:08:39] This is from Bahyata Chariali,
[00:08:43] that is, just after exiting Guwahati, up to Tezpur,
[00:08:46] NH15, which is located on the North Bank
[00:08:49] of Guwahati, I mean, on the North Bank of Brahmaputra.
[00:08:53] This is its project, and
[00:08:56] this will further connect many parts of Arunachal,
[00:09:00] Nagaland, etc.
[00:09:04] It becomes a very important highway.
[00:09:06] This four-lane highway is 135 km
[00:09:09] long, and it will involve
[00:09:12] an investment of about ₹8970
[00:09:15] crore.
[00:09:18] So, how will these schemes accelerate energy security and connectivity?
[00:09:21] We will discuss this. We have two special guests with us at this time.
[00:09:25] Nagendra Kumar ji, Associate Director at TERI, has joined us, and Ravi Shankar Ravi,
[00:09:29] editor of Dainik Purvoday. Nagendra ji, a very warm welcome
[00:09:33] to our program. Ravi Shankar ji, a very warm welcome to you too. First, Nagendra ji, we would like
[00:09:36] to understand from you, how important is today's step, today's project,
[00:09:40] for energy security? Because if we look at the next year,
[00:09:44] the energy demand in the country is going to increase to 300 gigawatts
[00:09:47] due to various reasons. Considering that, how important
[00:09:51] is this step of the government for energy security and energy strategy, if we say it correctly?
[00:09:55] है
[00:09:58] See, through you, I would like to inform all your sources
[00:10:01] that this step taken by the Government of India
[00:10:05] is very important and a very
[00:10:09] timely step, I would say.
[00:10:13] Because, look, the kind of situation we are facing right now
[00:10:17] in the Northeast, the kind of situation we are facing right now
[00:10:21] in the Middle East, the oil crisis and gas
[00:10:25] crisis that we have faced in the past few days, considering that,
[00:10:29] and our upcoming demand for energy,
[00:10:32] whether I talk about oil or gas,
[00:10:36] both our demands are going to increase in the coming time. So, considering that,
[00:10:39] this is a very important step. And I also look
[00:10:42] at it differently. This
[00:10:48] but also for our farmers,
[00:10:51] for the people
[00:10:55] in the villages, for those involved
[00:10:58] in animal husbandry and waste,
[00:11:01] it was a big problem how to use that dung, and it used to cause a lot of
[00:11:05] emissions. Now, that dung can also be sold.
[00:11:09] The plants that will be set up, it can be sold to the plant developers,
[00:11:13] and our agri-biomass can also be sold. So, along with the energy
[00:11:17] crisis, this will make a very significant
[00:11:20] contribution to increasing the income of our farmers.
[00:11:23] You are talking about "wealth from waste," which is also
[00:11:27] very important and a large part of this scheme. And as we
[00:11:31] talk about the rural economy, we will also discuss this. Ravi Shankar Ravi ji is also with us.
[00:11:34] Ravi Shankar ji, the Northeast is a priority for the central government.
[00:11:38] The government is continuously taking steps, and if we talk about today,
[00:11:42] this Guwahati-Tezpur highway project, costing ₹8970 crores,
[00:11:45] how big of a game-changer is it going to be
[00:11:49] for the development of the Northeast? This
[00:11:53] was long overdue, and today's decision by the Union
[00:11:57] Cabinet is a very big step
[00:12:00] for the road network of not only Assam but the entire Northeast.
[00:12:04] This highway from Byahata
[00:12:07] to Tezpur was a two-lane road until now,
[00:12:11] but now it is going to be four-lane, and this is a very important
[00:12:14] highway. Bhutan is very close,
[00:12:17] and the road to Arunachal goes through this highway.
[00:12:21] And the project to build a tunnel under the Brahmaputra
[00:12:24] in Gohpur will be connected by this road.
[00:12:28] So, with its four-lane construction,
[00:12:31] the North Bank of Assam, highways have been built on the South Bank
[00:12:35] and many very good highways have been built.
[00:12:39] There was a lack of a four-lane highway
[00:12:42] on the North Bank, due to which there was a lot
[00:12:45] of traffic congestion, and this demand was being made for a long time.
