The luxury train Golden Chariot resumed its service from Yesvantpur.

 

Evacuation exercise by civil airlines

passenger from different countries

World going through pandemic fear, Indians stagnant in various countries evacuated under Vande Bharatam mission. As per latest report by civil aviation, repatriation Flights for stranded Indians (Air India and Air India Express) has operated 1,103 flights and brought back 2,08,724 Indians and helped repatriate 85,289 individuals.

Ramnath Govind ,,NDA presidential candidate

Ram Nath Kovind is presidential candidate of NDA.  He was born on 1 October 1945, Village Paraunkh,Tehsil Derapur District Kanpur Dehat. is a current Governor of Bihar. Kovind is a politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party-BJP. He was elected to Rajya Sabha from state of Uttar Pradesh during the two terms of 1994-2000 and 2000-2006. He is an advocate by profession and practices in Delhi.

India Shine in Air Pistol

   In 10m air pistol event held at Gabala in Azerbaijan , Indian Jitu Rai and Heena Sindhu got Gold medal after beating Russia in the finals

New One RuPPE note

The Reserve bank of India will circulate one rupee notes while the existing notes and coins will continue to be legal tender. These currency notes are legal tender as provided in The Coinage Act 2011. The new one rupee note will be in 9.7x6.3 cm dimension,weight approximate 90 GSM  ( Gram per Square Meter) and the color of the One rupee note shall be pink green.The one rupee note contain “ Bharat Sarkar”, Hindi rupee symbol,’Sagar Samrat”

One language,Two regions

As we all know that states were created in India on the basis of language . It was Sri Potti Sreeramulau who was on indefinite hunger strike and demanded separate state for Telugu speaking people. In 1956 Andhra Pradesh was created and separated from Madras province. After Twelve years of struggle, agitation, Mr. K. Chandra Sekhar Rao, succeeded in his ambition to create separate state-Telangana. He always say that Telangana region was neglected by Andhra region political leaders during United Andhra.  One language, two regions, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were created in 2014. Now, one state celebrate formation of new state Telangana and Andhra Pradesh view it as reorganization Deeksha.Telangana state distribute sweats and continue celebrations for three consecutive days where as Andhra region pledges to reorganize structure and infrastructure of the state. 

Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav

The Fifth ‘RashtriyaSanskritiMahotsav (RSM) – 2017’ is being organized in North Eastern Region of India by Ministry of Culture from 23rd to 31st March, 2017. The festival will be inaugurated at Parade Ground, Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh on 23rd March, 2017 and extend to other North Eastern states including, Dimapur (Nagaland) from 26th to 28th March, Majuli (Assam) from 27th to 29th March, Imphal (Manipur) from 27th to 29th March, Aizawl (Mizoram) from 28th to 30th March, Gangtok (Sikkim) from 28th to 30th March, Shillong (Meghalaya) from 29th to 31st March and Khowai (Tripura) from 29th to 31st March. The opulent Main Stage at Parade Ground in the open air stage area will exhibit cultural programmes from 23rd to 25th March in between 12:30 pm to 4 pm. The ninedays cultural extravaganza will be inaugurated by Governor of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh Shri PadmanabhaBalakrishna Acharya in the presence of Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture and TourismDr. Mahesh Sharma and Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh – ShriPemaKhandu as Guest of Honour.

The essential thrust of RashtriyaSanskritiMahotsav (RSM) is to present rich diversity and uniqueness of Indian culture and to promote the cultural inter-linkages amongst the states to strengthen National integration and also to bid the artists of other parts of the country with the people of North East in a single thread of culture. The Mahotsav was envisioned to preserve, promote and popularize the heritage and cultural diversity of Indian culture and reconnect the new generation with Indian culture.

About 5,000 artists from North East India and 2,000 artists from across the country will showcase India’s cultural heritage through performances, arts and cuisines. The festival will be implemented through the seven Zonal Cultural Centres and other organization under Ministry of Culture. The North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Dimapurhas been entrusted with the responsibility as the nodal agency to carry forward the execution of the National Cultural Festival. Each Zonal Cultural Centre has been provided with slots to present their arts during the festival which would showcase an amalgamation of ‘Ek Bharat, Srestha Bharat’, ‘HamaariSanskriti, HamaariPanchaan’ and ‘Swachh India’. The extended programme will be convened at Dimapur (Nagaland) from 26th to 28th March by South Zone Cultural Centre, Majuli (Assam) from 27th to 29th March by Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, JNMDA Complex Imphal (Manipur) from 27th to 29th March by South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Aizawl (Mizoram) from 28th to 30th March by North East Zone Cultural Centre, M.G. Road Gangtok (Sikkim) from 28th to 30th March by North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Shillong (Meghalaya) from 29th to 31st March by North Zone Cultural Centre and Khowai (Tripura) from 29th to 31st March by West Zone Cultural Centre.

