Merry-Go-Round System in Railways In order to provide an economical and reliable alternative short lead traffic, a rationalized scheme with lump-sum rates for Merry-Go-Round has been notified with effect from 01.04.2016. Some of the features of this scheme are as under: • The MGR Terminals at both ends shall be privately owned. • Rail track… Read More »
Funds for Development of Minorities The Ministry of Minority Affairs is implementing a number of programme/schemes for the development of minorities through Institutions/Non Government Organizations (NGOs)/State Governments in various States all over the country. These are given below: Schemes of area development – The Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) was launched in the year 2008-09… Read More »
39 Countries Brought on Board for Trans-National Nomination for World Heritage Under Project “ Mausam ” of M/O Culture The Government has identified 39 countries (as given below) to bring on board for trans-national nomination for World Heritage under Project “Mausam”. The disciplines involved in the project are those of archaeology, history, sociology, ethnography, marine… Read More »
Revised Entry Ticket Prices for Centrally Protected Ticketed Monuments The entry fee for centrally protected ticketed monuments has been reasonably increased with effect from 1.4.2016. The revised entry fee applicable is given below. The entry fee has now been revised reasonably in consultation with all stakeholders without putting such burden on the… Read More »
Heritage Status to Indian Sites by UNESCO The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is the nodal agency for forwarding any request for World Heritage status to any Indian site whether cultural or natural. Based on the proposals received from the Central or State Government agencies as well as management Trusts, etc., and after their due… Read More »
Developing Inland Waterways in Odisha The following six waterways in the State of Odisha have been declared as National Waterways under the National Waterways Act, 2016. National Waterway – 5 : Talcher-Dhamra stretch of Brahmani-Kharsua-Tantighai-Pandua Nala-Dudhei Nala-Kani Dhamra river system, Geonkhali-Charbatia stretch of East Coast Canal, Charbatia-Dhamra stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers,… Read More »
Lok Sabha passes the The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016 The Lower House of the Parliament passed The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016. The Bill seeks to establish a Regional Centre for Biotechnology, an institution of education, training and research, under the auspices of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in… Read More »
Action Plan to Stop Smoking Menace A nationally representative study on smoking and death in India (published in 2008) found that smoking causes a large and growing number of premature deaths in the country. The study estimated that in 2010, the annual number of deaths from smoking in India would be around 10 lakhs. The… Read More »
Recovery of Stolen Antiquities from India Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is making all efforts to recover stolen antiquities from abroad. Till date the Archaeological Survey of India has recovered eighteen numbers of antiquities from various countries. Details are given in Table-1 below:- LIST OF RETRIEVAL OF ANTIQUITIES FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES Sl. No Description… Read More »
Patent Applications Pendency of patent applications is measured in terms of pending Requests of Examination awaiting disposal at different stages of processing in Patent Offices. Pendency in the Indian Patent Offices as on 01.04.2016, location-wise, is as under:- Location No. of Applications Delhi 88297 Chennai 78405 Kolkata 39911 Mumbai 31058 Total 237671 While… Read More »