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“Though I am supporting the bill, I am not a feminist”: Union Railway Minister (Economic Times, 10th march 2010) The passage of the constitution amendment bill to introduce 33% reservation for women in parliament and state assemblies in the Rajya Sabha is a progressive and substantive step towards the political empowerment of women in India. The fact that it has taken [...]
The National Archives of India is celebrating its 110th Foundation Day on 11 March 2010, as a repository of non-current records of the Government. It was on 11 March 1891 that the Department was established as Imperial Record Office at Imperial Secretariat Building,Calcutta, with G.W. Forrest as the first Officer-in-Charge of the Department.
The pollution load on major rivers has increased over the years due to industrialization and urbanisation. Use of water for irrigation, drinking, power and other purposes compound the challenge. Source of Pollution The rivers are polluted by the discharge of treated and untreated municipal waste and industrial effluent. All the large and medium industries have installed effluent treatment plants and are [...]
The Central Plan Scheme for development of Sanskrit Education is now being implemented by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (RSkS), a Deemed University under the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Under this Scheme, there is also provision for grant of financial assistance for appointment of a maximum of three teachers in modern subjects in Traditional Sanskrit Pathshalas/Mahavidyalayas. Besides this, RSkS also [...]
Education of girls especially those belonging to the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and minorities is one of the principle concerns in education, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) provides support inter-alia for free textbooks up to Class VIII, organizes back to school camps for out of school girls, as well as bridge courses for older girls. In addition, the NationalProgramme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level (NPEGEL) and [...]
The National Curriculum Framework – 2005 for school education proposes interdisciplinary approach for syllabi and textbooks integrating components of agriculture across subjects at all the levels up to class X. The syllabi developed by National council of Educational Research and Training in Environmental Studies from Classes III to V include themes such as ‘Growing plants’, ‘Growing Food’, ‘Who produces the [...]
Stem cell banking is being done in the private sector in the country. In addition, the Government is providing support to the public-funded institutions to generate human embryonic stem cell lines and their storage for research purpose.
The United Nations launched an independent review of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), which came under much criticism in the recent months due to the claims made in its fourth report released in 2007 pertaining to the receding of Himalayan glaciers. The decision was announced by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and IPCC chair Rajendra Kumar Pachauri in the wake of a report by [...]
According to available information, 74 Missing Defence Personnel are believed to be in Pakistani jails, including 54 since 1971. Government has repeatedly taken up the matter with the Government of Pakistan through diplomatic channels and during high-level contacts for their release. However, Pakistan does not acknowledge the presence of any Missing Defence Personnel in its custody. During the visit of [...]
The ‘Look East Policy’ of the Government of India has been evolving since early 1990s with inputs from different Departments of the Government and we have been able to significantly deepen our engagement with ASEAN and other countries of South and East Asia. Exchange of high level visits and enhanced levels of bilateral trade and investment give frequent opportunities to [...]
The Eleventh Five Year Plan allocation for the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, for schemes relating to Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes, are Rs. 10096.21 crore and Rs. 965.0 crore, respectively. The allocation and expenditure incurred during the last three years and current year for the SC and OBC Schemes, is as under:-
There are 137412 Post Offices in rural areas doing Post Office Saving Bank (POSB) work as on 31.03.2009. Small Savings Schemes constitute a risk free investment as they carry an implict sovereign guarantee. The Schemes are designed keeping in view the needs of different segments of investors. The schemes enjoy a number of incentives like zero risk, regular income tax [...]
An amount of Rs.5960.13 crore as budget estimate (BE) has been provided for Urban Infrastructure & Governance (UIG) component of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM) for the year 2009-10.
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