The festival will showcase the spectacular diversity of India, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Gujarat to Bengal through folk, tribal and classical art forms in all its dimensions – dance, music, drama, puppetry, handicrafts and food. Exhibition on Buddhist art and tradition is also being organized at Parade Ground of Tawangon the occasion of RashtriyaSanskritiMahotsav to showcase the splendour and magnificence of the cultural sphere. Craftsmen from all over the country will display and sell handicrafts to the general public. Chefs of traditional delicacies from different regions of the country will treat the visitors to an unparalleled culinary experience.Day-long performances of traditional performers of fringe-folk arts like ‘Behroopiyas’, ‘Baazigars’, ‘KacchiGhori’, etc. will take place in the Parade Ground from 23rd March to 25th March, 2017. The inaugural ceremony will exhibit varied art forms like Buddhist Chant and Gung, Vedic Chanting, PuruliaChhou, Yoga, DholCholom and PungCholom, Sri Khol, BhorTaal, Ladakhi dance, Chakhesang music, Bonalo, Siddhi Dhamal and Godambaza.

Digitisation of Manuscripts

As per our estimates India has the largest collection of Manuscripts. For documentation, conservation /preservation and digitization of Manuscripts project, National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) was launched by the Ministry of Culture in 2003. Till date it has documented about 42 lakh Manuscripts in different scripts and languages. For conservation of Manuscripts, Manuscripts Conservation Centres (MCCs) have been established by NMM all over the country, which conduct preventive and curative conservation of Manuscripts requiring conservation in their region.

Digitization of Manuscripts is done by NMM itself through invitation of open tenders.

Number of Manuscripts documented     42 lakhs Manuscripts    

Number of Manuscripts digitized        –         2.80 lakh Manuscripts.    

 Number of Manuscripts conserved   preventive conservation of   733 lakh folios and curative    conservation of 16 lakh folios.

 Funds are not allocated state-wise by the Government. However, Government allocated the following funds to National Mission for Manuscripts during the last three years and the current year.

                    Year              Budget allocation (in Rs.Lakhs)

1.                  2013-14         950.00

2.                  2014-15         950.00

3.                  2015-16         625.00

4.                  2016-17         1200.00

Canon to support skill-oriented courses as Technology Partner

In order to promote short courses in Film and Television, an Memoradum of Understatnding signed between FTII and Canon .  

 The MoU between Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and Canon India Private Limited would promote film education through short-term courses across several towns and cities in the country. Under FTII's unique initiative SKIFT (Skilling India in Film and Television) several short courses, mostly of skill-oriented nature have been proposed to be held in collaboration with State Governments, Universities and Educational institutions.

FTII Pune, one of Asia's leading and India's foremost institute in film and television education has been preparing to break new grounds by pushing to democratise cinematic education by offering quality and affordable training to general public and practitioners alike at locations where there is a demand for such courses. FTII is also in the process of aligning some of the short courses with Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) under National Skill Development Council.

While speaking on the occasion Mr. Kazutada Kobayashi said that Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) was one of the most reputed institution across the world and Canon was proud to announce the partnership for SKIFT which has been designed to spread the art of cinematography and film making, across the length and breadth of the country.  As a technology partner for this initiative, Canon India was delighted to add value to the program endeavored to scale skill development in film and television to greater heights.

Canon, an international brand in digital imaging, as 'Technology Partner' of SKIFT would be providing high-end cameras and accessories free of cost for the courses. This support would be a major contributing factor in keeping the course fees affordable while offering an opportunity to course participants to use cutting-edge equipment.

The courses are proposed to be held in non-metros such as Guwahati, Jaipur, Vishakhapatnam, Raipur, Chandigarh, Raipur, Bhopal, Leh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands to begin with. Initially SKIFT would conduct courses such as Digital Cinematography, Documentary Film Making, Screenplay Writing, Acting, Film Criticism & Journalism and Film Appreciation.

World leaders congratulate PM on Assembly Election results

World Leaders have congratulated Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on the victory in the recently held assembly elections. Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, The Emir of Qatar HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and French President, HE Francois Hollande spoke to the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and conveyed their felicitations. 

Cabinet approves additional 2% Dearness Allowance / Dearness Relief due from January, 2017

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2017. It has increased by 2% over the existing rate of 2% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise.

This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.

The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs. 5,857.28 crore per annum and Rs.6,833.50 crore in the Financial Year 2017-18 (for a period of 14 months from January, 2017 to February, 2018).

This will benefit about 48.85 lakh Central Government employees and 55.51 lakh pensioners. 

