Satellites of other Countries Launched by ISRO During the last three years starting from January 2013 until December 2015, a total of 28 International customer satellites belonging to 9 countries were launched viz. Austria (2), Canada (5), Denmark (1), France (1), Germany (1), Indonesia (1), Singapore (7), UK (6), USA (4). These satellites were… Read More »
Tezpur University and JNU win the annual visitor’s awards for Central Universities Tezpur University has won the annual Visitor’s Award for the ‘Best University’ and Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar as well as the Molecular Parasitology Group of JNU have won the Visitor’s Awards for ‘Research’ and ‘Innovation’ respectively. President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will present… Read More »
Special Package for Bihar The Government has announced that it will construct and upgrade National Highways including major bridges with an approximate cost of Rs 50000 Crore in the state of Bihar. The details of the projects are given below: Sl. No. Projects 1. Works under different phases of National Highways Development Project (NHDP) –… Read More »
Cases of Violence Against Foreign Tourists The Ministry of Tourism does not compile the data regarding crime against foreign or domestic tourists. However, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs has started collecting data on crime against foreign tourists since 2014. Hence data on crime against foreign tourist prior to 2014… Read More »
New Dedicated Freight Corridors of Indian Railways Apart from Eastern(Ludhiana to Dankuni) and Western (Jawaharlal Nehru Port to Dadri) Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) currently under implementation, in Budget Speech 2016-2017, it is proposed to take up the following freight corridors:-(i) East-West Corridor (2328 kms) (Kolkata-Mumbai); (ii) North-South Corridor(2343 km) (Delhi-Chennai); and (iii) East Coast Corridor… Read More »
Geo-Heritage Sites Geological Survey of India (GSI) declares geo-heritage sites/ national geological monuments for protection and maintenance. The State-wise details are given in Annexure. GSI or the respective State governments take necessary measures to protect these sites. There is no proposal pending with UNSECO for declaration of geo-heritage sites. Annexure State-wise details of the… Read More »
New Route for Mansarovar Ministry of External Affairs organizes the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra in cooperation with the State Governments of Uttarakhand, Delhi, and Sikkim along with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). The Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited (KMVN), and Sikkim Tourism Development Cooperation (STDC) make logistical arrangements including accommodation, food, and transport on the Indian side… Read More »
Remittances by Non Resident Indians (NRIs) According to the World Bank Migration and Remittances Factbook, 2016, India is the top recipient of remittances in the world for the year 2015. As per information received from the Reserve Bank of India, the amount of Remittances (i.e., private transfers) to India in last two years is as… Read More »
Identification of States that will Lead NIMZ Project Eight Investment Regions along the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project have been announced as NIMZs:- i. Ahmedabad-Dholera Investment Region, Gujarat ii. Shendra-Bidkin Industrial Park city near Aurangabad, Maharashtra iii. Manesar-Bawal Investment Region, Haryana iv. Khushkhera-Bhiwadi-Neemrana Investment Region, Rajasthan v. Pithampur-Dhar-Mhow Investment Region, Madhya Pradesh vi .Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad… Read More »
Investment Commitmentsunder ‘Make In India’progamme The investment commitments, through Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflows after launch of ‘Make in India’ Initiative in September, 2014 has been worked out as USD 45,682 million for the period between October 2014 – December 2015 (15 months after Make in India initiative launch). The Government is… Read More »