Arrangements for Perishable Parcel Traffic Perishable parcel traffic is transported by Railway in the Brakevan (SLRs) of passenger carrying trains. Preference is accorded for clearance of perishable parcels over hard parcels. To meet the demand of full load of Parcel Van(s) perishable traffic, Parcel Vans (VPs) are attached to passenger carrying trains subject to availability… Read More »
Luxury Trains of Indian Railways Presently, Indian Railways operate 5 luxury tourist trains (Palace on Wheels, Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, Deccan Odyssey, Golden Chariot and Maharajas’ Express) in association with State Tourism Corporations / Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation. There has been decline in the occupancy of luxury tourist train Palace on Wheels over… Read More »
Minimum Wages Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, both Central and State Governments are appropriate Governments to fix, review and revise the minimum wages of the workers employed in the scheduled employment consisting of agriculture and non-agricultural sector under their respective jurisdictions. The rates of minimum wages fixed for scheduled employments in… Read More »
Projects worth Rs. 2446 Crore approved under Namami Gange Programme Giving a major fillip to Namami Gange programme the Empowered Steering Committee (ESC) of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has approved projects for Development of Ghats and crematoria in the stretch from Haridwar to Uttarakhand Border in Uttarakhand, Garhmukteshwar in UP, Buxar, Hajipur… Read More »
Extension of E-Visa to Boost Tourism The Government of India has launched e-Tourist Visa on 27.11.2014 with a view to facilitate foreign tourist visiting India. Initially, the scheme was introduced for 43 countries. However, the scheme has since been extended to 150 countries. A list of these countries is attached as Annexure-I. The visa service… Read More »
India’s Share in Foreign Tourist Arrivals Share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India in the International Tourist Arrivals around the world during 2015 were 0.68%. Initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Tourism in the recent past for development and promotion of tourism and attract more tourists in the country are as below: i) E –… Read More »
Agreement between India and UAE The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on 29.4.2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with National Qualifications Authority of United Arab Emirates (UAE) on cooperation for Skill development and mutual recognition of… Read More »
India Meteorological Department’s skill on Seasonal Forecasting System, is better than other countries in the world – Dr. Harsh Vardhan During the current year, normal/ above normal rainfall has been predicted by many forecasting agencies including India Meteorological Department (IMD). No forecast assessment for pre-monsoon season is issued by any agencies. According to the IMD’s… Read More »
Different Rates for Supply of Natural Gas in States The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that the delivered price of gas varies from customer to customer depending upon the basic price of gas, transportation cost, local taxes and levies.… Read More »
Reforms in Oil and Gas Exploration The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that the Government takes various policy and administrative initiatives from time to time to facilitate hydrocarbon exploration in the country. Some of the policy decisions taken by… Read More »