[00:12:49] I think that the Union Cabinet's decision
[00:12:52] will provide much better connectivity to the northern part of Brahmaputra,
[00:12:56] that is, Northern Assam, and Arunachal
[00:13:00] Pradesh directly. I saw the full
[00:13:03] report, and it mentioned that wherever there are cities,
[00:13:07] flyovers will be built, major bridges, and many
[00:13:10] rivers from Bhutan meet the Brahmaputra,
[00:13:14] so many bridges will be needed.
[00:13:17] And this entire thing will lead to even better
[00:13:21] relations between Bhutan and India, including trade relations,
[00:13:25] and the construction of new routes for Tawang in Arunachal,
[00:13:29] this highway will also connect
[00:13:33] for India strategically. So, I think that this
[00:13:36] is a very important step, because
[00:13:40] the Union Government has initiated several new highways
[00:13:43] in Assam during this period. Now, there is talk of an express highway
[00:13:47] or a green highway to connect Silchar from near Shillong,
[00:13:51] which has also been approved. So, I think this is a very major
[00:13:55] step. This is a very big step for Assam and the Northeast.
[00:13:59] And we will continue to discuss these steps, but before that, let's take a break. Stay tuned to DD
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[00:14:23] वाल
[00:15:32] about the important decisions of the Cabinet. Two special guests have joined us.
[00:15:35] Nagendra ji, we would like to understand from you that if we talk about India's needs,
[00:15:39] we still import a lot. The government says that this step will reduce
[00:15:43] the dependence on LNG imports. How will this practically
[00:15:46] affect the entire economy? How do you see
[00:15:50] its impact?
[00:15:53] See, if I talk
[00:15:56] about gas demand, then approximately
[00:16:00] 50 million metric tons of gas is currently
[00:16:03] required by the country today.
[00:16:06] Approximately half of this gas
[00:16:09] has to be imported from outside. Approximately 25 to 30 million
[00:16:13] metric tons. This step
[00:16:17] can help us reduce the gas that we import
[00:16:20] from outside. And currently, if I talk
[00:16:24] about it, then approximately 200 CBG
[00:16:27] projects, compressed biogas projects.
[00:16:30] When we talk about compressed biogas, it is a purified
[00:16:34] form of our biogas. And biogas is not a new
[00:16:38] concept; it's an old concept. So, this
[00:16:41] compressed biogas is our purified form
[00:16:45] of our biogas. And it is made
[00:16:47] from the waste that comes out of our homes,
[00:16:51] the waste that comes out of our farms, which we call
[00:16:55] waste, or the
[00:16:58] dung that comes out of our
[00:17:01] animals. So, as I said earlier, first,
[00:17:04] we will promote cleanliness
[00:17:08] here. We will utilize
[00:17:11] the waste product in making biogas.
[00:17:15] And our energy demand
[00:17:19] will be fully met. I would say that the government's
[00:17:22] big decision will fulfill
[00:17:25] the demand. Yes, it will fulfill
[00:17:29] the demand. And along with this, the rural economy will also be strengthened.
[00:17:32] We are constantly saying that this is a very important decision.
[00:17:36] Ravi Shankar Ravi ji is also with us.
[00:17:39] Ravi Shankar ji, as we were talking about, and you also
[00:17:43] mentioned that today's corridor will not only be
[00:17:47] a corridor of development for Assam, but for the entire Northeast.
[00:17:51] How will it boost tourism, employment,
[00:17:55] industry, and investment?
[00:17:58] How will these increase with this?
[00:18:01] है,
[00:18:04] No, you are absolutely right that this is a step in the right direction
[00:18:07] towards building trade relations with Southeast Asia.
[00:18:11] If you look at it, a lot of work has been done in pieces. I went to Imphal
[00:18:15] a few days ago, and the road from Imphal to Moreh
[00:18:18] has improved a lot. When I went to Moreh
[00:18:22] 20 years ago, it was a single road. Now,
[00:18:25] it's a four-lane road to Moreh. And
[00:18:29] if you look further, the Dimapur-Kohima road is also
[00:18:33] being developed.
