Cabinet Reshuffle: Know Who Went Out And Who Came In?

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July 5th, 2016 / 5:49 PM

Cabinet Reshuffle: Know Who Went Out And Who Came In?

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inducted 19 new ministers into his cabinet to further strengthen his administration. Five ministers also resigned to make way for the new entrants as the council of ministers can have a maximum of 82 members. With the new inductions, Modi’s council of ministers stands at 78.

Who resigned to make way?

Nihal Chand (Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers)
Ram Shankar Katheria (MoS, Human Resource Development)
Sanwar Lal Jat (Union minister of state, Water Resources)
Masukhbhai D Vasva (Union minister for tribal affairs)
MK Kundariya (MoS for Agriculture), all of them belonging to the BJP.

The new Ministers:

Modi government promoted Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to Cabinet rank. The other 19 new ministers are as follows:

MJ Akbar: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh
SS Ahluwalia: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Darjeeling
Ramesh Chandappa Jigjinagi: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Bijapur
Parshottam Rupala: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat
Anil Madhav Dave: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh
Arjun Ram Meghwal: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Bikaner
Vijay Goel: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan
Rajen Gohain: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Nawgong
Mahendra Nath Pandey: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Chandauli
CR Chaudhary: BJP MP from Nagaur
PP Chaudhary: BJP MP from Pali
Ramdas Athawale: RPI Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra
Subhash Ramrao Bhamre: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Dhule
Jaswant Sinh Bhabhor: BJP MP from Dahod
Mansukh Mandaviya: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat
Faggan Singh Kulaste: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Mandla
Ajay Tamta, BJP Lok Sabha MP from Almora
Anupriya Singh Patel, Apna Dal MP from Mirzapur
Krishna Raj, BJP MP from ShahjahanpuCabinet Reshuffle – Who went out? Who came in? NDA Overshoots UPA’s Cabinet Size

The reshuffle goes against the initial promise of minimum government as the size of the cabinet has overshot the size of the UPA cabinet who were criticized for it. The government initially started on a high note, keeping minimum number of people as ministers. However, the cabinet grew by size as more people were inducted under various responsibilities.

Strategically, the NDA government has given ministry positions to representatives of the backward classes that will obviously play a crucial part in the upcoming elections in states like Uttar Pradesh.

The questions remain – is bigger cabinet an inevitable feature of Indian government which can’t be done away with ? Or it is just about political will?

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This Independence Day, Let’s Free Our Earth Of Plastic

“Researchers Find 12,000 Pieces Of Microplastic Per Litre Of Arctic Ice”

“80-Kg Polythene Waste Removed From Cow’s Stomach After A Three-Hour Surgery”

“Pacific Garbage Patch Is Now Three Times The Size Of France”

These are a few news headlines from the past couple of months. No matter how much we try to deny it, over the course of time, plastic has become a part and parcel of our lives and it is destroying the environment and also endangering lives of animals.

While we have been made to believe that plastic is an indispensable part of our lives, it is destroying everything around us. According to UN Environment, about one million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute around the world. Also, up to 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are used worldwide every year. This means that almost half of the plastic created in the world is thrown away after a single-use.

All this plastic now ends up either in landfills or in the ocean. The marine life is heavily endangered because of plastic. Reports of aquatic animals dying of plastic pollution are increasing every day. A study from 2015 found around 44,000 incidences of animals getting entangled in plastic debris since 1960s. Plastic, that disintegrates into smaller pieces, are often eaten by smaller fish, which the ultimately ends up in our stomach. That is carcinogenic for human beings.

It is in this context that Indiabulls Home Loans has decided to do its bit and contribute to a plastic free environment. Setting the tone in its own offices, the company has decided to do away with single-use plastic bags and bottles at work.

As a special Independence Day initiatives, they have come up with a beautiful video #PlasticSeAzaadi. In the video, set against the backdrop of an Independence Day celebration at school children discuss the demerits of plastic use and how it is detrimental to the environment.

As with many important matters in life, it is children who recognize the right path and set the example. If they can, then why it is that adult can’t?

The Logical Indian appreciates Indiabulls Home Loans for such a noble and necessary initiative to make our world a better place. We might not realize now, but the effects of excessive plastic could lead to ultimate destruction of Earth. We are ready to give up plastic, are you?

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