15 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) declared as Institutes of National Importance

Cabinet approves Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public- Private Partnership) Bill, 2017

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved -

i. Introduction of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Public Private Partnership (IIIT PPP) Bill, 2017;

ii. To grant statutory status to the fifteen Indian Institutes of Information Technology in Public Private Partnership and declare them as Institutions of National Importance;

iii. To enable these institutions to grant degrees to their students in the academic courses conducted by them.

There is no financial implication with regard to the proposed IIIT PPP Bill, 2017

The Bill will declare the existing Indian Institutes of Information Technology in Public Private Partnership as 'Institutions of National Importance with powers to award degrees. This will entitle them to use the nomenclature of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) or Master of Technology (M.Tech) or Ph.D degree as issued by a University or Institution of National Importance.

The grant of a formal degree in Information Technology, Engineering or Ph.D will enhance the prospects of the graduating students in the job market and will also enable the Institutes to attract enough students required to develop a strong research base in the country in the field of information technology.

The emerging needs of the industry and the economy, as a whole for skilled technical manpower is expected to be met from the talent pool of trained personnel of the institutes.

Every Institute shall be open to all - irrespective of gender, caste, creed, disability, and domicile, and ethnicity, social or economic background. Academic Session has commenced in the following15 Institutes:-

Andhra Pradesh(Chittoor), Assam(Guwahati) Gujarat(Vadodara), Haryana(Sonipat), Himachal Pradesh(Una), Jharkhand(Ranchi), Karnataka(Dharwad), Kerala(Kottayam) Maharashtra (Nagpur & Pune), Manipur(Senapati), Rajasthan (Kota), Tamilnadu(Tiruchirappalli), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow), Kalyani (West Bengal).

Background 

The Scheme of Setting up of 20 new IIITs in Public Private Partnership (IIIT PPP) as approved by the Union Cabinet on 7.12.2010 does not have a provision which empowers the Institutes set up in Public Private Partnership to grant degrees to its students. The first batch of under-graduate students enrolled in the Year 2013-14 will be passing out in the Year 2017. Academic Session has started in 15 IIITs. 

National Crime Records Bureau celebrates its 32nd Inception Day

NCRB trained more than 40,000 Police Officers so far, says Dr. Ish Kumar

Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Smt. Archana Ramasundaram was the Chief Guest at the 32nd Inception Day of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which was celebrated here today.

On the occasion, Smt. Archana Ramasundaram acknowledged the progress made in CCTNS and expected NCRB to provide the platform for better Police services through CCTNS and upcoming Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS). She requested the Director, NCRB Dr. Ish Kumar, to take up with all the State DGsP to fill up the vacancies of finger print staff and provide them with adequate resources. She also suggested to commission some research studies for effective usage of data for better policing. NCRB has a huge mandate linked to effective policing and its staff has to ensure that CCTNS succeeds and a citizens are benefitted by effective Policing, she added.

Dr. Ish Kumar said that NCRB should take leap forward and become a centre of excellence for Criminal Intelligence System through IT services and Finger Prints. He said that the Bureau will establish new research wing partnering with esteem institutions. The new subjects in training will be introduced for Indian and Foreign Police Officers, he added. Dr. Ish Kumar said that the Ministry of Home Affairs has started a new project of ICJS where all the pillars of criminal justice system will be linked. He said that the data analysis should lead to predictive policing. He also informed that NCRB has won Digital India Award 2016 for digitizing and uploading ‘Crime in India’ on Opensource Govt. Portal since 1967. He said that NCRB has been training Indian and Foreign Police Officers from more than 20 countries since 1990 and till date more than 40,000 Police Officers have been trained.

Smt. Archana Ramasundaram gave away Republic Day & Independence Day Police Medals to Shri R.B. Singh, Shri S. K. Saxena, Shri P.S. Gulati and Shri Sanjay Chakraborty, for meritorious services announced by the Government of India. Commendation Certificates were also given to the 14 NCRB officers for excellence in development of Mobile Apps, Establishing CCTNS instance for Rajasthan, Developing the software for Crime in India and other publication, CCTNS Testing and locating Missing Children with the help of Talash Software.

NCRB is mandated to empower the Indian Police with Information Technology and is responsible for collecting, maintaining and analysing the crime data of the country. It facilitates Investigating Officers with updated IT tools and information in Investigation of Crimes.

An exhibition showcasing of various applications developed by NCRB under Crime & Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), Finger Prints Science, ‘Vahan Samanvay’, ‘TALASH’, Mobile Apps Citizen Complaint, View FIR, Locater, Automated License Plate Reader and NCRB Publications of ‘Crime in India’, ‘Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India’ and ‘Prison Statistics India’, was organised.

Senior officials of NCRB, CPOs and Former Directors General of NCRB were also present on the occasion.