[00:18:36] road is also being developed.
[00:19:07] You can reach Tawang directly. Sela Pass can be reached in four to five hours,
[00:19:11] which used to take eight to nine hours.
[00:19:15] This route
[00:19:17] further goes to Dibrugarh
[00:19:21] via Lakhimpur. This
[00:19:24] Kaliabor Bora bridge on the highway,
[00:19:27] on the river Brahmaputra, goes towards Kaziranga.
[00:19:31] What will happen is that the Guwahati bypass
[00:19:34] will have less traffic
[00:19:38] pressure, and the cargo
[00:19:41] trucks that have to go to Upper
[00:19:45] Assam, Nagaland, or Arunachal Pradesh
[00:19:48] will take this alternative route.
[00:19:52] Even now, there is a lot of truck traffic on this, but as soon as it becomes four-lane,
[00:19:55] as they say, a car that goes at 30
[00:19:59] will start going at 80. So that will happen.
[00:20:02] Time will be saved, freight will be easier, and
[00:20:06] when highways are built, terminals
[00:20:09] are built, small markets
[00:20:13] also develop around them. So, local
[00:20:16] products. This is not just a road, it boosts the entire
[00:20:20] lifestyle, such roads.
[00:20:23] And different
[00:20:26] and along with eco-tourism, the rural economy,
[00:20:30] the products of rural Assam will directly
[00:20:33] benefit from this. And one more thing, Assam or
[00:20:50] it will prove to be a big lifeline for the entire region.
[00:20:54] We will continue this discussion, but before that, let's take another
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[00:22:00] Welcome back after the break. We have two special guests with us. Nagendra
[00:22:04] ji, as you are constantly saying that this scheme can bring a big change
[00:22:08] in the direction of organic waste management, it can change the big picture. And as
[00:22:12] the target of 1.5 lakh jobs has been set in the next 10 years,
[00:22:15] as we are talking about the rural economy, how will this open up opportunities
[00:22:19] for farmers, panchayats, or private industries
[00:22:22] in all these sectors? And we would also like to know how
[00:22:26] the work is done during this entire process. What kind of assistance
[00:22:30] is available for farmers who want to set up their own plants? What is the
[00:22:34] process?
[00:22:36] Yes, see, here I would like to talk
[00:22:40] about three or four things. First, as we have already discussed,
[00:22:44] we will use farmers' dung, and we will use the waste
[00:22:47] material from their farming. Besides that,
[00:22:51] many of our industries produce different
[00:22:55] types of waste. For example, if I talk
[00:22:58] about the sugar industry, the waste that comes
[00:23:01] from there, we call it pressmud.
[00:23:04] So, we can utilize
[00:23:08] that. And besides
[00:23:11] that, we have other industries, like our
[00:23:14] paper and pulp industry. The waste that comes from there
[00:23:18] is a big challenge for the industry today.
[00:23:22] A lot of their investment goes into treating it.
[00:23:26] So, that can also be converted into biogas.
[00:23:29] So, this is not just
[00:23:32] for increasing farmers' income, but it is also a very
[00:23:37] to make the industry self-sustainable.
[00:23:40] As far as farmers are concerned, farmers here
[00:23:44] are currently only supplying
[00:23:47] waste, and they are getting
[00:23:51] a fixed income from it. But in the coming
[00:23:55] time, as I can see, farmers can also set up
[00:23:58] biogas plants at their own level,
[00:24:02] and they can sell that gas to large industries.
[00:24:06] We need to work on such a model where farmers can
[00:24:09] set up small-scale 200 to 300 cubic meter
[00:24:13] plants on their farms, and that raw
[00:24:16] gas can be supplied to large industries
[00:24:20] that purify it. We need to work on such a model
[00:24:23] where farmers' income will increase,
[00:24:27] and the people who are shifting to cities
[00:24:30] can be stopped. Absolutely. You are talking about startups
[00:24:34] and self-employment. This project also shows a high possibility of their growth.
