Category Archives: Knowledge

Policy on use of IT Resources of Government of India

By | November 17, 2015

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th February, 2015 Subject: Policy on use of IT Resources of Government of India F. No. 2(22)/2013-EG-II (Vol. II-B).—1. Introduction 1.1 Government provides IT resources to its employees to enhance their efficiency and… Read More »

E-mail policy of Goverment of India

By | November 17, 2015

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY  MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Department of Electronics and Information Technology) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th February, 2015 Subject: E-mail policy of Government of India F. No. 2(22)/2013-EG-II.—1. Introduction 1.1 The Government uses e-mail as a major mode of communication. Communications include Government of India (GoI) data that… Read More »

FAQ on Seeds

By | November 17, 2015

Question : What are breeder, foundation and certified seeds ? Breeder seed : Breeder seed is seed or vegetative propagating material directly controlled by the originating or sponsoring plant breeder of the breeding programme or institution and/ or seed whose production is personally supervised by a qualified plant breeder and which provides the source for… Read More »

What is Smart City of India

By | November 16, 2015

What is Smart City The first question is what is meant by a ‘smart city’. The answer is, there is no universally accepted definition of a smart city. It means different things to different people. The conceptualisation of Smart City, therefore, varies from city to city and country to country, depending on the level of… Read More »

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA – A CHRONOLOGY

By | November 15, 2015

46th International Film Festival is being held from 20th to30th November 2015 in Goa.Here is a chronology of the IFFIs held so far. S. No Name of the Event Year Venue Status- Competitive/ Non-competitive 1 1st International Film Festival of India 24th January 1952 Bombay Non-competitive 2 2nd International Film Festival of India 27th October-… Read More »

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INITIATIVES TO DRIVE MAKE IN INDIA

By | November 15, 2015

Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion of Govt of India Several measures have been taken to ensure continuous and unending improvement of the Indian IP ecosystem in the country. To this effect, the Department has formulated a multipronged strategy to develop an Intellectual Property regime in the country to promote creativity and to develop the… Read More »

Banknotes with new numbering pattern and special features for the visually impaired

By | November 10, 2015

RBI/2015-16/188 DCM (Plg) No.G-6/1128/10.01.24/2015-16 September 24, 2015 The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Banks Dear Sir /Madam Banknotes with new numbering pattern and special features for the visually impaired Reserve Bank of India is issuing Banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi Series 2005 with a new numbering pattern and special features for the visually… Read More »

Procedure for payment of commission by banks to authorised agents on sale of Kisan Vikas Patra

By | November 10, 2015

RBI/2015-16/172 DGBA.GAD.No.990 /15.02.003/2015-16 September 10, 2015 The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer Agency Banks Handling the Scheme of Kisan Vikas Patra, 2014 Dear Sir Procedure for payment of commission by banks to authorised agents on sale of Kisan Vikas Patra Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India has advised, vide Office Memorandum F.No.2/4/2014-NS-II dated… Read More »