The South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) was signed during the 12th SAARC Summit held at Islamabad in January 2004 and came into force from 1st January 2006. All member countries of SAARC namely India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan have agreed to implement SAFTA. Pakistan has implemented SAFTA. However, in […]
Achievements of The Department of Space During 2013
Following are the salient features of the initiatives taken by the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences during the year 2013: Space Missions The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) submitted a plan for 58 space missions to be undertaken as a part of 12th Five Year Plan, 2012-17.Accordingly, a Plan outlay of Rs. 39,750 crore in 12th Five Year Plan period […]
NALCO achieves ‘Excellent’ ratings for FY 2012-13
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Mines has got ‘Excellent’ MoU score of 1.5 by the Department of Public Enterprises for its outstanding performance in 2012-13. NALCO had last achieved the ‘Excellent’ MoU score in FY 2006-07. Besides, during the FY 2012-13, NALCO has also been rated as ‘Excellent’ […]
National Family Health Survey on malnutrition
National Family Health Survey (NFHS) provides the data on nutrition indicators at National & State level. As per NFHS-3,(2005-06), 42.5 % children under 5 years are underweight, 48 % are stunted, 19.8 % are wasted; and 40.4% children under 3 years are underweight, 44.9 % are stunted and 22.9% are wasted. The rate of malnutrition […]
Waheeda Rehman to receive First Centanary Award at 44th IFFI
An icon for the film lovers and iconoclast for the professionals, Waheeda Rehman will be honoured with the first Centanary Award for the Indian Film personality at the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The award has been introduced this year and the veteran actor will receive the trophy on the opening day of […]
Justice A. P. Shah Takes Over as the New Chairman of the 20TH Law Commission of India
Shri Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has taken over as the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India. The post of the Chairman, 20th Law Commission, had fallen vacant in the first week of last month due to the resignation of Shri Justice D. K. Jain, who had taken over as the President, National […]
Creation of a new state of Telangana by bifurcating the existing State of Andhra Pradesh
The Union Cabinet today approved the creation of a new State of Telangana by bifurcating the existing State of Andhra Pradesh. The city of Hyderabad will function as the common capital for both the States for a period of ten years. The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of a Group of Ministers(GoM) to […]
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2013
Dr. Samir K. Bramhachari, Director General Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) today announced the prestigious Shantri Swarup Bhatnagar Awards for the Year 2013. The awards were announced during the CSIR’s 71st Foundation day Celebrations held here in New Delhi. According to it, eight (08) scientists have been selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize […]
Zubin Mehta receive Tagore Award
Zubin Mehta, western classical music conductor of Indian Parsi origin, has been chosen for the prestigious Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony. A four member jury led by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and comprising Chief Justice of India Justice Altamas Kabir, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Ms. Sushma Swaraj and former Governor Gopalkrishna […]
Jaisalmer Fort Becomes First Inhabited World Heritage Monument
The Jaisalmer Fort in Rajasthan has become the first inhabited monument to have been declared a World Heritage Monument by UNESCO. The fort is the second Rajasthan monument after Jantar Mantar to have been accorded world heritage status. It therefore requires more attention as many people reside in its compound. The fort constructed in 1156, […]
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