[00:24:38] That is why it is said that this strengthens
[00:24:41] the rural economy. Ravi Shankar ji, we would like to know
[00:24:44] from you, strategically also, this scheme is very
[00:24:48] for the Northeast today. And how does it strengthen
[00:24:52] the Northeast, which is considered the gateway to India's Act East Policy?
[00:24:55] Especially, how will the trade ties with Southeast Asia
[00:24:59] be further strengthened by this?
[00:25:02] Yes, this is definitely a step
[00:25:05] in that direction, to build trade relations
[00:25:09] with Southeast Asia. If you look at it, a lot of work
[00:25:12] has been done in pieces. I went to Imphal a few days ago,
[00:25:16] and when I went to Moreh from Imphal
[00:25:20] 20 years ago, it was a single road.
[00:25:24] And now it's a four-lane road to Moreh.
[00:25:27] And if you look further, the Dimapur-Kohima road is
[00:25:30] being developed. Then the Kohima-Imphal road is being developed.
[00:25:34] And then this four-lane from Byahata
[00:25:38] to Tezpur has been sanctioned.
[00:25:41] And beyond that, a four-lane has already been built.
[00:25:44] The connectivity of this four-lane highway that goes from the North-South Bank
[00:25:48] of Guwahati has a new bridge over the Brahmaputra
[00:25:52] near Tezpur, and that has become four-lane,
[00:25:55] and it goes directly to Gohpur. So, this road will connect
[00:25:59] this area which was a kind of block, a two-lane road.
[00:26:02] So, as soon as it becomes four-lane, this entire connectivity network
[00:26:06] will become four-lane. And somewhere, when
[00:26:10] all connectivity improves, now a railway line is reaching
[00:26:14] Imphal. There is also talk of extending it to Moreh.
[00:26:17] Overall, behind this, the central government's aim
[00:26:21] is not only to increase connectivity in Assam and the Northeast,
[00:26:23] but also the trade
[00:26:27] relations with Southeast Asia. There is a vision
[00:26:30] of how
[00:27:03] in a democracy protest is
[00:27:06] a way to build consensus.
[00:27:09] A lot of views come together,
[00:27:13] and consensus
[00:27:16] is evolved after discussion. The discussion may happen through
[00:27:19] dialogue. Due
[00:27:22] to various reasons, if that thing is not
[00:27:25] heard, agitation can happen.
[00:27:27] But all this is to be done to evolve
[00:27:31] the consensus, not to create
[00:27:35] divisions. Now about Gen Z,
[00:27:38] what has happened is that the grievance
[00:27:42] is genuine.
[00:27:45] A lot needs to be done in India's education.
[00:27:48] It's not happening, that's why there's talk.
[00:27:51] So there should be a dialogue.
[00:27:52] चाहिए
[00:27:56] If it doesn't happen after dialogue, then what to do is
[00:27:59] a later matter. And my
[00:28:32] love is only then I can answer. No acquaintance, no relation between us,
[00:28:35] and you asked a question, so I would say, who are you
[00:28:39] to ask? That would happen. But we
[00:28:42] know each other, there is some relation, so you asked, and I will answer.
[00:28:46] So these things should happen.
[00:28:49] चाहिए,
[00:28:52] In a democracy, this is the way.
[00:28:54] है,
[00:28:57] In English, it's called debate, but we have the word
[00:29:00] Shastrarth. In that, there is no
[00:29:04] argument and counter-argument. There is the former side and the latter side.
[00:29:08] So we look at all the parallels, and everyone
[00:29:11] has their own way of looking at things, so a new dimension comes into consideration
[00:29:15] for every subject. So we get so many
[00:29:19] opinions, even contrary opinions, they
[00:29:22] together form the total view of the
[00:29:25] truth. So this should
[00:29:28] happen. So Gen Z has
[00:29:32] agitated.
[00:30:32] that it happens only when there is a mistake.
[00:30:36] Whose it is, what it is, that's a different matter, but there has been a deficiency.
[00:30:40] It will be fixed. It should be done,
[00:30:43] I believe. Okay, and
[00:30:48] but in this, when you said that
[00:30:51] protest should be in a particular direction, particular...