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Distribution of water in time and space is uneven and hence the judicious utilization and management of water resource is of utmost importance. The web based GIS Information systems has emerged as an advanced tool with an advantage of accessing spatial/non spatial information for decision making, effective planning and management of water resources. It also creates a unique facility for sharing spatial [...]
The Union Cabinet approved the scheme for creation of National Population Register (NPR) of usual residents of the country. The project would cover an estimated population of 1.2 billion and the total cost of the scheme is Rs.3539.24 crores.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a World Bank assisted Centrally Sponsored Scheme viz. ‘India Statistical Strengthening Project (ISSP)’ with a view to improve the State Statistical Systems, as an important means to strengthen and improve the National Statistical System in all its dimensions in line with the recommendations of the National Statistical Commission (NSC).
Marking the fulfillment of a decades-long goal of the Democratic party, the US House of Representatives passed the sweeping health care reform package, giving a political victory to President Barack Obama who had staked his presidency on the passage of this bill.
The enactment of draft Foreign Education Bill will not only dramatically enhance profile of higher education in India but help it save outflow of about 7.5 billion of foreign exchange per annum as large number of Indian students go abroad to receiving higher education, reveal findings of The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). With smooth passage [...]
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and YES Bank have projected that India would get capital investment worth US$ 94.5 billion by 2019 in tourism and travel sector since it is expected to grow at 8.8 per cent between the period 2010 and 2019. Besides, the two institutions are of the view that growing travel and [...]
There is an incorrect perception in the US that Indians are taking away the jobs of Americans, which is driven more by the fast-paced growth India in the IT and services sectors. Indian BPO companies have created income worth USD 106 billion inside the US in the past three years ending 2009, and generated 3,00,000 jobs out of which 2,50,000 [...]
In the last 8000 years about 45% of the Earth’s original forest cover has disappeared, cleared mostly during the past century. The food andAgriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently estimated that about 13 million hectares of the World’s forests are lost due to deforestation each year. The annual net loss of forest area between 2000 and 2005 was [...]
The vertical-launch version of supersonic BrahMos cruise missile was successfully test-fired by the navy from a warship in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Orissa. With this test, India has become the first and only country in the world to have a manoeuvrable supersonic cruise missile in its inventory.
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