Ms Runa Laila, SAARC Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS made official visit to India from 31st July to 2nd August 2013, with the objective to extend support to the cause of HIV/AIDS especially on the issues of Stigma and Discrimination related to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). Ms Runa Laila from Bangladesh has been conferred the […]
Agriculture Sector Grows at 1.9% in 2012-13
As per the Provisional Estimates released by CSO on 31st May, 2013 this sector is estimated to grow at 1.9% in 2012-13 at 2004-05 prices and the contribution of agriculture to the GDP is likely to decline to 13.7 % in 2012-13. The decline in growth rate and contribution of agriculture to GDP is on […]
India’s Advanced Weather Satellite INSAT-3d Successfully Launched
India’s Weather Satellite INSAT-3D, carrying advanced weather monitoring payloads, was today launched successfully by Ariane-5 (VA214) launch vehicle from Kourou, French Guiana. According to a Press Release issued by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ,after a smooth countdown lasting 11 hours and 30 minutes, the Ariane-5 launchvehicle lifted off right on schedule at the […]
WIFS Programme launched in Rajasthan
The Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation Programmefor the State of Rajasthan was launched by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare at Jaipur. Addressing the programme, Shri Azad said adolescents form 22 % of India’s total population who are the future of the country. But half of the adolescent population, both […]
India’s first dedicated navigation satellite put in orbit
India entered a new era in space applications in the wee hours of July 2, 2013 when the PSLV-C22 placed the IRNSS-1A, the country’s first dedicated navigation satellite, in orbit. The launch vehicle lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 11.41 p.m. on the night of July 1, 2013. […]
Connectivity Between Kashmir Valley and Jammu
In a significant boost to connectivity between the Kashmir valley and Jammu region, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on June 26, 2013 inaugurated the 17.7-km-long Banihal-Qazigund section of the ambitious mountain railway. Dr. Singh flagged off the first train and boarded it for a journey across the 11.2-km tunnel the longest in the country, through […]
Skill-development Scheme for Maoist-hit Areas
In an effort to reach out to the youth in Maoist-hit regions, the Central Government on June 7, 2013 launched a new scheme. The placement-linked skill-development scheme, named Roshni, targets rural men and women, mostly tribals, in the Maoist-affected areas. Launching the scheme, Union Rural Development Minister Mr. Jairam Ramesh announced that Rs. 100 crore […]
Central Government Decontrols Sugar Industry
The Central Government on April 4, 2013 decontrolled the Rs. 80,000-crore sugar industry. Through this decision, the government allowed market forces to come into play by abolishing the monthly release mechanism and doing away with sugar mills obligation to supply levy sugar for subsidised distribution under the public distribution system (PDS). The government said that […]
India Fares Poorly in UNDP’s Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was released on March 14, 2013. India was ranked 136th among 187 countries in the HDI, which measures progress in life expectancy, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living or gross national income per capita. The index puts India’s HDI value […]
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) – C20 Puts Seven Satellites in Orbit
A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C20) put the Indo-French SARAL and six other satellites in their precise orbits on February 25, 2013. The launch, carried out from the Sriharikota spaceport, was the 22nd consecutive successful PSLV mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Throughout the entire duration of its flight, the PSLV-C20 stuck to […]
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