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 »
e-Classes and e-Books The Ministry of HRD has a proposal to impart education through e-Classes and e-books for the college students. About 93,000 e-Books for the college students are already available under National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) Programme. However, education through e-Classes under a programme called Study Webs of… Read More »
The United Nation World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) projects International Tourist Arrivals to grow by 4% world – wide during 2016. Various initiatives undertaken by the Government to attract foreign tourists to the country are as follows:- Multilingual Tourist Infoline: The Ministry of Tourism has launched the 24×7 Toll Free Multi-Lingual Tourist Info Line… Read More »
E-Tourist VISA Scheme Government of India introduced e-Tourist Visa (earlier known as Tourist Visa on Arrival enabled by ETA) on 27.11.2014 to facilitate the nationals of the 43 countries visiting India. The e-Tourist Visa as on 26.02.2016 is available for nationals of 150 countries. The year 2015 witnessed a growth rate of 4.5% in terms… Read More »
Labour Reforms Reforms in labour laws are an ongoing process to update legislative system to address the need of the hour and to make them more effective and contemporary to the emerging economic and industrial scenario. The Second National Commission on Labour has recommended that the existing Labour Laws should be broadly grouped into… Read More »