A multi-disciplinary team comprising of experts is being set-up to visit the affected areas in Kerala for making further investigation with regard to reports of Acid or Yellow Rain; Initial tests report no Acidity, Fungus or Spores or any Toxic effect in Plants. Attention of the Government has been drawn to some reports of acid… Read More »
Source :Ministry of Commerce & Industry Rejoinder to factually incorrect information circulated in the Social Media regarding the WTO Ministerial Conference held in Nairobi in December 2015 The Department of Commerce, Government of India has come across a video in Tamil, posted on the social networking site Facebook, where Shri Thirumurugan Gandhi has made factually… Read More »
Steps taken by CIL to improve Coal Production from Underground Mines Coal India Limited (CIL) has envisaged following steps to improve coal production from underground mines include: • Planning new underground mines adopting mass production systems like continuous miner technology and longwall technology wherever feasible. • Entering into risk / gain sharing arrangements with the… Read More »
Satellites under operation in Country Currently, 34 satellites are operational in the country comprising of :- (i) 13 Communication Satellites namely, INSAT-3A, INSAT-3C, INSAT-4A, INSAT-4B, INSAT-4CR, GSAT-6, GSAT-7, GSAT-8, GSAT-10, GSAT-12, GSAT-14, GSAT-15 and GSAT-16. (ii) 12 Earth Observation Satellites namely, Resourcesat-2, RISAT-1, RISAT-2, Cartosat-1, Cartosat-2, Cartosat-2A, Cartosat-2B, Oceansat-2, SARAL, Kalpana-1, Megha-Tropiques and INSAT-3D. (iii)… Read More »
Tour Packages For Gatimaan Express Travellers Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has started operating two different tour packages for those travelling in Gatimaan Express. The one day comprehensive package offers visit to Agra Fort and Taj Mahal in AC vehicle, food at hotel, guide etc. The two days / one night comprehensive package offers… Read More »
Re-Designing of Railway Coaches Re-designing of coach sub-assemblies and components is continually undertaken by RDSO (Research Designs and Standards Organisation) and Design centers of coach Production Units of Indian Railways. In the recent past, following major projects for redesigning of coaches were undertaken: – • Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) Air-Conditioned (AC) coach to LHB non-AC… Read More »
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 »